England 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
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
9	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
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
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
2024	Qualified

Uber Cup^[2]

Year	Result
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
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
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	Semi-finalist

Women's Team

Year	Result
2006	Runner-up
2008	Quarter-finalist
2010	Group stage
2012	Group stage
2014	Quarter-finalist
2016	Group stage
2018	Quarter-finalist
2020	Group stage
2024	Did not qualified

Mixed Team

Year	Result
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
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
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

Female players

XD Players not included

References[edit]

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

[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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