The Armenia national badminton team (Armenian: Հայաստանի բադմինտոնի ազգային հավաքական) represents Armenia in international badminton team competitions.[1] The national team is controlled by the Badminton Federation of Armenia, the governing body of Armenian badminton. Armenia competed in the Sudirman Cup in 1989 and 1991 as part of the Soviet Union national badminton team.
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| Association | Badminton Federation of Armenia (BFA) |
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| Confederation | BE (Europe) |
| President | Hovhannes Khachatryan |
| BWF ranking | |
| Current ranking | Unranked (2 January 2024) |
| Highest ranking | 88 (2 July 2015) |
| Sudirman Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1997) |
| Best result | Group stage (1997) |
| European Men's Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2006) |
| Best result | Group stage |
| European Women's Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2004) |
| Best result | Group stage |
The Armenian junior team also participated in the BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event, also known as the Suhandinata Cup.
History
editBadminton was first played in Armenia in the 1980s when it was still under Soviet rule. After Armenia gained independence following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Badminton Federation of Armenia was established which then formed the national team in 1992. Armenia made its first international team appearance at the 1997 Sudirman Cup.[2]
Men's team
editThe Armenian men's team competed in the 2006 European Men's Team Badminton Championship.[3] The team were placed into Group 1 with Denmark, Ireland and Iceland. The team lost all matches against Denmark and Ireland but managed to win a match against Iceland.[4]
Mixed team
editThe Armenian mixed team debuted in the Sudirman Cup in 1997.[2] The team were placed into Group 8 with Lithuania, Estonia, Greece and Chile to compete for 55th to 59th place. The Armenian team lost 5–0 to Lithuania and Estonia but won narrowly against Greece and Chile to earn themselves 57th place on the overall standings.[2]
Competitive record
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Thomas Cupedit
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Uber Cupedit
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Sudirman Cupedit
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European Team Championships
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Men's teamedit
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Women's teamedit
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Mixed teamedit
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- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
editSuhandinata Cup
edit| Year | Round | Pos |
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| 2000 | Did not enter | |
| 2002 | ||
| 2004 | ||
| 2006 | ||
| 2007 | ||
| 2008 | ||
| 2009 | ||
| 2010 | ||
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| 2012 | ||
| 2013 | Group stage | 26th |
| 2014 | Group stage | 31st |
| 2015 | Did not enter | |
| 2016 | Group stage | 48th |
| 2017 | Group stage | 44th |
| 2018 | Did not enter | |
| 2019 | Group stage | 40th |
| 2022 | Group stage | 32nd |
| 2023 | Group stage | 31st |
| 2024 | Group stage | 34th |
European Junior Team Championships
editMixed team
edit| Year | Round | Pos |
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| 1975 | Part of the  Soviet Union
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| 1977 | ||
| 1979 | ||
| 1981 | ||
| 1983 | ||
| 1985 | ||
| 1987 | ||
| 1989 | ||
| 1991 | ||
| 1993 | Did not enter | |
| 1995 | ||
| 1997 | ||
| 1999 | Did not qualify | |
| 2001 | Did not enter | |
| 2003 | ||
| 2005 | ||
| 2007 | ||
| 2009 | ||
| 2011 | ||
| 2013 | Group stage | |
| 2015 | Group stage | |
| 2017 | Did not enter | |
| 2018 | ||
| 2020 | ||
| 2022 | ||
| 2024 | TBD | |
Finlandia Cup
editMixed team
edit| Year | Round | Pos |
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| 1984 | Part of the Soviet Union
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| 1986 | ||
| 1988 | ||
| 1990 | ||
| 1992 | Part of the  CIS
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| 1994 | Did not enter | |
| 1996 | ||
| 1998 | Group stage | 21st |
| 2000 | Did not enter | |
| 2002 | ||
| 2004 | ||
| 2006 | ||
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Staff
editThe following list shows the coaching staff for the national badminton team of Armenia.
| Name | Role |
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 Eleonora Mesropyani
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Coach[5] |
Players
editCurrent squad
edit- As of 2 January 2024
Men's team
edit| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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| MS | MD | XD | ||
| Arman Vardanyan | 12 November 2003 | – | – | – |
| Mikayel Harutyunyan | 7 February 2005 | – | – | – |
| Davit Saribekyan | 5 June 2006 | – | – | – |
| Gor Grigoryan | 25 July 2002 | – | – | – |
| Zaven Mnatsakanyan | 3 October 1997 | – | – | – |
| Manvel Harutyunyan | 13 February 2006 | – | – | – |
Women's team
edit| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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| WS | WD | XD | ||
| Elen Tiraturyan | 23 August 2005 | – | – | – |
| Gayane Mamajanyan | 13 March 2004 | – | – | – |
| Lilit Poghosyan | 17 April 1996 | – | – | – |
| Marieta Nikoyan | 24 December 1998 | – | – | – |
| Svetlana Boyajyan | 10 March 2004 | – | – | – |
| Lusine Smbatyan | 8 December 2007 | – | – | – |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ a b c Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "BadmintonEurope.com – European Men's Team Championships". badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "2006 European M & W Team Championships – Group 1". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Պատանի բադմինտոնիստները կմասնակցեն Եվրոպայի առաջնությանը". artsakhpress.am. Retrieved 28 March 2023.