France national badminton team

France
Nickname(s)Les Bleus (The Blues)
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
Appearances6 (first in 2014)
Best resultRunners-up (2026)
Uber Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2018)
Best resultGroup stage
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances22 (first in 1982)
Best resultRunners-up (2021, 2023, 2025)
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances8 (first in 2006)
Best result Champions (2026)
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances8 (first in 2006)
Best resultSemi-finals (2020)
Helvetia Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1975)
Best result Champions (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 was runner-up at the 2021 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships. The men's team achieved its best-ever result in 2026, reaching the final of the Thomas Cup in Horsens, Denmark, where they finished as runners-up after a hard-fought match against China. [2]

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

Competitive record

European Team Championships

Helvetia Cup

Year Round Pos
1962 Withdrew
1963 Did not enter
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1973
1975 Group stage 9th
1977 Did not enter
1979 Group stage 15th
1981 Group stage 9th
1983 Did not enter
1985 Group stage 13th
1987 Group stage 11th
1989 Group stage 13th
1991 Group stage 6th
1993 Third place 3rd
1995 Group stage 5th
1997 Champions 1st
1999 Did not enter
2001
2003 Champions 1st
2005 Did not enter
2007

Plume d'Or

Year Round Pos
1972 Fourth place 4th
1973 Fifth place 5th
1974 Third place 3rd
1976 Third place 3rd
1977 Fourth place 4th
1978 Third place 3rd
1979 Third place 3rd
1980 Fourth place 4th
1981 Fourth place 4th
1982 Group stage 7th
1984 Group stage 5th
1985 Group stage 5th
1986 Group stage 6th
1987 Runners-up 2nd
1988 Champions 1st
1989 Champions 1st
1990 Champions 1st
1991 Champions 1st
1992 Champions 1st
1993 Group stage 5th
1994 Champions 1st

FISU World University Games

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2007 Group stage 7/12
2011 Group stage 9/13
2013 Group stage 11th
2015 Group stage 9/16
2017 Group stage 9/16
2021 Group stage 9th
2025 To be determined

World University Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2008 Round of 16 8/10
2010 Did not enter
2012
2014
2016
2018
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Year Round Pos
2000 Group stage 18th
2002 Did not enter
2004
2006
2007
2008 Group stage 12th
2009 Group stage 15th
2010 Group stage 13th
2011 Group stage 11th
2012 Group stage 17th
2013 Group stage 12th
2014 Group stage 21st
2015 Group stage 17th
2016 Group stage 11th
2017 Quarter-finals 8th
2018 Group stage 15th
2019 Quarter-finals 8th
2020 Cancelled because of COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022 Did not enter
2023 Quarter-finals 6th
2024 Group stage 10th
2025 Group stage 13th of 36

European Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1975 Did not enter
1977
1979 Group stage 18th
1981 Group stage 18th
1983 Group stage 17th
1985 Group stage 19th
1987 Group stage 17th
1989 Group stage 16th
1991 Group stage 16th
1993 Group stage 17th
1995 Did not enter
1997 Group stage 11th
1999 Group stage 10th
2001 Group stage 13th
2003 Group stage 13th
2005 Group stage 8th
2007 Group stage 10th
2009 Quarter-finals 5/7
2011 Group stage 8/14
2013 Runners-up 2nd
2015 Semi-finals 4th
2017 Champions 1st
2018 Champions 1st
2020 Runners-up 2nd
2022 Runners-up 2nd
2024 Runners-up 2nd
2026 Champions 1st

Finlandia Cup

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1984 Did not enter
1986
1988 Group stage 10th
1990 Third place 3rd
1992 Group stage 8th
1994 Group stage 8th
1996 Runners-up 2nd
1998 Did not enter
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
Christo Popov 8 March 2002 (aged 24) 420
Alex Lanier 26 January 2005 (aged 21) 10
Toma Junior Popov 29 September 1998 (aged 27) 1620
Éloi Adam 16 March 1999 (aged 27) 50
Léo Rossi 25 December 1999 (aged 26) 50
Maël Cattoen 9 February 2004 (aged 22) 52
Lucas Renoir 7 March 2004 (aged 22) 52
Julien Maio 6 May 1994 (aged 31) 76
William Villeger 22 October 2000 (aged 25) 67
Enogat Roy 5 May 2003 (aged 22) 94


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 October 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.
  2. ↑ "Mighty China outlast gritty France for 12th Thomas Cup". The Star. 2026-05-04. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
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