Die 11. Badminton-Europameisterschaft fand in Kristiansand, Norwegen, vom 10. bis zum 16. April 1988 statt. Die Meisterschaft wurde von der European Badminton Union und dem Norges Badminton Forbund ausgerichtet.
Medaillengewinner Herreneinzel Darren Hall Morten Frost Andrey Antropov Michael Kjeldsen Dameneinzel Kirsten Larsen Christina Bostofte Eline Coene Christine Magnusson Herrendoppel Jens Peter Nierhoff Michael Kjeldsen Steen Fladberg Jan Paulsen Chris Rees Lyndon Williams Peter Axelsson Stefan Karlsson Damendoppel Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen Julie Munday Gillian Clark Maria Bengtsson Christine Magnusson Katrin Schmidt Kirsten Schmieder Mixed Steen Fladberg Gillian Clark Alex Meijer Erica van Dijck Henrik Svarrer Dorte Kjær Jan-Eric Antonsson Maria Bengtsson Teams Steen FladbergMorten FrostMichael KjeldsenJens Peter NierhoffJan PaulsenHenrik SvarrerChristina BostofteDorte KjærKirsten LarsenGrete MogensenNettie NielsenGitte Paulsen Jan-Eric AntonssonPeter AxelssonPär-Gunnar JönssonJens OlssonStefan KarlssonCatrine BengtssonMaria BengtssonChristine Magnusson Steve BaddeleyMartin DewAndy GoodeDarren HallNick YatesGillian ClarkFiona ElliottGillian GilksJulie MundaySara SankeyHelen Troke
Herreneinzel Vorrunde 1. Runde Chris Rees – Guðmundur Adolfsson 15–7 15–12 Pascal Kaul – Gábor Petrovits 15–6 15–17 15–12 Øyvind Berntsen – Ralf Rausch 15–0 15–7 Csaba Kiss – Zdeněk Musil 15–10 9–15 18–17 Thomas Althaus – Michael Watt 15–6 17–15 Alexander Almer – Pejo Bojtschinow 15–10 15–10 Richard Kožušník – Ángel Fernández 15–7 15–11 Michael Keck – Dinko Dukov 15–0 15–5
Vorrunde 2. Runde Chris Rees – Pedro V. Blach 15–0 15–5 Erik Lia – Tony Tuominen 15–7 6–15 15–1 Pascal Kaul – Liam McKenna 15–10 8–15 15–8 Jeliazko Valkov – Christophe Jeanjean 15–11 15–18 18–15 Øyvind Berntsen – Árni Þór Hallgrímsson 15–3 15–7 Jyri Aalto – Enrique Lago 15–2 15–10 Grzegorz Olchowik – Andrew Spencer 9–15 15–3 15–12 Jan de Mulder – Csaba Kiss 15–12 15–10 Tomasz Mendrek – Alain de Leeuw 15–7 15–7 Thomas Althaus – Attila Nagy 15–6 15–12 Ron Michels – Franck Panel 15–7 15–12 Jerzy Dołhan – Alexander Almer 15–5 15–3 Tariq Farooq – Richard Kožušník w.o. Jacek Hankiewicz – Dario van Nauw 15–5 15–11 Michael Keck – Vitaliy Shmakov 12–15 15–11 17–15 Hubert Müller – Benoît Pitte 15–5 15–9
Vorrunde 3. Runde Chris Rees – Erik Lia 9–15 15–6 15–8 Pascal Kaul – Jeliazko Valkov 9–15 15–11 15–1 Øyvind Berntsen – Jyri Aalto 15–9 15–3 Grzegorz Olchowik – Jan de Mulder 11–15 15–2 15–10 Tomasz Mendrek – Thomas Althaus 15–2 15–11 Ron Michels – Jerzy Dołhan 7–15 15–10 18–16 Tariq Farooq – Jacek Hankiewicz 15–11 11–15 15–4 Michael Keck – Hubert Müller 15–5 15–8
