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Badminton Europe

Sport	Badminton
Membership	53 member associations 1 associate member
Abbreviation	BEC
Founded	27 September 1967; 56 years ago (1967-09-27)
Headquarters	Brøndby, Denmark
President	Sven Serré
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Badminton Europe (BE) is the governing body of badminton in Europe. It is one of the five continental bodies under the flag of the Badminton World Federation (BWF). It has 53 member associations and 1 associate member. It was founded on 27 September 1967 in Frankfurt, Germany.

At its annual meeting held on 8 April 2006 the members decided to change the name from European Badminton Union, to Badminton Europe.

Presidents

No.	Years	Name
1	1967–1968	Hans Peter Kuntz
2	1969–1977	Stellan Mohlin
3	1977–1982	Herman Valken
4	1982–1984	Heinrich Barge
5	1984–1992	Stan Mitchell
6	1992–2004	Torsten Berg
7	2004–2010	Tom Bacher
8	2010–2014	Poul-Erik Høyer
9	2014–2019	Gregory Verpoorten
10	2019–2023	Peter Tarcala
11	2023–present	Sven Serré

Member associations

Associate members

• Isle of Man

Tournaments

• European Championships
• European Para Badminton Championships
• European Men's and Women's Team Championships
• European Mixed Team Championships
• European Junior Championships
• European U17 Championships
• European U15 Championships
• European Senior Badminton Championships
• European Circuit
• European Club Championships

Two events were discontinued, they are:

• Helvetia Cup, European B Team Badminton Championships
• Finlandia Cup, European B Junior Team Badminton Championships

See also

In Spanish: Confederación Europea de Bádminton para niños