Danmarks Badminton Forbund
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Danmarks Badminton Forbund (Denmark's Badminton Union) or DBF is the national governing body
for the sport
of badminton
in Denmark
. The organization represents 560 clubs and 118,000 players. The highest authority in DBF is the assembly
where each member club is represented. The board of directors' duty is to ensure the organisation moves in the direction that the assembly decided. There is an administration that runs the organisation day-to-day.
The organisation maintains the rules of badminton for Denmark, usually in line with those of the International Badminton Federation
.
DBF operates two "Elitecentre" where elite players can go to train under the supervision of such greats as Morten Frost
and Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen
. There is also a center for the development of youth players run by Lotte Olsen
.
In addition to overseeing the national club competitions and running the national championship tournaments (including youth and senior championships), DBF organises international tournaments.
Sport governing body
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for the sport
Sport
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of badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. The organization represents 560 clubs and 118,000 players. The highest authority in DBF is the assembly
Deliberative assembly
A deliberative assembly is an organization comprising members who use parliamentary procedure to make decisions. In a speech to the electorate at Bristol in 1774, Edmund Burke described the English Parliament as a "deliberative assembly," and the expression became the basic term for a body of...
where each member club is represented. The board of directors' duty is to ensure the organisation moves in the direction that the assembly decided. There is an administration that runs the organisation day-to-day.
The organisation maintains the rules of badminton for Denmark, usually in line with those of the International Badminton Federation
International Badminton Federation
The Badminton World Federation is the international governing body for the sport of badminton. Founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation with nine member nations , the BWF has since expanded to 165 member nations around the world...
.
DBF operates two "Elitecentre" where elite players can go to train under the supervision of such greats as Morten Frost
Morten Frost
Morten Frost or Morten Frost Hansen, aka "Mr Badminton", is a former badminton player and later coach, who represented Denmark...
and Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen
Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen
-Career:Stuer-Lauridsen won bronze in the 1992 Olympic Games having conceded the match after sustaining an injury. He also played at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he was the standard bearer of Denmark.-External links:**...
. There is also a center for the development of youth players run by Lotte Olsen
Lotte Olsen
Lotte Olsen is a retired female badminton player from Denmark, who won a silver medal at the 1993 IBF World Championships and competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics...
.
In addition to overseeing the national club competitions and running the national championship tournaments (including youth and senior championships), DBF organises international tournaments.
Tournaments
- Denmark OpenDenmark OpenThe Denmark Open, or formerly known as Danish Open, is an annual badminton tournament held in Denmark and organized by Danmarks Badminton Forbund.- History :...
, an annual open tournament that attracts the world's elite players. - Copenhagen MastersCopenhagen MastersThe Copenhagen Masters is a high-ranking tournament in badminton. It is an invitation tournament held annually since 1993 in the week between Christmas and New Year in Copenhagen. The Danish top players meet thereby the remaining world point leaders. The venue was in the first eleven years the...
, an annual invitational tournament played between ChristmasChristmasChristmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
and New YearNew YearThe New Year is the day that marks the time of the beginning of a new calendar year, and is the day on which the year count of the specific calendar used is incremented. For many cultures, the event is celebrated in some manner....