Germany national badminton team

Summary

The Germany national badminton team (German: Deutsche badminton-nationalmannschaft) represents Germany in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is controlled by the German Badminton Association (German: Deutscher Badminton-Verband), the national organization for badminton in the nation. Germany have two bronze finishes at the Uber Cup, particularly in 2006 and 2008. The woman's team were also champions in the 2012 Women's Team Badminton Championships.

Germany
AssociationDeutscher Badminton-Verband (DBV)
ConfederationBE (Europe)
PresidentRalf Michaelis
BWF ranking
Current ranking13 Decrease 1 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking7 (6 October 2011)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances18 (first in 1989)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2013, 2015)
Thomas Cup
Appearances11 (first in 2002)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2004, 2010, 2012)
Uber Cup
Appearances11 (first in 2002)
Best resultSemi-finals (2006, 2008)
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances27 (first in 1972)
Best resultChampions (2013)
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances8 (first in 2006)
Best resultRunners-up (2006, 2012)
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances8 (first in 2006)
Best resultChampions (2012)
Helvetia Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1962)
Best resultChampions (1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1983, 1987)

In the mixed team competition, the German team won gold in the 2013 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships after upsetting Denmark with a score of 3-0 in the final tie.

Participation in BWF competitions edit

Participation in European Team Badminton Championships edit

Participation in Helvetia Cup edit

The Helvetia Cup or European B Team Championships was a European mixed team championship in badminton. The first Helvetia Cup tournament took place in Zurich, Switzerland in 1962.[2] The tournament took place every two years from 1971 until 2007, after which it was dissolved. Germany have only participated in the following years and have won every Helvetia Cup title they participated in.

Junior competitive record edit

Suhandinata Cup edit

Year Result
  2000 Group stage - 6th of 24
  2002 Group stage - 6th of 23
  2004 Group Z - 8th of 20
  2006 Group W2 - 11th of 28
  2007 Group Z2 - 24th of 25
  2008 Group X1 - 16th of 21
  2009 Group X1 - 17th of 21
  2010 Group W2 - 12th of 24
  2011 Group Y2 - 16th of 22
  2012 Group Z2 - 10th of 30
  2013 Group Y1 - 15th of 30
  2014 Group X1 - 11th of 33
  2015 Group B2 - 12th of 39
  2016 Group H2 - 13th of 52
  2017 Group A2 - 26th of 44
  2018 Group A1 - 21st of 39
  2019 Group H2 - 15th of 43
  2020 Cancelled
  2021 Cancelled
  2022 Group C - 16th of 37
  2023 Group D - 12th of 38

European Junior Team Badminton Championships edit

Mixed Team
Year Result
1999   Champions
2001   Champions
2003   Champions
2005   Third place
2007 Fifth place
2009   Semi-finalist
2011   Champions
2013   Semi-finalist
2015 Quarter-finalist
2017 Quarter-finalist
2018   Semi-finalist
2020 Quarter-finalist
2022 Quarter-finalist

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team edit

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Kai Schäfer (1993-06-13) 13 June 1993 (age 30) 77 - -
Fabian Roth (1995-11-29) 29 November 1995 (age 28) 80 - -
Max Weißkirchen (1996-10-18) 18 October 1996 (age 27) 98 187 -
Matthias Kicklitz (2002-04-05) 5 April 2002 (age 21) 113 187 -
Mark Lamsfuß (1994-04-19) 19 April 1994 (age 29) - 24 30
Marvin Seidel (1995-11-09) 9 November 1995 (age 28) - 24 -
Bjarne Geiss (1997-11-29) 29 November 1997 (age 26) - 57 457
Jan Colin Völker (1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 (age 26) - 57 50
Daniel Hess (1998-07-31) 31 July 1998 (age 25) - 108 254
Patrick Scheiel (1998-10-06) 6 October 1998 (age 25) - 108 73
Jones Ralfy Jansen (1992-11-12) 12 November 1992 (age 31) - 121 58
Kenneth Neumann (2004-09-17) 17 September 2004 (age 19) - 121 -

Women's team edit

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Yvonne Li (1998-05-30) 30 May 1998 (age 25) 27 - -
Miranda Wilson (2000-04-06) 6 April 2000 (age 23) 192 979 -
Florentine Schöffski (2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 (age 20) 216 - 1124
Antonia Schaller (2004-01-24) 24 January 2004 (age 20) 322 871 -
Isabel Lohau (1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 (age 32) - 32 30
Linda Efler (1995-01-23) 23 January 1995 (age 29) - 32 58
Stine Küspert (1999-07-24) 24 July 1999 (age 24) - 56 50
Emma Moszczynski (2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 22) - 56 539
Franziska Volkmann (1994-04-04) 4 April 1994 (age 29) - 556 73
Leona Michalski (2002-06-14) 14 June 2002 (age 21) 1243 98 88
Selin Hübsch (2005-05-01) 1 May 2005 (age 18) 986 558 -
Thuc Phuong Nguyen (2003-03-23) 23 March 2003 (age 21) - - 156

References edit

  1. ^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ^ Helvetia Cup in EuropeanBadminton.org Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine