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Switzerland national badminton team

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Switzerland
AssociationSwiss Badminton (SB)
ConfederationBE (Europe)
PresidentRobbert de Kock
BWF ranking
Current ranking42 Decrease 3 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking24 (3 October 2013)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances13 (first in 1991)
Best resultGroup stage
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances16 (first in 1976)
Best resultGroup stage
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances5 (first in 2004)
Best resultGroup stage
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances5 (first in 2004)
Best resultGroup stage
Helvetia Cup
Appearances27 (first in 1962)
Best resultThird place (1997, 2007)

The Switzerland national badminton team (German: Schweizer badminton-nationalmannschaft; French: Équipe nationale Suisse de badminton; Italian: Nazionale Svizzera di badminton; Romansh: Squadra naziunal Svizra da badminton; Latin: Helvetia nationalibus quadrigis badminton) represents Switzerland in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is controlled by Swiss Badminton, Switzerland's governing body for badminton. The Swiss national team debuted in the Sudirman Cup in 1991. The men's and women's team debuted in the 2006 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships in Greece.

The best result the team has achieved was when the women's team reached the quarterfinals of the 2012 European Women's Team Badminton Championships.

Competitive record

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European Team Championships

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Year Round Pos
1962 Fifth place 5th
1963 Fifth place 5th
1964 Fifth place 5th
1965 Sixth place 6th
1966 Sixth place 6th
1967 Sixth place 6th
1968 Group stage 7th
1969 Group stage 8th
1970 Group stage 7th
1971 Group stage 6th
1973 Group stage 5th
1975 Group stage 7th
1977 Group stage 11th
1979 Group stage 13th
1981 Group stage 8th
1983 Group stage 11th
1985 Group stage 11th
1987 Group stage 10th
1989 Group stage 11th
1991 Group stage 7th
1993 Group stage 9th
1995 Fourth place 4th
1997 Third place 3rd
1999 Did not enter
2001 Group stage 8th
2003 Group stage 8th
2005 Group stage 9th
2007 Third place 3rd

Plume d'Or

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Year Round Pos
1972 Third place 3rd
1973 Third place 3rd
1974 Runners-up 2nd
1976 Champions 1st
1977 Runners-up 2nd
1978 Fourth place 4th
1979 Runners-up 2nd
1980 Third place 3rd
1981 Third place 3rd
1982 Third place 3rd
1984 Third place 3rd
1985 Runners-up 2nd
1986 Fourth place 4th
1987 Champions 1st
1988 Third place 3rd
1989 Did not enter
1990
1991
1992
1993 Champions 1st
1994 Third place 3rd

FISU World University Games

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Mixed team

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Year Round Pos
2007 Did not enter
2011
2013
2015 Group stage
2017 Did not enter
2021 Group stage
2025 TBD

World University Team Championships

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Mixed team

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Year Round Pos
2008 Group stage
2010 Group stage
2012 Did not enter
2014 Quarter-finals
2016 Did not enter
2018
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

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Suhandinata Cup

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Year Round Pos
2000 Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019 Group stage 16th
2022 Did not enter
2023
2024 TBD

European Junior Team Championships

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Mixed team

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Year Round Pos
1975 Did not enter
1977
1979 Group stage 16th
1981 Group stage 14th
1983 Group stage 16th
1985 Group stage 17th
1987 Group stage 19th
1989 Group stage 14th
1991 Group stage 19th
1993 Group stage 19th
1995 Did not enter
1997 Group stage 12th
1999 Group stage 16th
2001 Did not enter
2003
2005
2007 Group stage 13th
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 TBD

Finlandia Cup

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Mixed team

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Year Round Pos
1984 Group stage 9th
1986 Group stage 11th
1988 Group stage 11th
1990 Group stage 7th
1992 Group stage 7th
1994 Fourth place 4th
1996 Did not enter
1998
2000 Group stage 9th
2002 Group stage 6th
2004 Group stage 5th
2006 Runners-up 2nd
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

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Current squad

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As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

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Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Tobias Künzi (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 26) 117 986 -
Julien Scheiwiller (1999-09-24) 24 September 1999 (age 25) 167 1082 -
Arthur Boudier (2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 (age 22) - 218 272
Minh-Quang Pham (2001-05-07) 7 May 2001 (age 23) - 218 172
Joel König (1995-07-06) 6 July 1995 (age 29) 160 - -
Nicolas A. Müller (2000-12-28) 28 December 2000 (age 23) 245 581 -
Patrick Zbinden (2001-03-23) 23 March 2001 (age 23) 371 1301 -
Soen Rimmer (2000-09-05) 5 September 2000 (age 24) 1032 1110 1425

Women's team

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Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Jenjira Stadelmann (1999-11-20) 20 November 1999 (age 24) 68 859 -
Dounia Pelupessy (2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 (age 22) 169 - -
Aline Müller (1999-07-17) 17 July 1999 (age 25) - 141 175
Caroline Racloz (2002-01-09) 9 January 2002 (age 22) - 141 172
Milena Schnider (2001-11-10) 10 November 2001 (age 22) 167 982 -
Ronja Stern (1997-06-29) 29 June 1997 (age 27) 1207 - -
Lucie Amiguet (2004-08-08) 8 August 2004 (age 20) 382 300 1138
Vera Appenzeller (2004-08-30) 30 August 2004 (age 20) 1101 300 1313

Previous squads

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Sudirman Cup

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European Team Championships

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References

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