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 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.
Competitive record
Thomas Cup YearRound1949Did not qualify19521955195819611964196719701973197619791982Semi-finals4th1984Third place3rd1986Group stage6th1988Group stage5th1990Group stage7th1992Group stage5th1994Did not qualify1996Group stage7th1998Did not qualify2000Group stage6th2002Did not qualify2004Round of 169th2006Quarter-finals5/82008Quarter-finals5/82010Did not qualify2012Group stage9th2014Group stage15th2016Group stage10th2018Did not qualify2020Withdrew2022Group stage11th2024Group stage15th2026Group stage12th2028To be determined2030
Uber Cup YearRound1957Did not qualify19601963Runners-up2nd1966Second round inter-zone3rd1969Second round inter-zone3rd1972Did not qualify1975Second round inter-zone3rd1978Did not qualify1981Second round inter-zone3rd1984Runners-up2nd1986Group stage5th1988Group stage5th1990Group stage5th1992Group stage7th1994Did not qualify1996Group stage6th1998Group stage6th2000Did not qualify200220042006Round of 1610th2008Did not qualify201020122014Quarter-finals5/82016Did not qualify201820202022202420262028To be determined2030
Sudirman Cup YearRound1989Group stage6th1991Group stage7th1993Group stage5th1995Group stage5th1997Group stage6th1999Group stage7th2001Group stage5th2003Group stage5th2005Group stage5th2007Semi-finals4th2009Group stage6th2011Group stage9th2013Did not enter2015Group stage9th2017Did not enter2019Group stage9th2021Group stage9th2023Group stage14th2025Group stage15th2027To be determined2029
European Team Championships
Men's team YearRound2006Third place3rd2008Runners-up2nd2010Group stage7/142012Third place3rd2014Runners-up2nd2016Semi-finals3rd2018Runners-up2nd2020Quarter-finals5/82024Semi-finals4th2026Semi-finals3rd2028To be determined2030
Women's team YearRound2006Runners-up2nd2008Quarter-finals5/82010Group stage7/122012Group stage9/162014Quarter-finals5/82016Group stage9/102018Quarter-finals5/82020Group stage9/142024Did not qualify20262028TBD2030
Mixed team YearRound1972Champions1st1974Champions1st1976Runners-up2nd1978Champions1st1980Runners-up2nd1982Champions1st1984Champions1st1986Runners-up2nd1988Third place3rd1990Third place3rd1992Third place3rd1994Third place3rd1996Third place3rd1998Runners-up2nd2000Runners-up2nd2002Runners-up2nd2004Fourth place4th2006Third place3rd2008Runners-up2nd2009Runners-up2nd2011Semi-finals4th2013Semi-finals3rd2015Runners-up2nd2017Semi-finals4th2019Group stage5/62021Group stage7/82023Semi-finals3rd2025Semi-finals4th2027To be determined2029
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record Suhandinata Cup
YearRound2000Group stage8th2002Group stage8th2004Group stage6th2006Group stage10th2007Group stage9th2008Group stage13th2009Group stage14th2010Group stage10th2011Group stage14th2012Group stage15th2013Did not enter2014Group stage17th2015Group stage14th2016Group stage12th2017Group stage9th2018Group stage14th2019Group stage11th2020Cancelled because of COVID-19 pandemic20212022Group stage7th2023Group stage14th2024Group stage15th2025Group stage21st of 36 2026 Qualified
European Junior Team Championships
Mixed team YearRound1975Runners-up2nd1977Champions1st1979Runners-up2nd1981Runners-up2nd1983Champions1st1985Runners-up2nd1987Runners-up2nd1989Runners-up2nd1991Fourth place4th1993Group stage5th1995Third place3rd1997Fourth place4th1999Group stage5th2001Fourth place4th2003Group stage6th2005Group stage6th2007Champions1st2009Semi-finals3rd2011Quarter-finals5/72013Quarter-finals5/82015Runners-up2nd2017Semi-finals4th2018Quarter-finals5/82020Did not enter2022Quarter-finals5/82024Group stage9/162026Quarter-finals5/8 **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Current Male and Female players
Male players Ben Lane Sean Vendy Harry Huang Nadeem Dalvi Alex Green Callum Hemming Ethan van Leeuwen Rory Easton Zach Russ Brandon Yap Sam Jones
Female players Chloe Birch Freya Patel-Redfearn Leona Lee Lisa Curtin Abbygael Harris Annie Lado Estelle Van Leeuwen Lizzie Tolman
References