Barnt Green Badminton ClubBarnt Green Sports Club has a purpose built badminton hall with two courts having dark walls and non-glare lighting so you can always see the shuttle, and a special sprung floor made from Canadian maple that is easy on the players feet and legs helping to absorb the shock. Barnt Green's badminton courts are the preferred courts for the Worcestershire Badminton League. The badminton currently have a Premier Men's team, Premier Ladies team and a Premier Mixed team that play in the Worcestershire Premiership Badminton League from September to April. The Premier Ladies team being extremely successful having won the league for over 12 years running. Tuesday nights host a social club night for intermediate players to meet new members and improve their game. Thursday nights host a social club night for all levels, including beginners and those new to the sport. Wednesday nights are reserved for county and more conpetitive players. Saturday mornings are reserved for junior badminton players with group coaching, fun and games from 11am to 1pm. The juniors can further their badminton skills on Saturday afternoons with more more coaching available from 1pm to 4pm depending on age and ability |
Latest Badminton Headlines from the BBCChina's Lin Dan of China wins badminton men's singles gold in Beijing, beating Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia 21-12 21-8. Great Britain's Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson see their Olympic dream come to an end after losing 21-19 21-12 to Lee Hyojung and Lee Yongdae. Lee Hyojung and Lee Yongdae of South Korea cause an upset against Indonesia's world champions Liliyana Natsir and Nova Widianto. China's Zhang Ning defends her Olympic badminton singles title with a superb comeback against compatriot and world number one Xie Xingfang. Indonesia's Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan are crowned men's doubles badminton Olympic champions. China's Du Jing and Yu Yang defeat their South Korean opponents to win badminton's first gold medal of the Games. Defending champions Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen are dumped out of the quarter-finals of the women's badminton doubles. Chinese top seeds Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen suffer an upset in the women's doubles badminton quarter-finals. Tracey Hallam moves into the last 16 of the women's badminton singles as she sees off the challenge of Czech Kristina Ludikova to win 2-0. Nathan Robertson is included in GB's six-strong Olympic squad, despite concerns with an ankle injury. British badminton pair Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson will face Chinese second seeds Zheng Bo and Gao Ling in Beijing. Badminton Scotland Welsh Badminto Badminton Ireland |
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