Serbia national badminton team

The Serbia national badminton team (Serbian: Репрезентација Србије у бадминтону, romanized: Reprezentacija Srbije u badmintonu) represents Serbia in international badminton team competitions.[1] The Badminton Association of Serbia organizes any event or national event in the national team. The men's and women's team participate in the European meet. The Serbian team also competes in the Mediterranean Games.[2]

Serbia
AssociationBadminton Association of Serbia
ConfederationBadminton Europe
PresidentRadomir Jovović
BWF ranking
Current ranking67 Decrease 5 (3 January 2023)
Highest ranking62 (3 January 2023)

The Serbian team has competed in the Balkan Badminton Championships since 1995 when it was still participating as Serbia and Montenegro. After the country gained independence in 2006, Serbia won bronze multiple times in the Balkan Badminton Championships. Serbia also made history by hosting the European Junior Badminton Championships for the first time in 2022.[3][4][5]

The Serbian junior team finished as semi-finalists at the 2011 U19 Balkan Badminton Championships.[6]

History

Badminton in Serbia has been played since the 1990s. The national team was then managed by Badminton Savez Jugoslavije. The Badminton Association of Serbia was formed in 28 December 1998 and Serbian players then competed under the Serbia and Montenegro flag at international competitions. After Serbia gained independence in 2006, the Serbian team continued to compete in the Balkan Badminton Championships and entered the semi-finals multiple times.

Mixed team

Serbia competed in the Balkan Badminton Championships mixed team event in 2007. The team first lost 5–0 to Turkey and Romania. The team then performed an upsetting 3–2 win against Bulgaria but lost 3–2 to Greece in their final match to claim 5th place.[7][8] In the 2009 Balkan Badminton Championships, the Serbian team lost in the semi-finals to Turkey but won 5–0 against North Macedonia in the bronze medal tie.[8][9] Serbia then competed in the 2018 Balkan Badminton Championships but were eliminated in the semi-finals after losing 3–0 to Bulgaria.[10][11]

Competitive record

Mixed team
YearResult
Turkey 1995 to
Turkey 2006		 Part of  Serbia and Montenegro
Bulgaria 20075th place
Romania 20083rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Bulgaria 2009 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Bulgaria 2010 5th place
Greece 2018 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finals

Junior competitive record

Mixed team
YearResult
West Germany 1979
Austria 1985
Hungary 1991		 Part of  Yugoslavia
Finland 2020Quarter-finalist
Serbia 2022Group stage

Mixed team
YearResult
Turkey 20113rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finals
Turkey 20153rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finals
Greece 2016 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finals
Turkey 20173rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finals
Turkey 20192nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Players

Men's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Borko Petrović (1993-06-22)22 June 1993 (aged 29) 824 - -
Sergej Lukić (2003-02-21)21 February 2003 (aged 20) 1059 - -
Dragoslav Petrović (1996-06-23)23 June 1996 (aged 26) 551 - -
Mihajlo Tomić (2003-02-17)17 February 2003 (aged 20) - 883 68
Igor Bjelan (1992-08-09)9 August 1992 (aged 30) - 883 -
Viktor Petrović (2005-03-10)10 March 2005 (aged 18) 1312 883 838
Ilija Pavlović (1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 30) 1512 - -
Đorđe Stepanović (2001-09-15)15 September 2001 (aged 21) 1606 - -

Women's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Marija Sudimac (2002-03-27)27 March 2002 (aged 21) 237 - -
Sara Lončar (2003-09-20)20 September 2003 (aged 19) 457 - -
Sanja Perić (2004-01-16)16 January 2004 (aged 19) 989 834 -
Anđela Vitman (2005-05-03)3 May 2005 (aged 18) - 834 68
Nina Bogdanović (2005-07-31)31 July 2005 (aged 17) - - 1216
Maša Aleksić (2006-10-03)3 October 2006 (aged 16) - - -
Miona Filipović (2006-10-30)30 October 2006 (aged 16) - - -
Marija Samardžija (2006-04-17)17 April 2006 (aged 17) - - -

References
  1. "#EJC22: less than two weeks for kick-off". Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. Haber7. "Balkanlarda madalya bırakmadık!". Haber7 (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  3. "Serbia to host the 2022 European Junior Championships". badmintonpeople.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  4. Kovandžić, Aleksandar (2021-11-26). "Beograd domaćin Evropskog juniorskog prvenstva u badmintonu". Portal Iz Prve Ruke (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  5. "Ministar Udovicic sa celnim ljudima Evropskog Svetskog i Srpskog badmintona". Badminton Savez Srbije (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  6. Haber7. "Balkanlarda madalya bırakmadık!". Haber7 (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  7. A.A. "Balkan Badminton Şampiyonası'nda ikinci olduk". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  8. "ARHIVA REZULTATA BADMINTON SAVEZA SRBIJE". Badminton Savez Srbije. Archived from the original on 2 December 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  9. "Balkansko Prvenstvo u Bugarskoj". Badminton Savez Srbije (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  10. "Türkiye, Balkan Şampiyonası'nda ikinci oldu". T24 (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  11. "Bulgaria - Serbia: 3-0 | Balkan Championships 2018". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.


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