TheWales national badminton team (Welsh:Tîm badminton cenedlaethol Cymru) representsWales in internationalbadminton team competitions.[1] It is controlled byBadminton Wales, the national organization for badminton in the country. Wales have never participated in theThomas Cup and theUber Cup. The team's last appearance in the international stage was at the2007 Sudirman Cup.
The Welsh men's team first competed in the1955 Thomas Cup qualifiers. The team failed to advance to the inter-zone elimination round after losing 9−0 toDenmark on home soil.[5] The men's team returned to qualify for the1984 Thomas Cup after a long hiatus.[5] The team beatFinland and theNetherlands 4−1 but lost their chances of entering the second round after losing 4−1 toSweden. In the qualifiers for the1986 Thomas Cup, the team won againstFinland andNorway but failed to advance further after losing toEngland.[5]
In the1990 Thomas Cup qualifiers, the Welsh team made history after they advanced to the semi-final stages for the first time, beatingBulgaria,Spain andKenya in their group. They then lost toSweden andCanada in the semi-final stages and failed to edge out againstAustria.[5]
The Welsh women's team took part in qualifying for the1986 Uber Cup. The team lost in the first round group stage toGermany,England andIreland.[9] In the1996 Uber Cup qualifiers, the team entered the second round after beatingSlovenia,Austria andSpain but lost in the second round group stage toDenmark,Scotland andIndia.[9] The women's team entered the second round for the next few Uber Cup qualifiers but did not advance further.[9]
The Welsh mixed team first competed in the 1969 Helvetia Cup and finished in 5th place. In the 1970 Helvetia Cup, the Welsh team beatNorway in the third place tie.[11] The team also competed in the inaugural edition of theEuropean Mixed Team Badminton Championships in 1972 but were eliminated in the group stages.[12] The team were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 1974 European Mixed Team Championships.
The Welsh team made history by entering the 1983 Helvetia Cup. They lost the final toGermany.[11] The team entered the Helvetia Cup finals two consecutive times in 1985 and 1987 but lost to theNetherlands andGermany respectively.[11]
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