German_Badminton_Association

German Badminton Association

German Badminton Association

German governing body for badminton

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]

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


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