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WORLD SHUTTLJULY - SEPTEMBER 2015 / EDITION NO. 11 E ROYALLY GOOD! badminton recently received some royal publicity at one of the leading medical institutions in spain. During a visit to the Paraplegic hospital in Toledo, his Majesty King Felipe Vi took to the badminton courts with some of the patients as he tried out a number of sports which are used as part of the rehabilitation programmes. The Paraplegic hospital is the most important medical centre for the treatment of spinal injuries in spain and one of the most important in europe. Patients there practise badminton twice weekly, thanks to an arrangement with Castilla-la Mancha badminton Federation (the regional federation and a member of badminton spain) which provides trainers. The aim of these sessions is to increase the range of movement, both for patients who can stand and those who are wheelchair- bound like erik (pictured with King Felipe). Trainers have indicated that patients who practise badminton regularly improve their movement and upper-body coordination. Photo: © Casa s.M. el Rey HIGHLIGHTS GOLDEN TRIPLE FOR LEE AND CHOONG (PAGES 3-4) BADMINTON ‘Yun-ique’ Zhao Doubles – AGAIN! (PAGE 6) bFORWF anD HOPEioC TeaM uP in haiTi As BWF zeroes in on 100 Shuttle Time Shuttle Time was first introduced to the Caribbean KEY DATES implementations globally by December, the island in 2012 with the help of Haitian Badminton grassroots initiative continues to thrive in Haiti Federation, Peace and Sport and the Badminton thanks to collaboration between the International Pan Am Confederation. The objectives included 13-18 october Yonex Denmark open Olympic Committee (IOC) and BWF. (superseries Premier), odense developing a local workforce to deliver badminton in schools and communities, creating opportunities The manner in which badminton is growing in Haiti 20-25 october Yonex French open for children to be active and experience fun, and (superseries), Paris is an excellent example of how BWF has embraced like-minded organisations to develop the sport introducing a schools’ badminton competition. 27 october bitburger badminton open worldwide as it strives to live up to its goal – and Thereafter, BWF and Badminton Pan Am maintained -01 november (Grand Prix Gold), saarbrucken motto – of “Giving Every Child a Chance to Play”. support for badminton development in Haiti through 03-08 november Jeonju Victor Korea Masters further Shuttle Time activities. (Grand Prix Gold), Jeonju Ravaged by a deadly earthquake in January 2010, Haiti’s sporting rejuvenation has benefited from the 04-08 november bWF World Junior Championships However, thanks to the Sport for Hope Centre, – Team Championship Sport for Hope Centre, opened last year in Port- badminton and Shuttle Time are now on firmer (bWF Major event), lima au-Prince by IOC President Thomas Bach. This footing with Shuttle Time sessions being held there establishment – a joint venture by the IOC, its key daily as well as in schools throughout Haiti. In 10-15 november Thaihot China open stakeholders and the Haitian government – features (superseries Premier), Fuzhou December 2014, Guillaume Gailly – a BWF Shuttle modern sporting facilities and offers Haitians the Time trainer from France – delivered Shuttle Time 10-15 november bWF World Junior Championships opportunity to experience various sports, including – individual Championships badminton. The partnership between the Sport Tutor/Teacher training to 22 participants at the well- (bWF Major event), lima for Hope Centre and BWF resulted from Shuttle equipped Centre; some of whom were full-time sports trainers working there. The multi-purpose 17-22 november Yonex-sunrise hong Kong open Time’s initial success in Haiti and, importantly, the (superseries), Kowloon advantage of having active Shuttle Time tutors complex accommodates 14 Olympic sports, in place. These factors significantly influenced besides having classrooms, a fitness centre, a 24-29 november Yonex brasil open (Grand Prix) badminton’s selection as a core sport in the Sport medical centre, changing rooms and a gazebo. The – Rio 2016 Test event, Rio de Janeiro for Hope Centre. badminton hall can hold six courts. 24-29 november Macau open (Grand Prix Gold), Macau Continues on page 5 01-06 December Yonex sunrise indonesian Masters (Grand Prix Gold), Malang, east Java BWF’S INTEGRITY CAMPAIGN 09-13 December Dubai World superseries Finals (superseries Premier), Dubai …cOMING SOON! BADMINTON WORLD FEDERATION www.bwfbadminton.org PAGE 2 EDITORIAL Dear Colleagues and Friends Over the past few months, we have celebrated the successes of worthy winners in three different World Championships and have continued to see amazing talent emerge from across the global spectrum. In mid-August, the TOTAL BWF World Championships took centrestage in Jakarta, Indonesia and yet again China’s Chen Long and Carolina Marin of Spain stood tall in the singles categories. There was also an incredible