1. Runde Darren Hall – Philip Sutton 15–6 15–4 Ron Michels – Broddi Kristjánsson 15–7 15–10 Jens Olsson – Guido Schänzler 15–11 15–5 Hans Sperre – Tomasz Mendrek 15–1 15–8 Michael Kjeldsen – Pontus Jäntti 15–7 15–7 Michael Keck – Alex White 15–5 15–6 Nick Yates – Pierre Pelupessy 0–15, 15–8 15–2 Ulf Johansson – Tariq Farooq 15–4 15–8 Morten Frost – Harald Klauer 15–3 15–7 Chris Rees – Kenny Middlemiss w.o. Steve Baddeley – Jörgen Tuvesson 15–7 15–8 Uun Santosa – Pascal Kaul 15–2 15–7 Andrey Antropov – Henrik Svarrer 7–15 15–9 15–12 Heinz Fischer – Øyvind Berntsen 15–9 5–15 15–8 Pär-Gunnar Jönsson – Steve Butler w.o. Lex Coene – Grzegorz Olchowik 15–6 15–7
Achtelfinale Darren Hall – Ron Michels 15–3 15–4 Jens Olsson – Hans Sperre 8–15, 15–2 17–15 Michael Kjeldsen – Michael Keck 15–5 15–1 Nick Yates – Ulf Johansson 15–7 15–7 Morten Frost – Chris Rees 15–5 15–3 Steve Baddeley – Uun Santosa 15–11 15–3 Andrey Antropov – Heinz Fischer 15–1 15–3 Pär-Gunnar Jönsson – Lex Coene 12–15, 17–14 15–9
Viertelfinale Darren Hall – Jens Olsson 15–8 15–2 Michael Kjeldsen – Nick Yates 15–12, 2–15, 15–3 Morten Frost – Steve Baddeley 15–9 15–3 Andrey Antropov – Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 15–5 15–4
Halbfinale Darren Hall – Michael Kjeldsen 15–6, 15–18, 15–2 Morten Frost – Andrey Antropov 15–3, 15–2
Finale Darren Hall – Morten Frost 8–15, 15–12, 15–9
Dameneinzel Vorrunde 1. Runde Diana Koleva – Gail Davies 11–3 11–1 Gabriele Kumpfmüller – Guðrún Júlíusdóttir 11–7, 6–11, 11–4 Nina Sundberg – Maria Emilia Gómez 11–2 11–1 Elinor Allen – Jitka Lacinová 11–2 11–2 Þórdís Edwald – Marianne Wikdal 11–1 11–2 Ildikó Vígh – Marzena Masiuk 6–11, 11–8, 11–3 Judit Fejes – Diana Filipova 6–11, 11–4, 11–6 Kristiina Tainio-Pesonen – Brigitte Lackner 11–8 11–7
Vorrunde 2. Runde Diana Koleva – Kerstin Ubben 11–1 11–2 Marie-Christine Donnay – Charlotte Pederson 11–9 11–4 Csilla Fórián – Gabriele Kumpfmüller 11–9 11–0 Holly Lane – Christelle Szynal 10–12, 11–1, 11–5 Ann O’Sullivan – Ellen Berg 1–11, 12–11, 11–8 Nina Sundberg – Elísabet Þórðardóttir 11–8, 6–11, 11–4 Bożena Haracz – Elinor Allen 11–8 11–7 Bettina Villars – Sigrun Ploner 11–3 11–8 Þórdís Edwald – Elodie Mansuy 11–3 11–4 Maeve Moynihan – Sarah Doody 11–5 12–9 Ildikó Vígh – Ulrika von Pfaler 8–11, 11–3, 11–7 Jana Smetanová – Ingrid Rogiers 10–12, 11–4, 11–0 Cathy Vigar – Eva Lacinová 11–8 12–10 Nicole Zahno – Judit Fejes 11–7, 6–11, 11–8 Kristiina Tainio-Pesonen – Christine Jacobs 11–3 11–4 Gry Kirsti Solberg – Aída Rodríguez Carballal 11–1 11–3
Vorrunde 3. Runde Diana Koleva – Marie-Christine Donnay 11–1 11–2 Csilla Fórián – Holly Lane 9–11, 11–2, 11–6 Ann O’Sullivan – Nina Sundberg 6–11, 11–4, 11–2 Bożena Haracz – Bettina Villars 12–10 11–2 Þórdís Edwald – Maeve Moynihan 12–11 11–0 Ildikó Vígh – Jana Smetanová 11–4 11–4 Cathy Vigar – Nicole Zahno 11–1 11–5 Kristiina Tainio-Pesonen – Gry Kirsti Solberg 7–11, 12–11, 12–9
