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.

YearNumberHost CityEvents1968 1 Bochum, West Germany (1) 51970 2 Port Talbot, Wales (1)1972 3 Karlskrona, Sweden (1) 61974 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)YearNumberHost CityEvents2000 17 Glasgow, Scotland (2) 62002 18 Malmö, Sweden (1)2004 19 Geneva, Switzerland (1)2006 20 Den Bosch, Netherlands (2)2008 21 Herning, Denmark (2) 52010 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 (1)2026 32 Huelva, Spain (2)

Past winners Individual events (1968–present) Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles1968 Sture Johnsson Irmgard Latz David Eddy Roger Powell Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall Tony Jordan Susan Whetnall1970 Eva Twedberg Elo Hansen Per Walsøe David Eddy Susan Whetnall1972 Wolfgang Bochow Margaret Beck Willi Braun Roland Maywald Gillian Gilks Judy Hashman Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks1974 Sture Johnsson Gillian Gilks Margaret Beck Gillian Gilks1976 Flemming Delfs Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett Gillian Gilks Susan Whetnall1978 Lene Køppen Nora Perry Anne Statt Mike Tredgett Nora Perry1980 Liselotte Blumer Stefan Karlsson Claes Nordin Nora Perry Jane Webster1982 Jens Peter Nierhoff Lene Køppen Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström Gillian Gilks Gillian Clark Martin Dew Gillian Gilks1984 Morten Frost Helen Troke Martin Dew Mike Tredgett Karen Chapman Gillian Clark1986 Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers1988 Darren Hall Kirsten Larsen Jens Peter Nierhoff Michael Kjeldsen Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen Steen Fladberg Gillian Clark1990 Steve Baddeley Pernille Nedergaard Jan Paulsen Henrik Svarrer Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen1992 Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont1994 Lim Xiaoqing Simon Archer Chris Hunt Michael Søgaard Catrine Bengtsson1996 Camilla Martin Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen1998 Peter Gade Simon Archer Chris Hunt Rikke Olsen Marlene Thomsen2000 Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen Donna Kellogg Joanne Goode2002 Peter Rasmussen Yao Jie Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen Jane F. Bramsen Ann-Lou Jørgensen Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager2004 Peter Gade Mia Audina Mia Audina Lotte Bruil-Jonathans Nathan Robertson Gail Emms2006 Xu Huaiwen Gail Emms Donna Kellogg Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl2008 Kenneth Jonassen Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen Lena Frier Kristiansen Kamilla Rytter Juhl Anthony Clark Donna Kellogg2010 Peter Gade Tine Baun Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl2012 Marc Zwiebler Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Zięba2014 Jan Ø. Jørgensen Carolina Marín Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen2016 Viktor Axelsen Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding2017 Rajiv Ouseph Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock2018 Viktor Axelsen Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva 2021 Anders Antonsen Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov Rodion Alimov Alina Davletova2022 Viktor Axelsen Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Seidel Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Lohau2024 Anders Antonsen Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Margot Lambert Anne Tran Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue2025 Alex Lanier Line Kjærsfeldt Christo Popov Toma Junior Popov Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva Jesper Toft Amalie Magelund2026 Christo Popov Kirsty Gilmour Ben Lane Sean Vendy Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje

Mixed team event (1972–2006) YearMixed team1972197419761978198019821984198619881990199219941996 19982000200220042006

Performances by nation

Pos Nation MS WS MD WD XD XT Total 1 22 11 17 10 13 11 84 2 3 5 7 12 14.5 5 46.5 3 3 2 2 2 0.5 2 11.5 4 2 3 3 0 1 0 9 5 0 7 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 2 0 1 1 1 0 57 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 9 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Total 32 32 32 32 32 18 178 Include Mixed Team Event (1972–2006)

Medal count

Russian medals included medals won by the USSR and the CIS German medals included medals won by West Germany Include Mixed Team Event (1972–2006)

Successful players Below is the list of the most ever successful players in the European Badminton Championships:

NameMSWSMDWDXDTotal 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 Gabriela Stoeva 5 5 Stefani Stoeva 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

References

External links European Championships, Individuals at badmintoneurope.com