Germany national badminton team

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

Association	Deutscher Badminton-Verband (DBV)
Confederation	BE (Europe)
President	Ralf Michaelis
BWF ranking
Current ranking	13 1 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking	7 (6 October 2011)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances	18 (first in 1989)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2013, 2015)
Thomas Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 2002)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2004, 2010, 2012)
Uber Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 2002)
Best result	Semi-finals (2006, 2008)
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances	27 (first in 1972)
Best result	Champions (2013)
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances	8 (first in 2006)
Best result	Runners-up (2006, 2012)
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances	8 (first in 2006)
Best result	Champions (2012)
Helvetia Cup
Appearances	12 (first in 1962)
Best result	Champions (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

Thomas Cup Year Result 2002 Group stage − 7th 2004 Quarter-finalist 2006 Group stage − 9th / 10th 2008 Group stage − 10th 2010 Quarter-finalist 2012 Quarter-finalist 2014 Group stage − 13th 2016 Group stage − 15th 2018 Group stage − 13th 2020 Group stage − 10th 2022 Group stage − 12th 2024 Group stage − 11th

Uber Cup Year Result 2002 Group stage − 8th 2004 Group stage − 9th / 10th 2006 Semi-finalist 2008 Semi-finalist 2010 Group stage − 9th 2012 Quarter-finalist 2014 Group stage − 15th 2016 Group stage − 12th 2018 Group stage − 14th 2020 Group stage − 14th 2022 Group stage − 12th

Sudirman Cup Year Result 1989 17th − Group 4 1991 16th − Group 4 1993 15th − Group 4 Promoted 1995 13th − Group 3 1997 8th − Group 2 1999 11th − Group 2 2001 10th − Group 2 2003 12th − Group 2 2005 13th − Group 2 2007 13th − Group 2 2009 13th − Group 2 2011 Group stage − 10th 2013 Quarterfinalist 2015 Quarterfinalist 2017 Group stage − 12th 2019 16th − Group 2 2021 Group stage − 10th 2023 Group stage − 13th

Participation in European Team Badminton Championships

Men's Team Year Result 2006 Runner-up 2008 Third place 2010 Third place 2012 Runner-up 2014 Semi-finalist 2016 Semi-finalist 2018 Semi-finalist 2020 Quarter-finalist 2024 Semi-finalist

Women's Team Year Result 2006 Third place 2008 Third place 2010 Third place 2012 Champions 2014 Semi-finalist 2016 Semi-finalist 2018 Runner-up 2020 Runner-up 2024 Group stage

Mixed Team Year Result 1972 Third place 1974 Fourth place 1976 Quarter-finalist 1978 Quarter-finalist 1980 Quarter-finalist 1982 Quarter-finalist 1984 Quarter-finalist 1986 Quarter-finalist 1988 Quarter-finalist 1990 Quarter-finalist 1992 Quarter-finalist 1994 Quarter-finalist 1996 Quarter-finalist 1998 Quarter-finalist 2000 Quarter-finalist 2002 Fourth place 2004 Third place 2006 Fourth place 2008 Group stage 2009 Quarter-finalist 2011 Runner-up 2013 Champions 2015 Semi-finalist 2017 Semi-finalist 2019 Runner-up 2021 Semi-finalist 2023 Semi-finalist

Participation in Helvetia Cup

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.

Year Result 1962 Winner 1963 Winner 1964 Winner 1965 Winner 1966 Winner 1967 Winner 1968 Winner 1969 Winner 1970 Winner 1971 Winner

Year Result 1983 Winner 1987 Winner

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

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

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

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
		MS	MD	XD
Kai Schäfer	(1993-06-13) 13 June 1993 (age 31)	77	-	-
Fabian Roth	(1995-11-29) 29 November 1995 (age 28)	80	-	-
Max Weißkirchen	(1996-10-18) 18 October 1996 (age 28)	98	187	-
Matthias Kicklitz	(2002-04-05) 5 April 2002 (age 22)	113	187	-
Mark Lamsfuß	(1994-04-19) 19 April 1994 (age 30)	-	24	30
Marvin Seidel	(1995-11-09) 9 November 1995 (age 29)	-	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 26)	-	108	254
Patrick Scheiel	(1998-10-06) 6 October 1998 (age 26)	-	108	73
Jones Ralfy Jansen	(1992-11-12) 12 November 1992 (age 32)	-	121	58
Kenneth Neumann	(2004-09-17) 17 September 2004 (age 20)	-	121	-

Women's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
		WS	WD	XD
Yvonne Li	(1998-05-30) 30 May 1998 (age 26)	27	-	-
Miranda Wilson	(2000-04-06) 6 April 2000 (age 24)	192	979	-
Florentine Schöffski	(2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 (age 21)	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 25)	-	56	50
Emma Moszczynski	(2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 23)	-	56	539
Franziska Volkmann	(1994-04-04) 4 April 1994 (age 30)	-	556	73
Leona Michalski	(2002-06-14) 14 June 2002 (age 22)	1243	98	88
Selin Hübsch	(2005-05-01) 1 May 2005 (age 19)	986	558	-
Thuc Phuong Nguyen	(2003-03-23) 23 March 2003 (age 21)	-	-	156

References

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