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July 18, 2023, Accra-Ghana

Entries Open For 2023 All Ghana Open National Championships

Admissions for the 2023 All Ghana Open Championship have been officially opened for interested participants to register and compete in the tournament scheduled at the Trust Sports Emporium from August 04-06, 2023.

With over 200 mammoth entries expected, this is an individual and club's open championship event with men's and women's singles and doubles and mixed doubles events.

The age categories for the corporate teams, Juniors, Seniors, and Masters, are U15, U19, U30, 30-39,40-49, 50-59,60-69, and 70-79.

The Ghana Badminton Tournament Director, Delawoe Nyanyo, shared, "We have recently revamped our High-performance Programme with increasing global results and participation, enabling us to prioritize selected players capable of achieving national glory experience and challenge world-level opposition as part of their development in line with our Performance Programmes aiming to win Africa, Commonwealth, World, Paralympic and Olympic glory.

"The 2023 National Championship is the most essential selection event organized this year. Amateur and professional athletes from the various Badminton Clubs and shared interest groups in Ghana will perform at a top level and make an unforgettable show which will contribute to the growing popularization of the sport in our country."

According to the Tournament Director, entries will be closing in 14-days, and they would be looking forward to registrations from every member of the badminton community in Ghana saying, "We cannot wait to be 'unstoppable,' to release and burn out some stress, network and engage in the Olympic sport of Badminton."
There will be a direct qualification and elimination draw process, so everyone can get enough to play–for this year's event.

During this 2023 All Ghana Open National Championships, our plan towards the National Team is to allow for further networking, competition, and opportunity to be selected into the national squad and gain educational scholarships. Corporate Masters' players, both local and international residents' players from across the nook and cranny, will attend the 2023 All Ghana Open National Championships to make staff play Badminton together, promote staff friendship, build business verticals, and strengthen company cohesion and support communication and interactive platform, whilst learning from each other and improving their badminton skills.

The winner of each category is awarded a national gold medal and crowned National Veterans Champion in their age category. The runner-up gets a silver medal, while the third-place winner receives a bronze medal. We invite clubs and affiliate Associations to enter a maximum of six male players and six female players and three pairs in each of the five events in each age category.

The 2023 All Ghana Open National Championships is a Grade 1 National Tournament with the highest-ranking points under the National Ranking System. To know more about this, Click here.
That said, we would want to cordially invite all individuals living in Ghana with a passion for competing for the glory of business, fun and networking to register for the upcoming Event; click here for Masters Registration and Juniors & Seniors Registration for the Application Information Package and details.
The Event also attracts sponsors, government, corporate and media personalities in a non-scoring open day trial on Saturday, August 5, and finals on Sunday, 6, 2023.
**ENDS**

Ghana Badminton to represent Africa at the 2023 World Championships, USA.

June 26, 2023, Accra, Ghana- The United States of America (USA) will host a total of 44 countries for the 23^rd Edition of the Badminton World Federation's (BWF) World Junior Championships scheduled for September 24- October 8, 2023, in Spokane, Washington, USA.

Due to the vast development performance of the sport in Africa, Ghana and Mauritius are the only selected African Countries representing Africa at the 2023 African Championships. Ghana enters this Championship with an enviable performance by being the Best African performer at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Participation in the World Championships is vital for Ghana as it brings critical ranking points opportunities for World Rankings towards the Paris 2024 qualifications and the Youth Olympics; in line with qualifying standards, the athletes will also participate in subsequent events to increase their overall ranking at the global level; and an excellent development experience for athletes and coaches.

The BWF World Junior Championships consists of two separate competitions: a mixed team championship for the Suhandinata Cup and individual titles for the Eye Level Cups – all hosted over 16 days, attracting up to 50 teams and 560 players worldwide.

The World Championships provides Badminton's 709 million fans and global media with a first glimpse of the future stars. The World Junior Championship is the first opportunity for talented young badminton players to represent their country in a world event. It is also an opportunity to experience top-level competition and perhaps put them on the pathway towards becoming one of the future stars.

Commenting on this, Dr Benjamin Konadu, Ghana Badminton's Event Director, shared, "This is welcoming news for the Sport of Badminton's growth in the country and Africa. The World Championships offers these young athletes the global pedestal to achieve better in their careers and sports.

"At the Championships, there will be a Player Education & Dual Career activation for players taking part in the championships better to understand the educational scholarships and opportunities available for them so that it can benefit them during and after their Badminton Career.

"In line with our Development Strategic Plan Mission 2027, Ghanaian officials will also participate in Training Camps and Coaching Clinics to enrich the global experience as the national Association spurs its development and strategic growth of the sport."

Ghana is fielding a strong contingent in line with its National High-Performance programme and Selection Criteria. Please click here to view the Selection Criteria.

Media Accreditation Open

Media Accreditation

BWF World Junior Championships 2023 is open for media accreditation to the Championships. International media interested in attending should contact pressoffice@bwf.sport. For first-round allocation, and might be added to a waitlist. The process is open to Daily or weekly newspapers, National news or sports magazines, Web-based organizations with staff members providing original content, and Photographic media organizations with established magazines, newspapers and web-based clientele. All requesting organizations must be based in Ghana and meet the guideline standards.

About Ghana Badminton

Founded in 1962, Ghana Badminton is the governing body of Badminton in Ghana, responsible for representing, coordinating, administering, marketing, and developing the sport in close cooperation with our authorized and regulated Government Authority and Development partners.

As the national sports governing body for the Olympic Sport of Badminton, we do this by representing every member of the Badminton Community at the government level by providing a well-governed, compliant, and inclusive global sport and implementing a strategic plan for the national sport with our implementation partners at the national and international levels.

With Olympic success at the heart of our ambitions, we are investing our knowledge and expertise in rebuilding a quality future for our sport by strengthening and developing the domestic game and developing talent to achieve success on the international stage, inspiring the next generation of players and local fans and corporate community in line with the global vision of giving every child a chance to play for life.

We do this by leading and inspiring all stakeholders; delivering entertainment through exciting events to drive fan experience; and creating innovative, impactful, sustainable development initiatives.

With millions of Ghanaians playing yearly, Badminton looks forward to being the nation's favourite racket sport by 2024. We want to inspire everyone to play more, support louder and love Badminton, from this generation to the next, worthy of the world's fastest sport.

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