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Live streaming Yonex All Englandf badminton tournament from the NIA National Indoor arena in Birmingham. Schedule of play, online webcast stream.
The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, currently sponsored by Yonex, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious badminton tournaments.
For live streaming and schedule of the All England badminton, visit:
www.myworldevents.com/sports/all-england-badminton.html
Event information:
Played annually, All England 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.
