Chinese Badminton Association

Chinese Badminton Association
中国羽毛球协会
AbbreviationCBA
Formation11 September 1958
HeadquartersBeijing, China[1]
Region served
 China
Official language
Chinese
Chairman
Zhang Jun[1]
Parent organization
State General Administration of Sports
AffiliationsBAC, BWF
Websitewww.cba.org.cn (in Chinese)

Chinese Badminton Association (Chinese: 中国羽毛球协会) is a national non-governmental, non-profit sports organisation in China. It represents China in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and the Badminton Asia Confederation (BAC) as well as the sport of badminton in the All-China Sports Federation.

History

The precursor of Chinese Badminton Association was the Guangzhou Badminton Association, which was established as acting association to host the visiting Indonesian badminton team.[2] Later in September 1958, the Chinese Badminton Association was formally created in Wuhan with Liang Guangfu as its first president.

Tournaments

  • China Open, an annual open tournament that attracts the world's elite players.
  • China Masters, annual open tournament started in 2005.
  • Lingshui China Masters, an open tournament held in Lingshui, Hainan.
  • Chinese National Badminton Championships
  • China Badminton Super League

References

  1. ^ a b "China (CHN)". Badminton Asia. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. ^ "广州羽毛球协会成立50周年在即". Guangzhou City Government. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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