After a few fierce days of play, with some surprising upsets and royal visitors, the All England Open Badminton Championship is reaching the quarter- semi- and final rounds of play, ahead of the finals on Sunday, March 17.
The All England Open Badminton Championship is airing for FREE in the UK on iPlayer. But don't worry if you're abroad while it's on — because you can watch All England Open live streams on iPlayer from anywhere with a VPN.
► Date: Tuesday, March 12 to Sunday, March 17
UK: iPlayer (free with license fee) | TNT Sports
Highlights: YouTube (free)
Use a VPN to watch any stream
In the first few days of the tournament, we've seen some surprising departures like men's doubles hopefuls Ben Land and Sean Vendy and past world champ Loh Kean Yew. The trophy is anyone's game, which could set the winners of each strand up well for the 2024 Paris Olympics later in the year.
The annual All England Open is the world's oldest badminton championship, and sits as one of the Badminton World Federation's most prestigious Grade 2 tournaments. Held annually in Birmingham's Arena Birmingham, it sees players from around the world duel it out to lift the trophy.
So here's how to watch the All England Open Badminton Championships online or on TV.
How to watch the All England Open Championship 2024 in the UK
You have to options for watching the All England Open in the UK.
Firstly is BBC Sport on iPlayer and the sports site's own website. This is free to license fee payers, and will air all rounds of the games, unlike past years where it only showed the quarter-finals and beyond.
Coverage of the event will also air via TNT Sports, with the paid TV package bundle offering lots of live streams of the games on its TNT Sports 3, TNT Sports 4and TNT Sports Extra channels. This is a good pick if you can handle the £30.99-per-month price of TNT Sports. You can sign up via Discovery Plus here.
Can you watch the All England Open in the US
An official cable or streaming broadcaster for the All England Open hasn't been announced, but you might be able to watch certain live games and highlights anyway.
This is through the BMF YouTube channel which is good at hosting some live and frequent highlight coverage of badminton matches. It aired lots of live streams from the recent French Open, suggesting it could do the same for the All England Open.
If not, you may need to find a VPN to watch from other sources...
How to watch the All England Open Badminton Championships online from anywhere with a VPN
You can watch the All England Open Badminton Championships on any of the streaming services above by using a VPN – no matter where you are in the world!
Normally a streaming service will know where you are trying to tune in from and block you if you're not in the right country but a Virtual Private Network (VPN) is an app that hides your location. That means you can access your usual sports and entertainment services even while you're traveling abroad.
Our favorite VPN is ExpressVPN, which is the No. 1-rated VPN in the world right now according to our sister site, TechRadar.
How to use a VPN to watch any stream
- Download the app at Express VPN
- Choose the location of the streaming service you want to watch (UK, US, etc)
- Navigate to the streaming service and start watching!
When do the rounds take place?
The All England Open begins on Tuesday, March 12 and runs for the best part of a week. Here's the full schedule:
- Tuesday, March 12: First Round
- Wednesday, March 13: First Round
- Thursday, March 14: Last 16
- Friday, March 15: Quarter-finals
- Saturday, March 16: Semi-finals
- Sunday, March 17: Finals
Matches begin at 10 am local time, which is 6 am ET/3 am PT, and the action will continue for 12 hours.
