The European Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the
Badminton Europe (BE). The first of these competitions was held in
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Januar ...
. 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. Since 2008, it is being graded as a
Grand Prix Gold tournament by the
Badminton World Federation
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the international governing body for the sport of badminton recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation (IBF) with nine member ...
.
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.
Past winners
Individual events (1968–present)
Performances by nation
Medal count
* ''Russian medals included medals won by the
USSR and the
CIS
Cis or cis- may refer to:
Places
* Cis, Trentino, in Italy
* In Poland:
** Cis, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-central
** Cis, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, north
Math, science and biology
* cis (mathematics) (cis(''θ'')), a trigonome ...
''
* ''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:
Mixed team event (1972–2006)
Note
References
External links
European Championships, Individualsat ''badmintoneurope.com''
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1968 establishments in Europe
Recurring sporting events established in 1968