# European Badminton Championships

The European Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe (BE). It represents the highest level of continental competition in European badminton, and the winners of each event are recognised as the European champions.

## History

The first of these competitions was held in 1968. The competition was held once every two years to determine the best badminton players in Europe. European Mixed Team Badminton Championships usually started prior to the individual championships until it was split in 2009. From 2017 on the European badminton championship is held annually except for the year with European Games - the badminton program at those Games will operate as that years Championships. Since 2008, it is being graded as a Grand Prix Gold tournament by the Badminton World Federation.

## Championships

The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of the European Championships. On 15 January 2008, Manchester of England won the bid to stage the 2010 event which saw the separation the team event into different championships. Starting from 2017, the championship will be an annual event except for the year with European Games. The 2020 edition in Kyiv, Ukraine, had to be cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic and the hosting rights of the 2021 edition was reallocated to Ukraine again. The number in parentheses following the city/country denotes how many times that city/country has hosted the championships.
| Year | Number | Host City | Events |
| 1968 | 1 | Bochum, West Germany (1) | 5 |
| 1970 | 2 | Port Talbot, Wales (1) | 5 |
| 1972 | 3 | Karlskrona, Sweden (1) | 6 |
| 1974 | 4 | Vienna, Austria (1) | 6 |
| 1976 | 5 | Dublin, Ireland (1) | 6 |
| 1978 | 6 | Preston, England (1) | 6 |
| 1980 | 7 | Groningen, Netherlands (1) | 6 |
| 1982 | 8 | Böblingen, West Germany (1) | 6 |
| 1984 | 9 | Preston, England (2) | 6 |
| 1986 | 10 | Uppsala, Sweden (1) | 6 |
| 1988 | 11 | Kristiansand, Norway (1) | 6 |
| 1990 | 12 | Moscow, Soviet Union (1) | 6 |
| 1992 | 13 | Glasgow, Scotland (1) | 6 |
| 1994 | 14 | Den Bosch, Netherlands (1) | 6 |
| 1996 | 15 | Herning, Denmark (1) | 6 |
| 1998 | 16 | Sofia, Bulgaria (1) | 6 |
| Year | Number | Host City | Events |
| 2000 | 17 | Glasgow, Scotland (2) | 6 |
| 2002 | 18 | Malmö, Sweden (1) | 6 |
| 2004 | 19 | Geneva, Switzerland (1) | 6 |
| 2006 | 20 | Den Bosch, Netherlands (2) | 6 |
| 2008 | 21 | Herning, Denmark (2) | 5 |
| 2010 | 22 | Manchester, England (1) | 5 |
| 2012 | 23 | Karlskrona, Sweden (2) | 5 |
| 2014 | 24 | Kazan, Russia (1) | 5 |
| 2016 | 25 | La Roche-sur-Yon, France (1) | 5 |
| 2017 | 26 | Kolding, Denmark (1) | 5 |
| 2018 | 27 | Huelva, Spain (1) | 5 |
| 2021 | 28 | Kyiv, Ukraine (1) | 5 |
| 2022 | 29 | Madrid, Spain (1) | 5 |
| 2024 | 30 | Saarbrücken, Germany (1) | 5 |
| 2025 | 31 | Horsens, Denmark | 5 |
| 2026 | 32 | TBD, Spain | 5 |
* ↑ This tournament, originally to be played from 21 to 26 April 2020, was later postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine.

