England national badminton team

English national badminton team

England

Association| Badminton England
Confederation| Badminton Europe
President| Mike Robinson
BWF ranking
Current ranking| 14  1 (3 January 2023)
Highest ranking| 10 (2 July 2019)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances| 16 (first in 1989)
Best result| Semi-finals (2007)
Thomas Cup
Appearances| 15 (first in 1982)
Best result| Semi-finals (1982, 1984)
Uber Cup
Appearances| 14 (first in 1963)
Best result| Runners-up (1963, 1984)
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances| 27 (first in 1972)
Best result| Champions (1972, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1984)
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances| 8 (first in 2006)
Best result| Champions (2008, 2014, 2018)
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances| 8 (first in 2006)
Best result| Runners-up (2006)

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.

## Summer Olympic Games[edit]

As of the 2020 Olympics
Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  China (CHN)| 20| 12| 15| 47
2|  Indonesia (INA)| 8| 6| 7| 21
3|  South Korea (KOR)| 6| 7| 7| 20
4|  Denmark (DEN)| 2| 3| 4| 9
5|  Japan (JPN)| 1| 1| 2| 4
6|  Chinese Taipei (TPE)| 1| 1| 0| 2
7|  Spain (ESP)| 1| 0| 0| 1
8|  Malaysia (MAS)| 0| 6| 3| 9
9|  Great Britain (GBR)| 0| 1| 2| 3
India (IND)| 0| 1| 2| 3
11|  Netherlands (NED)| 0| 1| 0| 1
12|  Russia (RUS)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (12 entries)| 39| 39| 43| 121

### List of medalists[edit]

Medal  | Name  | Games  | Sport  | Event

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Bronze | Simon Archer
Joanne Goode | 2000 Sydney |  Badminton | Mixed doubles
Silver | Gail Emms
Nathan Robertson | 2004 Athens |  Badminton | Mixed doubles
Bronze | Marcus Ellis
Chris Langridge | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Badminton | Men's doubles

## Participation in BWF competitions[edit]

Thomas Cup[1]
| Year | Result

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1982 |  Semi-finalist
1984 |  Third place
1986 | Group stage − 6th
1988 | Group stage − 5th
1990 | Group stage − 7th
1992 | Group stage − 5th
1996 | Group stage − 7th
2000 | Group stage − 6th
2004 | Play-offs − 9th
2006 | Quarter-finalist
2008 | Quarter-finalist
2012 | Group stage − 9th
2014 | Group stage − 15th
2016 | Group stage − 10th
2020 | Withdrew
2022 | Group stage − 11th

Uber Cup[2]
| Year | Result

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1963 |  Runner-up
1966 |  Second round inter-zone (3rd)
1969 |  Second round inter-zone (3rd)
1975 |  Second round inter-zone (3rd)
1981 |  Second round inter-zone (3rd)
1984 |  Runner-up
1986 | Group stage − 5th / 6th
1988 | Group stage − 5th
1990 | Group stage − 5th / 6th
1992 | Group stage − 7th
1996 | Group stage − 6th
1998 | Group stage − 6th
2006 | Group stage − 10th
2014 | Quarter-finalist

Sudirman Cup[3]
| Year | Result

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1989 | 6th − Group 1 relegated
1991 | 7th − Group 2 promoted
1993 | 5th − Group 1
1995 | 5th − Group 1
1997 | 6th − Group 1 relegated
1999 | 7th − Group 2 promoted
2001 | 5th − Group 1
2003 | 5th − Group 1
2005 | 5th − Group 1
2007 |  Semi-finalist
2009 | 6th − Group 1
2011 | 9th − Group 1
2015 | 9th − Group 1
2019 | 9th − Group 1
2021 | 9th − Group stage
2023 | 14th − Group stage

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

## Participation in European Team Badminton Championships[edit]

Men's Team
| Year | Result

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2006 |  Third place
2008 |  Runner-up
2010 | Group stage
2012 |  Third place
2014 |  Runner-up
2016 |  Semi-finalist
2018 |  Runner-up
2020 | Quarter-finalist
2024 | Qualified

Women's Team
| Year | Result

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2006 |  Runner-up
2008 | Quarter-finalist
2010 | Group stage
2012 | Group stage
2014 | Quarter-finalist
2016 | Group stage
2018 | Quarter-finalist
2020 | Group stage

Mixed Team
| Year | Result

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1972 |  Champions
1974 |  Champions
1976 |  Runner-up
1978 |  Champions
1980 |  Runner-up
1982 |  Champions
1984 |  Champions
1986 |  Runner-up
1988 |  Third place
1990 |  Third place
1992 |  Third place
1994 |  Third place
1996 |  Third place
1998 |  Runner-up
2000 |  Runner-up
2002 |  Runner-up
2004 | 4th place
2006 |  Third place
2008 |  Runner-up
2009 |  Runner-up
2011 |  Semi-finalist
2013 |  Semi-finalist
2015 |  Runner-up
2017 |  Semi-finalist
2019 | Group stage
2021 | Group stage
2023 |  Semi-finalist

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

## Junior competitive record[edit]

### Suhandinata Cup[edit]

Year  | Result

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2000 | Group stage - 8th of 24
2002 | Group stage - 8th of 23
2004 | Group Y1 - 6th of 20
2006 | Group Y2 - 10th of 28
2007 | Group Z1 - 9th of 25
2008 | Group W - 13th of 21
2009 | Group Y2 - 14th of 21
2010 | Group X2 - 10th of 24
2011 | Group Z2 - 14th of 22
2012 | Group Z1 - 15th of 30
2013 | Did not enter
2014 | Group Y2 - 17th of 33
2015 | Group D2 - 14th of 39
2016 | Group A2 - 12th of 52
2017 | Group E - 9th of 44
2018 | Group H - 14th of 39
2019 | Group D - 11th of 43
2020 | Cancelled
2021 | Cancelled
2022 | Group D - 7th of 37
2023 | Group C - 14th of 38

### European Junior Team Badminton Championships[edit]

Mixed Team
Year | Result

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1975 |  Runner-up
1977 |  Champions
1979 |  Runner-up
1981 |  Runner-up
1983 |  Champions
1985 |  Runner-up
1987 |  Runner-up
1989 |  Runner-up
2007 |  Champions
2009 |  Semi-finalist
2011 | Quarter-finalist
2013 | Quarter-finalist
2015 |  Runner-up
2017 |  Semi-finalist
2018 | Quarter-finalist
2022 | Quarter-finalist

## Current Mens and Womens Team[edit]

Male players

* Harry Huang
* Johnnie Torjussen
* Nadeem Dalvi
* Cholan Kayan
* Ben Lane
* Sean Vendy
* Rory Easton
* Zach Russ
* Ethan van Leeuwen
* Callum Hemming

Female players

* Lisa Curtin
* Abbygael Harris
* Annie Lado
* Leona Lee
* Miu Lin Ngan
* Freya Redfearn
* Lizzie Tolman
* Estelle Van Leeuwen

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XD Players not included

## References[edit]

1. ^ "BWF: Thomas Cup". Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
2. ^ "BWF: Uber Cup". Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
3. ^ "BWF: Sudirman Cup". Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2008-02-01.

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