29 marca odbyła się BEC Awards Ceremony, czyli coroczna ceremonia wręczenia nagród przez Badminton Europe dla najlepszych zawodników i trenerów. W plebiscycie mieliśmy również Polskie akcenty.
Nominowani do grona najlepszych na Starym Kontynencie byli Mateusz Golas, mistrz Europy U17 w kategorii Young Player of the Year 2024 oraz Michał Rogalski w kategorii Coach of the Year 2024.
Nominowani w poszczególnych kategoriach:
BEC Male Player of the Year
Viktor Axelsen – Denmark
Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen – Denmark
Alex Lanier – France
Anders Antonsen – Denmark
BEC Female Player of the Year
Carolina Marin – Spain
Margot Lambert / Anne Tran – France
Amalie Magelund – Denmark
Delphine Delrue – France
BEC Young Player of the Year
Lenny Hubert – France
Kaloyana Nalbantova – Bulgaria
Mateusz Golas – Poland
Thibault Gardon – France
BEC Senior Player of the Year
Dan Travers – Scotland
Rajeev Bagga – England
Carl-Johan Nybergh – Finland
Florentina Constantinescu – Romania
BEC Para-badminton Player of the Year
Lucas Mazur – France
Daniel Bethell – England
Charles Noakes – France
Helle Sofie Sagøy – Norway
European Fan Player of the Year
Alex Lanier – France
Polina Buhrova – Ukraine
Anders Antonsen – Denmark
Viktor Axelsen – Denmark
Christo Popov – France
Selina Piek – Netherlands
Coach of the Year
Kęstutis Navickas – Lithuania
Kenneth Jonassen – Denmark
Michal Rogalski – Poland
Wouter Class – Belgium
Shot of the Year
Victor Axelsen – Denmark
Anders Antonsen – Denmark
Ben Lane – England
Nadeem Dalvi – England
Social Media Award
Badminton Wales – Social Media presence
Jenny & Greg Mairs – Badminton Insight
Anders Antonsen – Youtube vlogs
Zwycięzcy:
Male Player of the Year 2024 – Viktor Axelsen
Female Player of the Year 2024 – Carolina Marín
Young Player of the Year 2024 – Kaloyana Nalbantova
Senior Player of the Year 2024 – Dan Travers
Para Badminton Player of the Year 2024 – Charles Noakes
Coach of the Year 2024 – Kęstutis Navickas
European Fan Player of the Year 2024 – Polina Buhrova
Shot of the Year 2024 – Nadeem Dalvi
Social Media Award of the Year 2024 – Badminton Insight
Technical Official Award – Malcolm Banham
