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]
Location of the European 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.
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Past winners
Individual events (1968–present)
| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
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| 2020 | Cancelled [note 1] | ||||
| 2018 |  Viktor Axelsen |  Carolina Marín | 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 | ||
| 2016 | Viktor Axelsen | Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding | Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen | ||
| 2014 | Jan Ø. Jørgensen |  Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov | |||
| 2012 |  Marc Zwiebler | Tine Baun | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |  Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Zięba | |
| 2010 | Peter Gade | Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen | Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova | Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl | |
| 2008 | Kenneth Jonassen | Xu Huaiwen | Kamilla Rytter Juhl Lena Frier Kristiansen | Anthony Clark Donna Kellogg | |
| 2006 | Peter Gade | Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen | Donna Kellogg Gail Emms | Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl | |
| 2004 |  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 | 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 | Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont | ||
| 1990 | Steve Baddeley | Jan Paulsen Henrik Svarrer | Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen | Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen | |
| 1988 | Darren Hall | Kirsten Larsen | Jens Peter Nierhoff Michael Kjeldsen | Steen Fladberg Gillian Clark | |
| 1986 | Morten Frost | Helen Troke | Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie | Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers | Martin Dew Gillian Gilks |
| 1984 | 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 | ||
| 1976 | Gillian Gilks | Gillian Gilks Susan Whetnall | Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks | ||
| 1974 | Sture Johnsson | Willi Braun Roland Maywald | Gillian Gilks Margaret Beck | ||
| 1972 | Wolfgang Bochow | Margaret Beck | Gillian Gilks Judy Hashman | ||
| 1970 | Sture Johnsson | Eva Twedberg | Elo Hansen Per Walsoe | Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall | David Eddy Susan Whetnall |
| 1968 | Irmgard Latz | David Eddy Roger Powell | Tony Jordan Susan Whetnall | ||
Mixed team event (1972–2006)
| Year | Mixed team |
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| 1972 | England |
| 1974 | |
| 1976 | Denmark |
| 1978 | England |
| 1980 | |
| 1982 | |
| 1984 | |
| 1986 | Denmark |
| 1988 | |
| 1990 | |
| 1992 | Sweden |
| 1994 | |
| 1996 | Denmark |
| 1998 | |
| 2000 | |
| 2002 | |
| 2004 | |
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Successful players
Below is the list of the most ever successful players in the European Badminton Championships:
| Name | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
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| Gillian Gilks | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | ||
| Kamilla Rytter Juhl | 5 | 2 | 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 | |||
| Carolina Marín | 4 | 4 |
Medal count
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark (DEN) | 63 | 57 | 66 | 186 |
| 2 | England (ENG) | 45 | 34 | 52 | 131 |
| 3 | Sweden (SWE) | 12 | 19 | 48 | 79 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 7 | 10 | 22 | 39 |
| 5 | Spain (ESP) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 7 | 25 | 35 |
| 7 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 |  Scotland (SCO) | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 12 | .svg.jpg){kind=small} Wales (WAL) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 nations) | 139 | 135 | 241 | 515 | |
* included medals won by the USSR and the CIS
Note
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.
- ^ "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