# Badminton Nederland

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Netherlands' governing body for badminton

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

**Badminton Netherlands** ([Dutch](/source/Dutch_language): *Badminton Nederland*) is the national [governing body](/source/Sport_governing_body) for the [sport](/source/Sport) of [badminton](/source/Badminton) in the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands). As of February 2019[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Badminton_Nederland&action=edit), 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]

## History

Originally founded on 15 November 1931 as the **Dutch Badminton Association** ([Dutch](/source/Dutch_language): *Nederlandse Badminton Bond*, *NBB*) in [Noordwijk](/source/Noordwijk) by the pioneers of Dutch badminton including [Dirk Stikker](/source/Dirk_Stikker).[5] It later became one of the founding members of [International Badminton Federation](/source/International_Badminton_Federation) and [Badminton Europe](/source/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](/source/Dutch_Open_(badminton)), part of [BWF Tour Super 100](/source/BWF_Tour_Super_100).

- [Dutch International](/source/Dutch_International)

- Dutch Junior International

- [Dutch National Badminton Championships](/source/Dutch_National_Badminton_Championships)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Contact en route"](https://www.badminton.nl/contact). *Badminton Nederland*. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Membership"](https://corporate.bwfbadminton.com/about/membership/). *Badminton World Federation*. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Netherlands"](http://badmintoneurope.com/CMS/?cmsid=239&pageid=5721). *Badminton Europe*. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Regio"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190209180653/http://regio.badminton.nl/). *Badminton Nederland*. Archived from [the original](http://regio.badminton.nl/) on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nld_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nld_5-1) ["Geschiedenis"](https://www.badminton.nl/badminton-spelen/geschiedenis). *Badminton Nederland*. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

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