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Badminton World Invitational Championships
World Invitation Championships was the invitational event in badminton, which was conducted in the absence of a world championship (the first badminton world championship took place only in 1977) brought together top players from all major badminton nations in a kind of unofficial world championship. About Thirteen World Invitation Tournaments took place in Scotland from 1954 to 1974 at Kelvin Hall The Kelvin Hall, located on Argyle Street in Glasgow, Scotland, is one of the largest exhibition centres in Britain and now a mixed-use arts and sports venue that opened as an exhibition venue in 1927. It has also been used as a concert hall, ... in Glasgow. In November 1972, the Asia hosted first World Invitation Tournament in Jakarta. Others followed in Jakarta in October 1974 and in Kuala Lumpur in September 1975. In 1972 only the men's competitions were held and in 1974 and 1975 the women's competitions were reintroduced. 1974 had two editions, first of which was held in Gl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players per side). Badminton is often played as a casual outdoor activity in a yard or on a beach; formal games are played on a rectangular indoor court. Points are scored by striking the shuttlecock with the racquet and landing it within the opposing side's half of the court. Each side may only strike the shuttlecock once before it passes over the net. Play ends once the shuttlecock has struck the floor or if a fault has been called by the umpire, service judge, or (in their absence) the opposing side. The shuttlecock is a feathered or (in informal matches) plastic projectile which flies differently from the balls used in many other sports. In particular, the feathers create much higher drag (physics), drag, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Best (badminton)
John R Best is a male former badminton player from England. Badminton career Best won the mixed doubles during the 1954 All England Badminton Championships The 1954 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Empress Hall, Earls Court, London, England, from 17–21 March 1954. Final results Judy Devlin and Sue Devlin represented the United States, they were the daughters of ... with Irish Cooley. References English male badminton players {{England-badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karin Jørgensen
Karin Jørgensen née Rasmussen is a Danish former badminton player. She won nine National Danish titles and five Nordic titles in addition to playing for the national team 28 times from 1961 to 1972. However, she is best known for her All England title successes with her sister Ulla Strand Ulla Strand (21 March 1943 - 7 August 2007) (born as Ulla Rasmussen) was badminton player of Denmark who excelled from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. Though she won three Danish national singles titles and reached the women's singles final ... née Rasmussen. The pair won the doubles in 1964 and 1965. Record at the All England References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jorgensen, Karin Danish female badminton players Possibly living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanne Jensen
Hanne is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Hanne Blank (born 1969), American historian, writer, editor and public speaker * Hanne Budtz (1915–2004), Danish politician and lawyer * Hanne Darboven (born 1941), German conceptual artist * Hanne Grete Einarsen (born 1966), Norwegian-Sami artist * Hanne Harlem (born 1964), Norwegian politician * Hanne Haugland (born 1967), Norwegian high jumper * Hanne Hiob (1923–2009), German actress * Hanne Hukkelberg (born 1979), Norwegian singer-songwriter * Hanne Krogh (born 1956), Norwegian singer * Hanne Liland (born 1969), Norwegian race walker * Hanne Sigbjørnsen (born 1989), Norwegian blogger * Hanne Staff (born 1972), Norwegian orienteering athlete * Hanne Wolharn (born 1968), German actress See also * Hanna (other) * Hanni (other) * Hanno (other) * Hannu (other) Hannu (from Hannes, a diminutive of Johannes) is a Finnish first name. Notable people with the name include: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony D
Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the '' Antonii'', a ''gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, a son of Heracles. Anthony is an English name that is in use in many countries. It has been among the top 100 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 100 male baby names between 1998 and 2018 in many countries including Canada, Australia, England, Ireland and Scotland. Equivalents include ''Antonio'' in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Maltese; ''Αντώνιος'' in Greek; ''António'' or ''Antônio'' in Portuguese; '' Antoni'' in Catalan, Polish, and Slovene; '' Anton'' in Dutch, Galician, German, Icelandic, Romanian, Russian, and Scandinavian languages; ''Antoine'' in French; '' Antal'' in Hungarian; and ''Antun'' or ''Ante'' in Croatian. The usual abbreviated form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilma Reid
