2010 European Badminton Championships

The 2010 European Badminton Championships were the 22nd tournament of the European Badminton Championships

European Badminton Championships

The European Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe . The first of these competitions was held in 1968. The competition is held once every two years to determine the best badminton players in Europe....

. They were held in Manchester

Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

, England

England

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, from April 14 to April 18, 2010, and they were organised by the Badminton Europe and the Badminton England

Badminton England

BADMINTON England is the governing body for the sport of badminton in England. It aims to govern, encourage and develop the sport for all throughout England....

. Venue of this event was the Manchester Evening News Arena

Manchester Evening News Arena

The Manchester Evening News Arena is an indoor arena situated in Manchester, England. It is adjacent to Manchester Victoria station near Corporation Street...

Medalists

Men's singles	Peter Gade Peter Gade Peter Høeg Gade is a Danish professional badminton player. He currently resides in Holte in Copenhagen...	Jan Ø. Jørgensen Jan Ø. Jørgensen Jan Ø. Jørgensen is a male badminton player from Denmark.-Career:He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in men's singles and the silver medal at the 2010 European Badminton Championships...	Marc Zwiebler Marc Zwiebler Marc Zwiebler is a male badminton player from Germany. He is currently ranked number 16 in the world and is the third highest-ranked European player behind Peter Høeg Gade....
			Rajiv Ouseph Rajiv Ouseph Rajiv Ouseph is an English badminton player. He was born and brought up in London and studied media and communication at Loughborough University.-Career:...
Women's singles	Tine Rasmussen Tine Rasmussen Tine Baun is a female badminton player from Denmark.Most notably, she has won the prestigious All England Open Badminton Championships women's singles title twice in 2008 and 2010....	Juliane Schenk Juliane Schenk Juliane Schenk is a female badminton player from Germany.-Career:In 2001 she won the European Junior Championships in women's singles...	Pi Hongyan Pi Hongyan Pi Hongyan is a female badminton player from France.- Career :Pi Hongyan is one of a number of talented Chinese-born badminton players who have emigrated from China, in part, because of the intense competition to gain positions on its national team, and because of the elite status within the sport...
			Ella Diehl
Men's doubles	Lars Paaske Lars Paaske -Career:He competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Jonas Rasmussen. After an initial bye in the first round, they were then defeated in the next round by Yim Bang-eun and Kim Yong-hyun of Korea... Jonas Rasmussen Jonas Rasmussen Jonas Rasmussen is a male badminton player from Denmark.With his men's double partner Lars Paaske he won the 2003 IBF World Championships defeating Indonesian couple Candra Wijaya and Sigit Budiarto in the gold medal match and the All England Super Series 2010 defeating compatriots Mathias Boe and...	Mathias Boe Mathias Boe -Career:He won the silver medal at the 2006 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles, with Carsten Mogensen.In 2010, Mogensen and Boe won the titles at the Denmark Super Series, French Super Series and the Super Series Final held in Taipei. One year later Mogensen and Boe won the All... Carsten Mogensen Carsten Mogensen -Career:He won the silver medal at the 2006 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles, with Mathias Boe. Two years later he won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in mixed doubles with Helle Nielsen....	Kasper Faust Henriksen Anders Kristiansen
			Michael Fuchs Ingo Kindervater Ingo Kindervater -Career:He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Kristof Hopp.-References:...
Women's doubles	Valeria Sorokina Valeria Sorokina -Career:She won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in women's doubles with Nina Vislova. In her home country Russia she won 3 national titles until 2009.-References:... Nina Vislova Nina Vislova -Career:Vislova won four medals at the European Junior Badminton Championships, two gold medals in women's doubles , a silver medal in mixed doubles , and a bronze medal also in mixed doubles . Nina also won at the 2006 US Open in women's doubles and mixed. She won the bronze medal at the 2008...	Petya Nedelcheva Petya Nedelcheva Petya Nedelcheva is a female Bulgarian badminton player. She was born in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. At the Bulgarian National Badminton Championships she won more than 20 titles.-2004 Summer Olympics:... Anastasia Russkikh Anastasia Russkikh Anastasia Russkikh is an international badminton player from Gatchina, Russia.Russkikh is one of Russia's top badminton players, and is a high-ranking competitor in Women's Doubles competitions...	Mariana Agathangelou Heather Olver
			Line Damkjær Kruse Mie Schøtt-Kristensen
Mixed doubles	Thomas Laybourn Thomas Laybourn Thomas Laybourn is a male badminton player from Denmark.Laybourn won the 2006 European Badminton Championships in mixed doubles with partner Kamilla Rytter Juhl... Kamilla Rytter Juhl Kamilla Rytter Juhl Kamilla Rytter Juhl is a female badminton player from Denmark.Juhl won the 2006 European Badminton Championships in mixed doubles with partner Thomas Laybourn, and a bronze medal in women's doubles with Lena Frier Kristiansen...	Robert Mateusiak Robert Mateusiak Robert Bogumił Mateusiak is a male badminton player from Poland.-Career:Mateusiak competed in badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics, both times in men's doubles with partner Michał Łogosz.... Nadieżda Kostiuczyk Nadiezda Kostiuczyk Nadieżda Kostiuczyk is a female badminton player from Poland.-Career:Kostiuczyk played the 2007 BWF World Championships in mixed doubles with Robert Mateusiak. They were defeated in quarterfinals by Zheng Bo and Gao Ling of China, 16-21, 17-21. She also played women's doubles with Kamila Augustyn...	Wouter Claes Wouter Claes Wouter Claes is a male left-handed Belgian badminton player. Wouter won 20 Belgian titles, 10 in mens doubles with Fréderic Mawet and Ruud Kuijten, 10 in mixed doubles with Manon Albinus, Corina Herrle and Nathalie Descamps.Wouter won 20 Flemish Championships in singles, mens doubles with Nico... Nathalie Descamps Nathalie Descamps Nathalie Descamps is a female right-handed badminton player from Belgium. Until 2010, she has won 17 Belgian National Badminton Championships.-Biography:...
			Nathan Robertson Nathan Robertson Nathan James Robertson is an English badminton player who has achieved international success in both the men's events and the mixed doubles event... Jenny Wallwork Jenny Wallwork Jenny Wallwork is an English badminton player who has achieved international success in both the women's events and the mixed doubles event. She won the mixed doubles Bulgarian International in 2004, the Scottish Open in 2005, and the Dutch Open in 2006. She won the women's doubles at the Irish...