BADMINTON England is delighted to announce the staging of the inaugural National Badminton Awards.
The Awards recognise the Players, Coaches, Volunteers and Clubs who have made an outstanding contribution to badminton in England in the past 12 months. Nominations for the Awards are welcomed from the general public, including members, players, clubs and such like.
The 2013 Awards were ran in association with Wedlake Bell LLP and the nominations are closed. The winners have been announced and they were celebrated at an Awards Lunch on Friday 8 March 2013. Photos from the ceremony and the full news story can be found here (click link). In addition, the news story from when the winners were first announced can be found using this link . The winners, categories and sponsors are as follows:
| Category | Sponsor | Winner |
| Young Coach of the Year (19 years of age or under) | Bluegreen Design | Laura Graves |
| Coach of the Year | Marketing Birmingham | Herman Fung |
| Volunteer of the Year | Yonex | Roger Cook |
| Young Volunteer (25 years of age or under) | Yonex | Tracey Lamb |
| Player of the Year | Yonex | Chris Adcock |
| Young Player of the Year (19 years of age or under) | Yonex | Tom Wolfenden |
| Club of the Year | Perkins Slade | Saint George's Badminton Club |
Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination and congratulations to our amazing winners. We were overwhelmed with the inspirational nominations that we received and the contribution to badminton is absolutely outstanding. The Awards Panel had a very difficult task of picking just one winner for each category.
Nominations for the National Badminton Awards 2014 will open towards the end of the 2013/early 2014. Information will be shared nearer the time.
Should you have any questions relating to the National Badminton Awards, please email nationalbadmintonawards@badmintonengland.co.uk
