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Thomas Cup Badminton Fit for the Queen

Thomas Cup Badminton Fit for the Queen

23 Aug, 2020 | Events

Thomas Cup  Badminton Fit for the Queen  England, after hosting the inaugural Thomas Cup Final contest at Preston in 1949 again had the honour in 1982. This would be the first Thomas Cup Finals to be concluded at a non-Asian venue since the inaugural contest 33 years...
A Later Version of the Hazell’s Streamline Blue Star Racket

A Later Version of the Hazell’s Streamline Blue Star Racket

13 Aug, 2020 | Development

Hazell’s Streamline Blue Star Mark 2 Racket     circa 1936  The National Badminton Museum has recently acquired a later version of the Hazell’s Streamline Blue Star racket from Ottawa, Canada. Hazell’s were well known for making good quality rackets in England in the...
Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India

Early Ball Badminton and Shuttle Badminton in India

16 Jun, 2020 | Development

EARLY BALL BADMINTON AND SHUTTLE BADMINTON IN INDIA There are two games called Badminton in India, there is the game as we know it called Shuttle Badminton and there is Ball Badminton.     BALL  BADMINTON Ball Badminton originated in Tanjore, in Tamil Nadu,...
The All-England Badminton Championships that was Played on Ice

The All-England Badminton Championships that was Played on Ice

16 May, 2020 | Events

    1947- THE ALL ENGLAND – That was Played on Ice. In 1939 the Badminton Association of England decided that their All-England venue at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster, London was now no longer big enough, they had been using the venue for 25 years....
Badminton in a Prisoner of War Camp

Badminton in a Prisoner of War Camp

29 Apr, 2020 | Events

This article by Peter Birtwistle appeared in the October 1947 Badminton Gazette. Peter Birtwistle a tireless badminton administrator, whose involvement in badminton stretched back beyond the Second World War. He was a 2nd Lieutenant with British Expeditionary Force in...
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