## Past winners
### Individual events (1968–present)

| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
| 1968 | Sture Johnsson | Irmgard Latz | David Eddy Roger Powell | Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall | Tony Jordan Susan Whetnall |
| 1970 | Sture Johnsson | Eva Twedberg | Elo Hansen Per Walsøe | Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall | David Eddy Susan Whetnall |
| 1972 | Wolfgang Bochow | Margaret Beck | Willi Braun Roland Maywald | Gillian Gilks Judy Hashman | Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks |
| 1974 | Sture Johnsson | Gillian Gilks | Willi Braun Roland Maywald | Margaret Beck Gillian Gilks | Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks |
| 1976 | Flemming Delfs | Gillian Gilks | Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett | Gillian Gilks Susan Whetnall | Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks |
| 1978 | Flemming Delfs | Lene Køppen | Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett | Nora Perry Anne Statt | Mike Tredgett Nora Perry |
| 1980 | Flemming Delfs | Liselotte Blumer | Stefan Karlsson Claes Nordin | Nora Perry Jane Webster | Mike Tredgett Nora Perry |
| 1982 | Jens Peter Nierhoff | Lene Køppen | Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström | Gillian Gilks Gillian Clark | Martin Dew Gillian Gilks |
| 1984 | Morten Frost | Helen Troke | Martin Dew Mike Tredgett | Karen Chapman Gillian Clark | Martin Dew Gillian Gilks |
| 1986 | Morten Frost | Helen Troke | Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie | Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers | Martin Dew Gillian Gilks |
| 1988 | Darren Hall | Kirsten Larsen | Jens Peter Nierhoff Michael Kjeldsen | Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen | Steen Fladberg Gillian Clark |
| 1990 | Steve Baddeley | Pernille Nedergaard | Jan Paulsen Henrik Svarrer | Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen | Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen |
| 1992 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | Pernille Nedergaard | Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund | Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson | Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont |
| 1994 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | Lim Xiaoqing | Simon Archer Chris Hunt | Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson | Michael Søgaard Catrine Bengtsson |
| 1996 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | Camilla Martin | Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund | Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen | Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen |
| 1998 | Peter Gade | Camilla Martin | Simon Archer Chris Hunt | Rikke Olsen Marlene Thomsen | Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen |
| 2000 | Peter Gade | Camilla Martin | Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen | Donna Kellogg Joanne Goode | Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen |
| 2002 | Peter Rasmussen | Yao Jie | Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen | Jane F. Bramsen Ann-Lou Jørgensen | Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager |
| 2004 | Peter Gade | Mia Audina | Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen | Mia Audina Lotte Bruil-Jonathans | Nathan Robertson Gail Emms |
| 2006 | Peter Gade | Xu Huaiwen | Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen | Gail Emms Donna Kellogg | Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
| 2008 | Kenneth Jonassen | Xu Huaiwen | Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen | Lena Frier Kristiansen Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Anthony Clark Donna Kellogg |
| 2010 | Peter Gade | Tine Baun | Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen | Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova | Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
| 2012 | Marc Zwiebler | Tine Baun | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen | Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Zięba |
| 2014 | Jan Ø. Jørgensen | Carolina Marín | Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov | Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen |
| 2016 | Viktor Axelsen | Carolina Marín | Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding | Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen |
| 2017 | Rajiv Ouseph | Carolina Marín | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen | Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock |
| 2018 | Viktor Axelsen | Carolina Marín | Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva | Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock |
| 2021 | Anders Antonsen | Carolina Marín | Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva | Rodion Alimov Alina Davletova |
| 2022 | Viktor Axelsen | Carolina Marín | Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Seidel | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva | Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Lohau |
| 2024 | Anders Antonsen | Carolina Marín | Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | Margot Lambert Anne Tran | Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue |

### Mixed team event (1972–2006)

| Year | Mixed team |
| 1972 | England |
| 1974 | England |
| 1976 | Denmark |
| 1978 | England |
| 1980 | England |
| 1982 | England |
| 1984 | England |
| 1986 | Denmark |
| 1988 | Denmark |
| 1990 | Denmark |
| 1992 | Sweden |
| 1994 | Sweden |
| 1996 | Denmark |
| 1998 | Denmark |
| 2000 | Denmark |
| 2002 | Denmark |
| 2004 | Denmark |
| 2006 | Denmark |

## Performances by nation

    As of finals of the 2024 edition
| Pos | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
| 1 | Denmark | 22 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 70 |
| 2 | England | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 14.5 | 40.5 |
| 3 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 9.5 |
| 4 | Germany | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Spain | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 150 |

## Medal count

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Denmark | 81 | 71 | 97 | 249 |
| 2 | England | 45 | 40 | 62 | 147 |
| 3 | Sweden | 12 | 19 | 48 | 79 |
| 4 | Germany | 9 | 11 | 29 | 49 |
| 5 | Spain | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Russia | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 3 | 8 | 34 | 45 |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | France | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 10 | Poland | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 11 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Scotland | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 13 | Wales | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 15 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (18 entries) | Totals (18 entries) | 168 | 168 | 318 | 654 |
* Russian medals included medals won by the USSR and the CIS * German medals included medals won by West Germany

## Successful players

Below is the list of the most ever successful players in the European Badminton Championships:
| Name | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
| Gillian Gilks | | 2 | | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| Kamilla Rytter Juhl | | | | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Carolina Marín | | 7 | | | | 7 |
| Christinna Pedersen | | | | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Peter Gade | 5 | | | | | 5 |
| Susan Whetnall | | | | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Mike Tredgett | | | 3 | | 2 | 5 |
| Jens Eriksen | | | 4 | | 1 | 5 |
| Nora Perry | | | | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Gillian Clark | | | | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Martin Dew | | | 1 | | 3 | 4 |
| Michael Søgaard | | | | | 4 | 4 |
| Rikke Olsen | | | | 1 | 3 | 4 |