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Kantaphon Wangcharoen
Kantaphon Wangcharoen ( th, กันตภณ หวังเจริญ; born 18 September 1998) is a Thai badminton player. At the young age, Wangcharoen became the runner-up in the senior tournament 2014 Singapore International in the men's singles event after losing the match because of foot injury. Wangcharoen clinched the bronze medal at the World Junior Championships in the boys' singles event, also part of the junior team that won the mixed team bronze in 2014 and 2016, and Asian mixed team bronze in 2016. Wangcharoen was a member of the Thailand national team that won the bronze medals at the 2017, 2019 Southeast Asian Games and 2019 Sudirman Cup. He also the finalist at the BWF Grand Prix Gold event 2017 Thailand Masters, and won the 2017 National Championships title. At the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, Wangcharoen was criticized by the Thai media after he mocked and made fun of Indonesian fans in front of them by using offensive Thai language. He had recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 10.539 million as of 2020, 15.3 percent of the country's population. Over 14 million people (22.2 percent) lived within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region at the 2010 census, making Bangkok an extreme primate city, dwarfing Thailand's other urban centres in both size and importance to the national economy. Bangkok traces its roots to a small trading post during the Ayutthaya Kingdom in the 15th century, which eventually grew and became the site of two capital cities, Thonburi Kingdom, Thonburi in 1768 and Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932), Rattanakosin in 1782. Bangkok was at the heart of the modernization of Siam, later renamed Thailand, during the late-19th century, as the country faced pressures from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 BWF World Junior Championships – Boys' Singles
The Boys Singles of the tournament 2016 BWF World Junior Championships is held on November 8–13. The defending champions of the last edition is Lu Chia-hung Lu Chia-hung (; born 4 March 1997) is a Taiwanese badminton player who joined the national team since he was 12 years old. He competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. In 2015, Lu was crown as the boys' singles champion at the World Junior Ch ... from Chinese Taipei Seeded Draw Finals Top Half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 Bottom Half Section 9 Section 10 Section 11 Section 12 Section 13 Section 14 Section 15 Section 16 References {{DEFAULTSORT:2016 BWF World Junior Championships - Boys' singles 2016 BWF World Junior Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Antonsen
Anders Antonsen (born 27 April 1997) is a Danish badminton player. He won the gold medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the boys singles event, and at the same year was awarded the European Young Player of the Year. Together with the national team, he won the European Men's Team Championships in 2016 and 2018; also European Mixed Team Championships in 2017, 2019 and 2021. Antonsen was the champion at the 2019 Minsk European Games, 2021 European Championships, the silver medalist at the 2017 European Championships, and the 2019 World Championships, and the bronze medalist at the 2021 World Championships. Career Antonsen started his career in badminton at six years of age in Kastanievej, Viby. Together with his brother Kasper Antonsen, they learned from his father who worked at one of the badminton clubs in Denmark. He made his international debut at the 2013 Forza Denmark International tournament. In 2015, he won the European Junior Championship, defeating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basel
, french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese , neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS), Saint-Louis (FR-68), Weil am Rhein (DE-BW) , twintowns = Shanghai, Miami Beach , website = www.bs.ch Basel ( , ), also known as Basle ( ),french: Bâle ; it, Basilea ; rm, label= Sutsilvan, Basileia; other rm, Basilea . is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine. Basel is Switzerland's third-most-populous city (after Zürich and Geneva) with about 175,000 inhabitants. The official language of Basel is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local Basel German dialect. Basel is commonly considered to be the cultural capital of Switzerland and the city is famous for its many museums, including the Kunstmuseum, which is the first collection of art accessibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of BWF World Championships Medalists
Below is listed the Badminton World Federation's World Championships medalists in the men's and women's singles, also in the men's, women's and mixed doubles events. The champion(s) of the tournament win a gold medal, the runners-up take the silver medal, and both losing semifinalists are awarded bronze medals. History Since its inaugural edition in 1977, only 21 countries have achieved at least a bronze medal in the tournament: eleven in Asia, eight in Europe, one in Pan America and one in Oceania. Africa is the only continent that has not won a medal. The big winner at the first edition in Malmö 1977 was Denmark. The country won three golds, a silver, and a bronze, with Lene Køppen winning gold in both singles and mixed doubles event. At the second edition in Jakarta 1980, the host country sent their players to the finals round in all events. Indonesia had won four titles, except in women's doubles taken by the English pair, Christian Hadinata secured two golds in the me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Sports (Southeast Asian TV Network)
Fox Sports (formerly ESPN Star Sports) was a pan-Asian pay television network broadcasting in Asia, operated by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia) Pte. Ltd. It also oversaw a version of Star Sports available in Mainland China and South Korea. Originally launched in early 1990s as Star Sports (earlier Prime Sports) and ESPN by Satellite Television Asian Region (Star TV) and ESPN International respectively, both parties agreed to combine their operations in Asia in October 1996. News Corporation took the full control of the venture in 2012, and relaunched the channels in two phases in January 2013 and August 2014, respectively. History Early years Star Sports Star Sports was first launched on 21 August 1991 as Prime Sports (). It was an 24-hour multi-sport television channel broadcasting in English and Chinese. STAR TV, based in Hong Kong, operated the channel in partnership with TCI in the United States, which owned Prim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 BWF World Tour Finals
