Norway national badminton team

Norway
Association	Norwegian Badminton Association
Confederation	Badminton Europe
President	Michael Fyrie-Dahl
BWF ranking
Current ranking	47 13 (3 January 2023)
Highest ranking	47 (3 January 2023)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances	10 (first in 1989)
Best result	Group stage
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances	14 (first in 1974)
Best result	Group stage
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances	6 (first in 2006)
Best result	Group stage
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances	2 (first in 2018)
Best result	Group stage
Helvetia Cup
Appearances	21 (first in 1965)
Best result	Champions (1975)

The Norway national badminton team (Norwegian: Norges landslag i badminton) represents Norway in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is controlled by the Norwegian Badminton Association. Norway participated in the Sudirman Cup until 2007. The national team have never qualified nor competed in the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup.

Norway is also a medal contender in para-badminton. The nation has won a few gold medals at the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships, with most medals being won by para-badminton player Helle Sofie Sagøy.

History

The national team was formed after the formation of the Norwegian Badminton Association on 24 October 1938. Unlike other Scandinavian countries Denmark, Sweden and Finland, the Norwegian team had average results in team events in the 20th century.

Men's team

The Norwegian men's team lost 9-0 twice to Sweden twice in the qualifiers for the 1961 and 1964 Thomas Cup. The men's team later failed to qualify for the 1967 Thomas Cup after losing 7-2 to Ireland. In 1978, Norway failed to qualify for the Thomas and Uber Cup again when the men's team lost against the Netherlands 6-3. In 1988, they finished as group runners-up for the 1990 Thomas Cup qualifiers, the team won against Mozambique and performed upsets against Ireland and Germany, but lost 4-1 the Netherlands.[2]

Norway debuted in the European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships in 2006. They beat Greece to finish 3rd in their group and were eliminated in the group stage.[3]

Women's team

In 1978, the women's team lost 5-2 against Scotland in the 1978 Uber Cup qualifiers. In 1986, Norway finished 3rd on their group tie for the 1986 Uber Cup qualifiers after beating France and Iceland 4-1 and 5-0 respectively. In 1994, Norway were close to qualifying for the Uber Cup finals. The team topped the group but were eliminated in the semi-finals stage group tie, losing 0-5 to Denmark, 5-0 to Germany and 4-1 to Poland.[4]

The women's team made their first appearance at the European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships in 2018. The team finished at the bottom of their group.[5]

Mixed team

Norway first competed for the Helvetia Cup in 1965. In 1968, the national team finished as runners-up, losing against Germany. The team achieved runner-up position for a second time in 1973 after losing to the Czech Republic. In 1975, Norway made history by defeating the Yugoslavian team in the final, winning their first Helvetia Cup title. The team finished in third place in 1979 and as runners-up again in 1981.[6]

In 1989, Norway debuted in the inaugural version of the Sudirman Cup. The team were placed in classification Group 6 with Sri Lanka and Nepal. They won 4-1 against Sri Lanka and 5-0 against Nepal to claim 23rd place on the overall rankings.

Competitive record

Sudirman Cup

Year	Result
1989	23rd - Group 6
1991	23rd - Group 6 Promoted
1993	21st - Group 5
1995	19th - Group 5 Promoted
1997	21st - Group 3
1999	22nd - Group 3
2001	22nd - Group 3
2003	22nd - Group 3
2005	31st - Group 4
2007	40th - Group 5

European Team Championships

Men's team

Year	Result
2006	Group stage
2008	Group stage
2014	Group stage
2016	Group stage
2018	Group stage
2020	Group stage

Women's team

Year	Result
2018	Group stage
2020	Group stage

Mixed team

Year	Result
1974	Group stage − 10th
1976	Group stage − 10th
1978	Group stage − 9th
1980	Group stage − 11th
1982	Group stage − 13th
1984	Group stage − 15th
1986	Group stage − 16th
1988	Group stage − 14th
1990	Group stage − 12th
1992	Group stage − 10th
1994	Group stage − 11th
1996	Group stage − 15th
2009	Group stage
2013	Group stage

