Badminton World Federation (BWF) BWF is an international governing body for the sport of badminton, founded in 1934 and headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with 163 official member associations. The mission of the BWF is to popularize and develop the sport of badminton worldwide and to strengthen the ties between national badminton associations. Uber Cup (women), World Badminton Championships, Olympic Badminton Tournament and so on. The Toms Cup, Uber Cup and the Olympic Badminton Tournament all require qualifiers by region first, and the winners participate in the final stage of the tournament.