The European Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe (BE). It represents the highest level of continental competition in European badminton, and the winners of each event are recognised as the European champions.
History
The first of these competitions was held in 1968. The competition was held once every two years to determine the best badminton players in Europe. European Mixed Team Badminton Championships usually started prior to the individual championships until it was split in 2009. From 2017 on the European badminton championship is held annually except for the year with European Games - the badminton program at those Games will operate as that years Championships. Since 2008, it is being graded as a Grand Prix Gold tournament by the Badminton World Federation.
Championships
The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of the European Championships. On 15 January 2008, Manchester of England won the bid to stage the 2010 event which saw the separation the team event into different championships. Starting from 2017, the championship will be an annual event except for the year with European Games. The 2020 edition in Kyiv, Ukraine, had to be cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic and the hosting rights of the 2021 edition was reallocated to Ukraine again. The number in parentheses following the city/country denotes how many times that city/country has hosted the championships.
| Year |
Number |
Host City |
Events |
| 1968 |
1 |
Bochum, West Germany (1) |
5 |
| 1970 |
2 |
Port Talbot, Wales (1) |
| 1972 |
3 |
Karlskrona, Sweden (1) |
6 |
| 1974 |
4 |
Vienna, Austria (1) |
| 1976 |
5 |
Dublin, Ireland (1) |
| 1978 |
6 |
Preston, England (1) |
| 1980 |
7 |
Groningen, Netherlands (1) |
| 1982 |
8 |
Böblingen, West Germany (1) |
| 1984 |
9 |
Preston, England (2) |
| 1986 |
10 |
Uppsala, Sweden (1) |
| 1988 |
11 |
Kristiansand, Norway (1) |
| 1990 |
12 |
Moscow, Soviet Union (1) |
| 1992 |
13 |
Glasgow, Scotland (1) |
| 1994 |
14 |
Den Bosch, Netherlands (1) |
| 1996 |
15 |
Herning, Denmark (1) |
| 1998 |
16 |
Sofia, Bulgaria (1) |
|
| Year |
Number |
Host City |
Events |
| 2000 |
17 |
Glasgow, Scotland (2) |
6 |
| 2002 |
18 |
Malmö, Sweden (1) |
| 2004 |
19 |
Geneva, Switzerland (1) |
| 2006 |
20 |
Den Bosch, Netherlands (2) |
| 2008 |
21 |
Herning, Denmark (2) |
5 |
| 2010 |
22 |
Manchester, England (1) |
| 2012 |
23 |
Karlskrona, Sweden (2) |
| 2014 |
24 |
Kazan, Russia (1) |
| 2016 |
25 |
La Roche-sur-Yon, France (1) |
| 2017 |
26 |
Kolding, Denmark (1) |
| 2018 |
27 |
Huelva, Spain (1) |
| 2021 |
28 |
Kyiv, Ukraine (1) |
| 2022 |
29 |
Madrid, Spain (1) |
| 2024 |
30 |
Saarbrücken, Germany (1) |
| 2025 |
31 |
Horsens, Denmark |
| 2026 |
32 |
TBD, Spain |
|
Past winners
Individual events (1968–present)
| Year |
Men's singles |
Women's singles |
Men's doubles |
Women's doubles |
Mixed doubles |
| 1968 |
 Sture Johnsson |
 Irmgard Latz |
 David Eddy
Roger Powell |
Margaret Boxall
Susan Whetnall |
Tony Jordan
Susan Whetnall |
| 1970 |
Eva Twedberg |
 Elo Hansen
Per Walsøe |
David Eddy
Susan Whetnall |
| 1972 |
Wolfgang Bochow |
Margaret Beck |
Willi Braun
Roland Maywald |
Gillian Gilks
Judy Hashman |
Derek Talbot
Gillian Gilks |
| 1974 |
Sture Johnsson |
Gillian Gilks |
Margaret Beck
Gillian Gilks |
| 1976 |
Flemming Delfs |
Ray Stevens
Mike Tredgett |
Gillian Gilks
Susan Whetnall |
| 1978 |
Lene Køppen |
Nora Perry
Anne Statt |
Mike Tredgett
Nora Perry |
| 1980 |
 Liselotte Blumer |
Stefan Karlsson
Claes Nordin |
Nora Perry
Jane Webster |
| 1982 |
Jens Peter Nierhoff |
Lene Køppen |
Stefan Karlsson
Thomas Kihlström |
Gillian Gilks
Gillian Clark |
Martin Dew
Gillian Gilks |
| 1984 |
Morten Frost |
Helen Troke |
Martin Dew
Mike Tredgett |
Karen Chapman
Gillian Clark |
| 1986 |
Steen Fladberg
Jesper Helledie |
Gillian Clark
Gillian Gowers |
| 1988 |
Darren Hall |
Kirsten Larsen |
Jens Peter Nierhoff
Michael Kjeldsen |
Dorte Kjær
Nettie Nielsen |
Steen Fladberg
Gillian Clark |
| 1990 |
Steve Baddeley |
Pernille Nedergaard |
Jan Paulsen
