In 1893, the world's earliest badminton association, the British Badminton Association, was founded and the All England Badminton Championships were held in 1899.

In 1934, the International Badminton Federation (IBF) was initiated by Canada, Denmark, England, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales, with its headquarters in London. Since then, badminton international competitions have been increasing day by day.

1934 to 1947, Denmark, the United States, Britain, Canada and other European and American players dominated the international badminton world.

In the first world men's badminton team championships held in 1948-1949 - "Thomas Cup", Malaya won the championship, thus opening up the era of Asian dominance in the international badminton arena. In the 11 Thomas Cups between 1948 and 1979, Indonesia won 7 championships and Malaysia won 4. In the early 1960s, the Chinese team came to the forefront, defeating world champion Indonesia in 1963 and 1964, and then winning all of the Scandinavian teams in 1965, and was known as the "Uncrowned King" (because China was not yet a member of the World Badminton Association). "

World Championships

The world women's badminton team championships - "Uber Cup" began in 1956, the first three championships were won by the Americans. From the late 1960s onwards, the dominance shifted to Asia, with Japan and Indonesia taking the first and second places in all the tournaments.Since the 1970s, the leading men's badminton teams in terms of skill have been Indonesia and China.In 1982, the Chinese team won their first ever participation in the Thomas Cup tournament. The Chinese team's technique was generally praised by the world badminton world. in the late 70's, the badminton technique of Japan, South Korea, Pakistan, Thailand, Malaysia and other countries and regions also made great progress, and achieved better results in international competitions. Denmark, Britain, Sweden and other countries in Europe in the play on the basis of the original characteristics of a wide range of Asian techniques and experience, the level of technology has steadily improved, and is still not lost in the badminton world. On the women's side, it can be said that China, Indonesia, Japan, the three strongest. 1982 China's first participation in the All-England Championships, that is, won the women's singles champion and runner-up and doubles champion. By the late 1980s, the Malaysian and Korean teams had made great progress, winning the men's team title and doubles title in many international badminton competitions. On the women's side, China and Indonesia continue to lead the way, while the Korean women's team is catching up and is the main rival of China and Indonesia this coming year.

In February 1978, the World Badminton Federation (WBF) was established in Hong Kong. in May 1981, the International Badminton Federation (IBF) and the World Badminton Federation (WBF) officially merged.

Currently, the IBF has more than one hundred member countries. The world competitions under the jurisdiction of the BWF are: Thomas Cup (World Men's Team Championships), which has been held every three years since 1948 (changed to every two years since 1984); Uber Cup (World Women's Team Championships), which has been held every three years since 1956 (changed to every two years since 1984); World Championships (Individual Events), which has been held every two years since 1977; All England Championships (Individual Events), which has been held every two years since 1977; and World Championships (Individual Events), which has been held every two years since 1977. 1977; and the All England Championships (an unofficial traditional one-way tournament), which has been held annually since as early as 1899.