France national badminton team explained

France
Association:Fédération Française de Badminton (FFBAD)
Confederation:BE (Europe)
President:Yohan Penel
Rank:10
Date:2 January 2024
Max Rank:10
Max Date:4 July 2023
World Mixed Team Champ Apps:16
World Mixed Team Champ First:1989
World Mixed Team Champ Best:Group stage
World Men's Team Champ Apps:5
World Men's Team Champ First:2014
World Men's Team Champ Best:Quarter-finals (2014, 2018)
World Women's Team Champ Apps:3
World Women's Team Champ First:2018
World Women's Team Champ Best:Group stage
Regional Name:European Mixed Team Championships
Regional Cup Apps:21
Regional Cup First:1982
Regional Cup Best:Runners-up (2021, 2023)
Regional2 Name:European Men's Team Championships
Regional2 Cup Apps:8
Regional2 Cup First:2006
Regional2 Cup Best:Runners-up (2016)
Regional3 Name:European Women's Team Championships
Regional3 Cup Apps:8
Regional3 Cup First:2006
Regional3 Cup Best:Semi-finals (2020)
Regional4 Name:Helvetia Cup
Regional4 Cup Apps:11
Regional4 Cup First:1975
Regional4 Cup Best:Champions (1997, 2003)

The France national badminton team (French: Équipe de France de badminton) represents France in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is controlled by the French Badminton Federation, France's governing body for badminton. France has had decent results in badminton, having reaching the semifinals in both men's and women's team at the 2020 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships.

The mixed team were runners-up at the 2021 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships. The men's team also reached the quarterfinals in the Thomas Cup twice, particularly in 2014 and 2018.

France also has decent results in badminton at the European Games, having won two silvers and two bronzes.

Participation in BWF competitions

Year Result
Quarterfinals
Group stage − 11th
Quarterfinals
Group stage − 13th
Group stage − 10th
Withdrew
Uber Cup
Year Result
Group stage − 15th
Group stage − 12th
Group stage − 14th
Withdrew
Year Result
27th - Group 7
29th - Group 7
30th - Group 7 Relegated
31st - Group 8 Promoted
33rd - Group 5
31st - Group 5 Promoted
28th - Group 4
24th - Group 4
25th - Group 4 Promoted
17th - Group 3 Promoted
16th - Group 2
14th - Group 2
16th - Group 2
15th - Group 2
14th - Group 2
Group stage − 9th

Participation in European Team Badminton Championships

Men's Team
Year Result
Quarter-finalist
Group stage
Group stage
Quarter-finalist
Quarter-finalist
Runner-up
Semi-finalist
Semi-finalist
Runner-up
Women's Team
Year Result
Quarter-finalist
Quarter-finalist
Group stage
Quarter-finalist
Quarter-finalist
Group stage
Quarter-finalist
Semi-finalist
Semi-finalist
Mixed Team
Year Result
1982 Group stage
1984 Group stage
1986 Group stage
1988 Group stage
1990 Group stage
1992 Group stage
1994 Group stage
1998 Group stage
2000 Group stage
2002 Group stage
2004 Quarter-finals
2006 Quarter-finals
Group stage
Quarter-finals
Quarter-finals
Quarter-finals
Quarter-finals
Quarter-finals
Group stage
Runner-up
Runner-up

Participation in Helvetia Cup

!Year!Result
19759th place
197915th place
19819th place
198513th place
198711th place
198913th place
19916th place
1993 Third place
19955th place
1997 Champion

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

!Year!Result
Group stage - 18th of 24
Did not enter
2004
2006
2007
Group X2 - 12th of 21
Group Z - 15th of 21
Group W1 - 13th of 24
Group X1 - 11th of 22
Group Y1 - 17th of 30
Group X1 - 12th of 30
Group Y1 - 21st of 33
Group B2 - 17th of 39
Group G1 - 11th of 52
Quarter-finalist - 8th of 44
Group D - 15th of 39
Quarter-finalist - 8th of 43
Cancelled
Cancelled
Did not enter
Quarter-finalist - 6th of 38

European Junior Team Badminton Championships

Mixed Team
Year Result
10th place
Quarter-finalist
Group stage
Runner-up
Semi-finalist
Champions
Champions
Runner-up
Runner-up

Players

Current squad

Men's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
MSMDXD
Toma Junior Popov29 September 19982542-
Christo Popov8 March 20022742-
Arnaud Merklé24 April 200043--
Alex Lanier26 January 200544--
Lucas Claerbout22 October 199287--
Lucas Corvée9 June 1993-36-
Ronan Labar3 May 1989-36-
Maël Cattoen9 February 2004-101104
Lucas Renoir7 March 2004-10196
Thom Gicquel20 February 1997-48111

Women's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
WSWDXD
Qi Xuefei28 February 199258--
Léonice Huet21 May 200079--
Rosy Oktavia Pancasari1 January 199583--
Romane Cloteaux-Foucault25 January 2001127589-
Anna Tatranova12 October 2003118-740
Margot Lambert15 March 1999-22-
Anne Tran27 April 1996-22-
Sharone Bauer12 April 2000-80101
Emilie Vercelot5 February 2002-80104
Delphine Delrue6 November 1998-49911

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Populorum . Mike . Archiv SudirmanCup . sbg.ac.at . 8 May 2019.