Netherlands national badminton team

National badminton team representing the Netherlands
Netherlands
AssociationBadminton Nederland (BN)
ConfederationBE (Europe)
PresidentJan Helmond
BWF ranking
Current ranking20 Decrease 2 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking11 (7 January 2020)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1989)
Best resultGroup stage
Thomas Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1998)
Best resultGroup stage
Uber Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1988)
Best resultRunners-up (2006)
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances27 (first in 1972)
Best resultRunners-up (2004, 2006)
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances6 (first in 2006)
Best resultRunners-up (2020)
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances6 (first in 2006)
Best resultChampions (2006)
Helvetia Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1962)
Best resultChampions (1985)

The Netherlands national badminton team (Dutch: Nederlands nationaal badmintonteam) represents the Netherlands in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is controlled by Badminton Nederland. The Dutch women's team had enjoyed success in the 2000s as the team were runners-up at the 2006 Uber Cup and were champions at the 2006 European Women's Team Badminton Championships when they beat England.[2][3]

The men's team were runners-up at the 2020 European Men's Team Badminton Championships after losing 3-0 to Denmark. They also participated in the Thomas Cup but never got past the group stage.

Competitive record

Thomas Cup

Year Result
England 1949 Did not enter
Colony of Singapore 1952
Colony of Singapore 1955
Colony of Singapore 1958
Indonesia 1961
Japan 1964 Did not qualify
Indonesia 1967
Malaysia 1970
Indonesia 1973
Thailand 1976
Indonesia 1979
England 1982
Malaysia 1984
Indonesia 1986
Malaysia 1988
Japan 1990
Malaysia 1992
Indonesia 1994
Hong Kong 1996
Hong Kong 1998 Group stage
Malaysia 2000 Did not qualify
China 2002
Indonesia 2004
Japan 2006
Indonesia 2008
Malaysia 2010
China 2012
India 2014
China 2016
Thailand 2018
Denmark 2020 Group stage
Thailand 2022 Did not enter
China 2024 Did not qualify
N/A 2026 TBD
N/A 2028 TBD
N/A 2030 TBD

Uber Cup

Year Result
England 1957 Did not enter
United States 1960
United States 1963
New Zealand 1966 Did not qualify
Japan 1969
Japan 1972
Indonesia 1975
New Zealand 1978
Japan 1981
Malaysia 1984
Indonesia 1986
Malaysia 1988 Group stage
Japan 1990 Group stage
Malaysia 1992 Group stage
Indonesia 1994 Did not qualify
Hong Kong 1996
Hong Kong 1998 Group stage
Malaysia 2000 Group stage
China 2002 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finals
Indonesia 2004 Quarter-finals
Japan 2006 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Indonesia 2008 Quarter-finals
Malaysia 2010 Did not qualify
China 2012 Group stage
India 2014 Did not qualify
China 2016
Thailand 2018
Denmark 2020
Thailand 2022 Did not enter
China 2024 Did not qualify
N/A 2026 TBD
N/A 2028 TBD
N/A 2030 TBD

Sudirman Cup

Year Result
Indonesia 1989 Group 2 − 8th
Denmark 1991 Group 2 − 8th
England 1993 Group 2 − 8th
Switzerland 1995 Group 2 − 8th
Scotland 1997 Group 2 − 10th
Denmark 1999 Group 2 − 9th
Spain 2001 Group 2 − 9th
Netherlands 2003 Group 2 − 10th
China 2005 Group 2 − 12th
Scotland 2007 Group 2 − 14th
China 2009 Group 2 − 14th
China 2011 Group 2 − 20th
Malaysia 2013 Group 2 − 15th
China 2015 Group 2 − 14th
Australia 2017 Did not enter
China 2019 Group 2 − 15th
Finland 2021 Did not qualify
China 2023
China 2025 TBD
N/A 2027 TBD
N/A 2029 TBD

European Team Championships

Men's team

Year Result
Slovakia 2004 Quarter-finals
Greece 2006 Fourth place
Netherlands 2008 Quarter-finals
Poland 2010 Quarter-finals
Netherlands 2012 Quarter-finals
Switzerland 2014 Group stage
Russia 2016 Did not enter
Russia 2018
France 2020 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Poland 2024 Group stage

Women's team

Year Result
Slovakia 2004 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Greece 2006 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Netherlands 2008 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Poland 2010 Fourth place
Netherlands 2012 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Switzerland 2014 Group stage
Russia 2016 Did not enter
Russia 2018
France 2020 Group stage
Poland 2024 Group stage

