Badminton Players Federation
Encyclopedia
The Badminton Players Federation (BPF) is an independent organisation of badminton
which was founded in 1972 by Danish
World Champion Steen Fladberg
with the mission of creating a more profitable structure in the badminton arena, to make the sport more enjoyable and to promote badminton.
The BPF membership includes players from 46 nations and the current state office is in Copenhagen
, Denmark
.
The organisation was established to:
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
which was founded in 1972 by Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
World Champion Steen Fladberg
Steen Fladberg
Steen Fladberg is a retired male badminton player from Denmark, noted for his speed of foot, who excelled during the 1980s. Though a strong international level singles player, his biggest achievements came in doubles.-Career:...
with the mission of creating a more profitable structure in the badminton arena, to make the sport more enjoyable and to promote badminton.
The BPF membership includes players from 46 nations and the current state office is in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
.
The organisation was established to:
- create a professional tour for top badminton players so that they could play professionally,
- increase the awareness of the sport and to voice the opinions of players,
- maintain the standard of badminton.