Czech Republic national badminton team

National badminton team representing the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
AssociationČeský Badmintonový Svaz (ČBS)
ConfederationBE (Europe)
PresidentPetr Martinec
BWF ranking
Current ranking31 Increase 1 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking20 (7 April 2016)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1993)
Best resultGroup stage
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances8 (first in 1994)
Best resultGroup stage
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances7 (first in 2006)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2018)
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances7 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage
Helvetia Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1993)
Best resultChampions (2005)

The Czech Republic national badminton team (Czech: Českou reprezentaci v badmintonu) represents Czech Republic in international badminton team competitions.[1] The Czech team competed in the 1991 Sudirman Cup under the Czechoslovakia national badminton team merged with Slovakia. The national team was formed after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1992 and the Czech Republic and Slovakia were separated into two different national teams.

The Czech Badminton Federation is the governing body that controls the national team.

Competitive record

Participation in BWF competitions

Thomas Cup
Year Result
2024 Qualified


Sudirman Cup
Year Result
1991 Part of  Czechoslovakia
1993 23rd - Group 6 Promoted
1995 22nd - Group 5
1997 30th - Group 4
1999 30th - Group 4 Relegated
2001 32nd - Group 5
2003 30th - Group 4
2007 25th - Group 4 Promoted
2009 22nd - Group 3
2011 24th - Group 3
2015 22nd - Group 3

European Team Championships

Men's team

Year Result
Greece 2006 Group stage
Netherlands 2008 Group stage
Poland 2010 Group stage
Switzerland 2014 Group stage
Russia 2016 Group stage
Russia 2018 Quarter-finalist
France 2020 Group stage
Poland 2024 Group stage

Women's team

Year Result
Greece 2006 Group stage
Netherlands 2008 Group stage
Poland 2010 Group stage
Switzerland 2014 Group stage
Russia 2016 Group stage
Russia 2018 Group stage
France 2020 Group stage
Poland 2024 Did not qualified


Mixed team

Year Result
Netherlands 1994 Group stage
Sweden 2002 Group stage
Switzerland 2004 Group stage
Netherlands 2006 Group stage
Denmark 2008 Group stage
England 2009 Group stage
Netherlands 2011 Group stage
Russia 2013 Group stage

Helvetia Cup

Year Result
Austria 1993 7th place
Cyprus 1995 7th place
France 1997 9th place
Northern Ireland 1999 9th place
Czech Republic 2001 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Portugal 2003 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Cyprus 2005 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions

Junior competitive record

World Junior Team Championships

Suhandinata Cup

Year Result
China 2000 Group stage - 22nd of 24
South Africa 2002 Group stage - 19th of 23
Canada 2004 Group X2 - 19th of 20
South Korea 2006 Group W1 - 15th of 28
New Zealand 2007 Group Y2 - 20th of 25
India 2008 Group X1 - 20th of 21
Malaysia 2009 Did not compete
Mexico 2010
Taiwan 2011
Japan 2012 Group X2 - 25th of 30
Thailand 2013 Group W2 - 23rd of 30
Malaysia 2014 Group X2 - 29th of 33
Peru 2015 Did not compete
Spain 2016 Group E2 - 16th of 52
Indonesia 2017 Group F2 - 41st of 44
Canada 2018 Group F - 20th of 39
Russia 2019 Group D - 17th of 43
New Zealand 2020 Cancelled
China 2021 Cancelled
Spain 2022 Group G - 15th of 37

European Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Result
Bulgaria 1993 22nd place
Scotland 1999 11th place
Poland 2001 15th place
Netherlands 2005 10th place
Germany 2007 7th place
Italy 2009 Group stage
Finland 2011 Group stage
Turkey 2013 Group stage
Poland 2015 Group stage
France 2017 Quarter-finalist
Estonia 2018 Quarter-finalist
Finland 2020 Group stage
Serbia 2022 Quarter-finalist

Finlandia Cup

Year Result
Czech Republic 1994 6th place
Portugal 1996 10th place
Finland 1998 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
Slovenia 2002 Fourth place
Austria 2004 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Jan Louda (1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 (age 24) 49 - -
Jiří Král (2000-12-19) 19 December 2000 (age 23) 278 - -
Dominik Kopřiva (2004-09-23) 23 September 2004 (age 19) 415 - -
Adam Mendrek (1995-11-14) 14 November 1995 (age 28) 1802 59 -
Ondřej Král (1999-04-15) 15 April 1999 (age 25) - 59 -
Vít Kulíšek (2001-06-13) 13 June 2001 (age 22) - 159 186
Tomáš Švejda (2002-03-14) 14 March 2002 (age 22) - 159 269
Jan Janoštík (2003-11-19) 19 November 2003 (age 20) 540 250 563
Tadeáš Brázda (2002-09-17) 17 September 2002 (age 21) 1211 250 -
David Smutný (2004-05-25) 25 May 2004 (age 19) 1036 - -

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Tereza Švábíková (2000-05-14) 14 May 2000 (age 23) 81 - -
Kateřina Tomalová (1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 32) 177 - -
Kateřina Mikelová (2002-07-07) 7 July 2002 (age 21) 215 - -
Sharleen van Coppenolle (2003-09-13) 13 September 2003 (age 20) 205 481 563
Veronika Dobiášová (1999-06-09) 9 June 1999 (age 24) 195 128 -
Veronika Brožkovcová (1999-05-05) 5 May 1999 (age 24) - 128 -
Petra Maixnerová (2005-09-06) 6 September 2005 (age 18) 220 263 -
Lucie Krulová (2006-11-29) 29 November 2006 (age 17) 210 263 -
Soňa Hořinkova (2003-04-30) 30 April 2003 (age 20) 833 146 269
Kateřina Zuzáková (2002-02-14) 14 February 2002 (age 22) - 146 186

Previous squads

European Team Championships

References

  1. ^ "2007 Sudirman Cup - Groups" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-03-21. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
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