In an exciting climax to the Victor Sports Inter County Championships for the 2007/8 season, two teams were promoted to Premier B this weekend.

England today announced their squad for the Thomas Cup men's world team championships finals in Jakarta fromMay 11-18.

Andrew Smith's brave run to the final of the KLRC Atwater Canadian International in Montreal ended in disappointment when he lost to Japan's Shoji Sato. Elizabeth Cann went down in a close semi-final of the women's singles at the Victor Dutch Open in Wateringen.

With the HEAD National Elite Circuit now completed everyone is looking to see who has qualified for the much anticipated British Cup which is taking place in 2009.

The Victor Sports Inter County Championships concludes this weekend at the National Badminton Centre, as the four winners from Division One compete for a place in Premier B next season.

Defending champions and top seeds Gail Emms and Donna Kellogg lost their European title in the women's doubles final in Herning this afternoon. But Kellogg and Anthony Clark produced a fighting recovery to win the mixed doubles.