The 16th European Badminton Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria, between 18 and 25 April 1998, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Bulgarian Badminton Federation.
Venue The competition was held at the Winter Sports Palace in Sofia.
Medalists Men's singles Peter Gade Kenneth Jonassen Peter Rasmussen Poul-Erik Høyer LarsenWomen's singles Camilla Martin Kelly Morgan Mette Sørensen Mette PedersenMen's doubles Simon Archerand Chris Hunt Peter Axelssonand Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Jon Holst Christensenand Michael Søgaard Julian Robertsonand Nathan RobertsonWomen's doubles Rikke Olsenand Marlene Thomsen Ann Jørgensenand Majken Vange Joanne Goodeand Donna Kellogg Monique Hooglandand Erica van den HeuvelMixed doubles Michael Søgaardand Rikke Olsen Michael Keck and Erica van den Heuvel Simon Archerand Joanne Goode Jon Holst Christensenand Ann JørgensenTeams Denmark England Sweden
Results Semi-finals Category Winner Runner-up Score Men's singles Peter Gade Peter Rasmussen Walkover Kenneth Jonassen Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen 15–6, 15–6 Women's singles Camilla Martin Mette Sørensen 11–7, 12–11 Kelly Morgan Mette Pedersen 12–9, 11–8 Men's doubles Simon Archer Chris Hunt Jon-Holst Christensen Michael Søgaard 15–8, 15–8 Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Julian Robertson Nathan Robertson 10–15, 15–10, 15–10 Women's doubles Rikke Olsen Marlene Thomsen Joanne Goode Donna Kellogg 15–5, 15–10 Ann Jørgensen Majken Vange Monique Hoogland Erica van den Heuvel 12–15, 18–16, 15–7Score given in tournament software is wrong. Mixed doubles Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen Jon-Holst Christensen Ann Jørgensen 15–6, 15–12 Michael Keck Erica van den Heuvel Simon Archer Joanne Goode 8–15, 15–11, 15–8
Finals CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore Men's singles Peter Gade Kenneth Jonassen 15–8, 15–4 Women's singles Camilla Martin Kelly Morgan 11–2, 11–4 Men's doubles Simon Archer Chris Hunt Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 15–3, 15–3 Women's doubles Rikke Olsen Marlene Thomsen Ann Jørgensen Majken Vange 15–2, 15–10 Mixed doubles Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen Michael Keck Erica van den Heuvel 15–7, 6–15, 15–11
Notes
Medal account PosCountryTotal 1 526132 113530112 011250101 0101
References
External links Annals of Badminton Europe tournamentsoftware.com