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Presentation Set of Battledore Game

Presentation Set of Battledore Game

10 Jun, 2023 | Development

The Badminton Museum has a Battledore Set circa 1870 on display at the Museum in Milton Keynes. The set was originally sold by William Payne of London. Photos: – Geoff Hinder                                                                                       ...
2023 Yonex All-England Badminton Championships

2023 Yonex All-England Badminton Championships

29 Mar, 2023 | Events

2023 Yonex All-England Badminton Championships AN Se Young (Korea) and CHEN Yu Fei (China). It had been 27 years since Korea has had a woman’s singles Yonex All-England champion. An Se Young after her disappointment at last year’s championships being runner-up was...
The First Ever All-England Badminton Men’s Singles Champion

The First Ever All-England Badminton Men’s Singles Champion

8 Feb, 2023 | People

The First Ever All-England Badminton Men’s Singles Champion Sydney Howard Smith At the first All-England Badminton Championships in 1899 it was only the three doubles events played. So, it was the next year 1900 that the tournament was expanded to two days to include...
The History of Reinforced Shuttlecocks Ltd – RSL

The History of Reinforced Shuttlecocks Ltd – RSL

4 Feb, 2023 | Development

The History of Reinforced Shuttlecocks Ltd – RSL Photo: – Victor Burness Collection South Norwood, London in the middle part of the 20th century was home to one of the country’s leading sports goods manufacturers. Webber Bros. Ltd. supplied balls for many sports...
The First Player to Wear Shorts at the All-England

The First Player to Wear Shorts at the All-England

26 Dec, 2022 | People

The First Player to Wear Shorts at the All-England Raymond ‘Bill’ White was the first player to play at the All-England Badminton Championships wearing shorts. He was also the first player to fly 70 miles to a badminton tournament. It was also reported he was the only...
G A T Racket

G A T Racket

23 Jun, 2022 | Development, News

Slazenger G.A.T. Racket Photo: – Geoff Hinder                                          Click on images to enlarge The Badminton Museum has recently had a Slazenger G.A.T. racket donated to the National Racket Collection. Slazenger first manufactured this racket...
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