# 2008 European Badminton Championships

The 2008 European Badminton Championships were the 21st tournament of the European Badminton Championships. They were held in Messecenter, Herning, Denmark, from April 16 to April 20, 2008, and they were organised by the Badminton Europe and the Danmarks Badminton Forbund.
The competition was preceded by the 2008 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships, held between April 12 and April 15.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles | Kenneth Jonassen | Joachim Persson | Przemysław Wacha |
| Men's singles | Kenneth Jonassen | Joachim Persson | Jan Ø. Jørgensen |
| Women's singles | Xu Huaiwen | Tine Rasmussen | Pi Hongyan |
| Women's singles | Xu Huaiwen | Tine Rasmussen | Juliane Schenk |
| Men's doubles | Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen | Jens Eriksen and Martin Lundgaard Hansen | Erwin Kehlhoffner and Svetoslav Stoyanov |
| Men's doubles | Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen | Jens Eriksen and Martin Lundgaard Hansen | Kristof Hopp and Ingo Kindervater |
| Women's doubles | Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Lena Frier Kristiansen | Donna Kellogg and Gail Emms | Elin Bergblom and Johanna Persson |
| Women's doubles | Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Lena Frier Kristiansen | Donna Kellogg and Gail Emms | Valeria Sorokina and Nina Vislova |
| Mixed doubles | Anthony Clark and Donna Kellogg | Robert Mateusiak and Nadieżda Kostiuczyk | Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms |
| Mixed doubles | Anthony Clark and Donna Kellogg | Robert Mateusiak and Nadieżda Kostiuczyk | Carsten Mogensen and Helle Nielsen |

## Results
### Men's singles

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Kenneth Jonassen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| 9/16 | Scott Evans | 9 | 14 | | | | | | | | |
| 9/16 | Scott Evans | 9 | 14 | | Kenneth Jonassen | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | Jan Ø. Jørgensen | 12 | 9 | | | | |
| | Dieter Domke | 17 | 18 | | Jan Ø. Jørgensen | 12 | 9 | | | | |
| | Jan Ø. Jørgensen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan Ø. Jørgensen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | Kenneth Jonassen | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | Joachim Persson | 13 | 16 |
| 5/8 | Eric Pang | 21 | 18 | 11 | | | | | | | | Joachim Persson | 13 | 16 |
| 3/4 | Joachim Persson | 11 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | |
| 3/4 | Joachim Persson | 11 | 21 | 21 | Joachim Persson | 17 | 21 | 21 | | | |
| | | | | | Przemysław Wacha | 21 | 9 | 10 | | | |
| 9/16 | Pablo Abián | 11 | 17 | | Przemysław Wacha | 21 | 9 | 10 | | | |
| 2 | Przemysław Wacha | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |

### Women's singles

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Pi Hongyan | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5/8 | Judith Meulendijks | 9 | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5/8 | Judith Meulendijks | 9 | 17 | | Pi Hongyan | 11 | 21 | 18 | | | | |
| | | | | | Xu Huaiwen | 21 | 4 | 21 | | | | |
| 3/4 | Xu Huaiwen | 22 | 21 | | Xu Huaiwen | 21 | 4 | 21 | | | | |
| 5/8 | Petya Nedelcheva | 20 | 19 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5/8 | Petya Nedelcheva | 20 | 19 | | | | | | Xu Huaiwen | 12 | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | Tine Rasmussen | 21 | 12 | 17 |
| 5/8 | Tracey Hallam | D | N | S | | | | | | | | | Tine Rasmussen | 21 | 12 | 17 |
| 3/4 | Juliane Schenk | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3/4 | Juliane Schenk | | | | Juliane Schenk | 6 | 21 | 13 | | | | |
| | | | | | Tine Rasmussen | 21 | 16 | 21 | | | | |
| 5/8 | Yao Jie | 18 | 16 | | Tine Rasmussen | 21 | 16 | 21 | | | | |
| 2 | Tine Rasmussen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |

