1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page About Badminton Asia 3 Message from the President 4 Executive Committee Members 5 Member Associations 7 Members Associations President’s Profile 8 Development Committee Report 54 Events Committee Report 64 Finance Committee Report 72 Marketing Committee Report 106 Para Badminton Committee Report 108 Publicity and Awards Committee Report 113 Rules and Laws Committee Report 116 Technical Officials Committee Report 118 Women in Badminton Committee Report 122 Future of Badminton Asia 124 2 ABOUT BADMINTON ASIA Badminton Asia is the governing body of the badminton sport in Asia under the flagship of Badminton World Federation (BWF). Badminton Asia is currently represented by 43 member associations and 1 associate member (Oman) from 5 sub-regions all across Asia. The 5 sub-regions recognised under the Badminton Asia Strategic Plan 2019 – 2023 are: • East Asia • South East Asia • West Asia • Central Asia • South Asia As the governing body, Badminton Asia focuses on promoting, managing and developing the sport in Asia in principles of specificity and universality. BADMINTON ASIA REBRANDING “Smash the World” The logo portrays the dynamic motions of a shuttlecock that sits gracefully on an oval shape which also represent the attributes of Badminton as a growing & favorable sport in Asia, and strives to push Asia as the best in the world. The dynamic expression of Asian culture represented as brush strokes which derives from the shuttlecock in motion and the orange to red gradient depicts the burning spirit of badminton player. OPERATIONS HEADQUARTERS Unit 1016 &1018 10th Floor, (Lift Lobby 3) Block A, Damansara Intan No.1, Jalan SS20/27, 47400, Petaling Jaya Selangor, Malaysia Tel: +6-03-7733 8962 +6-03-7733 8964 Fax: +6-03-7732 8958 E-mail:
[email protected] Website: www.badmintonasia.org 3 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Presidents, Colleagues and Friends, Welcome to Badminton Asia Virtual Annual General Meeting year 2020.