Helvetia Cup


Year	Result
1965	5th place
1966	5th place
1967	5th place
1968	Runner-up
1969	6th place
1970	Fourth place
1971	9th place
1973	Runner-up
1975	Winner
1977	5th place

Year	Result
1979	Third place
1981	Runner-up
1983	6th place
1985	10th place
1987	9th place
1989	6th place
1997	5th place
2001	7th place
2003	11th place
2005	6th place

Year	Result
2007	10th place

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Mixed team

Year	Result
2016	Group F1 - 42nd of 52
2017	Group C3 - 30th of 44
2018	Group D - 27th of 39
2019	Group H1 - 33rd of 43
2020	Cancelled
2021	Cancelled
2022	Group F - 34th of 38
2023	Group A

Mixed Team

Year	Result
2009	Group stage
2011	Group stage
2013	Withdrew
2015	Group stage
2017	Group stage
2018	Group stage
2022	Group stage

Finlandia Cup

Year	Result
1984	Champion
1986	5th place
1988	Third place
1990	8th place
1992	Runner-up
1998	12th place
2000	17th place
2002	20th place
2004	19th place

Players

Men's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
Name	DoB/Age	MS	MD	XD
Markus Barth	(2000-06-16)16 June 2000 (aged 23)	195	363	-
Magnus Christiensen	(1995-06-27)27 June 1995 (aged 28)	-	-	-
Torjus Flåtten	(1997-06-25)25 June 1997 (aged 26)	-	53	1114
Vegard Rikheim	(1997-09-28)28 September 1997 (aged 26)	-	53	-
Fredrik Kristensen	(1995-07-26)26 July 1995 (aged 28)	-	1007	114
Sturla Flåten Jørgensen	(1996-02-03)3 February 1996 (aged 27)	-	-	-
Carl Christian Mork	(1997-06-13)13 June 1997 (aged 26)	-	849	309
Peter Rønn Stensæth	(1997-09-25)25 September 1997 (aged 26)	-	-	-
Thomas Barth	(2004-01-12)12 January 2004 (aged 19)	1198	-	-

Women's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
Name	DoB/Age	WS	WD	XD
Marie Christensen	(2000-01-20)20 January 2000 (aged 23)	-	88	241
Vera Ellingsen	(2000-07-05)5 July 2000 (aged 23)	-	-	-
Vilde Espeseth	(1997-10-27)27 October 1997 (aged 25)	-	-	-
Emilie Hamang	(1998-02-04)4 February 1998 (aged 25)	678	822	-
Solvår Flåten Jørgensen	(1997-09-30)30 September 1997 (aged 26)	-	739	309
Sofia Macsali	(2001-08-20)20 August 2001 (aged 22)	822	1026	-
Emilia Petersen Norberg	(2002-06-25)25 June 2002 (aged 21)	-	-	-
Natalie Syvertsen	(1995-11-24)24 November 1995 (aged 27)	-	-	-
Frida Løvheim Bjørvik	(2004-09-27)27 September 2004 (aged 19)	678	-	-

European Team Championships

Men's team: 2020
Women's team: 2020

References

Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
"Archiv Thomas Cup". Mike's Badminton Populorum. 2003. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
"2006 European M & W Team Championships". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
"Uber Cup - Results". World Badminton. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
"BWF - 2018 European Men's & Women's Team Championships - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
"Turniere / Europameisterschaften im Detail, Helvetia Cup (B-Klasse Mannschaften)". Mike's Badminton Populorum. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021.

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

[2] "Archiv Thomas Cup". Mike's Badminton Populorum. 2003. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

[3] "2006 European M & W Team Championships". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-02-27.

[4] "Uber Cup - Results". World Badminton. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 27 February 2023.

[5] "BWF - 2018 European Men's & Women's Team Championships - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-02-27.

[6] "Turniere / Europameisterschaften im Detail, Helvetia Cup (B-Klasse Mannschaften)". Mike's Badminton Populorum. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021.