Europe is guaranteed a semifinalist at the VICTOR China Open 2026! 💪 Toma Junior Popov 🇫🇷 defeated Rasmus Gemke 🇩🇰 21-10 21-19, while Nhat Nguyen 🇮🇪 fought back to win against Ayush Shetty 🇮🇳 15-21 21-13 22-20 after an hour-long clash. The reward? 👀 An all-European quarterfinal at the VICTOR China Open 2026. Who are you cheering for? 🙌 📷: BWF/Badmintonphoto - Goh Ean Jie & Liang Jing

Their best Super 1000 result yet! 🤩 Daniel Lundgaard/Mads Vestergaard 🇩🇰 are through to the quarterfinals of the VICTOR China Open 2026 with a huge win against fifth seeds Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin 🇲🇾. The Danes came through a thrilling three-game clash, winning 21-19, 12-21, 21-19. 💪 #welivebadminton #badminton 📷: BWF/Badmintonphoto - Goh Ean Jie

Create an original AI-generated image featuring Smashy in your most creative badminton world for a chance to win: 🏸 A YONEX racket 📲 A feature on our channels How to enter: 1️⃣ Visit the link https://badmintoneurope.com/w/where-will-ai-take-smashy-join-the-smashy-ai-challenge 2️⃣ Save an official Smashy image 3️⃣ Create your AI scene 4️⃣ Email it to [email protected] and/or share your creation on social media, tag @badminton_europe and use #AISmashyChallenge. In the email include your full name, country, social media username and AI tool used. 📅 Deadline: 3 August 2026 Facebook users can also post their image in the comments. The competition is open to participants residing in Europe and runs until 3 August 2026 at 23:59 CEST. The winner will be selected by Badminton Europe based on creativity, originality, the representation of Smashy and the connection to badminton. The winner will be contacted directly by email or social media, and the image will be posted on Badminton Europe's socials. This competition is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Instagram or Facebook. #BadmintonEurope #AISmashyChallenge

Another quarterfinal for Ben Lane/Sean Vendy 🔥 After also reaching the last eight last week, the English pair 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 secure an impressive result at the VICTOR China Open 2026, defeating sixth seeds Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani 🇮🇩 to reach the quarterfinals. Next up: Kakeru Kumagai/Hiroki Nishi 🇯🇵. 💪 #welivebadminton #badminton 📷: BWF/Badmintonphoto - Goh Ean Jie

A great trick to win the point! #welivebadminton #badminton

ANOTHER STUNNER! 🤯 Nhat Nguyen 🇮🇪 defeats seventh seed Li Shi Feng 🇨🇳 21-12, 14-21, 21-18 at the VICTOR China Open! What a day for European badminton! 🔥🏸 📸 BWF/Badmintonphoto - Goh Ean Jie #WeLiveBadminton #Badminton

RASMUS GEMKE 🇩🇰 STUNS KUNLAVUT VITIDSARN 🇹🇭 AT THE SUPER 1000 VICTOR CHINA OPEN 🇨🇳 What a result from the Dane as he beats the second seeded 21-13, 8-21, 21-19. The perfect way to start his Super 1000 campaign! 🇩🇰 📸: Badmintonphoto/BWF - Goh Ean Jie #WeLiveBadminton #Badminton

Oh he had no right to save those… #welivebadminton #badminton

🏆 Congratulations to all the medallists at the YONEX All England Junior Badminton Championships 2026! 👏 Check out all the podium photos from the event! 📸 And find all results here ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/all-england-juniors-26 📷: BADMINTON England

What a weekend! 💫😄 #JapanOpen #welivebadminton #badminton 📷: BWF/Badmintonphoto - Jnanesh Salian