Wilma may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Wilma (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname * Eva Wilma (1933–2021), Brazilian actress and dancer Places * Wilma Township, Pine County, Minnesota, United States * Wilma Glacier, Antarctica Other uses * List of storms named Wilma * Wilma (software), a combined service stub and transparent proxy tool * Wilma Theatre (Missoula, Montana) * Wilma Theater (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania * ''Wilma'', or ''The Story of Wilma Rudolph'', a 1977 documentary about athlete Wilma Rudolph * Wilma, a transportation boarding method * Wilbur and Wilma, the official mascots at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona See also * Vilma (other) Vilma is a feminine given name. Vilma may also refer to: * '' Clionella vilma'', a sea snail * Jonathan Vilma, American National Football League player * Vilhelmina Vilma Bardauskienė Vilhelmina "Vilma" Bardauskienė (born 15 June 1953) is a fo ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Dunglison
Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Christian era it came to be associated with the Greek adjective (), meaning "pure", leading to the alternative spellings ''Katharine'' and ''Katherine''. The former spelling, with a middle ''a'', was more common in the past and is currently more popular in the United States than in Britain. ''Katherine'', with a middle ''e'', was first recorded in England in 1196 after being brought back from the Crusades. Popularity and variations English In Britain and the U.S., ''Catherine'' and its variants have been among the 100 most popular names since 1880. The most common variants are ''Katherine,'' ''Kathryn,'' and ''Katharine''. The spelling ''Catherine'' is common in both English and French. Less-common variants in English include ''Katheryn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lim Say Hup
Lim Say Hup (1935-2005), was a male badminton player from Malaysia. Career Say Hup won the All England Open Badminton Championships, considered as the unofficial World Badminton Championships, in men's doubles with Teh Kew San in 1959. He featured in the final of the 1958 Thomas Cup in addition to representing Malaysia in the Thomas Cup during 1961 and 1964. Say Hup also won the Glasgow World Invitational, All-Canadian Championships, All-American Championships and Malaysian Open before retiring in 1964. Personal life The same year that he won the All England Championships (1959) he received a BA with honours in history from University of Malaya The University of Malaya ( ms, Universiti Malaya, UM; abbreviated as UM or informally the Malayan University) is a public research university located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the oldest and highest ranking Malaysian institution of highe ... in 1959. He worked for the Commerce and Industry Ministry, Esso and the Asian Develop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teh Kew San
Teh Kew San (郑求山) (born 26 January 1935) is a former Malaysian badminton player who won national and international titles from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s. Career An "all-rounder" (player competitive in all three events: singles, doubles, and mixed doubles), his greatest successes came in men's doubles with Lim Say Hup. They won a number of major international tournaments on three continents, most notably the prestigious All-England title in 1959. Kew San's singles titles included the Mexico City International in 1960 and the Asian Championship in 1962. Known for his agility and deft racket work, he was a member of four consecutive Malayan/Malaysian Thomas Cup teams ( 1958, 1961, 1964, 1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establ ...), captaining the last ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charoen Wattanasin
Charoen Wattanasin () (born 1937) is a former badminton player from Thailand who won international championships in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Career Between 1958 and 1962 Wattanasin captured the open men's singles titles of Malaya, Ireland, Scotland, Norway, and France. He also shared the open men's doubles titles of Malaya, Scotland, the Netherlands, and the USA. Wattanasin was a men's singles runner-up to Denmark's formidable Erland Kops at the All-England Championships in 1960 and 1962. He represented Thailand in the Thomas Cup (men's international team) campaigns of 1957-1958 and 1963-1964. Corruption scandal In 2000 he was inducted into the World Badminton Hall of Fame. However, there were scandals and corruption issues when he was the president of the Badminton Association of Thailand between 2009 and 2013. In 2010, 16 players and coaches quit Badminton Association of Thailand as they did not receive supporting fee from the association, while Charoen claimed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aase Winther
Aase Winther (née Aase Svendsen) is a former Danish badminton player. Career Aase Winther won the Women's Doubles title at the Danish national championships four times. Her partners were Kirsten Thorndahl in 1949, Anni Jorgensen in 1955 and Birgit Anker Hansen in 1956 and 1960. She reached the All England Open Badminton Championships singles final in 1949. and represented Denmark at the 1960 Uber Cup The 1960 Uber Cup, held during the 1959-1960 badminton season, was the second edition of the women's international badminton championship. The ties (sets of matches) between zone winning nations took place in April 1960. Having won the previous to .... References Danish female badminton players Year of birth missing (living people) Living people {{Denmark-badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
