Czech Republic national badminton team

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
Thomas Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2024)
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 result Champions (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

European Team Championships

Helvetia Cup

Year Round Pos
1962
to
1991 		Part of  Czechoslovakia
1993 Group stage 7th
1995 Group stage 7th
1997 Group stage 9th
1999 Group stage 9th
2001 Third place 3rd
2003 Third place 3rd
2005 Champions 1st
2007 Did not enter

Plume d'Or

Year Round Pos
1972
to
1992 		Part of  Czechoslovakia
1993 Runners-up 2nd
1994 Did not enter
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

See also: BWF World Junior Championships
Year Round Pos
2000 Group stage 22nd
2002 Group stage 19th
2004 Group stage 19th
2006 Group stage 15th
2007 Group stage 20th
2008 Group stage 20th
2009 Did not enter
2010
2011
2012 Group stage 25th
2013 Group stage 23rd
2014 Group stage 29th
2015 Did not enter
2016 Group stage 16th
2017 Group stage 41st
2018 Group stage 20th
2019 Group stage 17th
2022 Group stage 15th
2023 Did not enter
2024 To be determined
2025
2026

European Junior Team Championships

See also: European Junior Badminton Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1975
to
1991 		Part of  Czechoslovakia
1993 Group stage 22nd
1995 Did not qualify
1997
1999 Group stage 11th
2001 Group stage 15th
2003 Did not qualify
2005 Group stage 10th
2007 Group stage 7th
2009 Group stage -
2011 Group stage -
2013 Group stage -
2015 Group stage -
2017 Group stage -
2018 Group stage -
2020 Group stage -
2022 Group stage -
2024 Group stage -

Finlandia Cup

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1984
to
1992 		Part of  Czechoslovakia
1994 Group stage 6th
1996 Group stage 10th
1998 Runners-up 2nd
2000 Did not enter
2002 Fourth place 4th
2004 Champions 1st
2006 Did not enter
**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
Jan Louda (1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 (age 25) 49 - -
Jiří Král (2000-12-19) 19 December 2000 (age 24) 278 - -
Dominik Kopřiva (2004-09-23) 23 September 2004 (age 20) 415 - -
Adam Mendrek (1995-11-14) 14 November 1995 (age 29) 1802 59 -
Ondřej Král (1999-04-15) 15 April 1999 (age 25) - 59 -
Vít Kulíšek (2001-06-13) 13 June 2001 (age 23) - 159 186
Tomáš Švejda (2002-03-14) 14 March 2002 (age 22) - 159 269
Jan Janoštík (2003-11-19) 19 November 2003 (age 21) 540 250 563
Tadeáš Brázda (2002-09-17) 17 September 2002 (age 22) 1211 250 -
David Smutný (2004-05-25) 25 May 2004 (age 20) 1036 - -

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Tereza Švábíková (2000-05-14) 14 May 2000 (age 24) 81 - -
Kateřina Tomalová (1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 32) 177 - -
Kateřina Mikelová (2002-07-07) 7 July 2002 (age 22) 215 - -
Sharleen van Coppenolle (2003-09-13) 13 September 2003 (age 21) 205 481 563
Veronika Dobiášová (1999-06-09) 9 June 1999 (age 25) 195 128 -
Veronika Brožkovcová (1999-05-05) 5 May 1999 (age 25) - 128 -
Petra Maixnerová (2005-09-06) 6 September 2005 (age 19) 220 263 -
Lucie Krulová (2006-11-29) 29 November 2006 (age 18) 210 263 -
Soňa Hořinkova (2003-04-30) 30 April 2003 (age 21) 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.