### Men's doubles

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Paaske/Rasmussen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | Adcock/George | 17 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| | Adcock/George | 17 | 10 | | Paaske/Rasmussen | 22 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | Kehlhoffner/Stoyanov | 20 | 13 | | | | |
| | Kehlhoffner/Stoyanov | 21 | 16 | 21 | Kehlhoffner/Stoyanov | 20 | 13 | | | | |
| 5/8 | Fuchs/Spitko | 15 | 21 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| 5/8 | Fuchs/Spitko | 15 | 21 | 15 | | | | | Paaske/Rasmussen | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | Eriksen/Lundgaard | 19 | 16 |
| 5/8 | Adcock/Middleton | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | Eriksen/Lundgaard | 19 | 16 |
| 3/4 | Hopp/Kindervater | 17 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| 3/4 | Hopp/Kindervater | 17 | 11 | | Hopp/Kindervater | 23 | 16 | 8 | | | |
| | | | | | Eriksen/Lundgaard | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | |
| 5/8 | Claes/Mawet | 11 | 10 | | Eriksen/Lundgaard | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | |
| 2 | Eriksen/Lundgaard | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |

### Women's doubles

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Emms/Kellogg | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | |
| | Bankier/Yuan Gao | 9 | 13 | | | | | | | |
| | Bankier/Yuan Gao | 9 | 13 | | Emms/Kellogg | 21 | 21 | | | |
| | | | | | Bergblom/Persson | 18 | 7 | | | |
| 3/4 | Ananina/Russkikh | 21 | 17 | 18 | Bergblom/Persson | 18 | 7 | | | |
| 5/8 | Bergblom/Persson | 18 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| 5/8 | Bergblom/Persson | 18 | 21 | 21 | | | | Emms/Kellogg | 18 | 18 |
| | | | | | | | | Juhl/Kristiansen | 21 | 21 |
| 5/8 | Sorokina/Vislova | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | Juhl/Kristiansen | 21 | 21 |
| 3/4 | Munt/Nicholas | 15 | 12 | | | | | | | |
| 3/4 | Munt/Nicholas | 15 | 12 | | Sorokina/Vislova | 19 | 20 | | | |
| | | | | | Juhl/Kristiansen | 21 | 22 | | | |
| 5/8 | Augustyn/Kostiuczyk | 21 | 13 | | Juhl/Kristiansen | 21 | 22 | | | |
| 2 | Juhl/Kristiansen | 23 | 21 | | | | | | | |

### Mixed doubles

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Robertson/Emms | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Briggs/Cooper | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Briggs/Cooper | 5 | 9 | | Robertson/Emms | 21 | 10 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Mateusiak/Kostiuczyk | 14 | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| 3/4 | Mateusiak/Kostiuczyk | 21 | 21 | | Mateusiak/Kostiuczyk | 14 | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| 5/8 | Kindervater/Piotrowski | 19 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5/8 | Kindervater/Piotrowski | 19 | 15 | | | | | | Mateusiak/Kostiuczyk | 21 | 20 | 15 |
| | | | | | | | | | Clark/Kellogg | 16 | 22 | 21 |
| | Mogensen/Nielsen | 19 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | Clark/Kellogg | 16 | 22 | 21 |
| 3/4 | Laybourn/Juhl | 21 | 13 | r. | | | | | | | | |
| 3/4 | Laybourn/Juhl | 21 | 13 | r. | Mogensen*/Nielsen | 18 | 19 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Clark/Kellogg | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| 5/8 | Blair/ Bankier | 21 | 14 | 14 | Clark/Kellogg | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| 2 | Clark/Kellogg | 13 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
* Carsten Mogensen was given a red card after the game for kicking his racquet into the crowd.

## Medal count

| Pos | Country | | | | Total |
| 1 | Denmark | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | England | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |