National badminton team representing Moldova
The Moldova national badminton team (Moldovan : Echipa Moldovenească de badminton; Екипа Молдовеняскэ де бадминтон ) represents Moldova in international badminton team competitions.[ 1] Moldovan Badminton Federation (MBF). The Moldovan junior badminton team competed in the BWF World Junior Championships in 2016 and finished in 50th place.[ 2] [ 3]
Badminton was first introduced to Moldova in 1965 when several exchange students from Laos brought the sport to the country which soon attracted the attention of Moldovan professors who then initiated badminton training camps in Moldova.[ 4] Soviet republics that competed in the USSR National Badminton Team Championships .
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Moldovan Badminton Federation was later found in 1992 and the Moldovan team started to compete in international team events, one of which being the Balkan Badminton Championships .[ 5]
Moldova competed in the 1999 Balkan Badminton Championships in Argostoli , Greece. In the mixed team event, the team placed third in the championships.[ 6] Balkan Badminton Championships . The team lost the third place tie to Romania .[ 7] [ 8] Balkan Badminton Championships , the team lost to Romania in the bronze medal tie for a second time to finish in fourth place.[ 9]
The Moldovan team took part in the 2019 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships qualifiers. The team hosted the qualifiers and were grouped with Scotland , Ukraine and Russia .[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
Competitive record [ edit ] European Team Championships [ edit ] Balkan Badminton Championships [ edit ] **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. Junior competitive record [ edit ] European Junior Team Championships [ edit ] Balkan Junior Team Championships [ edit ] **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. As of January 2, 2024 European Team Championships [ edit ]
^ "European Mixed Team Championships Qualification Group 2" . bwf.tournamentsoftware.com . Retrieved May 11, 2020 .^ ȘTIRILE, PUBLIKA MD-AICI SUNT (November 19, 2016). "Badmintonul moldovenesc se îndreaptă spre un nou nivel! Jucătorii moldoveni, în TOPURI MONDIALE | PUBLIKA .MD – AICI SUNT ȘTIRILE" . www.publika.md (in Romanian). Retrieved May 17, 2023 . ^ Josan, Cornel (November 22, 2016). "Moldova a debutat la mondialele de Badminton" . Olympic Moldova (in Romanian). Retrieved May 17, 2023 . ^ "Бадминтон в Молдове — Victor badminton club" (in Russian). Retrieved May 17, 2023 .^ "BadmintonEurope.com – Moldova" . badmintoneurope.com . Retrieved May 17, 2023 .^ "Moldova – BadmintonPeople" . badmintonpeople.com .^ "България стана отборен шампион на Балканско първенство" . novsport.com . Retrieved May 13, 2023 .^ "Юлиян Христов с два златни и сребърен медал от балканиадата по бадминтон" . Retrieved May 13, 2023 .^ "Türkiye, Badminton'da Balkan Şampiyonu Oldu" . www.trthaber.com (in Turkish). May 5, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2023 .^ "Владимир Мальков в составе сборной команды России одержал победу на отборочном этапе Чемпионата Европы" . badmintonsaratov.ru . Retrieved May 17, 2023 .^ McGilvray, Andy (December 18, 2018). "Scottish badminton team bow out of European Mixed Team Championships qualifier" . Daily Record . Retrieved May 17, 2023 . ^ "BWF – European Mixed Team Championships Qualification Group 2 – Russia – Moldova: 4–1" . bwf.tournamentsoftware.com . Retrieved May 17, 2023 .^ "BWF – European Mixed Team Championships Qualification Group 2 – Moldova – Ukraine: 1–4" . bwf.tournamentsoftware.com . Retrieved May 17, 2023 .
