Founded: 1957
Headquarters: Beijing
IBF Member since:

President:
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Tel: (86-10) 67120961
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Brief introduction:
In early 1960s China came from behind in international badminton competitions, outplaying world champions Indonesia twice and beating a strong field from North Europe. Barred from all IBF World Championships, as a non-member, China was known as an "Uncrowned King".
Since the 1970s Indonesia and China have been the leading forces in men's badminton. In its debut at the Thomas Cup Tournament in 1982 China emerged the winners, with their techniques highly spoken of by the world badminton community. In the women's division, China, Indonesia and Japan were the world's top three, while Malaysia and South Korea also made considerable progress in the late '80s. In its debut at the All-England Open Championships in 1982, the Chinese players turned the women's singles finals into a Chinese affair, in addition to winning the women's doubles title. At present, China and Indonesia have maintained their leading positions, which, however, have often been jeopardized by South Korea.

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