Northern Flight Badminton Club

Anyone who has ever played in one of the international LGBT Badminton tournaments will tell you that this is what Northern Flight is all about. We strive to provide a gateway to players of different abilities to come and enjoy with us these magical tournaments (and the wonderful hosting city) and, ideally, to bring back some medals for Manchester!

Above: Northern Flight in Paris (2006) Above: Northern Flight in Amsterdam (2006)

Below: Former Winners of the Veteran All England Championships, Sylvia and Geoff, were honorary players and prize-givers at the Pride Games Manchester International Badminton Tournament, August 2006

International Tournaments are held frequently all over Europe and North America, normally over the weekend, and the format is generally as described below:

For larger tournaments:

Friday - singles or mixed doubles

Saturday - level doubles followed by evening party

Sunday - farewell brunch

For smaller tournaments:

Saturday - singles or mixed followed by level doubles, followed by evening party

Sunday - farewell brunch

Tournaments are open to everyone and are generally graded as follows:

A = county/very strong club players, typically with lots of tournament experience;

B+ = strong club players, typically with tournament/ local league experience;

B- = intermediate players, typically with some tournament/ local league experience;

C = beginners or improvers, typically with little or no tournament experience.

For details of the next international LGBT badminton tournaments, click here.

Above left: another successful tournament, followed by (above right) a well-deserved brunch!