Cyprus national badminton team

The Cyprus national badminton team (Greek: Εθνική ομάδα μπάντμιντον Κύπρου; Turkish: Kıbrıs milli badminton takımı) represents Cyprus in international badminton team competitions.[1] The national team trains in Strovolos, where the nation's governing body for badminton, the Cyprus Badminton Federation (CBF) is located. Cyprus competed in the Sudirman Cup from 1993 to 2007.

Cyprus
AssociationCyprus Badminton Federation
ConfederationBadminton Europe
BWF ranking
Current ranking82 Decrease 1 (4 April 2023)
Highest ranking68 (3 October 2013)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1993)
Best resultGroup stage
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances2 (first in 2009)
Best resultGroup stage
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage
Helvetia Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1995)
Best result12th (1997, 2001)

The Cypriot national team also competed in the now defunct Helvetia Cup. The team also competes in the Mediterranean Games and won their first badminton medal in the Games. The men's and women's team only competed once in the European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships.

Competitive record

European Team Championships

Helvetia Cup

Year Result
Cyprus 1995 13th place
France 1997 12th place
Czech Republic 2001 12th place
Portugal 2003 14th place
Cyprus 2005 15th place
Iceland 2007 15th place

Mixed team

Year Result
Cyprus 2019 4th place

Junior competitive record

Mixed team

YearResult
Finland 2011Group stage
Turkey 2013Group stage
Poland 2015Group stage
Estonia 2018Group stage

Finlandia Cup

YearResult
Czech Republic 199412th place
Portugal 199616th place
Finland 199819th place
Austria 200018th place
Slovenia 2002 17th place
Austria 2004 17th place

Players

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Iakovos Acheriotis (2003-03-10)10 March 2003 (aged 20) 690 969 568
Aris Kattirtzi (2003-09-12)12 September 2003 (aged 20) 1141 - -
Christos Hailis (2002-04-15)15 April 2002 (aged 21) 781 1206 -
Elias Nicolaou (1996-05-04)4 May 1996 (aged 27) 1594 - 1038
Orestis Pissis (2001-06-11)11 June 2001 (aged 22) - - -
Constantinos Symeonides (2004-02-24)24 February 2004 (aged 19) 1146 969 -

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Ioanna Pissi (2001-07-25)25 July 2001 (aged 22) 470 510 568
Eleni Christodoulou (1999-03-31)31 March 1999 (aged 24) 284 510 837
Eva Kattirtzi (2003-09-12)12 September 2003 (aged 20) 1091 511 1038
Anastasia Zintsidou (2001-07-14)14 July 2001 (aged 22) - - -
Ioanna Alexandrou (2004-10-06)6 October 2004 (aged 19) - - -
Ioanna Antoniou (2004-11-03)3 November 2004 (aged 18) - - -

References

  1. Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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