Photo: Mikkel Gantriis
This year, Islands Brygge Badminton can be named Club of the Year 2026 for their work in spreading the sport of badminton to children and young people in the local area.
Badminton Denmark and DGI Badminton can now unveil the Club of the Year 2026, which is Islands Brygge Badminton.
The award is given to a club that cares for both members, the local environment and the values of badminton.
In just 13 years, since the club was founded, Islands Brygge Badminton has managed to create a club with over 700 members – despite the fact that they do not have their own badminton hall. It requires goodwill, commitment and flexibility to get the big puzzle to work when it has to be played around Copenhagen every week.
Despite challenges, the club is today Denmark’s 9th largest badminton club, and at the same time the club with the most female players, with many youth and senior teams in all categories and ages – and the club is still growing.
Islands Brygge Badminton wins the award as Club of the Year 2026 for their developing community, which with good initiatives such as ‘School Badminton’, ‘Mikroton’ and ‘Miniton’ manages to retain players and attract new ones, as well as to spread the sport of badminton, while at the same time creating joy for children and young people in Copenhagen and the surrounding area.
All that can only be done because of a large team of local volunteers who are the foundation on which the club is built. As a result, Islands Brygge Badminton stands as an anchored part of the local environment.
The other nominees for Club of the Year 2026 were Gug Badminton Club and Bov IF Badminton – a big round of applause must go to both clubs.
Islands Brygge Badminton will be honored as Club of the Year 2026 on Saturday 7 February on the final day at VICTOR DM 2026 in Sønderborg.
