World-class badminton returning to Birmingham - here's how to get tickets (aff)
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The All England Open Badminton Championships will be bigger than ever before for its 2027 outing
World-class badminton will once again return to the Utilita Arena in Birmingham next spring.
The YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships will take place at the canalside complex from March 4 to 14, 2027.
It is expected to welcome the world’s most elite players from both the men’s and women’s games.
The competition is the world’s oldest badminton tournament, having first been played in Guildford in 1899.
Its status is at the highest level of sport below the world championship and Olympic Games, therefore attracting the very best players in the world.
It has been held annually in Birmingham for more than 30 years.
The 2027 tournament will be the longest-running ever, moving six days in 2026 to 11.
Both the men’s singles and women’s singles draws have been expanded to include the top 48 athletes in each discipline.
This will see the introduction of a group phase, meaning there will be 219 matches in total during the 2027 tournament.
Click through here now to get your tickets for the festival of badminton in Birmingham.
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