2020 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships

2020 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships

Tournament details
Dates	11–16 February
Edition	8
Venue	Arena Stade Couvert
Location	Liévin, France
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The 2020 edition of the European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships was held in Liévin, France, from 11 to 16 February 2020. This tournament also serves as European qualification for the 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup.[1]

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Team	Denmark Anders Antonsen Kim Astrup Viktor Axelsen Mathias Boe Mads Conrad-Petersen Jan Ø. Jørgensen Carsten Mogensen Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Frederik Søgaard Hans-Kristian Vittinghus	Netherlands Finn Achthoven Jacco Arends Mark Caljouw Nick Fransman Ruben Jille Joran Kweekel Jelle Maas Robin Tabeling Wessel van der Aar Ties van der Lecq	Russia Rodion Alimov Denis Grachev Vladimir Ivanov Georgii Karpov Nikita Khakimov Pavel Kotsarenko Georgii Lebedev Vladimir Malkov Sergey Sirant Ivan Sozonov Alexandr Zinchenko
France Eloi Adam Lucas Claerbout Samy Corvée Fabien Delrue Thom Gicquel Ronan Labar Brice Leverdez Julien Maio Arnaud Merklé Christo Popov Toma Junior Popov William Villeger
Women's Team	Denmark Mia Blichfeldt Alexandra Bøje Line Christophersen Maiken Fruergaard Julie Dawall Jakobsen Line Kjærsfeldt Amalie Magelund Mette Poulsen Freja Ravn Sara Thygesen	Germany Fabienne Deprez Linda Efler Isabel Herttrich Annabella Jäger Lara Käpplein Stine Küspert Yvonne Li Emma Moszczynski Kilasu Ostermeyer Ann-Kathrin Spöri Franziska Volkmann Miranda Wilson	France Marie Batomene Sharone Bauer Ophélia Casier Delphine Delrue Vimala Hériau Yaëlle Hoyaux Léonice Huet Margot Lambert Juliette Moinard Lea Palermo Qi Xuefei Anne Tran
Scotland Rachel Andrew Kirsty Gilmour Julie MacPherson Lauren Middleton Holly Newall Eleanor O'Donnell Rachel Sugden Ciara Torrance

Tournament

The 2020 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships officially crowned the best male and female national teams in Europe and at the same time worked as the European qualification event towards the 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup finals. 63 teams consisting of 34 men's team and 29 women's team entered the tournament.

Venue

This tournament was held at Arena Stade Couvert in Liévin, France.

Seeds

The defending Champions, Denmark, were top seeded for both men's and women's team, while the host country France were seeded third.[2]

• Men's team

1.  Denmark
2.  England
3.  France
4.  Russia
5.  Germany
6.  Netherlands
7.  Finland
8.  Spain

• Women's team

1.  Denmark
2.  Russia
3.  France
4.  Germany
5.  Bulgaria
6.  Turkey
7.  Spain

Draw

The draw was held on 3 December 2019. The men's team group stage consisted of six groups with four teams in each and two groups with five teams in each. The women's team group stage consisted of six groups with four teams in each and one group with five teams.[3]

• Men's team

Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	Group 5	Group 6	Group 7	Group 8
Denmark  Wales  Latvia   Switzerland	England  Estonia  Greenland  Sweden	France  Hungary  Turkey  Belgium	Russia  Austria  Ireland  Poland	Germany  Czech Republic  Azerbaijan  Iceland	Netherlands  Slovakia  Luxembourg  Lithuania	Finland  Slovenia  Portugal  Norway  Ukraine	Spain  Bulgaria  Italy  Israel  Croatia

• Women's team

Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	Group 5	Group 6	Group 7
Denmark  Netherlands  Ireland  Estonia	Russia  Belgium  Iceland  Lithuania	France  England  Belarus  Israel	Germany  Slovakia  Portugal  Latvia	Bulgaria  Ukraine  Hungary  Wales	Turkey  Finland  Slovenia  Czech Republic	Spain  Poland  Scotland  Norway  Sweden

Men's team

Format

In each group, teams played each other once. The eight group winners qualified for the knockout stage.

