Badminton Denmark is the national

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for the

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. The organization represents above 700 clubs as of 2023. The highest authority in Badminton Denmark is the assembly where each member club is represented. The board of directors' duty is to ensure the organisation moves in the direction that the assembly decided. There is an administration that runs the organisation day-to-day. The organization maintains the rules of badminton for Denmark, usually in line with those of the

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. Badminton Denmark operates two elite centers where elite players can go to train under the supervision of such greats as

Morten Frost Morten Frost Hansen (born 4 April 1958) is a badminton player and later coach, who represented Denmark. As a player, he spent twelve years in the top three of the world rankings. After his retirement in 1991, he became director of performance for ...

and Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen. There is also a center for the development of youth players run by

Lotte Olsen Lotte Olsen (born 23 November 1966) is a retired female badminton player from Denmark, who won a silver medal at the 1993 IBF World Championships and competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She won several international tournaments, and four Dani ...

. In addition to overseeing the national club competitions and running the national championship tournaments (including youth and senior championships), Badminton Denmark organises international tournaments.

History

Badminton Denmark was established on 15 January 1930 as Denmark's Badminton Union () by representatives from Skovshoved, Copenhagen BK, Neyes BK, Helsingør BK, Stubbekøbing IF and Roskilde BK. In order to avoid confusion with

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() which also uses the initial DBU, the name was later changed to Danish Badminton Federation ().

Tournaments

Denmark Open The Denmark Open, or formerly known as Danish Open, is an annual badminton tournament held in Denmark and organized by Badminton Denmark. The Denmark Open was part of the BWF Super Series Premier from 2011 to 2017. BWF categorised it as one ...

, an annual open tournament that attracts the world's elite players. * Copenhagen Masters, an annual invitational tournament played between

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and New Year

References

{{Sports governing bodies in Denmark National members of the Badminton World Federation Badminton in Denmark

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 s ...

1930 establishments in Denmark