European Badminton Championships

The European Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe (BE). 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. Since 2008, it is being graded as a Grand Prix Gold tournament by the Badminton World Federation.^[1]^[2]

Championships[]

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]

Year	Number	Host City	Host Country	Events
1968	1	Bochum	West Germany	5
1970	2	Port Talbot	Wales	5
1972	3	Karlskrona	Sweden	6
1974	4	Vienna	Austria	6
1976	5	Dublin	Ireland	6
1978	6	Preston	England	6
1980	7	Groningen	Netherlands	6
1982	8	Böblingen	West Germany	6
1984	9	Preston	England	6
1986	10	Uppsala	Sweden	6
1988	11	Kristiansand	Norway	6
1990	12	Moscow	Soviet Union	6
1992	13	Glasgow	Scotland	6
1994	14	Den Bosch	Netherlands	6
1996	15	Herning	Denmark	6

Year	Number	Host City	Host Country	Events
1998	16	Sofia	Bulgaria	6
2000	17	Glasgow	Scotland	6
2002	18	Malmö	Sweden	6
2004	19	Geneva	Switzerland	6
2006	20	Den Bosch	Netherlands	6
2008	21	Herning	Denmark	5
2010	22	Manchester	England	5
2012	23	Karlskrona	Sweden	5
2014	24	Kazan	Russia	5
2016	25	La Roche-sur-Yon	France	5
2017	26	Kolding	Denmark	5
2018	27	Huelva	Spain	5
2021	28	Kyiv	Ukraine	5
2022		Madrid	Spain	5

Past winners[]

Individual events (1968–present)[]

Year	Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles
2021^{[note 1]}	Anders Antonsen	Carolina Marín	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	Rodion Alimov Alina Davletova
2018	Viktor Axelsen		Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock
2017	Rajiv Ouseph		Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock
2016	Viktor Axelsen		Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding		Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen
2014	Jan Ø. Jørgensen		Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov		Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen
2012	Marc Zwiebler	Tine Baun	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen		Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Zięba
2010	Peter Gade	Tine Baun	Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen	Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl
2008	Kenneth Jonassen	Xu Huaiwen	Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen	Kamilla Rytter Juhl Lena Frier Kristiansen	Anthony Clark Donna Kellogg
2006	Peter Gade	Xu Huaiwen	Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Donna Kellogg Gail Emms	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl
2004	Peter Gade	Mia Audina		Lotte Bruil Mia Audina	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms
2002	Peter Rasmussen	Yao Jie		Jane F. Bramsen Ann-Lou Jørgensen	Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager
2000	Peter Gade	Camilla Martin	Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen	Donna Kellogg Joanne Goode	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen
1998	Peter Gade		Simon Archer Chris Hunt	Rikke Olsen Marlene Thomsen
1996	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen		Thomas Lund Jon Holst-Christensen	Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen
1994		Lim Xiaoqing	Simon Archer Chris Hunt	Christine Magnusson Lim Xiaoqing	Michael Søgaard Catrine Bengtsson
1992		Pernille Nedergaard	Thomas Lund Jon Holst-Christensen	Christine Magnusson Lim Xiaoqing	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont
1990	Steve Baddeley	Pernille Nedergaard	Jan Paulsen Henrik Svarrer	Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen	Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen
1988	Darren Hall	Kirsten Larsen	Jens Peter Nierhoff Michael Kjeldsen	Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen	Steen Fladberg Gillian Clark
1986	Morten Frost	Helen Troke	Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie	Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks
1984	Morten Frost	Helen Troke	Martin Dew Mike Tredgett	Karen Chapman Gillian Clark
1982	Jens Peter Nierhoff	Lene Køppen	Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström	Gillian Gilks Gillian Clark
1980	Flemming Delfs	Liselotte Blumer	Claes Nordin Stefan Karlsson	Nora Perry Jane Webster	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry
1978		Lene Køppen	Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett	Nora Perry Anne Statt	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry
1976		Gillian Gilks	Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett	Gillian Gilks Susan Whetnall	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks
1974	Sture Johnsson	Gillian Gilks	Willi Braun Roland Maywald	Gillian Gilks Margaret Beck
1972	Wolfgang Bochow	Margaret Beck	Willi Braun Roland Maywald	Gillian Gilks Judy Hashman
1970	Sture Johnsson	Eva Twedberg	Elo Hansen Per Walsoe	Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall	David Eddy Susan Whetnall
1968	Sture Johnsson	Irmgard Latz	David Eddy Roger Powell	Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall	Tony Jordan Susan Whetnall

Performances by nation[]

Pos	Nation	MS	WS	MD	WD	XD	Total
1	Denmark	20	10	16	10	11	67
2	England	3	5	6	12	14.5	40.5
3	Sweden	3	2	2	2	0.5	9.5
4	Germany	2	3	2	0	0	7
5	Spain	0	5	0	0	0	5
6	Russia	0	0	2	1	1	4
7	Netherlands	0	2	0	1	0	3
8	Bulgaria	0	0	0	2	0	2
9	Poland	0	0	0	0	1	1
9	Switzerland	0	1	0	0	0	1
Total		28	28	28	28	28	140

Mixed team event (1972–2006)[]

Year	Mixed team
1972	England
1974	England
1976	Denmark
1978	England
1980
1982
1984
1986	Denmark
1988
1990
1992	Sweden
1994	Sweden
1996	Denmark
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006

Medal count (1968 - 2021)[]


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Denmark	78	68	88	234
2	England	45	40	60	145
3	Sweden	12	19	49	80
4	Germany	7	10	29	46
5	Spain	5	0	0	5
6	Russia	4	4	11	19
7	Netherlands	3	8	30	41
8	Bulgaria	2	2	2	6
9	Poland	1	2	7	10
10	Switzerland	1	0	1	2
11	Scotland	0	2	8	10
12	France	0	2	5	7
13	Wales	0	1	3	4
14	Turkey	0	0	2	2
15	Belgium	0	0	1	1
	Finland	0	0	1	1
	Ireland	0	0	1	1
Totals (17 nations)		158	158	298	614

* Russian medals included medals won by the USSR and the CIS * German medals included medals won by West Germany

Successful players[]

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
Christinna Pedersen				4	2	6
Carolina Marín		5				5
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

Note[]

^ This tournament, originally to be played from 21 to 26 April 2020, was later postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine.^[5]

References[]

^ "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[]

European Championships, Individuals at badmintoneurope.com

[6] This tournament, originally to be played from 21 to 26 April 2020, was later postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine.^[5]

[1] "European Championships 2008". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

[2] "BWF World Rankings (4/22/2010)". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

[3] "Liverpool and Manchester win their European Championship bids". Retrieved 2008-01-20.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] Andersen, Jimmy. "Official: Kyiv will host the 2021 European Championships". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 25 February 2021.

[5] "Two tournaments which were previously suspended, have been cancelled". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

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