German Badminton Association
Deutscher Badminton-Verband
Formation18 January 1953
TypeNational Sport Association
HeadquartersMülheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen[1]
President
Ralf Michaelis[2]
AffiliationsBEC, BWF
Websitebadminton.de

German Badminton Association (DBV, German: Deutscher Badminton-Verband) is the national governing body for the sport of badminton in Germany. The association consists of state badminton associations from 16 states of Germany.[3]

History

The association was founded in 1953 by representatives of 14 West German badminton clubs during the first German National Badminton Championships held in Wiesbaden.[4] It is also the founding members of Badminton Europe in 1967. As West Germany and East Germany reunified, the East German Badminton Federation (Deutsche Federball-Verband/DFV) also merged with DBV in 1991.

Tournaments

  • German Open, an annual open tournament that attracts the world's elite players.
  • SaarLorLux Open (known as Bitburger Open until 2017), an annual tournament held in Saarbrücken since 1988.
  • German Junior
  • Badminton Bundesliga

References

  1. ↑ "BWF - Membership". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "DBV-Präsidium". DBV. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Landesverbände". Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Chronik". DBV. Retrieved 31 January 2019.


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