The European Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe (BE). It represents the highest level of continental competition in European badminton, and the winners of each event are recognised as the European champions.
History edit
The first of these competitions was held in 1968. The competition was held once every two years to determine the best badminton players in Europe. European Mixed Team Badminton Championships usually started prior to the individual championships until it was split in 2009. From 2017 on the European badminton championship is held annually except for the year with European Games - the badminton program at those Games will operate as that years Championships. Since 2008, it is being graded as a Grand Prix Gold tournament by the Badminton World Federation.[1][2]
Championships edit
The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of the European Championships. On 15 January 2008, Manchester of England won the bid to stage the 2010 event which saw the separation the team event into different championships.[3] Starting from 2017, the championship will be an annual event except for the year with European Games. The 2020 edition in Kyiv, Ukraine, had to be cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic and the hosting rights of the 2021 edition was reallocated to Ukraine again.[4] The number in parentheses following the city/country denotes how many times that city/country has hosted the championships.
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- ^ This tournament, originally to be played from 21 to 26 April 2020, was later postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine.[5]
Past winners edit
Individual events (1968–present) edit
Mixed team event (1972–2006) edit
| Year | Mixed team |
|---|---|
| 1972 |  England
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| 1974 | |
| 1976 |  Denmark
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| 1978 | England
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| 1980 | |
| 1982 | |
| 1984 | |
| 1986 | Denmark
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| 1988 | |
| 1990 | |
| 1992 |  Sweden
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| 1994 | |
| 1996 | Denmark
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| 1998 | |
| 2000 | |
| 2002 | |
| 2004 | |
| 2006 |
Performances by nation edit
- As of finals of the 2024 edition
| Pos | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark
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22 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 70 |
| 2 | England
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3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 14.5 | 40.5 |
| 3 | Sweden
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3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 9.5 |
| 4 |  Germany
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2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 |  Spain
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0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 |  Russia
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0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Bulgaria
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0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Netherlands
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0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 |  France
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0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Poland
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Switzerland
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 150 | |
Medal count edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 81 | 71 | 97 | 249 |
| 2 | England | 45 | 40 | 62 | 147 |
| 3 | Sweden | 12 | 19 | 48 | 79 |
| 4 | Germany | 9 | 11 | 29 | 49 |
| 5 | Spain | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Russia | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 3 | 8 | 34 | 45 |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | France | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 10 | Poland | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 11 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Scotland | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 13 |  Wales | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 |  Turkey | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 15 |  Finland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 |  Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 168 | 168 | 318 | 654 | |
* Russian medals included medals won by the USSR and the CIS * German medals included medals won by West Germany
Successful players edit
Below is the list of the most ever successful players in the European Badminton Championships:
| Name | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillian Gilks |
2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | ||
| Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
5 | 2 | 7 | |||
| Carolina Marín |
7 | 7 | ||||
| Christinna Pedersen |
4 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Peter Gade |
5 | 5 | ||||
| Susan Whetnall |
3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Mike Tredgett |
3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Jens Eriksen |
4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Nora Perry |
2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Gillian Clark |
3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Martin Dew |
1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Michael Søgaard |
4 | 4 | ||||
| Rikke Olsen |
1 | 3 | 4 |
References edit
- ^ "European Championships 2008". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "BWF World Rankings (4/22/2010)". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Liverpool and Manchester win their European Championship bids". Retrieved 2008-01-20.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Andersen, Jimmy. "Official: Kyiv will host the 2021 European Championships". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Two tournaments which were previously suspended, have been cancelled". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
External links edit
- European Championships, Individuals at badmintoneurope.com