Squads

Main article: 2020 European Men's Team Badminton Championships squads

Groups

Main article: 2020 European Men's Team Badminton Championships group stage

Group 1

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	3	0	15	0	+15	30	0	+30	630	255	+375	3	Knockout stage		—	5–0	5–0	5–0
2	Switzerland	3	2	1	10	5	+5	20	11	+9	545	462	+83	2				—	5–0	5–0
3	Wales	3	1	2	4	11	−7	10	22	−12	455	606	−151	1					—	4–1
4	Latvia	3	0	3	1	14	−13	2	29	−27	343	650	−307	0						—

Source: TS

Group 2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	3	3	0	13	2	+11	27	6	+21	655	419	+236	3	Knockout stage		—	4–1	4–1	5–0
2	Sweden	3	2	1	9	6	+3	19	13	+6	573	496	+77	2				—	3–2	5–0
3	Estonia	3	1	2	8	7	+1	18	15	+3	581	536	+45	1					—	5–0
4	Greenland	3	0	3	0	15	−15	0	30	−30	272	630	−358	0						—

Source: TS

Group 3

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	France (H)	3	3	0	15	0	+15	30	1	+29	651	352	+299	3	Knockout stage		—	5–0	5–0	5–0
2	Belgium	3	2	1	9	6	+3	18	16	+2	610	583	+27	2				—	4–1	5–0
3	Turkey	3	1	2	5	10	−5	13	22	−9	599	652	−53	1					—	4–1
4	Hungary	3	0	3	1	14	−13	6	28	−22	420	693	−273	0						—

Source: TS
(H) Host

Group 4

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	3	3	0	14	1	+13	28	5	+23	676	514	+162	3	Knockout stage		—	5–0	5–0	4–1
2	Austria	3	2	1	6	9	−3	14	20	−6	598	622	−24	2				—	3–2	3–2
3	Ireland	3	1	2	6	9	−3	16	19	−3	671	637	+34	1					—	4–1
4	Poland	3	0	3	4	11	−7	9	23	−14	471	643	−172	0						—

Source: TS

Group 5

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	3	0	15	0	+15	30	2	+28	670	421	+249	3	Knockout stage		—	5–0	5–0	5–0
2	Czech Republic	3	2	1	10	5	+5	21	13	+8	637	555	+82	2				—	5–0	5–0
3	Iceland	3	1	2	3	12	−9	9	25	−16	473	656	−183	1					—	3–2
4	Azerbaijan	3	0	3	2	13	−11	6	26	−20	471	619	−148	0						—

Source: TS

Group 6

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	15	0	+15	30	1	+29	649	345	+304	3	Knockout stage		—	5–0	5–0	5–0
2	Slovakia	3	2	1	10	5	+5	20	10	+10	549	492	+57	2				—	5–0	5–0
3	Lithuania	3	1	2	5	10	−5	11	21	−10	492	604	−112	1					—	5–0
4	Luxembourg	3	0	3	0	15	−15	1	30	−29	394	643	−249	0						—

Source: TS

Group 7

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ukraine	4	4	0	17	3	+14	36	9	+27	878	698	+180	4	Knockout stage		—	4–1	5–0	5–0	3–2
2	Finland	4	3	1	15	5	+10	32	13	+19	897	699	+198	3				—	4–1	5–0	5–0
3	Norway	4	2	2	9	11	−2	20	27	−7	788	873	−85	2					—	4–1	4–1
4	Slovenia	4	1	3	4	16	−12	10	34	−24	697	881	−184	1						—	3–2
5	Portugal	4	0	4	5	15	−10	17	32	−15	814	923	−109	0							—

Source: TS

Group 8

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bulgaria	4	3	1	12	8	+4	26	18	+8	815	716	+99	3	Knockout stage		—	3–2	3–2	2–3	4–1
2	Spain	4	3	1	15	5	+10	22	9	+13	818	688	+130	3				—	4–1	5–0	4–1
3	Italy	4	2	2	11	9	+2	22	23	−1	823	792	+31	2					—	4–1	4–1
4	Croatia	4	2	2	9	11	−2	21	26	−5	816	886	−70	2						—	5–0
5	Israel	4	0	4	3	17	−14	11	26	−15	759	849	−90	0							—

Source: TS

Knockout stage

Main article: 2020 European Men's Team Badminton Championships knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	14 February 2020
	Denmark	3
					15 February 2020
	Germany	0
					Denmark	3
	14 February 2020
					Russia	0
	Russia	3
									16 February 2020
	Bulgaria	1
									Denmark	3
	14 February 2020
									Netherlands	0
	Ukraine	0
					15 February 2020
	France	3
					France	2
	14 February 2020
					Netherlands	3
	Netherlands	3
	England	2

Women's team

Format

In each group, teams played each other once. The seven group winners and the one best runners-up qualified for the knockout stage.

