Iceland_national_badminton_team
Iceland national badminton team
National badminton team representing Iceland
The Iceland national badminton team (Icelandic: Landslið Íslands í badminton) represents Iceland in international badminton team competitions.[1] The national team is controlled by the national organization for badminton in Iceland, Badminton Iceland (Icelandic: Badmintonsamband Íslands).
| Association | Badmintonsamband Íslands (BSÍ) |
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| Confederation | BE (Europe) |
| President | Kristjan Danielsson |
| BWF ranking | |
| Current ranking | 82  3 (2 January 2024) |
| Highest ranking | 33 (1 July 2011) |
| Sudirman Cup | |
| Appearances | 11 (first in 1991) |
| Best result | Group stage |
| European Mixed Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 14 (first in 1980) |
| Best result | Group stage |
| European Men's Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 6 (first in 2006) |
| Best result | Group stage |
| European Women's Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 6 (first in 2006) |
| Best result | Group stage |
| Helvetia Cup | |
| Appearances | 13 (first in 1979) |
| Best result | Champions (1999, 2007) |
Iceland participated in the European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships. Both men's and women's team have never got past the group stage.
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The Helvetia Cup or European B Team Championships was a European mixed team championship in badminton. The first Helvetia Cup tournament took place in Zürich, Switzerland in 1962.[2] The tournament took place every two years from 1971 until 2007, after which it was dissolved. The Iceland team were champions in 1999 and 2007.
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Suhandinata Cup
European Junior Team Championships
Mixed team
Current squad
- As of 2 January 2024
Men's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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| MS | MD | XD | ||
| Daníel Jóhannesson | (1996-04-26) 26 April 1996 (age 27) | 1428 | 667 | 409 |
| Gustav Nilsson | (2003-10-13) 13 October 2003 (age 20) | 1551 | 667 | 402 |
| Davíð Bjarni Björnsson | (1998-05-09) 9 May 1998 (age 25) | - | 178 | 614 |
| Kristófer Darri Finnsson | (1997-06-19) 19 June 1997 (age 26) | - | 178 | 973 |
| Gabriel Ingi Helgason | (2004-09-30) 30 September 2004 (age 19) | 1333 | 717 | 1358 |
| Róbert Ingi Huldarsson | (1997-06-24) 24 June 1997 (age 26) | 1675 | 1110 | 1135 |
Women's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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| WS | WD | XD | ||
| Sigríður Árnadóttir | (1996-05-30) 30 May 1996 (age 27) | 947 | 565 | 409 |
| Arna Karen Jóhannsdóttir | (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 26) | - | 565 | 614 |
| Una Hrund Örvar | (2001-05-01) 1 May 2001 (age 22) | - | 565 | 1135 |
| Sólrún Anna Ingvarsdóttir | (1999-12-11) 11 December 1999 (age 24) | 834 | 565 | 1358 |
| Lilja Bu | (2006-06-06) 6 June 2006 (age 17) | 1183 | 871 | 1402 |
| Júlíana Karitas Jóhannsdóttir | (2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 (age 20) | 1085 | 871 | 1402 |
- Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- Helvetia Cup in EuropeanBadminton.org Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine