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Swedish International Stockholm
Swedish Masters International Badminton Championships or Swedish International Stockholm is an annual badminton tournament held in Sweden and hosted by Svenska Badmintonförbundet. It is part of the European Badminton Circuit. The tournament was started by Stockholms Badmintonförbund in 2004. Stockholms Badmintonförbund was running the tournament until 2008 and was handed over to Svenska Badmintonförbundet. The tournament was played in Sweden's capital Stockholm up until the 2013 edition. In 2014 the tournament moved to Uppsala, about 1 hour north of Stockholm, and was run by former Swedish player Pär-Gunnar Jönsson. The 2016 edition represented the first BE International Challenge circuit tournament with the new increased prize money from US$15,000 to US$17,000, and will reach $25,000 by 2018. The Swedish Masters tournament also has one of the most unusual tournament trophies, in a circular shape representing the ring on the cork of the shuttle, with all the names of previ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton Sweden
Badminton Sweden ( sv, Svenska Badmintonförbundet) is the governing body for the sport of badminton in Sweden. The organization was established in 1936, and hosts the annual Swedish Open tournament. It has been affiliated with Badminton World Federation since 1937 and affiliated to Swedish Sports Confederation since 1942. Tournaments *Swedish Open, an annual open tournament held from 1959 until 1999, revived in 2018. * Swedish Masters International Badminton Championships, a tournament originally organized by Stockholm Badminton Federation, held from 2004-2017. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Svenska Badmintonforbundet National members of the Badminton World Federation Badminton in Sweden Badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players p ... Sports org ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
