Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Team |  Denmark |  Germany |  England |
| Women's Team | Germany | Denmark |  Netherlands |
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 14–19 February 2012 | ||
| Venue | Sporthallen Zuid | ||
| Location | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
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The 2012 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from February 14 to February 19, 2012. This tournament also serves as European qualification for the 2012 Thomas & Uber Cup. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | Denmark | Germany | England |
| Women's Team | Germany | Denmark | Netherlands |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| February 17, 2012 | ||||||||||
 Denmark | 3 | |||||||||
| February 18, 2012 | ||||||||||
 Poland | 0 | |||||||||
| Denmark | 3 | |||||||||
 England | 0 | |||||||||
| England | 3 | |||||||||
| February 19, 2012 | ||||||||||
 Ukraine | 1 | |||||||||
| Denmark | 3 | |||||||||
 Germany | 0 | |||||||||
 France | 1 | |||||||||
 Russia | 3 | |||||||||
| Russia | 1 | |||||||||
| Germany | 3 | Third place | ||||||||
 Netherlands | 2 | |||||||||
| February 19, 2012 | ||||||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||||||
| England | 3 | |||||||||
| Russia | 0 | |||||||||
 Denmark 3 | Amsterdam, Netherlands February 19, 2012 |  Germany 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| February 17, 2012 | ||||||||||
| Denmark | 3 | |||||||||
| February 18, 2012 | ||||||||||
| Ukraine | 2 | |||||||||
| Denmark | 3 | |||||||||
| Russia | 0 | |||||||||
| Russia | 3 | |||||||||
| February 19, 2012 | ||||||||||
 Bulgaria | 1 | |||||||||
| Denmark | 1 | |||||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||||||
 Switzerland | 2 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||
| Germany | 3 | Third place | ||||||||
| France | 0 | |||||||||
| February 19, 2012 | ||||||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||||||
| Russia | 1 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||||||
Denmark 1 | Amsterdam, Netherlands February 19, 2012 | Germany 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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