Squads

Main article: 2020 European Women's Team Badminton Championships squads

Groups

Main article: 2020 European Women's Team Badminton Championships group stage

Group 1

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	3	0	15	0	+15	30	1	+29	651	400	+251	3	Knockout stage		—	5–0	5–0	5–0
2	Estonia	3	2	1	7	8	−1	14	17	−3	495	586	−91	2				—	3–2	4–1
3	Netherlands	3	1	2	7	8	−1	14	17	−3	575	495	+80	1					—	5–0
4	Ireland	3	0	3	1	14	−13	5	28	−23	444	684	−240	0						—

Source: TS

Group 2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	3	3	0	15	0	+15	30	1	+29	648	362	+286	3	Knockout stage		—	5–0	5–0	5–0
2	Belgium	3	2	1	10	5	+5	20	13	+7	637	559	+78	2				—	5–0	5–0
3	Lithuania	3	1	2	4	11	−7	11	22	−11	490	618	−128	1					—	4–1
4	Iceland	3	0	3	1	14	−13	3	28	−25	412	648	−236	0						—

Source: TS

Group 3

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	France (H)	3	3	0	14	1	+13	28	4	+24	646	411	+235	3	Knockout stage		—	4–1	5–0	5–0
2	England	3	2	1	10	5	+5	21	13	+8	638	543	+95	2				—	5–0	4–1
3	Belarus	3	1	2	3	12	−9	7	24	−17	430	611	−181	1					—	3–2
4	Israel	3	0	3	3	12	−9	10	25	−15	514	663	−149	0						—

Source: TS
(H) Host

Group 4

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	3	0	15	0	+15	30	0	+30	630	298	+332	3	Knockout stage		—	5–0	5–0	5–0
2	Slovakia	3	2	1	8	7	+1	16	15	+1	530	520	+10	2				—	4–1	4–1
3	Latvia	3	1	2	4	11	−7	11	23	−12	521	665	−144	1					—	3–2
4	Portugal	3	0	3	3	12	−9	7	26	−19	466	664	−198	0						—

Source: TS

Group 5

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	3	0	11	4	+7	24	11	+13	653	577	+76	3	Knockout stage		—	4–1	3–2	4–1
2	Bulgaria	3	2	1	9	6	+3	21	14	+7	651	559	+92	2				—	3–2	5–0
3	Ukraine	3	1	2	8	7	+1	19	16	+3	667	545	+122	1					—	4–1
4	Wales	3	0	3	2	13	−11	4	27	−23	329	629	−300	0						—

Source: TS

Group 6

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Turkey	3	3	0	15	0	+15	30	0	+30	632	336	+296	3	Knockout stage		—	5–0	5–0	5–0
2	Czech Republic	3	2	1	9	6	+3	19	12	+7	562	543	+19	2				—	4–1	5–0
3	Slovenia	3	1	2	6	9	−3	12	20	−8	544	604	−60	1					—	5–0
4	Finland	3	0	3	0	15	−15	1	30	−29	392	647	−255	0						—

Source: TS

Group 7

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	4	4	0	16	4	+12	33	10	+23	828	620	+208	4	Knockout stage		—	3–2	4–1	4–1	5–0
2	Scotland	4	3	1	16	4	+12	33	8	+25	802	513	+289	3				—	5–0	4–1	5–0
3	Poland	4	1	3	7	13	−6	16	27	−11	685	801	−116	1					—	4–1	2–3
4	Spain	4	1	3	6	14	−8	13	29	−16	628	794	−166	1						—	3–2
5	Norway	4	1	3	5	15	−10	11	32	−21	631	846	−215	1							—

Source: TS

Ranking of second-placed teams

Due to group 7 having different number of teams, the results against the fifth-placed teams are not considered for this ranking.

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	7	Scotland	3	2	1	11	4	+7	23	8	+15	592	412	+180	2	Knockout stage
2	3	England	3	2	1	10	5	+5	21	13	+8	638	543	+95	2
3	5	Bulgaria	3	2	1	9	6	+3	21	14	+7	651	559	+92	2
4	6	Czech Republic	3	2	1	9	6	+3	19	12	+7	562	543	+19	2
5	2	Belgium	3	2	1	9	6	+3	20	14	+6	637	537	+100	2
6	4	Slovakia	3	2	1	8	7	+1	16	15	+1	530	520	+10	2
7	1	Estonia	3	2	1	7	8	−1	14	17	−3	495	586	−91	2

Source: ^[citation needed]

Knockout stage

Main article: 2020 European Women's Team Badminton Championships knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	14 February 2020
	Denmark	3
					15 February 2020
	Turkey	0
					Denmark	3
	14 February 2020
					France	1
	France	3
									16 February 2020
	Sweden	1
									Denmark	3
	14 February 2020
									Germany	1
	Hungary	0
					15 February 2020
	Germany	3
					Germany	3
	14 February 2020
					Scotland	1
	Scotland	3
	Russia	0

References

1. "2020 European Men's & Women's Team Championships Prospectus". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
2. "Seedings announced!". www.badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
3. "How to follow today's draw". badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 16 December 2019.

External links

• European Men's & Women's Team Championships
• Official website