Belgium national badminton team

The Belgium national badminton team (Dutch: Belgisch nationaal badmintonteam; French: Équipe nationale belge de badminton; German: Belgische badminton-nationalmannschaft) represents Belgium in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Royal Belgian Badminton Federation.[1][2] The Belgium national team have never qualified for the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup. The last time Belgium competed in the Sudirman Cup was in 2007.

Belgium
AssociationRoyal Belgian Badminton Federation
ConfederationBadminton Europe
PresidentSven Serré
BWF ranking
Current ranking23 Increase 3 (4 April 2023)
Highest ranking23 (4 April 2023)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1993)
Best resultGroup stage
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances14 (first in 1976)
Best resultGroup stage
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances6 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances5 (first in 2008)
Best resultGroup stage
Helvetia Cup
Appearances23 (first in 1962)
Best resultRunners-up (1964)

Belgium made their international team competition debut when the national mixed team competed in the 1962 Helvetia Cup. The team has had multiple podium positions at the Helvetia Cup. The Belgian junior team competed in the Finlandia Cup and were runners-up in 2002.[3]

History

The Belgian national team was formed in 1949 after the establishment of the Royal Belgian Badminton Federation. The first national championships were also held in 1949.[4]

Men's team

The Belgian men's team first competed in the 2006 European Men's Team Badminton Championships.[5] The team finished third in group after winning 4–1 against Estonia and were eliminated in the group stages after losing 3–2 to Russia and 5–0 to Poland.[6][7] In the next edition of the championships in 2008, the team finished last in their group after losing to Poland, Portugal and Bulgaria.[8]

In the 2020 European Men's Team Badminton Championships, the team were close to qualifying for the quarter-finals of the championships. The team won 4–1 against their Turkish opponents and 5–0 against Hungary. They failed to become the champions of the group stage after losing 5–0 against France.

Women's team

The Belgian women's team competed in the 2008 European Women's Team Badminton Championships.[9] The team lost 5–0 to Russia and 4–1 to Finland. They finished third in the group after defeating Ireland 4–1. The team failed to enter the quarter-finals of the 2010 European Men's Team Badminton Championships even after finishing second in their group in the group stages.[10]

The team then competed in the 2020 European Men's Team Badminton Championships. The team lost 5–0 to Russia but won against Iceland and Lithuania to finish second in their group.[11][12][13]

Mixed team

The Belgian mixed team first took part in the 1962 Helvetia Cup. The team finished in fourth place after defeating Switzerland.[14] The team then went on to finish third in the 1963 Helvetia Cup and then became runners-up in the next edition of the championships.[14] The team finished in third place again in the 1974 Helvetia Cup.[14] The mixed team then made their first appearance in the European Mixed Team Badminton Championships in 1976 and finished in 13th place.[15]

In 2015, Belgium hosted the 2015 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships which granted the national team qualification for the tournament.[16][17] The team were grouped with England and Ireland in Group 2. The team finished last in their group after losing 3–2 to Ireland and 5–0 to England.

Competitive record

European Team Championships

Helvetia Cup

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup
See also: BWF World Junior Championships
Year Result
Japan 2012 Group X1 - 22nd of 30
Spain 2016 Group B1 - 29th of 52
Indonesia 2017 Group F2 - 16th of 44
Spain 2022 Group F - 30th of 37
United States 2023Group F

Mixed team
YearResult
West Germany 1979 Group stage
Scotland 1981 Group stage
Finland 1983 Group stage
Austria 1985 Group stage
Poland 1987 Group stage
England 1989 Group stage
Hungary 1991 Group stage
Bulgaria 1993 Group stage
Italy 2009Group stage
Finland 2011Group stage
Turkey 2013Group stage
Poland 2015Group stage
France 2017Group stage
Estonia 2018Group stage
Serbia 2022Group stage

Finlandia Cup
YearResult
Switzerland 1984 10th place
Hungary 1986 10th place
Wales 1988 9th place
Austria 1990 9th place
Czech Republic 1992 10th place
Czech Republic 1994 10th place
Portugal 1996 Fourth place
Finland 1998 9th place
Austria 200012th place
Slovenia 20022nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
Austria 200415th place

Players

Men's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Julien Carraggi (2000-07-02)2 July 2000 (aged 23) 74 1240 -
Elias Bracke (1998-09-26)26 September 1998 (aged 25) 180 1240 -
Charles Fouyn (2005-06-01)1 June 2005 (aged 18) 424 - -
Yaro van Delsen (2003-06-25)25 June 2003 (aged 20) 678 389 -
Iljo van Delsen (2003-06-25)25 June 2003 (aged 20) 857 389 -
Senne Houthoofd (2001-09-18)18 September 2001 (aged 22) 732 - 300
Baptiste Rolin (2005-02-17)17 February 2005 (aged 18) 1240 - -
Adrien Slegers (2001-07-09)9 July 2001 (aged 22) 1312 - -
Pepijn van Rossom (2006-01-13)13 January 2006 (aged 17) 1337 - -

Women's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Lianne Tan (1990-11-20)20 November 1990 (aged 32) 43 - -
Clara Lassaux (2001-10-04)4 October 2001 (aged 22) 138 - -
Lien Lammertyn (2003-11-21)21 November 2003 (aged 19) 499 201 -
Karla Henry (2004-06-29)29 June 2004 (aged 19) 1035 - -
Lise Jaques (1998-09-10)10 September 1998 (aged 25) 201 - 300
Flore Vandenhoucke (1995-03-15)15 March 1995 (aged 28) - - -
Kirstin Boonen (2001-05-15)15 May 2001 (aged 22) - - -
Joke de Langhe (2000-07-18)18 July 2000 (aged 23) - - -
Siebelijn de Sutter (2003-04-08)8 April 2003 (aged 20) - - -

European Team Championships

References
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  12. Women's Team Group 2 - Belgium vs Lithuania
  13. Women's Team Group 2 - Belgium vs Iceland
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