The 1978 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships were held in Preston, England, from 9 to 11 April 1978. The tournament was hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Badminton Association of England. The tournament was held at the Guild Hall.World badminton, volume 33, page 3, Herbert Scheele, April 1978
Medalists Mixed team David EddyKevin JollyRay StevensEddy SuttonMike TredgettKaren BridgeNora PerryAnne StattBarbara SuttonJane Webster Flemming DelfsSteen FladbergJesper HelledieSteen SkovgaardInge BorgstrømLonny BostofteLene KøppenPia NielsenImre Nielsen Bengt FrömanSture JohnssonStefan KarlssonThomas KihlströmClaes NordinAnette BörjessonBritt-Marie Larsson
Draw A total of fifteen teams competed in the championships. Italy and Portugal made their first appearance in the championships. Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4 (Host)
Group 1 TeamQualification130105 +53Champions22196 +32Runners-up31278 −11Third place403411−60Advance to play-offs
England vs Sweden
Denmark vs Netherlands
England vs Netherlands
Denmark vs Sweden
Denmark vs England
Sweden vs Netherlands
Group 2 TeamQualification12082 +62Advance to play-offs21155 0130228−60Advance to play-offs
Scotland vs Soviet Union
West Germany vs Soviet Union
West Germany vs Scotland
Group 3 TeamQualification130132 +113Advance to play-offs22196 +3231278 −11403114−130Advance to play-offs
Fixtures Team 1 Score Team 2 4–1 4–1 5–0 1–4 4–1 5–0
Group 4 TeamQualification130132 +113Advance to play-offs221123 +92312510 −51403015−150
Fixtures Team 1 Score Team 2 5–0 5–0 5–0 5–0 3–2 5–0
Inter-divisional play-offs
Team 1 Score Team 2 2–3 1–4 3–2
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