| Dates: | 18–25 April |
| Number Edition: | 16 |
| Venue: | Winter Sports Palace |
| Location: | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Previous: | 1996 |
| Next: | 2000 |
The 16th European Badminton Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria, between 18 and 25 April 1998, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Bulgarian Badminton Federation.
The competition was held at the Winter Sports Palace in Sofia.[1] [2]
| Men's singles | Peter Gade | Kenneth Jonassen | Peter Rasmussen | |
| Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | ||||
| Women's singles | Camilla Martin | Kelly Morgan | Mette Sørensen | |
| Mette Pedersen | ||||
| Men's doubles | Simon Archer and Chris Hunt |  Peter Axelssonand Pär-Gunnar Jönsson | Jon Holst Christensen and Michael Søgaard | |
| Julian Robertson and Nathan Robertson | ||||
| Women's doubles | Rikke Olsen and Marlene Thomsen | Ann Jørgensen and Majken Vange | Joanne Goode and Donna Kellogg | |
| Monique Hoogland and Erica van den Heuvel | ||||
| Mixed doubles | Michael Søgaard and Rikke Olsen | Michael Keck and Erica van den Heuvel | Simon Archer and Joanne Goode | |
| Jon Holst Christensen and Ann Jørgensen | ||||
| Teams | Denmark | England | Sweden |
| Category | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Peter Gade | Peter Rasmussen | Walkover |
| Kenneth Jonassen | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | 15–6, 15–6 | |
| Women's singles | Camilla Martin | Mette Sørensen | 11–7, 12–11 |
| Kelly Morgan | Mette Pedersen | 12–9, 11–8 | |
| Men's doubles | Simon Archer Chris Hunt | Jon-Holst Christensen Michael Søgaard | 15–8, 15–8 |
| Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson | Julian Robertson Nathan Robertson | 10–15, 15–10, 15–10 | |
| Women's doubles | Rikke Olsen Marlene Thomsen | Joanne Goode Donna Kellogg | 15–5, 15–10 |
| Ann Jørgensen Majken Vange | Monique Hoogland Erica van den Heuvel | 12–15, 18–16, 15–7[3] | |
| Mixed doubles | Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen | 15–6, 15–12 | |
| Michael Keck Erica van den Heuvel | Simon Archer Joanne Goode | 8–15, 15–11, 15–8 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Peter Gade | Kenneth Jonassen | 15–8, 15–4 | |
| Women's singles | Camilla Martin | Kelly Morgan | 11–2, 11–4 | |
| Men's doubles | Simon Archer Chris Hunt | Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson | 15–3, 15–3 | |
| Women's doubles | Rikke Olsen Marlene Thomsen | Ann Jørgensen Majken Vange | 15–2, 15–10 | |
| Mixed doubles | Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen | Michael Keck Erica van den Heuvel | 15–7, 6–15, 15–11 |
| Pos | Country | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | style=text-align:left | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | |
| 2 | style=text-align:left | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 3 | style=text-align:left | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| style=text-align:left | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 5 | style=text-align:left | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| style=text-align:left | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |