Badminton Association of India (BAI) is the governing body of
badminton in India
Badminton is a popular sport in India. It is the second-most played sport in India after Cricket. Badminton in India is managed by the Badminton Association of India.
Indian shuttlers P. V. Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, H. S. Prannoy, and the doubles p ...
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BAI is an association registered under the societies act.
It was formed in 1934, and has been holding
national-level tournaments in India since 1936.
BAI has 28 state members that conduct badminton tournaments and have a two-times voting power compared to the affiliate members, who do not conduct tournaments and have a single vote each in the association.
It is headquartered in
New Delhi
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India
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Tournaments
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India Open
The India Open is an annual badminton event which has been held in India since 2008 and is a BWF World Tour Super 750 international badminton tournament. Its first three editions were designated as Grand Prix Gold events. In 2011, it was upgr ...
, an annual tournament which is currently part of
BWF World Tour
The BWF World Tour is a Grade 2 badminton tournament series, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). It is a competition open to the top world ranked players in singles (men's and women's) and doubles (men's, women's and mixed). The competi ...
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Syed Modi International Badminton Championships
The Syed Modi International Badminton Championships is an international badminton tournament, which is held annually in India.
This tournament was introduced to the badminton circuit as a BWF Grand Prix event in 2009. Since then the tournamen ...
, a tournament created in memory of the
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the ex ...
gold medalist
Syed Modi
Syed Modi (31 December 1962 – 28 July 1988), born as Syed Mehdi Hassan Zaidi, was an Indian badminton singles player. He was eight-time National Badminton champion (1980–1987). His most notable achievement at the international badminton ...
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Hyderabad Open
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Odisha Open
The Odisha Open is an annual badminton tournament held in India. The tournament is a part of the BWF World Tour tournaments and is leveled in BWF Tour Super 100. The inaugural edition was held in 2022 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cu ...
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Premier Badminton League
Premier Badminton League (PBL) is a team badminton league operating in India. Sportz & Live Private Limited (Sportzlive) has the rights to operate and execute the Premier Badminton League.
The inaugural season of PBL was held from 2 to 17 Janu ...
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Indian National Badminton Championships
The Indian National Badminton Championships is a tournament organized to crown the best badminton players in India since 1934. Until the 1960s, foreign players could compete in the championships, which is why the winners' lists includes Malaysians ...
Affiliated associations
As of 2018, BAI has a total of 33 affiliated associations.
* Andhra Pradesh Badminton Association
* Andaman & Nicobar Island Badminton Association
* Arunachal State Badminton Association
* Assam Badminton Association
* Bihar Badminton Association
* Chandigarh Badminton Association
* Chhattisgarh Badminton Association
* Delhi Capital Badminton Association
* Goa Badminton Association
* Gujarat Badminton Association
* Haryana Badminton Association
* Himachal Pradesh Badminton Association
* Jammu and Kashmir Badminton Association
* Jharkhand Badminton Association
* Karnataka Badminton Association
* Kerala Badminton Association
* Maharashtra Badminton Association
* Madhya Pradesh Badminton Association
* Manipur Badminton Association
* Meghalaya Badminton Association
* Mizoram Badminton Association
* Nagaland Badminton Association
* Orissa State Badminton Association
* Pondicherry Badminton Association
* Punjab Badminton Association
* Rajasthan Badminton Association
* Badminton Association Of Sikkim
* Tamil Nadu Badminton Association
* Telangana Badminton Association
* Tripura Badminton Association
* Uttar Pradesh Badminton Association
* Uttarakhand Badminton Association
* West Bengal Badminton Association
See also
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Badminton in India
Badminton is a popular sport in India. It is the second-most played sport in India after Cricket. Badminton in India is managed by the Badminton Association of India.
Indian shuttlers P. V. Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, H. S. Prannoy, and the doubles p ...
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India national badminton team
India national badminton team represents India in international team badminton and is governed by the Badminton Association of India. The men's team has won the Thomas Cup in 2022. The Indian team competed in the 2011 Sudirman Cup and shared the ...
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Indian National Badminton Championships
The Indian National Badminton Championships is a tournament organized to crown the best badminton players in India since 1934. Until the 1960s, foreign players could compete in the championships, which is why the winners' lists includes Malaysians ...
References
External links
BAI Website
{{National Members of the Badminton World Federation
India
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Sports governing bodies in India
Badminton in India
Organisations based in Lucknow
Sports organizations established in 1934
Badminton organizations
1934 establishments in India