repeat for Zhao Yunlei; the Chinese star retaining her Doubles double in the Women’s and Mixed disciplines, with partners, Tian Qing and Zhang Nan respectively. Finally, could even the most partisan fan deny what a fitting finale it was for our gracious hosts, Indonesia, to claim the last gold medal of the tournament – Men’s Doubles – on the eve of their 70th Independence Day anniversary? Poul-Erik Høyer BWF President Well done to Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan for sparking unbridled joy among their compatriots packed into the colourful Istora Senayan. It was an epic conclusion to an enthralling event! Then it was on to the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships in mid-September in the ‘home of para sports’, Stoke Mandeville, England. There we were shown that physical impairment is no deterrent to competitiveness, skill and the sheer will to win. These championships – the first since para-badminton’s historic inclusion in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games – underlined what a compelling sport it is, featuring very talented and courageous athletes. Congratulations to Rachel Choong of England and Korea’s Lee Sam Seop for competing brilliantly to win three golds each as well as to all their peers who also won medals and represented their respective countries proudly. As we in BWF continue our efforts to grow para-badminton globally, it was wonderful to see 223 athletes from 37 countries across four continental confederations playing, with each confederation winning at least one medal. These are positive signs for the future. That event was following by the increasingly-popular BWF World Senior Championships in Helsingborg, Sweden, where more than a thousand players converged to vie for age- group World titles, starting from +35 to +70 in the five traditional disciplines. Helsingborg Arena was an amazing sight to behold with action taking place on 14 courts in two halls. In some regards, it was a flashback to past top-flight tussles, with some well-known personalities battling for honours. The likes of two-time Men’s Doubles World champion Tony Gunawan (USA); former Indonesian international Flandy Limpele; former Men’s Singles World champions, Harijanto Arbi (Indonesia) and Peter Rasmussen (Denmark), were among those who enjoyed a memorable outing in Helsingborg. Meanwhile, at elite level, attention has reverted to the MetLife BWF World Superseries and the race is well and truly on for qualifying places in the season-ending Dubai World Superseries Finals. Following the Yonex Open Japan and Victor Korea Open in September, there are four tournaments remaining as the best in badminton seek a spot in the spectacular finale to 2015. Who will be there? Your guess is as good as mine! Poul-Erik Høyer BADMINTON WORLD FEDERATION www.bwfbadminton.org PAGE 3 Mamiko Toyoda of Japan lost her Women’s singles su 5 crown. amnouy Wetwithan of Thailand won two gold medals. bWF Vice President – Para-badminton, Paul Kurzo (left), presents Chairman of badminton england, Derek batchelor, with a token of appreciation. GOLDEN TRIPLE FOR LEE AND CHOONG Rachel Choong and Lee Sam Seop savoured “I’m going to be up on cloud nine for a good beat Thailand’s Jakarin Homhaul/Amnouy triple success at the BWF Para-Badminton while. It means more also as it’s in England. Wetwithan, 23-21 21-17. World Championships in August, leading Only my mum was with me when I won in their respective countries to four golds each. Germany so having all my family here to see India also copped four of the 21 titles up for me become World champion again today grabs, with golden runs in Men’s Singles Competing in the SS 6 sport class, Choong really has been the icing on the cake. I am SL 3 and SL 4, with victories for Pramod boasted winning performances in Women’s so happy,” said the Liverpool native. Singles, Women’s Doubles and Mixed Bhagat and Tarun Tarun respectively. Their Doubles at Stoke Mandeville Stadium in Meanwhile, Lee Sam Seop dominated the team-mates, Anand Kumar Boregowda and England. Having secured the Women’s wheelchair competition, not only remaining Manoj Sarkar, won Men’s Doubles SL 3-SL Doubles gold with Rebecca Bedford, the the Men’s Singles WH 1 champion but 4 and India also took gold in Mixed Doubles 21-year-old then retained her singles crown SL 3-SU 5, thanks to Raj Kumar and Parul by beating her partner 21-13 21-2 in the final adding the Men’s Doubles WH 1-WH 2 Dalsukhbhai Parmar. and teamed up with Andrew Martin to inflict and Mixed Doubles WH 1-WH 2 titles to his another loss on Bedford and Jack Shephard in trophy cabinet. the Mixed Doubles showdown (21-16 21-4). Other stand-out performances came from The top-seeded Korean overcame Malaysia’s Cheah Liek Hou; Norway’s Helle The triple World champion was thrilled Germany’s Thomas Wandschneider in Sofie Sagoy and Amnouy Wetwithan of with her success as she and other para- the singles final, 21-9 21-12; won Men’s Thailand, with two gold medals apiece.