Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Team |  Denmark |  England |  Poland |
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 12-15 April 2008 | ||
| Venue | Messecenter Herning | ||
| Location | Herning, Denmark | ||
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The 2008 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships were held in Herning, Denmark, from April 12 to April 15, and were organised by the Badminton Europe and the Danmarks Badminton Forbund.
The competition was followed by the 2008 European Badminton Championships, the singles competition, held between April 16 and April 19.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Team | Denmark | England | Poland |
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 |
 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 |
 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 |
 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 |
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 |
 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 |
 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 |
 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 |
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 |
 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 |
 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 |
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 |
 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 |
 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| April 14 | ||||||
| 3 | |||||
| April 15 | ||||||
| 0 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| April 14 | ||||||
| 0 | |||||
| 0 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| April 15 | ||||||
| 1 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
 Denmark 3 | Herning, Denmark April 15, 2008 |  England 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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