Bulgaria_national_badminton_team
Bulgaria national badminton team
National badminton team representing Bulgaria
The Bulgaria national badminton team (Bulgarian: Националния отбор на България по бадминтон) represents Bulgaria in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Bulgarian Badminton Federation (Bulgarian: Българска Федерация Бадминтон).[1] The Bulgarian women's team achieved second place in the 2016 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships, they were semifinalists two years prior.
Quick Facts Association, Confederation ...
| Association | Bulgarian Badminton Federation (BFB) |
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| Confederation | BE (Europe) |
| President | Volodya Zlatev |
| BWF ranking | |
| Current ranking | 24  2 (2 January 2024) |
| Highest ranking | 16 (5 July 2018) |
| Sudirman Cup | |
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1989) |
| Best result | Group stage |
| Uber Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2016) |
| Best result | Group stage |
| European Mixed Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 17 (first in 1986) |
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2011) |
| European Men's Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 2006) |
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2020) |
| European Women's Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 8 (first in 2006) |
| Best result | Runners-up (2016) |
| Helvetia Cup | |
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1987) |
| Best result | Runners-up (1995) |
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The Bulgarian team have won a gold and a bronze medal at the European Games. National women's doubles specialists Gabriela Stoeva and Stefani Stoeva are the first Bulgarian players to enter the top 10 in the BWF World Ranking. The women's team made its Uber Cup debut in 2016.
More information Year, Round ...
Thomas Cup
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Uber Cup
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Sudirman Cup
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European Team Championships
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Men's team
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Women's team
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Mixed team
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Helvetia Cup
More information Year, Round ...
| Year | Round | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Did not enter | |
| 1963 | ||
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| 1975 | ||
| 1977 | ||
| 1979 | ||
| 1981 | ||
| 1983 | ||
| 1985 | ||
| 1987 | Group stage | 12th |
| 1989 | Group stage | 10th |
| 1991 | Group stage | 5th |
| 1993 | Group stage | 8th |
| 1995 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 1997 | Did not enter | |
| 1999 | ||
| 2001 | ||
| 2003 | ||
| 2005 | ||
| 2007 | ||
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Balkan Team Championships
Mixed team
More information Year, Round ...
| Year | Round | Pos |
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| 1992 | Champions | 1st |
| 1993 | Champions | 1st |
| 1994 | Champions | 1st |
| 1995 | Champions | 1st |
| 1996 | Champions | 1st |
| 1997 | Champions | 1st |
| 1998 | Champions | 1st |
| 1999 | Champions | 1st |
| 2000 | Champions | 1st |
| 2001 | Champions | 1st |
| 2002 | Champions | 1st |
| 2003 | Champions | 1st |
| 2004 | Champions | 1st |
| 2005 | Champions | 1st |
| 2006 | Champions | 1st |
| 2007 | Champions | 1st |
| 2008 | Champions | 1st |
| 2009 | Champions | 1st |
| 2010 | Champions | 1st |
| 2011 | Champions | 1st |
| 2012 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2014 | Champions | 1st |
| 2016 | Champions | 1st |
| 2018 | Champions | 1st |
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FISU World University Games
Mixed team
World University Team Championships
Mixed team
More information Year, Round ...
| Year | Round | Pos |
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| 2008 | Did not enter | |
| 2010 | ||
| 2012 | ||
| 2014 | ||
| 2016 | ||
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- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Suhandinata Cup
See also: BWF World Junior Championships
More information Year, Round ...
