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

Association	Polski Związek Badmintona (PZBAD)
Confederation	BE (Europe)
President	Marek Krajewski
BWF ranking
Current ranking	39 1 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking	14 (5 January 2012)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances	12 (first in 1989)
Best result	Group stage
Thomas Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2010)
Best result	Group stage
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances	19 (first in 1980)
Best result	Semi-finals (2008, 2009)
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances	7 (first in 2006)
Best result	Runners-up (2010)
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances	6 (first in 2006)
Best result	Group stage
Helvetia Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1979)
Best result	Champions (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, who 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.

Competitive record

Thomas Cup Year Result 1949 Did not enter 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1976 1979 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 Did not qualify 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 Group stage 2012 Did not qualify 2014 Did not enter 2016 Did not qualify 2018 2020 2022 Did not enter 2024 Did not qualify 2026 TBD 2028 TBD 2030 TBD

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

Sudirman Cup Year Result 1989 Group 4 Relegated − 18th 1991 Group 5 − 20th 1993 Group 5 Relegated − 22nd 1995 Group 6 Promoted − 23rd 1997 Group 4 − 25th 1999 Group 4 − 27th 2001 Group 4 − 27th 2003 Group 4 Promoted − 23rd 2005 Group 3 Promoted − 17th 2007 Group 2 − 15th 2009 Group 2 − 19th 2011 Did not enter 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 TBD 2027 TBD 2029 TBD

European Team Championships

Men's team Year Result 2004 Fourth place 2006 Quarter-finals 2008 Fourth place 2010 Runners-up 2012 Quarter-finals 2014 Did not enter 2016 Quarter-finals 2018 Quarter-finals 2020 Group stage 2024 Group stage

Women's team Year Result 2004 Did not enter 2006 Group stage 2008 Group stage 2010 Group stage 2012 Group stage 2014 Did not enter 2016 2018 Group stage 2020 Group stage 2024 Group stage

Mixed team Year Result 1972 Did not enter 1974 1976 1978 1980 Group stage − 17th 1982 Group stage − 12th 1984 Group stage − 11th 1986 Group stage − 9th 1988 Group stage − 8th 1990 Group stage − 8th 1992 Group stage − 8th 1994 Group stage − 8th 1996 Group stage − 8th 1998 Group stage − 14th 2000 Group stage − 12th 2002 Group stage − 9th 2004 Group stage − 5th 2006 Group stage − 5th 2008 Third place 2009 Semi-finals 2011 Quarter-finals 2013 Did not enter 2015 Group stage 2017 Quarter-finals 2019 Did not qualify 2021 2023 2025

Helvetia Cup

Year	Result
1962	Did not enter
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1973
1975
1977
1979	Group stage − 11th
1981	Fourth place
1983	Group stage − 9th
1985	Third place
1987	Group stage − 5th
1989	Champions
1991	Champions
1993	Runners-up
1995	Did not enter
1997
1999	Runners-up
2001	Did not enter
2003
2005
2007

FISU World University Games

See also: Badminton at the FISU World University Games

Mixed team

Year	Result
2007	Group stage
2011	Did not enter
2013	Quarter-finals
2015	Group stage
2017	Group stage
2021	Group stage
2025	TBD

World University Team Championships

Mixed team

Year	Result
2008	Semi-finals
2010	Group stage
2012	Group stage
2014	Did not enter
2016	Group stage
2018	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	Result
2000	Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016	Group B1 − 15th of 52
2017	Group C2 − 15th of 44
2018	Group B − 37th of 39
2019	Did not enter
2022
2023
2024	Group F – 12th of 39

European Junior Team Championships

See also: European Junior Badminton Championships

Mixed team

Year	Result
1975	Did not enter
1977
1979
1981	Group stage − 15th
1983	Group stage − 12th
1985	Group stage − 13th
1987	Group stage − 12th
1989	Group stage − 9th
1991	Group stage − 6th
1993	Group stage − 7th
1995	Group stage − 7th
1997	Group stage − 6th
1999	Fourth place
2001	Group stage − 6th
2003	Group stage − 8th
2005	Group stage − 13th
2007	Group stage − 8th
2009	Group stage
2011	Group stage
2013	Group stage
2015	Group stage
2017	Group stage
2018	Quarter-finals
2020	Did not enter
2022	Group stage
2024	Semi-finalist

Finlandia Cup

Mixed team

Year	Result
1984	Third place
1986	Fourth place
1988	Runners-up
1990	Runners-up
1992	Did not enter
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006

**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
Dominik Kwinta	(2004-07-27) 27 July 2004 (age 21)	197	184	-
Mikołaj Szymanowski	(2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 21)	219	184	1021
Mateusz Danielak	(1997-08-09) 9 August 1997 (age 28)	237	-	-
Maksymilian Danielak	(2004-10-29) 29 October 2004 (age 20)	422	717	-
Szymon Slepecki	(2003-07-10) 10 July 2003 (age 22)	-	143	214
Robert Cybulski	(1999-08-06) 6 August 1999 (age 26)	-	143	133
Michal Sobolewski	(1999-01-26) 26 January 1999 (age 26)	-	240	1315
Adam Szolc	(1999-03-18) 18 March 1999 (age 26)	-	240	-
Jakub Melaniuk	(2003-09-28) 28 September 2003 (age 21)	-	167	246
Paweł Śmiłowski	(1998-08-26) 26 August 1998 (age 26)	-	320	103

Women's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
		WS	WD	XD
Wiktoria Dąbczyńska	(1999-05-04) 4 May 1999 (age 26)	133	318	-
Weronika Górniak	(2002-02-14) 14 February 2002 (age 23)	301	-	-
Zuzanna Jankowska	(2002-08-18) 18 August 2002 (age 22)	341	318	-
Jessica Orzechowicz	(2002-10-12) 12 October 2002 (age 22)	383	871	711
Dominika Kwaśnik	(2001-10-05) 5 October 2001 (age 23)	-	121	683
Kornelia Marczak	(1997-03-08) 8 March 1997 (age 28)	-	121	133
Paulina Hankiewicz	(2001-05-30) 30 May 2001 (age 24)	-	142	232
Magdalena Świerczyńska	(1998-04-04) 4 April 1998 (age 27)	-	393	103
Anastasia Khomich	(2002-09-27) 27 September 2002 (age 22)	961	182	214
Julia Pławecka	(2003-08-12) 12 August 2003 (age 22)	-	402	246

Previous squads

Thomas Cup

• 2010

European Team Championships

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

External links

• (in Polish) PZBad Official website