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 is held once every two years to determine the best badminton players in Europe. European Mixed Team Badminton Championships usually starts prior to the individual championships until it was split in 2009.

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 bids to stage the 2010 events.^[3]

Year No. Host City Country 1968 I Bochum  West Germany 1970 II Port Talbot  Wales 1972 III Karlskrona  Sweden 1974 IV Vienna  Austria 1976 V Dublin  Ireland 1978 VI Preston  England 1980 VII Groningen  Netherlands 1982 VIII Böblingen  West Germany 1984 IX Preston  England 1986 X Uppsala  Sweden 1988 XI Kristiansand  Norway 1990 XII Moscow  Soviet Union 1992 XIII Glasgow  Scotland

Year No. Host City Country 1994 XIV Den Bosch  Netherlands 1996 XV Herning  Denmark 1998 XVI Sofia  Bulgaria 2000 XVII Glasgow  Scotland 2002 XVIII Malmö  Sweden 2004 XIX Geneva   Switzerland 2006 XX Den Bosch  Netherlands 2008 XXI Herning  Denmark 2010 XXII Manchester  England 2012 XXIII Karlskrona  Sweden 2014 XXIV Kazan  Russia 2016 XXV La Roche-sur-Yon  France

Past winners

Year	Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles	Teams
2016	Viktor Axelsen	Carolina Marín	Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding	Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen
2014	Jan O Jorgensen	Carolina Marín	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov		Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen
2012	Marc Zwiebler	Tine Baun	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen		Robert Mateusiak Nadiezda Zieba
2010	Peter Gade	Tine Rasmussen	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	Denmark
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	Sweden
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	Denmark
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		England
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	Denmark
1974	Sture Johnsson		Willi Braun Roland Maywald	Gillian Gilks Margaret Beck		England
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

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
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

Medal count

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Denmark	63	56	66	185
2	England	43	34	52	129
3	Sweden	12	19	48	79
4	Germany	7	10	22	39
5	Netherlands	3	7	25	35
6	Russia*	2	2	7	10
6	Spain	2	0	0	2
8	Poland	1	1	6	8
9	Switzerland	1	0	0	1
10	Wales	0	1	3	4
11	France	0	1	2	3
12	Scotland	0	0	6	6
13	Belgium	0	0	1	1
13	Bulgaria	0	0	1	1
13	Turkey	0	0	1	1

* included medals won by the USSR and the CIS

References

1. "European Championships 2008". Badminton World Federation. 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.