The English National Badminton Championships is a tournament organised by the
Badminton England
Badminton England is the national governing body for the sport of badminton in England. It aims to govern, encourage and develop the sport throughout England.
Originally established in 1893 as the Badminton Association of England in Portsmout ...
to crown the best
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 ...
players in
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
.
The tournament started in 1964 and is held annually. The first winners were
Bill Havers and
Ursula Smith
Ursula Honour Smith married name Oakley (born 1942) is a former English international badminton player.
Badminton career
Smith born in 1942 was a winner of the All England Open Badminton Championships. She won the 1965 All England Open Badmin ...
in 1964.
Darren Hall has won the most singles titles with 10, whilst
Gillian Gilks
Gillian Gilks (formerly Gillian Perrin, and later Gillian Goodwin; born 20 June 1950) is an English former badminton player who won numerous major titles in all three events (singles, doubles, and mixed doubles) between the late 1960s and the ...
and
Julia Mann
Julia Mann (born 9 August 1971) is a female retired British badminton player.
Badminton career
Mann won the English National Badminton Championships eight times. She holds a record for winning National title seven years consecutively from 1997 ...
both have eight women's singles titles.
Past winners
Multiple titles (6 or more)
Men
Women
References
External links
Official website
{{Badminton competitions
Recurring sporting events established in 1964
National championships in England
National badminton championships
1964 establishments in England