France
AssociationFédération Française de Badminton (FFBAD)
ConfederationBE (Europe)
PresidentYohan Penel
BWF ranking
Current ranking10 Steady (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking10 (4 July 2023)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances16 (first in 1989)
Best resultGroup stage
Thomas Cup
Appearances5 (first in 2014)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2014, 2018)
Uber Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2018)
Best resultGroup stage
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances21 (first in 1982)
Best resultRunners-up (2021, 2023)
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances8 (first in 2006)
Best resultRunners-up (2016)
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances8 (first in 2006)
Best resultSemi-finals (2020)
Helvetia Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1975)
Best resultChampions (1997, 2003)

The France national badminton team (French: Équipe de France de badminton) represents France in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is controlled by the French Badminton Federation, France's governing body for badminton. France has had decent results in badminton, having reaching the semifinals in both men's and women's team at the 2020 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships.

The mixed team were runners-up at the 2021 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships. The men's team also reached the quarterfinals in the Thomas Cup twice, particularly in 2014 and 2018.

France also has decent results in badminton at the European Games, having won two silvers and two bronzes.

Participation in BWF competitions

Participation in European Team Badminton Championships

Participation in Helvetia Cup

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Year Result
China 2000Group stage - 18th of 24
South Africa 2002Did not enter
Canada 2004
South Korea 2006
New Zealand 2007
India 2008Group X2 - 12th of 21
Malaysia 2009Group Z - 15th of 21
Mexico 2010Group W1 - 13th of 24
Taiwan 2011Group X1 - 11th of 22
Japan 2012Group Y1 - 17th of 30
Thailand 2013Group X1 - 12th of 30
Malaysia 2014Group Y1 - 21st of 33
Peru 2015Group B2 - 17th of 39
Spain 2016Group G1 - 11th of 52
Indonesia 2017Quarter-finalist - 8th of 44
Canada 2018Group D - 15th of 39
Russia 2019Quarter-finalist - 8th of 43
New Zealand 2020Cancelled
China 2021Cancelled
Spain 2022Did not enter
United States 2023Quarter-finalist - 6th of 38

European Junior Team Badminton Championships

Mixed Team
YearResult
Germany 200710th place
Italy 2009Quarter-finalist
Finland 2011Group stage
Turkey 20132nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
Poland 20153rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
France 20171st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Estonia 20181st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Finland 20202nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
Serbia 20222nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Toma Junior Popov 29 September 1998 25 42 -
Christo Popov 8 March 2002 27 42 -
Arnaud Merklé 24 April 2000 43 - -
Alex Lanier 26 January 2005 44 - -
Lucas Claerbout 22 October 1992 87 - -
Lucas Corvée 9 June 1993 - 36 -
Ronan Labar 3 May 1989 - 36 -
Maël Cattoen 9 February 2004 - 101 104
Lucas Renoir 7 March 2004 - 101 96
Thom Gicquel 20 February 1997 - 481 11

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Qi Xuefei 28 February 1992 58 - -
Léonice Huet 21 May 2000 79 - -
Rosy Oktavia Pancasari 1 January 1995 83 - -
Romane Cloteaux-Foucault 25 January 2001 127 589 -
Anna Tatranova 12 October 2003 118 - 740
Margot Lambert 15 March 1999 - 22 -
Anne Tran 27 April 1996 - 22 -
Sharone Bauer 12 April 2000 - 80 101
Emilie Vercelot 5 February 2002 - 80 104
Delphine Delrue 6 November 1998 - 499 11

References

  1. ↑ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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