German Badminton Association Explained

German Badminton Association Deutscher Badminton-Verband
Formation:	18 January 1953
Type:	National Sport Association
Headquarters:	Mülheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen^[1]
Leader Title:	President
Leader Name:	Ralf Michaelis^[2]
Affiliations:	BEC, BWF

German Badminton Association (DBV, German: Deutscher Badminton-Verband) is the national governing body for the sport of badminton in Germany. The association consists of state badminton associations from 16 states of Germany.^[3]

History

The association was founded in 1953 by representatives of 14 West German badminton clubs during the first German National Badminton Championships held in Wiesbaden.^[4] It is also the founding members of Badminton Europe in 1967. As West Germany and East Germany reunified, the East German Badminton Federation (Deutsche Federball-Verband/DFV) also merged with DBV in 1991.

Tournaments

• German Open, an annual open tournament that attracts the world's elite players.
• SaarLorLux Open (known as Bitburger Open until 2017), an annual tournament held in Saarbrücken since 1988.
• German Junior
• Badminton Bundesliga

Notes and References

1. Web site: BWF - Membership . Badminton World Federation . 26 March 2019.
2. Web site: DBV-Präsidium. DBV . 31 January 2019.
3. Web site: Landesverbände . 31 January 2019.
4. Web site: Chronik . DBV . 31 January 2019.