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Nominees for the 2026 BEC Awards Ceremony
05/02/26 09:50

The official BEC Awards Ceremony returns for the 13th time on 23 April in Horsens, Denmark.

We know that these individuals have worked incredibly hard to develop and improve our sport, and the BEC Awards are a way to thank them for their huge contributions.

Here are the nominees for the 2026 BEC Awards Ceremony:


BEC Male Player of the Year

  • Christo Popov – France

  • Alex Lanier – France

  • Anders Antonsen – Denmark

  • Thom Gicquel – France

BEC Female Player of the Year

  • Delphine Delrue – France

  • Stefani & Gabriela Stoeva – Bulgaria

  • Margot Lambert & Camille Pognante – France

  • Alexandra Bøje – Denmark

BEC Young Player of the the Year

  • Rajvi Parab – England

  • Mady Sow – France

  • Manon Heitzmann – France

  • Ishasriya Mekala – Wales

BEC Senior Player of the Year

  • Drifa Hardardottir – Iceland

  • Christine Black – Scotland

  • Casper Lund – Denmark

  • Marjan Ridder – Netherlands

BEC Para Badminton Player of the Year

  • Lucas Mazur – France

  • Yuri Ferrigno – Italy

  • Ilaria Olgiati – Switzerland

  • Helle Sofie Sagøy – Norway

BEC Coach of the Year

  • Toma Popov – France

  • Tinna Helgadóttir Ludvigsen – Iceland

  • Marc Lutz – Switzerland

  • Jesper Hovgaard – Denmark

European Fan Player of the Year

  • Christo Popov – France

  • Tuğçe Çelik – Türkiye

  • Anders Antonsen – Denmark

  • Viktor Axelsen – Denmark

  • Alex Lanier – France

  • Mia Blichfeldt – Denmark

Shot of the Year

  • Thom Gicquel – France

  • Thibault Gardon – France

  • Delphine Delrue – France

  • Frederik Søgaard – Denmark

BEC Social Media Award

  • Thomas Fuchs – Germany

  • Viktor Axelsen – Denmark

  • Ben Beckman – England

  • Mads Christophersen – Denmark


Best of luck to all the nominees!
The winners will be announced on 23 April at the ceremony.

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