All England Open Badminton Championships It was eventually considered – especially after the first Thomas Cup series in 1949 – the unofficial world championship of the sport until 1977, when the International Badminton Federation launched its official championships. There were two instances when it was halted – from 1915 to 1919 (due to World War I) and from 1940 to 1946 (due to World War II). The tournament has been held at eight venues, and is now played at Arena Birmingham, Birmingham. Below is the list of the most successful players in the All England Open Badminton Championships: In the modern era players are less
Turkish Badminton Federation – 2004, the federation was governed by A. Faik İmamoğlu, serving for two terms. Since 2004 Murat Özmekik has been the federation's president. The federation organizes the Turkish National Badminton Championships, the Turkiye International and the Turkish Badminton League. After the first tournament with 24 teams from 11 regions, 8 teams won the right to compete at Turkish Badminton League. Today the federation organizes the following leagues in Turkey: Turkey participated for the first time at the Olympics in 2012 with Neslihan Yiğit, who was eliminated in the women's singles group stage. Turkish Badminton Federation The Turkish Badminton Federation (,