Moldova national badminton team

The Moldova national badminton team (Moldovan: Echipa Moldovenească de badminton; Екипа Молдовеняскэ де бадминтон) represents Moldova in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is controlled by the Moldovan Badminton Federation (MBF). The Moldovan junior badminton team competed in the BWF World Junior Championships in 2016 and finished in 50th place.[2][3]

Moldova
AssociationMoldovan Badminton Federation
ConfederationBadminton Europe
PresidentMarian Stan
BWF ranking
Current ranking76 Decrease 1 (3 January 2023)
Highest ranking71 (2 July 2019)

History

Badminton was first introduced to Moldova in 1965 when several exchange students from Laos brought the sport to the country which soon attracted the attention of Moldovan professors who then initiated badminton training camps in Moldova.[4] In the 1970s, more badminton schools were opened in Moldova and Moldovan badminton players started to compete in inter-republican badminton championships. The Moldovan badminton team were one of the few Soviet republics that competed in the USSR National Badminton Team Championships.

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Moldovan Badminton Federation was later found in 1992 and the Moldovan team started to compete in international team events, one of which being the Balkan Badminton Championships.[5]

Mixed team

Moldova debuted in the 1999 Balkan Badminton Championships in Argostoli, Greece. In the mixed team event, the team placed fourth in the championships.[6] In 2010, Moldova competed in the 2010 Balkan Badminton Championships. The team lost the third place tie to Romania.[7][8] In the 2012 Balkan Badminton Championships, the team lost to Romania in the bronze medal tie for a second time to finish in fourth place.[9]

The Moldovan team took part in the 2019 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships qualifiers. The team hosted the qualifiers and were grouped with Scotland, Ukraine and Russia.[10] The team did not qualify after losing their matches against their opponents and finishing on the bottom of the group.[11][12][13]

Competitive record

Mixed team
YearResult
Greece 1999Fourth place
Bulgaria 2000 5th place
Bulgaria 2001 5th place
Greece 2002 5th place
Romania 2003 5th place
Turkey 2004 5th place
Greece 2005 Fourth place
Turkey 2006 Fourth place
Bulgaria 2010 Fourth place
Bulgaria 2012 Fourth place

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup
See also: BWF World Junior Championships

Mixed team
YearResult
Spain 2016Group B2 - 50th of 52

Mixed team
YearResult
Estonia 2018Group stage

Finlandia Cup
YearResult
Finland 199818th place
Austria 2000 14th place
Austria 2004 18th place

Players

Men's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Vladimir Leadavschi (1999-05-13)13 May 1999 (aged 24) - - -
Vitalie Izbaş (1998-04-13)13 April 1998 (aged 25) - - -
Piotr Cunev (2001-12-10)10 December 2001 (aged 21) - - -
Cristian Savin (2000-07-11)11 July 2000 (aged 23) 771 - -
Alexandr Ursatii (1999-10-01)1 October 1999 (aged 24) - - 1139

Women's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Vlada Ginga (2001-04-22)22 April 2001 (aged 22) 210 - 1139
Anna Cernetchi (2000-09-18)18 September 2000 (aged 23) - - -
Elena-Alexandra Diordiev (2001-01-24)24 January 2001 (aged 22) 335 - -
Paola Ginga (2007-03-02)2 March 2007 (aged 16) - - -
Ecaterina Fedotcenco (1990-05-24)24 May 1990 (aged 33) - - -

European Team Championships

References
  1. "European Mixed Team Championships Qualification Group 2". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. ȘTIRILE, PUBLIKA MD-AICI SUNT (2016-11-19). "Badmintonul moldovenesc se îndreaptă spre un nou nivel! Jucătorii moldoveni, în TOPURI MONDIALE | PUBLIKA .MD - AICI SUNT ȘTIRILE". www.publika.md (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  3. Josan, Cornel (2016-11-22). "Moldova a debutat la mondialele de Badminton". Olympic Moldova (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  4. "Бадминтон в Молдове — Victor badminton club" (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  5. "BadmintonEurope.com - Moldova". badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  6. "Moldova - BadmintonPeople". badmintonpeople.com.
  7. "България стана отборен шампион на Балканско първенство". novsport.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  8. "Юлиян Христов с два златни и сребърен медал от балканиадата по бадминтон". Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  9. "Türkiye, Badminton'da Balkan Şampiyonu Oldu". www.trthaber.com (in Turkish). 2012-05-05. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  10. "Владимир Мальков в составе сборной команды России одержал победу на отборочном этапе Чемпионата Европы". badmintonsaratov.ru. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  11. McGilvray, Andy (2018-12-18). "Scottish badminton team bow out of European Mixed Team Championships qualifier". Daily Record. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  12. "BWF - European Mixed Team Championships Qualification Group 2 - Russia - Moldova: 4-1". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  13. "BWF - European Mixed Team Championships Qualification Group 2 - Moldova - Ukraine: 1-4". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
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