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.
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.
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 German Open is a name given to many sports events established in Germany, and include:
*German Open (badminton), an annual badminton tournament held since 1955.
*German Open (golf), was a golf tournament on the European Tour
*German Masters, a snook ...
, an annual open tournament that attracts the world's elite players.
*
SaarLorLux Open
The Hylo Open, formerly known as the BMW Badminton Cup, BMW Open, Bitburger Masters, Bitburger Open and SaarLorLux Open, is an international badminton tournament held at the Saarlandhalle in Saarbrücken, Germany, since 1988. It was sponsored by th ...
(known as Bitburger Open until 2017), an annual tournament held in
Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken (; french: link=no, Sarrebruck ; Rhine Franconian: ''Saarbrigge'' ; lb, Saarbrécken ; lat, Saravipons, lit=The Bridge(s) across the Saar river) is the capital and largest city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken is S ...
since 1988.
* German Junior
* Badminton Bundesliga
References
National members of the Badminton World Federation
Badminton in Germany
Badminton
1953 establishments in Germany
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