Ireland national badminton team

The Ireland national badminton team (Irish: Foireann náisiúnta badmantan na hÉireann) represents Ireland in international badminton team competitions.[1] The national team is controlled by Badminton Ireland, the governing body for badminton in Ireland. Ireland has made multiple appearances in the Sudirman Cup. The team's best result was reaching the quarterfinals at the 2015 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships.

Ireland
AssociationBadminton Ireland
ConfederationBadminton Europe
PresidentCynthia Symth
BWF ranking
Current ranking33 Decrease 12 (3 January 2023)
Highest ranking21 (2 July 2019)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1991)
Best resultGroup stage
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances21 (first in 1972)
Best resultQuarter-finals (1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 2015)
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances7 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances6 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage
Helvetia Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1975)
Best resultChampions (1981)

Former national player, Sam Magee was appointed as the main doubles coach while former Malaysian player, Iskandar Zulkarnain was appointed as the national team's singles coach.[2]

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.[3] The tournament took place every two years from 1971 until 2007, after which it was dissolved.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup
See also: BWF World Junior Championships
Year Result
Japan 2012 Group Y2 - 26th of 30

Mixed team
YearResult
Poland 2015Group stage
France 2017Group stage
Estonia 2018Group stage
Serbia 2022Group stage

Current squad

The following players were selected to represent Ireland at the 2020 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships.[4]

References
  1. Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. "Badminton Ireland". Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  3. Helvetia Cup in EuropeanBadminton.org Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "European Men's Team Badminton Championships 2020 - Team: [IRL] IRELAND - Players". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
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