England national badminton team

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England
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Association Badminton England
Confederation Badminton Europe
PresidentMike Robinson
BWF ranking
Current ranking14 Decrease2.svg 1 (3 January 2023)
Highest ranking10 (2 July 2019)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances16 (first in 1989 )
Best resultSemi-finals (2007)
Thomas Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1982 )
Best resultSemi-finals (1982, 1984)
Uber Cup
Appearances14 (first in 1963 )
Best resultRunners-up (1963, 1984)
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances28 (first in 1972)
Best result Simple gold cup.svg Champions (1972, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1984)
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances8 (first in 2006 )
Best resultRunners-up (2008, 2014, 2018)
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances8 (first in 2006 )
Best resultRunners-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.

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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.

Competitive record

European Team Championships

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

YearRoundPos
2000 Group stage8th
2002 Group stage8th
2004 Group stage6th
2006 Group stage10th
2007 Group stage9th
2008 Group stage13th
2009 Group stage14th
2010 Group stage10th
2011 Group stage14th
2012 Group stage15th
2013 Did not enter
2014 Group stage17th
2015 Group stage14th
2016 Group stage12th
2017 Group stage9th
2018 Group stage14th
2019 Group stage11th
2022 Group stage7th
2023 Group stage14th
2024 Group stage15th
2025 To be determined

European Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

YearRoundPos
1975 Runners-up2nd
1977 Champions1st
1979 Runners-up2nd
1981 Runners-up2nd
1983 Champions1st
1985 Runners-up2nd
1987 Runners-up2nd
1989 Runners-up2nd
1991 Fourth place4th
1993 Group stage5th
1995 Third place3rd
1997 Fourth place4th
1999 Group stage5th
2001 Fourth place4th
2003 Group stage6th
2005 Group stage6th
2007 Champions1st
2009 Semi-finals3rd
2011 Quarter-finals5/7
2013 Quarter-finals5/8
2015 Runners-up2nd
2017 Semi-finals4th
2018 Quarter-finals5/8
2020 Did not enter
2022 Quarter-finals5/8
2024 Group stage9/16
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Current Male and Female players

As of 30 January 2025 [1]

References

  1. "England Performance Team – 2025". Badminton England . Retrieved 30 January 2025.