England’s league to stop

By
Raphaël Sachetat
– March 30, 2017Posted in: news
Badminton England announced today that its National Badminton League will not be played next year, in what seems to be a consequence of the funds being cut from UK Sport. The […]
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announced today that its Badminton League will not be played next year, in what seems to be a consequence of the funds being cut from UK Sport. The league had been played for three years with more and more success each year, but the lack of budget doesn’t allow the governing body to continue sponsoring the event, which had featured 6 teams last year.

Adrian Christy, CEO of league administrators Badminton England, said: “This is a very sad day for English badminton, particularly the many supporters of the NBL whose passion and enthusiasm have made the past three seasons something to be so proud of.

“We have worked so hard over many years to develop our own national league and having to now make such a difficult decision does not sit easy. However, given the situation that we are seeking to bounce back from, I believe it is the right one when we have other priorities to consider.”

Click here to read the whole article from the Badminton England website.

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About Raphaël Sachetat

Raphael is the Chief Editor of Badzine International. He is the founder of the website together with Jean François Chauveau. After many years writing for the BWF and many publications around the world about badminton, he now leads a team of young and dynamic writers for Badzine.