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Event Information:
The
All England Open Badminton
Championships, or simply All
England, is one of the world's
oldest and most prestigious
badminton tournaments. Played
annually, it developed after the
success of world's first badminton
tournament held in Guildford in
1898. The tournament was
successfully organised on April 4,
1899, however only three categories
(Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles and
Mixed Doubles) were originally
staged. Both Men's and Women's
Singles were added the following
year. The first three tournaments
were named "The Open English
Championships". It was eventually
considered (especially after the
first Thomas Cup series in 1949) the
unofficial World Badminton
Championships until 1977 when the
International Badminton Federation
launched its official championships.
Since 1984 the tournament has been
exclusively sponsored by Yonex.
The
National Indoor Arena (NIA) is a
large indoor arena and is owned by
the NEC Group. It is situated in
central Birmingham, England and was
opened in 1991, as the largest
indoor arena at the time in the UK.
The NIA hosts a range of events
ranging from sporting events, to
musical concerts, and has a capacity
to seat up to 12,700 using both
permanent seating and temporary
seating configurations.
The
NIA is located alongside the
Birmingham Canal Navigations Main
Line's Old Turn Junction and
opposite the National Sea Life
Centre in Brindleyplace. Close to
the NIA, is The ICC which is also
owned by the NEC Group. The seating
is arranged into upper-tier,
lower-tier and flat floor seating
sections. The lower-tier and flat
floor sections are made up of
removable seating whilst the
upper-tier is made up of fixed
seating. Areas for disabled visitors
is provided between the upper-tier
and lower-tier flooring, on the
Atrium level.
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