The Welsh International is an international badminton championship held in Wales since 1928 and is thereby one of the oldest badminton tournaments in the world. The tournament was halted during World War II and until 1956, between 1960 and 1966, and in 1971. It is organised by Welsh Badminton Cymru, the governing body for badminton in Wales. [1]
Rank | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | England | 31 | 30 | 45 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 189 |
2 | Wales | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8.5 | 4 | 25.5 |
3 | Ireland | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4.5 | 24.5 |
4 | Russia | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
5 | Scotland | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
6 | Denmark | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
7 | Spain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
8 | Netherlands | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 1 | 7.5 |
9 | France | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Sweden | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
11 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Malaya Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
13 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 5.5 |
14 | India | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
15 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
16 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 3.5 |
Canada | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 | |
18 | Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
South Korea | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
21 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Estonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 365 |
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