Iceland national badminton team

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).

Iceland
AssociationBadminton Iceland
ConfederationBadminton Europe
PresidentKristjan Danielsson
BWF ranking
Current ranking90 Decrease 16 (3 January 2023)
Highest ranking33 (1 July 2011)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1991)
Best resultGroup stage
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances14 (first in 1980)
Best resultGroup stage
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances6 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances6 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage
Helvetia Cup
Appearances13 (first in 1979)
Best resultChampions (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.

Participation in BWF competitions

Participation in European Team Badminton Championships

Participation in Helvetia Cup

The Helvetia Cup or European B Team Championships was a European mixed team championship in badminton. The first Helvetia Cup tournament took place in Zurich, 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.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup
See also: BWF World Junior Championships
Year Result
Peru 2015 Group A2 - 33rd of 39
Spain 2016 Group D1 - 43rd of 52
Russia 2019 Group H2 - 42nd of 43
Spain 2022 Group B - 36th of 37
United States 2023Group H - 37th of 38

Mixed team
YearResult
2009Group stage
2011Group stage
2013Group stage
2015Group stage
2018Group stage

Current squad

The following players were selected to represent Iceland at the 2020 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships.

References
  1. Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. Helvetia Cup in EuropeanBadminton.org Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "2020 European Men's & Women's Team Championships - Team: ICELAND MEN TEAM - Players". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  4. "2020 European Men's & Women's Team Championships - Team: ICELAND WOMEN TEAM - Players". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
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