England national badminton team

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.

England
AssociationBadminton England
ConfederationBadminton Europe
PresidentMike Robinson
BWF ranking
Current ranking14 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
Appearances27 (first in 1972)
Best resultChampions (1972, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1984)
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances8 (first in 2006)
Best resultChampions (2008, 2014, 2018)
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances8 (first in 2006)
Best resultRunners-up (2006)

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.

Summer Olympic Games

As of the 2020 Olympics
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)20121547
2 Indonesia (INA)86721
3 South Korea (KOR)67720
4 Denmark (DEN)2349
5 Japan (JPN)1124
6 Chinese Taipei (TPE)1102
7 Spain (ESP)1001
8 Malaysia (MAS)0639
9 Great Britain (GBR)0123
 India (IND)0123
11 Netherlands (NED)0101
12 Russia (RUS)0011
Totals (12 entries)393943121

List of medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Bronze Simon Archer
Joanne Goode
2000 Sydney Badminton Mixed doubles
 Silver Gail Emms
Nathan Robertson
2004 Athens Badminton Mixed doubles
 Bronze Marcus Ellis
Chris Langridge
2016 Rio de Janeiro Badminton Men's doubles

Participation in BWF competitions

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

Participation in European Team Badminton Championships

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

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Year Result
2000Group stage - 8th of 24
2002Group stage - 8th of 23
2004Group Y1 - 6th of 20
2006Group Y2 - 10th of 28
2007Group Z1 - 9th of 25
2008Group W - 13th of 21
2009Group Y2 - 14th of 21
2010Group X2 - 10th of 24
2011Group Z2 - 14th of 22
2012Group Z1 - 15th of 30
2013Did not enter
2014Group Y2 - 17th of 33
2015Group D2 - 14th of 39
2016Group A2 - 12th of 52
2017Group E - 9th of 44
2018Group H - 14th of 39
2019Group D - 11th of 43
2020Cancelled
2021Cancelled
2022Group D - 7th of 37
2023Group C - 14th of 38

European Junior Team Badminton Championships

Mixed Team
YearResult
1975 Runner-up
1977 Champions
1979 Runner-up
1981 Runner-up
1983 Champions
1985 Runner-up
1987 Runner-up
1989 Runner-up
2007 Champions
2009 Semi-finalist
2011Quarter-finalist
2013Quarter-finalist
2015 Runner-up
2017 Semi-finalist
2018Quarter-finalist
2022Quarter-finalist

Current Male and Female players

References

  1. "BWF: Thomas Cup". Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
  2. "BWF: Uber Cup". Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
  3. "BWF: Sudirman Cup". Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
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