Poland national badminton team

The Poland national badminton team (Polish: Reprezentacja Polski w badmintona) represents Poland in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is managed by the Polish Badminton Association in the capital city of Warsaw. Poland competed in the Sudirman Cup from 1989 to 2011. The men's team only competed the Thomas Cup once in 2010 and the women's team have never qualified for the Uber Cup.

Poland
AssociationPolish Badminton Association
ConfederationBadminton Europe
PresidentMarek Krajewski
BWF ranking
Current ranking45 Increase 6 (3 January 2023)
Highest ranking14 (5 January 2012)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1989)
Best resultGroup stage
Thomas Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2010)
Best resultGroup stage
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances19 (first in 1980)
Best resultSemi-finals (2008, 2009)
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances7 (first in 2006)
Best resultRunners-up (2010)
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances6 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage
Helvetia Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1979)
Best resultChampions (1989, 1991)

The men's team were runners-up at the 2010 European Men's Team Badminton Championships, where Poland was the host nation. The mixed team reached two consecutive semifinals in the European Mixed Team Badminton Championships in 2008 and 2009.

The Poland team has had many players in the past that have reached top 10 in the BWF World Ranking, one of them being Robert Mateusiak and Nadieżda Zięba, whom were the world number one mixed doubles pair in 2010.

Poland has also been successful in para-badminton. National player Bartłomiej Mróz is a four-time silver medalist at the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships and has a career-high ranking of 3 in the men's singles SU5 category.

Participation in BWF competitions

Participation in Badminton Europe competitions

Participation in Helvetia Cup

Participation in European Junior Team Badminton Championships
Mixed Team
YearResult
Germany 20078th place
Italy 2009Group stage
Finland 2011Group stage
Turkey 2013Group stage
Poland 2015Group stage
France 2017Group stage
Estonia 2018Quarter-finalist
Serbia 2022Group stage

Notable players

Current squad

The following players were selected to represent the Netherlands at the 2020 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships.[3]

References
  1. Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. BadmintonEurope.com - European Mixed Team Championships
  3. "BWF - 2020 European Men's & Women's Team Championships - Club: POL POLAND Polish Badminton Association (POL) - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
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