Badminton Association of Thailand (BAT, th, สมาคมแบดมินตันแห่งประเทศไทย), officially known as Badminton Association of Thailand Under Royal Patronage of His Majesty the King ( th, สมาคมแบดมินตันแห่งประเทศไทย ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์) is the national governing body for the

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. As of January 2019, there are 52 affiliated clubs and 304 associate member clubs across the country.

History

The association was founded by four badminton enthusiasts in Thailand in 1950 and joined the International Badminton Federation a year later. It was awarded royal patronage in 1954 by King

Bhumibol Adulyadej Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...

, who was also an avid badminton player. Long time support and contributions from the king was honored by

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in 2012 when former president Kang Young Joong awarded BWF President's Medal to the king.

List of presidents

The following is the list of presidents of the association since 1950.

Tournaments

* Thailand Open, an annual open tournament that attracts the world's elite players. * Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters, a new tournament created in 2016 to honor Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana who is an ex-badminton player herself.

References

{{Sports governing bodies of Thailand National members of the Badminton World Federation Badminton in Thailand Organizations based in Thailand under royal patronage

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 pe ...

1950 establishments in Thailand