2017 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships

The 2017 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships was held in Lubin,^[1] Poland, between 15–19 February 2017 and organised by Badminton Europe and Polish Badminton Federation. Denmark, the defending champion, retained their title after defeating Russia by 3-0 in the final.

Qualification

Seven highest ranked countries, including Poland as host, qualified directly to the championship. The remaining countries were divided to five groups where the winner of each group will occupy the remaining five spots.^[2]

Direct qualifiers

•  Denmark
•  England
•  Germany
•  Russia
•  Netherlands
•  Spain
•  Poland (host country)

Qualification stage

The qualification stage was held between 11–13 November 2016 in 5 cities across Europe.^[2] France, Bulgaria, Ireland, Switzerland, and Sweden qualified to the main events.^[3]

Group	Host City	Qualified team	Teams failed to qualify
1	Karviná	France	Czech Republic  Israel  Luxembourg
2	Sofia	Bulgaria	Estonia  Faroe Islands  Lithuania
3	Dublin	Ireland	Austria  Hungary  Norway
4	Medvode	Switzerland	Latvia  Scotland  Slovenia
5	Uppsala	Sweden	Finland  Portugal  Slovakia

Group stage

Group 1 Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts  Denmark 2 2 0 9 1 +8 2  France 2 1 1 4 6 −2 1  Bulgaria 2 0 2 2 8 −6 0 15 February 2017 France  4–1  Bulgaria Denmark  4–1  Bulgaria 16 February 2017 Denmark  5–0  France

Group 2 Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts  England 2 2 0 8 2 +6 2  Sweden 2 1 1 6 4 +2 1  Ireland 2 0 2 1 9 −8 0 15 February 2017 Ireland  1–4  Sweden England  5–0  Ireland 16 February 2017 England  3–2  Sweden

Group 3 Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts  Germany 2 2 0 8 2 +6 2  Netherlands 2 1 1 5 5 0 1   Switzerland 2 0 2 2 8 −6 0 15 February 2017 Germany  4–1   Switzerland 16 February 2017 Switzerland  1–4  Netherlands Germany  4–1  Netherlands

Group 4 Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts  Russia 2 2 0 9 1 +8 2  Poland 2 1 1 3 7 −4 1  Spain 2 0 2 3 7 −4 0 15 February 2017 Poland  3–2  Spain 16 February 2017 Russia  4–1  Spain Russia  5–0  Poland

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	17 February
	Denmark	3
					18 February
	Sweden	0
					Denmark	3
	17 February
					Germany	1
	Germany	3
									19 February
	Poland	1
									Denmark	3
	17 February
									Russia	0
	France	1
					18 February
	Russia	3
					Russia	3
	17 February
					England	1
	Netherlands	2
	England	3

Quarterfinals

France 1	Report 17 February 2017		Russia 3
1 2 3 1 Ronan Labar / Audrey Fontaine Vladimir Ivanov / Ekaterina Bolotova 21 18 9 21 18 21   2 Brice Leverdez Anatoliy Yartsev 20 22 21 11 21 15   3 Delphine Lansac Evgeniya Kosetskaya 21 15 16 21 18 21   4 Bastian Kersaudy / Julien Maio Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov 18 21 9 21     5 Emilie Lefel / Anne Tran Ekaterina Bolotova / Anastasia Chervyakova       not played

Netherlands 2	Report 17 February 2017		England 3
1 2 3 1 Gayle Mahulette Fontaine Mica Chapman 11 21 21 19 21 17   2 Mark Caljouw Toby Penty 21 19 22 24 21 18   3 Iris Tabeling / Cheryl Seinen Lauren Smith / Sarah Walker 18 21 13 21     4 Jelle Maas / Robin Tabeling Marcus Ellis / Chris Langridge 13 21 16 21     5 Ruben Jille / Cheryl Seinen Chris Adcock / Gabrielle Adcock 13 21 18 21

Germany 3	Report 17 February 2017		Poland 1
1 2 3 1 Marc Zwiebler Michal Rogalski 21 19 21 14     2 Fabienne Deprez Wiktoria Dabczynska 21 12 21 18     3 Josche Zurwonne / Peter Kaesbauer Robert Mateusiak / Adam Cwalina 23 25 17 21     4 Carla Nelte / Johanna Goliszewski Agnieszka Wojtkowska / Aneta Wojtkowska 22 20 21 9     5 Mark Lamsfuss / Isabel Herttrich Robert Mateusiak / Nadiezda Zieba       not played

Denmark 3	Report 17 February 2017		Sweden 0
1 2 3 1 Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen Nico Ruponen / Amanda Hogstrom 21 13 21 12     2 Viktor Axelsen Henri Hurskainen 21 11 21 14     3 Line Kjaersfeldt Emma Karlsson 19 21 10 1     retired 4 Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen Nico Ruponen / Richard Eidestedt       not played 5 Kamilla Rytter Juhl / Christinna Pedersen Emma Wengberg / Clara Nistad       not played

Semifinals

Russia 3	Report 18 February 2017		England 1
1 2 3 1 Vladimir Ivanov / Ekaterina Bolotova Chris Adcock / Gabrielle Adcock 23 21 23 21     2 Anatoliy Yartsev Toby Penty 16 21 16 21     3 Evgeniya Kosetskaya Chloe Birch 21 16 13 21 21 12   4 Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov Marcus Ellis / Chris Langridge 18 21 21 17 21 18   5 Ekaterina Bolotova / Anastasia Chervyakova Lauren Smith / Sarah Walker       not played

Denmark 3	Report 18 February 2017		Germany 1
1 2 3 1 Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen Mark Lamsfuss / Isabel Herttrich 21 12 21 17     2 Viktor Axelsen Fabian Roth 18 21 21 10 18 21   3 Line Kjaersfeldt Fabienne Deprez 14 21 21 11 21 7   4 Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen Mark Lamsfuss / Josche Zurwonne 21 17 21 13     5 Kamilla Rytter Juhl / Christinna Pedersen Isabel Herttrich / Carla Nelte       not played

Final

Denmark 3	Report 19 February 2017		Russia 0
1 2 3 1 Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen Ivan Sozonov / Ekaterina Bolotova 24 22 21 10     2 Anders Antonsen Anatoliy Yartsev 21 7 21 8     3 Line Kjaersfeldt Evgeniya Kosetskaya 21 15 21 15     4 Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen Evgenij Dremin / Ivan Sozonov       not played 5 Kamilla Rytter Juhl / Christinna Pedersen Anastasia Chervyakova / Olga Morozova       not played

References