Slovenia national badminton team

The Slovenia national badminton team (Slovene: Slovenska reprezentanca v badmintonu) represents Slovenia in international badminton team competitions.[1] The Badminton Association of Slovenia organizes any event or national event in the national team. Slovenia competed in the Sudirman Cup until 2007. The men's and women's team also participate in the European meet.

Slovenia
AssociationBadmintonska Zveza Slovenije (BZS)
ConfederationBE (Europe)
PresidentTadej Seme
BWF ranking
Current ranking60 Steady (3 October 2023)
Highest ranking39 (7 January 2013)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1993)
Best resultGroup stage
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances3 (first in 2004)
Best resultGroup stage
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances6 (first in 2004)
Best resultGroup stage
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances4 (first in 2004)
Best resultGroup stage
Helvetia Cup
Appearances5 (first in 1993)
Best resultRunners-up (2005)

The Slovenian team also competes in the Mediterranean Games.

Competitive record

European Team Championships

Helvetia Cup
Year Result
Switzerland 1962 Part of  Yugoslavia
West Germany 1963
Netherlands 1964
Austria 1965
Belgium 1966
Switzerland 1967
Norway 1968
Czechoslovakia 1969
West Germany 1970
Netherlands 1971
Austria 1973
Belgium 1975
Soviet Union 1977
Austria 1979
Norway 1981
Switzerland 1983
Poland 1985
Northern Ireland 1987
Hungary 1989
Bulgaria 1991
Austria 1993 Group stage − 18th
Cyprus 1995 Group stage − 11th
France 1997 Did not enter
Northern Ireland 1999 Group stage − 10th
Czech Republic 2001 Fourth place
Portugal 2003 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Cyprus 2005 Did not enter
Iceland 2007
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup
See also: BWF World Junior Championships
Year Result
China 2000 Did not enter
South Africa 2002
Canada 2004 Group W − 12th of 20
South Korea 2006 Did not enter
New Zealand 2007
India 2008
Malaysia 2009
Mexico 2010
Chinese Taipei 2011
Japan 2012
Thailand 2013
Malaysia 2014 Group Z1 − 26th of 33
Peru 2015 Group D2 − 26th of 39
Spain 2016 Group D1 − 23rd of 52
Indonesia 2017 Did not enter
Canada 2018
Russia 2019
Spain 2022 Group B − 27th of 37
United States 2023 Group H − 19th of 40
N/A 2024 TBD

European Junior Team Championships
See also: European Junior Badminton Championships

Mixed team
Year Result
Denmark 1975 Part of  Yugoslavia
Malta 1977
West Germany 1979
Scotland 1981
Finland 1983
Austria 1985
Poland 1987
England 1989
Hungary 1991
Bulgaria 1993 Group stage − 26th
Slovakia 1995 Did not enter
Czech Republic 1997
Scotland 1999
Poland 2001
Denmark 2003 Group stage − 11th
Netherlands 2005 Group stage − 16th
Germany 2007 Did not enter
Italy 2009 Group stage
Finland 2011 Group stage
Turkey 2013 Group stage
Poland 2015 Group stage
France 2017 Group stage
Estonia 2018 Group stage
Finland 2020 Group stage
Serbia 2022 Group stage

Mixed team
Year Result
Switzerland 1984 Did not enter
Hungary 1986
Wales 1988
Austria 1990
Czechoslovakia 1992 Group stage − 17th
Czech Republic 1994 Group stage − 5th
Portugal 1996 Group stage − 5th
Finland 1998 Did not enter
Austria 2000 Group stage − 13th
Slovenia 2002 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Austria 2004 Did not enter
Slovakia 2006
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

Men's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Andraž Krapež (1997-01-12) 12 January 1997 312 551 1121
Miha Ivančič (1998-10-05) 5 October 1998 252 493 62
Miha Ivanič (1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 271 - 514
Maj Poboljšaj (2001-02-16) 16 February 2001 920 493 1121
Mark Koroša (2005-07-18) 18 July 2005 1566 861 -
Andraž Pungartnik (2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 1566 861 1121

Women's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Petra Polanc (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 135 - 62
Špela Alič (2004-04-15) 15 April 2004 769 521 881
Lia Šalehar (1999-03-26) 26 March 1999 - 92 1246
Anja Jordan (2004-10-23) 23 October 2004 981 521 1393
Kim Matovič (2004-04-12) 12 April 2004 1038 709 646
Zoja Novak (2003-09-19) 19 September 2003 1155 249 514

References
  1. "2007 Sudirman Cup - Groups" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-05-28.
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