The 1972 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships were held in Karlskrona, Sweden from 12 and 13 April 1972, two days prior to the individual championships. The tournament was hosted by the European Badminton Union and Svenska Badmintonförbundet. The tournament was held at the Karlskrona Idrottshall.
Medalists Mixed team David EddyRay StevensElliot StuartDerek TalbotMargaret BeckGillian GilksJudy HashmanJulie Rickard Flemming DelfsElo HansenKlaus KaagaardErland KopsAnnie Bøg JørgensenAnne FlindtKarin JørgensenPernille KaagaardLene Køppen Wolfgang BochowWilli BraunGerhard KuckiRoland MaywaldMichael SchnaaseKarin KuckiBrigitte StedenMarieluise WackerowGudrun Ziebold
Draw A total of twelve teams competed in the championships. Group 1Group 2 (Host)
Group 1 Team140164 +124231137 +63322119 +224 (H)13911−21504119−180
England vs Scotland
Denmark vs West Germany
Sweden vs Scotland
England vs Denmark
Sweden vs West Germany
Denmark vs Scotland
England vs Sweden
West Germany vs Scotland
Denmark vs Sweden
England vs West Germany
Group 2
Preliminary stage The seven teams that competed in the preliminary stage were split into two sections, Section 1 and Section 2. Four teams in Section 1 competed in an elimination format to determine the team ranks in the section for the play-off stage draw. In Section 2, the remaining teams competed in a round-robin format.
Section A
StandingsTeam1234
Section B Team Final result12091 +82—21155 01—30219 −80—
Play-offs 6th to 9th place
10th to 12th place Team Final result12091 +82—21182 +61—30219 −80—
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