Mixed team

Year Result
Sweden 1972 Group stage − 6th
Austria 1974 Group stage − 5th
Republic of Ireland 1976 Fourth place
England 1978 Fourth place
Netherlands 1980 Fourth place
West Germany 1982 Fourth place
England 1984 Group stage − 7th
Sweden 1986 Group stage − 6th
Norway 1988 Group stage − 5th
Soviet Union 1990 Group stage − 5th
Scotland 1992 Group stage − 6th
Netherlands 1994 Group stage − 6th
Denmark 1996 Group stage − 5th
Bulgaria 1998 Fourth place
Scotland 2000 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Sweden 2002 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Switzerland 2004 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Netherlands 2006 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Denmark 2008 Fourth place
England 2009 Quarter-finals
Netherlands 2011 Quarter-finals
Russia 2013 Quarter-finals
Belgium 2015 Quarter-finals
Poland 2017 Quarter-finals
Denmark 2019 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Finland 2021 Group stage
France 2023 Group stage
N/A 2025 TBD

Helvetia Cup

Year Result
Switzerland 1962 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
West Germany 1963 Fourth place
Netherlands 1964 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Austria 1965 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Belgium 1966 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Switzerland 1967 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Norway 1968 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Czechoslovakia 1969 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
West Germany 1970 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Netherlands 1971 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Austria 1973 Did not enter
Belgium 1975
Soviet Union 1977
Austria 1979
Norway 1981
Switzerland 1983
Poland 1985 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Northern Ireland 1987 Did not enter
Hungary 1989
Bulgaria 1991
Austria 1993
Cyprus 1995
France 1997
Northern Ireland 1999
Czech Republic 2001
Portugal 2003
Cyprus 2005
Iceland 2007
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Year Result
China 2000 Group stage − 14th of 24
South Africa 2002 Group stage − 13th of 23
Canada 2004 Group stage − 17th of 20
South Korea 2006 Group stage − 14th of 28
New Zealand 2007 Group stage − 13th of 25
India 2008 Did not enter
Malaysia 2009
Mexico 2010 Group stage − 14th of 24
Chinese Taipei 2011 Quarter-finals
Japan 2012 Group Y2 − 12th of 30
Thailand 2013 Did not enter
Malaysia 2014 Group W2 − 18th of 33
Peru 2015 Group B1 − 15th of 39
Spain 2016 Group G2 − 20th of 52
Indonesia 2017 Group F1 − 33rd of 44
Canada 2018 Group A2 − 29th of 39
Russia 2019 Did not enter
Spain 2022 Group D − 26th of 37
United States 2023 Group A − 21st of 38
N/A 2024 TBD

European Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Result
Denmark 1975 Group stage − 6th
Malta 1977 Group stage − 7th
West Germany 1979 Group stage − 7th
Scotland 1981 Fourth place
Finland 1983 Fourth place
Austria 1985 Group stage − 6th
Poland 1987 Fourth place
England 1989 Fourth place
Hungary 1991 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Bulgaria 1993 Fourth place
Slovakia 1995 Group stage − 5th
Czech Republic 1997 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Scotland 1999 Group stage − 7th
Poland 2001 Group stage − 7th
Denmark 2003 Group stage − 5th
Netherlands 2005 Fourth place
Germany 2007 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Italy 2009 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Finland 2011 Quarter-finals
Turkey 2013 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finals
Poland 2015 Quarter-finals
France 2017 Quarter-finals
Estonia 2018 Group stage
Finland 2020 Did not enter
Serbia 2022 Group stage
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Mark Caljouw (1995-01-25) 25 January 1995 (age 29) 52 - -
Joran Kweekel (1998-05-16) 16 May 1998 (age 25) 100 - -
Finn Achthoven (2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 (age 22) 311 717 740
Noah Haase (2005-02-11) 11 February 2005 (age 19) 412 717 -
Ruben Jille (1996-07-11) 11 July 1996 (age 27) - 58 -
Ties van der Lecq (2000-03-10) 10 March 2000 (age 24) - 58 125
Dyon van Wijlick (2003-11-20) 20 November 2003 (age 20) - 203 147
Brian Wassink (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 23) - 203 234
Robin Tabeling (1994-04-24) 24 April 1994 (age 29) - 454 16
Andy Buijk (2002-02-25) 25 February 2002 (age 22) - 355 112

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Jaymie Laurens (2003-08-22) 22 August 2003 (age 20) 157 579 299
Diede Odijk (2003-11-21) 21 November 2003 (age 20) 256 175 973
Nadia Choukri (2003-04-21) 21 April 2003 (age 20) 310 871 -
Novi Wieland (2003-11-26) 26 November 2003 (age 20) 278 589 733
Debora Jille (1999-09-11) 11 September 1999 (age 24) - 33 221
Cheryl Seinen (1995-08-04) 4 August 1995 (age 28) - 33 -
Alyssa Tirtosentono (2000-05-29) 29 May 2000 (age 23) - 59 125
Kirsten de Wit (2004-03-16) 16 March 2004 (age 20) - 59 147
Selena Piek (1991-09-30) 30 September 1991 (age 32) - - 16
Kelly van Buiten (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 21) - 196 112

Previous squads

Thomas Cup

Uber Cup

Sudirman Cup

References

  1. ^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Day 8 : 2006 Uber Cup Final CHINA vs THE NETHERLANDS (May 6 1pm)". BadmintonCentral. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  3. ^ "Philippine Open Badminton". sitedesq.sportstg.com. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
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