Henrik Svarrer |
Jon Holst-Christensen
Grete Mogensen |
| 1992 |
Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
Jon Holst-Christensen
Thomas Lund |
Lim Xiaoqing
Christine Magnusson |
Thomas Lund
Pernille Dupont |
| 1994 |
Lim Xiaoqing |
Simon Archer
Chris Hunt |
Michael Søgaard
Catrine Bengtsson |
| 1996 |
Camilla Martin |
Jon Holst-Christensen
Thomas Lund |
Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen
Marlene Thomsen |
Michael Søgaard
Rikke Olsen |
| 1998 |
Peter Gade |
Simon Archer
Chris Hunt |
Rikke Olsen
Marlene Thomsen |
| 2000 |
Jens Eriksen
Jesper Larsen |
Donna Kellogg
Joanne Goode |
| 2002 |
Peter Rasmussen |
 Yao Jie |
Jens Eriksen
Martin Lundgaard Hansen |
Jane F. Bramsen
Ann-Lou Jørgensen |
Jens Eriksen
Mette Schjoldager |
| 2004 |
Peter Gade |
Mia Audina |
Mia Audina
Lotte Bruil-Jonathans |
Nathan Robertson
Gail Emms |
| 2006 |
Xu Huaiwen |
Gail Emms
Donna Kellogg |
Thomas Laybourn
Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
| 2008 |
Kenneth Jonassen |
Lars Paaske
Jonas Rasmussen |
Lena Frier Kristiansen
Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
Anthony Clark
Donna Kellogg |
| 2010 |
Peter Gade |
Tine Baun |
 Valeria Sorokina
Nina Vislova |
Thomas Laybourn
Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
| 2012 |
Marc Zwiebler |
Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen |
Christinna Pedersen
Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
 Robert Mateusiak
Nadieżda Zięba |
| 2014 |
Jan Ø. Jørgensen |
 Carolina Marín |
Vladimir Ivanov
Ivan Sozonov |
Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Christinna Pedersen |
| 2016 |
Viktor Axelsen |
Mads Conrad-Petersen
Mads Pieler Kolding |
| 2017 |
Rajiv Ouseph |
Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen |
Chris Adcock
Gabby Adcock |
| 2018 |
Viktor Axelsen |
Kim Astrup
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen |
 Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva |
| 2021 |
Anders Antonsen |
Vladimir Ivanov
Ivan Sozonov |
Rodion Alimov
Alina Davletova |
| 2022 |
Viktor Axelsen |
Mark Lamsfuß
Marvin Seidel |
Mark Lamsfuß
Isabel Lohau |
| 2024 |
Anders Antonsen |
Kim Astrup
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen |
 Margot Lambert
Anne Tran |
Thom Gicquel
Delphine Delrue |
Mixed team event (1972–2006)
| Year |
Mixed team |
| 1972 |
|
| 1974 |
| 1976 |
|
| 1978 |
|
| 1980 |
| 1982 |
| 1984 |
| 1986 |
|
| 1988 |
| 1990 |
| 1992 |
|
| 1994 |
| 1996 |
|
| 1998 |
| 2000 |
| 2002 |
| 2004 |
| 2006 |
Performances by nation
| Pos |
Nation |
MS |
WS |
MD |
WD |
XD |
Total |
| 1 |
' |
22 |
10 |
17 |
10 |
11 |
70 |
| 2 |
|
3 |
5 |
6 |
12 |
14.5 |
40.5 |
| 3 |
|
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0.5 |
9.5 |
| 4 |
|
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
| 5 |
|
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| 6 |
|
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| 7 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| 9 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| 10 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Total |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
150 |
Medal count
* Russian medals included medals won by the USSR and the CIS * German medals included medals won by West Germany
Successful players
Below is the list of the most ever successful players in the European Badminton Championships:
| Name |
MS |
WS |
MD |
WD |
XD |
Total |
| Gillian Gilks |
|
2 |
|
4 |
6 |
12 |
| Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
|
|
|
5 |
2 |
7 |
| Carolina Marín |
|
7 |
|
|
|
7 |
| Christinna Pedersen |
|
|
|
4 |
2 |
6 |
| Peter Gade |
5 |
|
|
|
|
5 |
| Susan Whetnall |
|
|
|
3 |
2 |
5 |
| Mike Tredgett |
|
|
3 |
|
2 |
5 |
| Jens Eriksen |
|
|
4 |
|
1 |
5 |
| Nora Perry |
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
4 |
| Gillian Clark |
|
|
|
3 |
1 |
4 |
| Martin Dew |
|
|
1 |
|
3 |
4 |
| Michael Søgaard |
|
|
|
|
4 |
4 |
| Rikke Olsen |
|
|
|
1 |
3 |
4 |
See also
In Spanish: Campeonato Europeo de Bádminton para niños
