Badminton Korea Association (BKA, 대한배드민턴협회; ''Daehan baedeuminteon hyeobhoe'') is the national governing body for the

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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 ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

History

Badminton was spread in Korea after Liberation Day and was not organized until the establishment of Badminton Korea Association in 1957. It later become an official sport in

Korean National Sports Festival The Korean National Sports Festival is an annual sports competition held in South Korea. For a full week each October, about 20,000 athletes representing 16 cities and provinces throughout the country compete in about 40 separate sports. The sit ...

since 1962. In 2019, Yonex replaced Victor as Badminton Korea equipment partner for Badminton Korea Association.

Presidents

List of presidents that have served in the organization since 1957.

Tournaments

* Korea Open, an annual open tournament that attracts the world's elite players and currently part of BWF World Tour. *

Korea Masters The Korea Masters is an international badminton tournament that usually held in November or December every year of BWF event calendar in South Korea. The total prize money in 2016 was US$120,000. Before 2010, the level of the tournament was an Inter ...

, annual tournament held since 2007. * Korea DB badminton league

References

{{Sports governing bodies in South Korea National members of the Badminton World Federation Badminton in South Korea

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 ...

1957 establishments in South Korea