Czech Republic national badminton team

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.

Czech Republic

Association	Český Badmintonový Svaz (ČBS)
Confederation	BE (Europe)
President	Petr Martinec
BWF ranking
Current ranking	31 1 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking	20 (7 April 2016)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances	10 (first in 1993)
Best result	Group stage
Thomas Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2024)
Best result	Group stage
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances	9 (first in 1994)
Best result	Group stage
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances	7 (first in 2006)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2018)
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances	7 (first in 2006)
Best result	Group stage
Helvetia Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1993)
Best result	Champions (2005)

The Czech Badminton Federation is the governing body that controls the national team.

Competitive record

Thomas Cup Year Round Pos 1949 Part of  Czechoslovakia 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1976 1979 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 Did not enter 1996 1998 Did not qualify 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 Did not enter 2024 Group stage 13th 2026 To be determined 2028 2030

Uber Cup Year Round Pos 1957 Part of  Czechoslovakia 1960 1963 1966 1969 1972 1975 1978 1981 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 Did not qualify 1996 Did not enter 1998 Did not qualify 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 Did not enter 2024 Did not qualify 2026 To be determined 2028 2030

Sudirman Cup Year Round Pos 1989 Part of  Czechoslovakia 1991 1993 Group stage 23rd 1995 Group stage 22nd 1997 Group stage 30th 1999 Group stage 30th 2001 Group stage 32nd 2003 Group stage 20th 2005 Did not enter 2007 Group stage 25th 2009 Group stage 22nd 2011 Group stage 24th 2013 Did not enter 2015 Group stage 22nd 2017 Did not enter 2019 2021 2023 2025 Group stage 13th 2027 To be determined 2029

European Team Championships

Men's team Year Round Pos 2006 Group stage - 2008 Group stage - 2010 Group stage - 2012 Group stage - 2014 Group stage - 2016 Group stage - 2018 Group stage - 2020 Group stage - 2024 Group stage - 2026 To be determined 2028 2030

Women's team Year Round Pos 2006 Group stage - 2008 Group stage - 2010 Group stage - 2012 Group stage - 2014 Group stage - 2016 Group stage - 2018 Group stage - 2020 Group stage - 2024 Group stage - 2026 To be determined 2028 2030

Mixed team Year Round Pos 1972 to 1992 Part of  Czechoslovakia 1994 Group stage 15th 1996 Did not enter 1998 2000 2002 Group stage 16th 2004 Group stage 16th 2006 Group stage - 2008 Group stage - 2009 Group stage - 2011 Group stage - 2013 Group stage - 2015 Did not qualify 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Group stage 6th 2027 To be determined 2029

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 26)	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 26)	-	59	-
Vít Kulíšek	(2001-06-13) 13 June 2001 (age 24)	-	159	186
Tomáš Švejda	(2002-03-14) 14 March 2002 (age 23)	-	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 21)	1036	-	-

Women's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
		WS	WD	XD
Tereza Švábíková	(2000-05-14) 14 May 2000 (age 25)	81	-	-
Kateřina Tomalová	(1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 33)	177	-	-
Kateřina Mikelová	(2002-07-07) 7 July 2002 (age 23)	215	-	-
Sharleen van Coppenolle	(2003-09-13) 13 September 2003 (age 21)	205	481	563
Veronika Dobiášová	(1999-06-09) 9 June 1999 (age 26)	195	128	-
Veronika Brožkovcová	(1999-05-05) 5 May 1999 (age 26)	-	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 22)	833	146	269
Kateřina Zuzáková	(2002-02-14) 14 February 2002 (age 23)	-	146	186

Previous squads

European Team Championships

• Men's team: 2020
• Women's team: 2020