Badminton World Federation announces players of the year

Badminton World Federation announces players of the year

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Category : Sports Published on: December 06 2021

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The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has awarded Danish Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen and Chinese Taipei silver medalist Tai Tzu-Ying Player of the Year honours.
Due to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 epidemic, the world governing body of badminton considered performances from November 1, 2019, to October 31, 2021, for this year's awards.
Axelsen was named Male Player of the Year after his incredible run since the Barcelona Spain Masters in February 2020.
Olympic champion Li Yangwang Chi-Lin of Chinese Taipei, together with his partner Ji Jia, were named the best men's doubles pair.

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About BWF

BWF: The Badminton World Federation
Formation: 1934
Headquarters: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Inventor of Badminton: India (English Army in India)
The Badminton World Federation (BWF), formerly known as the International Badminton Federation, was established in 1934 as the sport's world governing body. Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, and Denmark are also big fans of badminton. The first world championships of the BWF were held in 1977.

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