The 2018 BWF World Tour Finals (officially known as the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was the final tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour. It was held from 12 to 16 December 2018 in Guangzhou, China and had a total prize of $1,500,000. Tournament The 2018 BWF World Tour was the first edition of the BWF World Tour Finals and was organized by the Guangzhou Sports Bureau, Guangzhou Sports Competitions Centre, Guangzhou Badminton Administrative Centre, and Guangzhou Badminton Association. It was hosted by the Chinese Badminton Association and Guangzhou Municipal Government with sanction from the BWF. Venue This international tournament was held at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Tianhe, Guangzhou, China. Point distribution Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Finals event. Prize money The total prize money for this year's tournament was US$1,500,000. Distribution of prize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Thailand Masters Grand Prix Gold
The 2017 Thailand Masters Grand Prix Gold was the third Grand Prix's badminton tournament of the 2017 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. The tournament was held at the Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on February 7–12, 2017 and had a total purse of $120,000. Men's singles Seeds # Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk ''(Quarterfinals)'' # Huang Yuxiang ''(Third Round)'' # Tommy Sugiarto (Champion) # Jonatan Christie ''(Second Round)'' # Qiao Bin ''(Withdrew)'' # Sony Dwi Kuncoro ''(Withdrew)'' # Hsu Jen-hao ''(Third Round)'' # Sameer Verma ''(First Round)'' # Ihsan Maulana Mustofa ''(Third Round)'' # Anthony Sinisuka Ginting ''(Semifinals)'' # Sourabh Varma ''(First Round)'' # Liew Daren ''(Withdrew)'' # Zhao Junpeng ''(Quarterfinals)'' # Parupalli Kashyap ''(Withdrew)'' # Khosit Phetpradab ''(Quarterfinals)'' # Firman Abdul Kholik ''(Third Round)'' Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Sectio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BWF Grand Prix Gold And Grand Prix
BWF may refer to: Sports organisations Badminton * Badminton World Federation, an international governing body for badminton Professional wrestling * Brazilian Wrestling Federation, a Brazilian Professional wrestling promotion. * British Wrestling Federation, a 1960s alliance of independent UK professional wrestling promotions led by Paul Lincoln * British Wrestling Federation, a 1980s/1990s UK professional wrestling promotion owned by Orig Williams Other * Barrow/Walney Island Airfield IATA airport code * Biblical Witness Fellowship, an evangelical renewal movement * Broadcast Wave Format, an extension of the popular WAV audio format * Burroughs Wellcome Fund The Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) is an American non-profit medical research organization that provides funding for biomedical research, STEM education, and areas of career development for scientists. Since 1970, it has been headquartered in Nor ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Bwf pt:Brazilian Wrestling Federation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thailand National Badminton Team
The national badminton team of Thailand ( th, แบดมินตันทีมชาติไทย) represents Thailand in international Badminton competitions. It is managed by the Badminton Association of Thailand (BAT). The team took a semifinalist in the 2013, 2017 and 2019 Sudirman Cup, the best finish by any team outside the biggest Badminton country, Indonesia, South Korea, China and Denmark. Also, the team took a second-place finish in 1961 Thomas Cup by men's team and the women's team also took a second-place finish in 2018 Uber Cup. Competitive record Sudirman Cup Thomas Cup Uber Cup Participation in Asia Championships ;Men's team ;Women's team ;Mixed team Participation in Southeast Asian Games Players Current squad Thomas Cup Uber Cup Previous squads *Sudirman Cup squads: 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 *Thomas Cup squads: 2008, 2014, 2016, 2018 *Uber Cup squads: 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 References {{Thailand national teams Badminton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore International
The Singapore International or ''Singapore Satellite'', ''Cheers Asian Satellite'' is an open international badminton tournament in Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde .... In the last few years, this tournament has been an International Series level. There is another tournament with higher level and prize money, which is the Singapore Open. Past winners References External linksSingapore Badminton Association Sports competitions in Singapore Badminton tournaments in Singapore {{badminton-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton World Federation
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the international governing body for the sport of badminton recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation (IBF) with nine member nations (Canada, Denmark, England, France, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales). In 1981 the IBF merged with the World Badminton Federation, and on 24 September 2006, at the Extraordinary General Meeting in Madrid, the name of the organization was changed to Badminton World Federation (BWF). When the BWF was founded (as the IBF), its head office was located in Cheltenham, UK. The head office was relocated to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 1, 2005. Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen is the current president. The BWF currently has 176 member nations around the world, organized into 5 continental confederations. Continental federations The BWF works in co-operation with regional governing bodies to promote and develop the sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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