Armenia national badminton team

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.

Armenia
AssociationBadminton Federation of Armenia
ConfederationBadminton Europe
PresidentHovhannes Khachatryan
BWF ranking
Current ranking98 Increase 12 (3 January 2023)
Highest ranking88 (2 July 2015)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1997)
Best resultGroup stage (1997)
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage (2006)

The Armenian junior team also participated in the BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event, also known as the Suhandinata Cup.

History

Badminton 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

The 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

The 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

European Team Championships

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup
See also: BWF World Junior Championships

Mixed team
YearResult
Thailand 2013Group Z2 - 26th of 32
Malaysia 2014Group Y1 - 31st of 35
Spain 2016Group A3 - 48th of 52
Indonesia 201744th - Group C3
Russia 201940th - Group E
Spain 202232nd - Group G

European Junior Team Championships
See also: European Junior Badminton Championships

Mixed team
YearResult
Turkey 2013Group stage
Poland 2015Group stage

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the national badminton team of Armenia.

Name Role
Armenia Eleonora Mesropyani Coach[5]

Players

Men's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD
Arman Vardanyan (2003-11-12)12 November 2003 (aged 19) - -
Mikayel Harutyunyan (2005-02-07)7 February 2005 (aged 18) - -
Davit Saribekyan (2006-06-05)5 June 2006 (aged 16) - -
Gor Grigoryan (2002-07-25)25 July 2002 (aged 20) - -
Zaven Mnatsakanyan (1997-10-03)3 October 1997 (aged 25) - -
Manvel Harutyunyan (2006-02-13)13 February 2006 (aged 17) - -

Women's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD
Elen Tiraturyan (2005-08-23)23 August 2005 (aged 17) - -
Gayane Mamajanyan (2004-03-13)13 March 2004 (aged 19) - -
Lilit Poghosyan (1996-04-17)17 April 1996 (aged 27) - -
Marieta Nikoyan (1998-12-24)24 December 1998 (aged 24) - -
Svetlana Boyajyan (2004-03-10)10 March 2004 (aged 19) - -
Lusine Smbatyan (2007-12-08)8 December 2007 (aged 15) - -

See also

References
  1. "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  2. Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Archived from the original on 27 August 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  3. "BadmintonEurope.com - European Men's Team Championships". badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  4. "2006 European M & W Team Championships - Group 1". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  5. "Պատանի բադմինտոնիստները կմասնակցեն Եվրոպայի առաջնությանը". artsakhpress.am. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
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