Para badminton
Technical officials are central to controlling the game of badminton on-court and ensuring fair match play in accordance with the Laws of Badminton and the various competition regulations.
Ensuring a high standard of officiating at international competitions is a key goal of the BWF. Training and development of technical officials is an important part of maintaining consistently high standards of officiating.
The BWF appoints technical officials to all BWF Para badminton events.
In Para badminton, technical officials can be categorised as Referee, Technical Delegate, Umpires, Line Judges as well as Classifiers.
The BWF is responsible for:
- Supporting the training and development of technical officials.
- Regularly assessing and reviewing the performance of technical officials at international tournaments.
- Managing the qualification and certification system for BWF Technical Officials.
Para-Badminton Referees
Para-Badminton Technical Delegates
Heng Ah Neoh
Malaysia
Guenter Kluetzke
Germany
Barbara Fryer
Switzerland
Teo Kian Joo
Malaysia
Enrique Charadan
Cuba
Enrique Charadan
Cuba
Jeff Bell
Canada
Jeff Bell
Canada
Carmen Martinez
Spain
Carmen Martinez
Spain
Heather Crump
England
Stefan Fuerstenau
Germany
Pipat Chantarapaichit
Thailand
Herbert Ott
Uganda
Jean-Louis Kelhoffner
France
Kristil Tan
Malaysia
Federico Valdez
Peru
Liu Qian
China