1. Runde Kirsten Larsen – Monique Hoogland 11–8 11–8 Maria Henning – Diana Koleva 11–3 11–4 Elena Rybkina – Csilla Fórián 11–2 11–0 Fiona Elliott – Gillian Martin 11–1 12–9 Eline Coene – Charlotta Wihlborg 11–0 11–7 Christine Skropke – Bożena Haracz 11–5 11–8 Irina Serova – Ann O’Sullivan 11–2 11–1 Julie Munday – Pernille Nedergaard 11–8 12–11 Christina Bostofte – Sara Sankey 11–0 11–5 Catrine Bengtsson – Ildikó Vígh 11–8 12–9 Erica van Dijk – Katrin Schmidt 5–11, 11–5, 12–9 Anne Gibson – Þórdís Edwald 11–3 11–2 Christine Magnusson – Jennifer Allen 11–4 11–2 Bożena Siemieniec – Cathy Vigar 11–2 11–4 Helen Troke – Astrid van der Knaap 11–5 11–2 Vlada Belyutina – Kristiina Tainio-Pesonen 11–0 11–3
Achtelfinale Kirsten Larsen – Maria Henning 11–6 11–6 Elena Rybkina – Fiona Elliott 9–11, 12–9, 12–9 Eline Coene – Christine Skropke 11–5 11–1 Irina Serova – Julie Munday 11–3, 9–12, 11–3 Christina Bostofte – Catrine Bengtsson 11–4 11–4 Erica van Dijk – Anne Gibson 11–8 11–0 Christine Magnusson – Bożena Siemieniec 11–3 11–2 Helen Troke – Vlada Belyutina 0–11, 11–1, 12–11
Viertelfinale Kirsten Larsen – Elena Rybkina 7–11, 12–10, 11–2 Eline Coene – Irina Serova 11–2 11–3 Christina Bostofte – Erica van Dijk 11–1 11–4 Christine Magnusson – Helen Troke 11–5 11–7
Halbfinale Kirsten Larsen – Eline Coene 11–4, 3–11, 12–11 Christina Bostofte – Christine Magnusson 11–5, 11–2
Finale Kirsten Larsen – Christina Bostofte 11–8, 11–2
Herrendoppel 1. Runde C. Verbruggen / Alain de Leeuw – Benoît Pitte / Christophe Jeanjean 15–7 15–9 Dan Travers / Kenny Middlemiss – Jyri Aalto / Pontus Jäntti 18–15 15–6 Michael Watt / Liam McKenna – Heinz Fischer / Klaus Fischer w.o. Broddi Kristjánsson / Guðmundur Adolfsson – Rikki Keag / Peter Ferguson 17–15 12–15 15–13 Thore Næss / Øyvind Berntsen – Pierre Pelupessy / Alex Meijer 1–15 15–10 15–13 Richard Outterside / Steve Baddeley – Pascal Kaul / Yvan Philip 15–3 15–4 Stefan Frey / Ralf Rausch – Attila Nagy / Gábor Petrovits 15–5 15–2 Alexander Almer / Tariq Farooq – Ángel Fernández / Jesús Magaz 15–2 15–3
2. Runde Jens Peter Nierhoff / Michael Kjeldsen – György Vörös / Csaba Kiss 15–3 15–3 Árni Þór Hallgrímsson / Ármann Þorvaldsson – C. Verbruggen / Alain de Leeuw 17–14 17–14 Andrey Antropov / Segey Sevryukov – Jørn Myrestrand / Hans Sperre 15–6 10–15 15–5 Dan Travers / Kenny Middlemiss – Jeliazko Valkov / Dinko Dukov 15–3 15–9 Chris Rees / Lyndon Williams – Enrique Lago / Pedro V. Blach 15–8 15–1 Jerzy Dołhan / Jacek Hankiewicz – Michael Watt / Liam McKenna 15–12 15–4 Uun Santosa / Ron Michels – Jan-Eric Antonsson / Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 15–12 15–8 Richard Outterside / Steve Baddeley – Harald Klauer / Guido Schänzler 15–11 15–6 Jan Paulsen / Steen Fladberg – Tomasz Mendrek / Zdeněk Musil 15–4 15–9 Andrew Spencer / Philip Sutton – Broddi Kristjánsson / Guðmundur Adolfsson 15–6 7–15 15–10 Alex White / Iain Pringle – Marek Bujak / Grzegorz Olchowik 15–4 15–8 Thore Næss / Øyvind Berntsen – Stéphane Renault / Franck Panel 15–2 15–5 Peter Axelsson / Stefan Karlsson – Slantchezar Tzankov / Pejo Bojtschinow 15–0 15–3 Stefan Frey / Ralf Rausch – Stephan Dietrich / Hubert Müller 15–9 15–0 Andy Goode / Martin Dew – Tony Tuominen / Mika Heinonen 11–15 15–13 15–5 Alexander Almer / Tariq Farooq – Dario van Nauw / Jan de Mulder 15–9 6–15 15–12
