German Badminton Association
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| Formation | 18 January 1953 |
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| Type | National Sport Association |
| Headquarters | Mülheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen[1] |
President | Ralf Michaelis[2] |
| Affiliations | BEC, BWF |
| Website | badminton |
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.[3]
History
[edit | edit source]The association was founded in 1953 by representatives of 14 West German badminton clubs during the first German National Badminton Championships held in Wiesbaden.[4] It is also the founding members of Badminton Europe in 1967. As West Germany and East Germany reunified, the East German Badminton Federation (Deutscher Federball-Verband/DFV) also merged with DBV in 1991.
Tournaments
[edit | edit source]- German Open, an annual open tournament that attracts the world's elite players.
- SaarLorLux Open (known as Bitburger Open until 2017), an annual tournament held in Saarbrücken since 1988.
- German Junior
- Badminton Bundesliga
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