England national badminton team explained

England
Association:Badminton England
Confederation:Badminton Europe
President:Mike Robinson
Rank:14 1
Date:3 January 2023
Max Rank:10
Max Date:2 July 2019
World Mixed Team Champ Apps:16
World Mixed Team Champ First:1989
World Mixed Team Champ Best:Semi-finals (2007)
World Men's Team Champ Apps:15
World Men's Team Champ First:1982
World Men's Team Champ Best:Semi-finals (1982, 1984)
World Women's Team Champ Apps:14
World Women's Team Champ First:1963
World Women's Team Champ Best:Runners-up (1963, 1984)
Regional Name:European Mixed Team Championships
Regional Cup Apps:27
Regional Cup First:1972
Regional Cup Best:Champions (1972, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1984)
Regional2 Name:European Men's Team Championships
Regional2 Cup Apps:8
Regional2 Cup First:2006
Regional2 Cup Best:Champions (2008, 2014, 2018)
Regional3 Name:European Women's Team Championships
Regional3 Cup Apps:8
Regional3 Cup First:2006
Regional3 Cup Best:Runners-up (2006)

The England national badminton team represents England in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by Badminton England, the governing body for badminton in England. The English team is ranked 13 on the world ranking and has had many appearances in international team events.

England were runners-up at the 1963 and the 1984 Uber Cup. They've also been semifinalists 4 times at the Uber Cup. The men's team had two semifinal finishes at the 1982 and 1984 edition of the Thomas Cup. England only finished in the final four once in the Sudirman Cup which was in 2007.

Next to Denmark, England is one of the dominant badminton nations in Europe, having won the European Mixed Team Badminton Championships five times and having many podium finishes at the European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships.

Summer Olympic Games

List of medalists

MedalNameGamesSportEvent
Simon Archer
Joanne Goode
BadmintonMixed doubles
Gail Emms
Nathan Robertson
BadmintonMixed doubles
Marcus Ellis
Chris Langridge
BadmintonMen's doubles

Participation in BWF competitions

Thomas Cup[1]
Year Result
Semi-finalist
Third place
Group stage − 6th
Group stage − 5th
Group stage − 7th
Group stage − 5th
Group stage − 7th
Group stage − 6th
Play-offs − 9th
Quarter-finalist
Quarter-finalist
Group stage − 9th
Group stage − 15th
Group stage − 10th
Withdrew
Group stage − 11th
Group Stage − 15th
Uber Cup[2]
Year Result
Runner-up
Second round inter-zone (3rd)
Second round inter-zone (3rd)
Second round inter-zone (3rd)
Second round inter-zone (3rd)
Runner-up
Group stage − 5th / 6th
Group stage − 5th
Group stage − 5th / 6th
Group stage − 7th
Group stage − 6th
Group stage − 6th
Group stage − 10th
Quarter-finalist
Sudirman Cup[3]
Year Result
6th − Group 1 relegated
7th − Group 2 promoted
5th − Group 1
5th − Group 1
6th − Group 1 relegated
7th − Group 2 promoted
5th − Group 1
5th − Group 1
5th − Group 1
Semi-finalist
6th − Group 1
9th − Group 1
9th − Group 1
9th − Group 1
9th − Group stage
14th − Group stage

Participation in European Team Badminton Championships

Men's Team
Year Result
Third place
Runner-up
Group stage
Third place
Runner-up
Semi-finalist
Runner-up
Quarter-finalist
Semi-finalist
Women's Team
Year Result
Runner-up
Quarter-finalist
Group stage
Group stage
Quarter-finalist
Group stage
Quarter-finalist
Group stage
Did not qualified
Mixed Team
Year Result
1972 Champions
1974 Champions
1976 Runner-up
1978 Champions
1980 Runner-up
1982 Champions
1984 Champions
1986 Runner-up
1988 Third place
1990 Third place
1992 Third place
1994 Third place
1996 Third place
1998 Runner-up
2000 Runner-up
2002 Runner-up
2004 4th place
2006 Third place
Runner-up
Runner-up
Semi-finalist
Semi-finalist
Runner-up
Semi-finalist
Group stage
Group stage
Semi-finalist

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

!Year!Result
Group stage - 8th of 24
Group stage - 8th of 23
Group Y1 - 6th of 20
Group Y2 - 10th of 28
Group Z1 - 9th of 25
Group W - 13th of 21
Group Y2 - 14th of 21
Group X2 - 10th of 24
Group Z2 - 14th of 22
Group Z1 - 15th of 30
Did not enter
Group Y2 - 17th of 33
Group D2 - 14th of 39
Group A2 - 12th of 52
Group E - 9th of 44
Group H - 14th of 39
Group D - 11th of 43
Cancelled
Cancelled
Group D - 7th of 37
Group C - 14th of 38

European Junior Team Badminton Championships

Mixed Team
Year Result
Runner-up
Champions
Runner-up
Runner-up
Champions
Runner-up
Runner-up
Runner-up
Champions
Semi-finalist
Quarter-finalist
Quarter-finalist
Runner-up
Semi-finalist
Quarter-finalist
Quarter-finalist

Current Male and Female players

Male players
Female players

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BWF: Thomas Cup . 2008-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080410011701/http://www.internationalbadminton.org/thomas.html . 2008-04-10 . dead .
  2. Web site: BWF: Uber Cup . 2008-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080410011706/http://www.internationalbadminton.org/uber.html . 2008-04-10 . dead .
  3. Web site: BWF: Sudirman Cup . 2008-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080410011650/http://www.internationalbadminton.org/sudirman.html . 2008-04-10 . dead .