Achtelfinale Jens Peter Nierhoff / Michael Kjeldsen – Árni Þór Hallgrímsson / Ármann Þorvaldsson 15–3 15–10 Andrey Antropov / Segey Sevryukov – Dan Travers / Kenny Middlemiss 17–14 15–4 Chris Rees / Lyndon Williams – Jerzy Dołhan / Jacek Hankiewicz 15–5 15–5 Uun Santosa / Ron Michels – Richard Outterside / Steve Baddeley 12–15 15–9 15–5 Jan Paulsen / Steen Fladberg – Andrew Spencer / Philip Sutton 15–6 15–5 Alex White / Iain Pringle – Thore Næss / Øyvind Berntsen 15–6 15–13 Peter Axelsson / Stefan Karlsson – Stefan Frey / Ralf Rausch 15–10 15–10 Andy Goode / Martin Dew – Alexander Almer / Tariq Farooq 15–1 15–5
Viertelfinale Jens Peter Nierhoff / Michael Kjeldsen – Andrey Antropov / Segey Sevryukov 15–2 15–12 Chris Rees / Lyndon Williams – Uun Santosa / Ron Michels 15–12 15–16 Jan Paulsen / Steen Fladberg – Alex White / Iain Pringle 15–7 8–15 15–5 Peter Axelsson / Stefan Karlsson – Andy Goode / Martin Dew 15–8 13–18 17–16
Halbfinale Jens Peter Nierhoff / Michael Kjeldsen – Chris Rees / Lyndon Williams 15–8 15–7 Jan Paulsen / Steen Fladberg – Peter Axelsson / Stefan Karlsson 15–10 7–15 15–10
Finale Jens Peter Nierhoff / Michael Kjeldsen – Jan Paulsen / Steen Fladberg 15–9 15–11
Damendoppel 1. Runde Gabriele Kumpfmüller / Sigrun Ploner – Cécilia Brun / Christelle Mol 15–6 15–7 Gry Kirsti Solberg / Marianne Wikdal – Aneta Stambolijska / Guðrún Júlíusdóttir 15–9 15–7 Eva Lacinová / Jitka Lacinová – Maria Emilia Gómez / Aída Rodríguez Carballal 15–1 15–1 Nicole Baldewein / Christine Skropke – Kristiina Tainio-Pesonen / Ulrika von Pfaler 15–3 15–8 Þórdís Edwald / Elísabet Þórðardóttir – Gail Davies / Cathy Vigar 10–15 15–10 15–10 Christine Jacobs / Marie-Christine Donnay – Ellen Berg / Gro Storvik 15–10 15–12 Bożena Siemieniec / Bożena Haracz – Leonor Gallardo / Nuria García 15–0 15–4
2. Runde Dorte Kjær / Nettie Nielsen – Fabienne Ringoot / Ingrid Rogiers 15–0 15–4 Zofia Drogomirecka / Marzena Masiuk – Gabriele Kumpfmüller / Sigrun Ploner 15–5 15–8 Fiona Elliott / Sara Sankey – Márta Dovalovszki / Judit Fejes 15–5 15–1 Gry Kirsti Solberg / Marianne Wikdal – Astrid van der Knaap / Monique Hoogland w.o. Christine Magnusson / Maria Bengtsson – Caroline Watson / Sarah Doody 15–3 15–6 Gillian Martin / Anne Gibson – Eva Lacinová / Jitka Lacinová 15–12 18–15 Svetlana Belyasova / Elena Rybkina – Nicole Zahno / Charlotte Pederson 15–2 15–2 Ann O’Sullivan / Holly Lane – Nicole Baldewein / Christine Skropke 15–10 15–12 Gillian Clark / Julie Munday – Karin Ericsson / Charlotta Wihlborg 15–4 15–8 Irina Serova / Viktoria Pron – Csilla Fórián / Ildikó Vígh 15–3 15–4 Grete Mogensen / Gitte Paulsen – Maeve Moynihan / Ann Stephens 15–6 15–1 Elinor Allen / Jennifer Allen – Þórdís Edwald / Elísabet Þórðardóttir 15–6 15–9 Katrin Schmidt / Kirsten Schmieder – Christelle Mol / Elodie Mansuy 15–3 15–4