Badminton Nederland

Badminton Netherlands (Dutch: Badminton Nederland) is the national governing body for the sport of badminton in the Netherlands. As of February 2019^[update], there are around 35,000 registered players and 503 clubs across the country.^[3] The association was divided into seven regions, namely Noord (North), Noord-Holland (North Holland), Zuid-West (Southwest), Zentrum (Central), Oost (East), Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), and Limburg (Limburg).^[4]

Badminton Nederland

Formation	1931
Type	National Sport Association
Headquarters	Nieuwegein, Utrecht[1]
President	Michel Bezuijen[2]
Affiliations	BE, BWF
Website	www.badminton.nl

History

Originally founded on 15 November 1931 as the Dutch Badminton Association (Dutch: Nederlandse Badminton Bond, NBB) in Noordwijk by the pioneers of Dutch badminton including Dirk Stikker.^[5] It later became one of the founding members of International Badminton Federation and Badminton Europe. As a hope to gain more exposure, the association was rebranded with a new logo and renamed as Badminton Nederland starting from 30 January 2010.^[5]

Tournaments

• Dutch Open, part of BWF Tour Super 100.
• Dutch International
• Dutch Junior International
• Dutch National Badminton Championships