| Year | Round | Pos |
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| 2000 | Did not enter | |
| 2002 | Group stage | 15th |
| 2004 | Did not enter | |
| 2006 | Group stage | 22nd |
| 2007 | Group stage | 11th |
| 2008 | Did not enter | |
| 2009 | ||
| 2010 | ||
| 2011 | ||
| 2012 | Group stage | 27th |
| 2013 | Group stage | 17th |
| 2014 | Group stage | 22nd |
| 2015 | Did not enter | |
| 2016 | Group stage | 33rd |
| 2017 | Group stage | 34th |
| 2018 | Did not enter | |
| 2019 | ||
| 2022 | ||
| 2023 | ||
| 2024 | TBD | |
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European Junior Team Championships
See also: European Junior Badminton Championships
Mixed team
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| Year | Round | Pos |
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| 1975 | Did not enter | |
| 1977 | ||
| 1979 | ||
| 1981 | ||
| 1983 | ||
| 1985 | ||
| 1987 | Group stage | 18th |
| 1989 | Did not enter | |
| 1991 | Group stage | 20th |
| 1993 | Group stage | 20th |
| 1995 | Group stage | 9th |
| 1997 | Group stage | 8th |
| 1999 | Group stage | 12th |
| 2001 | Group stage | 10th |
| 2003 | Group stage | 9th |
| 2005 | Group stage | 7th |
| 2007 | Group stage | 12th |
| 2009 | Group stage | |
| 2011 | Group stage | |
| 2013 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2015 | Group stage | |
| 2017 | Group stage | |
| 2018 | Group stage | |
| 2020 | Did not enter | |
| 2022 | Group stage | |
| 2024 | TBD | |
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Finlandia Cup
Mixed team
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| Year | Round | Pos |
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| 1984 | Did not enter | |
| 1986 | ||
| 1988 | ||
| 1990 | Group stage | 12th |
| 1992 | Group stage | 15th |
| 1994 | Champions | 1st |
| 1996 | Did not enter | |
| 1998 | ||
| 2000 | ||
| 2002 | ||
| 2004 | ||
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Balkan Junior Team Championships
Mixed team
More information Year, Round ...
| Year | Round | Pos |
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| 1992 | Champions | 1st |
| 1993 | Champions | 1st |
| 1994 | Champions | 1st |
| 1995 | Champions | 1st |
| 1996 | Champions | 1st |
| 1997 | Champions | 1st |
| 1998 | Champions | 1st |
| 1999 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2000 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2001 | Champions | 1st |
| 2002 | Champions | 1st |
| 2003 | Champions | 1st |
| 2004 | Champions | 1st |
| 2005 | Champions | 1st |
| 2006 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2007 | Champions | 1st |
| 2008 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2010 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2011 | Champions | 1st |
| 2013 | Champions | 1st |
| 2015 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2016 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2017 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2019 | Semi-finals | 3rd |
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- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Current squad
- As of 2 January 2024
Men's team
More information Name, DoB/Age ...
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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| MS | MD | XD | ||
| Daniel Nikolov | (1998-08-26) 26 August 1998 (age 25) | - | 709 | - |
| Dimitar Yanakiev | (1998-11-05) 5 November 1998 (age 25) | 216 | 709 | - |
| Ivan Rusev | (1993-05-06) 6 May 1993 (age 30) | 418 | 106 | - |
| Iliyan Stoynov | (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 (age 23) | 449 | 106 | 81 |
| Patrik Dimitrov | (2008-03-19) 19 March 2008 (age 16) | 1735 | 1301 | - |
| Tsvetan Ivanov | (2007-08-26) 26 August 2007 (age 16) | 1735 | 1301 | 1160 |
| Teodor Mitev | (2009-09-09) 9 September 2009 (age 14) | 1623 | 1301 | - |
| Stefan Zeirov | (1999-03-08) 8 March 1999 (age 25) | - | 1301 | - |
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Women's team
More information Name, DoB/Age ...
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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| WS | WD | XD | ||
| Kaloyana Nalbantova | (2006-03-06) 6 March 2006 (age 18) | 76 | 502 | 1019 |
| Hristomira Popovska | (2000-09-05) 5 September 2000 (age 23) | 124 | 305 | 81 |
| Mariya Mitsova | (1996-11-21) 21 November 1996 (age 27) | - | 763 | - |
| Gergana Pavlova | (2003-07-27) 27 July 2003 (age 20) | 268 | 327 | - |
| Gabriela Stoeva | (1994-07-15) 15 July 1994 (age 29) | - | 18 | 944 |
| Stefani Stoeva | (1995-09-23) 23 September 1995 (age 28) | 948 | 18 | - |
| Mihaela Chepisheva | (2004-11-27) 27 November 2004 (age 19) | 443 | 187 | - |
| Tsvetina Popivanova | (2005-07-01) 1 July 2005 (age 18) | 695 | 187 | 312 |
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Previous squads
Uber Cup
European Team Championships
- Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.