National badminton team
Romania![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/180px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png) |
Association | Federația Română de Badminton (FRB) |
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Confederation | BE (Europe) |
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President | Marian Pandele |
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BWF ranking |
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Current ranking | 128 3 (2 January 2024) |
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Highest ranking | 81 (6 October 2016) |
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European Men's Team Championships |
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Appearances | 1 (first in 2004) |
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Best result | Group stage |
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European Women's Team Championships |
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Appearances | 1 (first in 2004) |
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Best result | Group stage |
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Helvetia Cup |
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Appearances | 6 (first in 1991) |
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Best result | 7th (2007) |
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The Romania national badminton team (Romanian: Echipa națională de badminton a României) represents Romania in international badminton team competitions.[1] The Romanian national team have never participated in the Sudirman Cup, Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup. Romania participated in the 2006 European Men's Team Badminton Championships and were eliminated in the group stages.
The Romanian team also competes in the Balkan Badminton Championships along with other Balkan countries. The team has had multiple runners-up finishes at the Balkan mixed team championships. Romanian badminton made one of its first international presences when national player Florin Balaban competed in men's singles at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[2]
The Romanian junior team were runners-up at the 2000 Finlandia Cup in Pressbaum, Austria.[3]
History
Badminton first reached Romania in 1958 when the sport was played in university sporting events.[4]
Badminton competitions in Romania were first hosted in December 1975, with the first badminton competition titled the 30 December Cup (Romanian: Cupa 30 Decembrie) organized in the city of Târgu Mureș by the Pioneer Organization and the Mureș County Council. In 1977, the competition was later renamed the Mureș Cup. Badminton then gained minuscule popularity when counties from around the country started to compete in the competition.[5]
On 29 January 1990, the Romanian Badminton Federation was established. Soon after, the national federation started to send the national squad to compete in the Balkan Badminton Championships.[6]
Men's team
The Romanian men's team first competed in the 2006 European Men's Team Badminton Championships. In the group stages, the team lost 5–0 to the Czech Republic and 4–1 to France. The team failed to qualify for the quarter-finals but managed to win 3–2 against the Turkish team to finish 3rd in the group.[7]
Mixed team
Romania first competed in the 1997 Balkan Badminton Team Championships. The mixed team finished as runners-up after losing the match for first place 5–0 to Bulgaria in the round-robin competition.[8][9] The team competed in the 2003 Helvetia Cup and finished in 17th place.[10] In 2007, the team competed in the 2007 Helvetia Cup. The team finished second in their group after defeating Wales and Luxembourg in the group tie.[11] They then defeated Belgium 3–2 and finished in 7th place.[12] In 2008, the team lost in the finals of the 2008 Balkan Team Championships to rivals Bulgaria.[13] In 2010, the mixed team finished in third place after winning 3–2 against Moldova at the 2010 Balkan Badminton Team Championships.[14][15]
Competitive record
Thomas Cup | Uber Cup | Sudirman Cup |
European Team Championships
Year | Result |
1962 | Did not enter |
1963 |
1964 |
1965 |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
1970 |
1971 |
1973 |
1975 |
1977 |
1979 |
1981 |
1983 |
1985 |
1987 |
1989 |
1991 | Group stage – 11th |
1993 | Group stage – 17th |
1995 | Did not enter |
1997 | Group stage – 15th |
1999 | Did not enter |
2001 |
2003 | Group stage – 17th |
2005 | Group stage – 13th |
2007 | Group stage – 7th |
Balkan Badminton Championships
Mixed team
Year | Result |
1995 | Runners-up |
1996 | Did not enter |
1997 | Runners-up |
1998 | Did not enter |
1999 | Runners-up |
2000 | Runners-up |
2001 | Runners-up |
2002 | Runners-up |
2003 | Runners-up |
2004 | Runners-up |
2005 | Runners-up |
2006 | Third place |
2007 | Runners-up |
2008 | Runners-up |
2009 | Did not enter |
2010 | Third place |
2011 | Third place |
2012 | Third place |
2014 | Third place |
2016 | Runners-up |
2018 | Did not enter |
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
European Junior Team Championships
Mixed team
Finlandia Cup
Mixed team
Year | Result |
1984 | Did not enter |
1986 |
1988 |
1990 |
1992 | Group stage – 16th |
1994 | Group stage – 13th |
1996 | Did not enter |
1998 | Group stage – 15th |
2000 | Runners-up |
2002 | Did not enter |
2004 |
2006 |
Balkan Junior Team Championships
Mixed team
Year | Result |
2006 | Third place |
2007 | Third place |
2008 | Third place |
2010 | Third place |
2011 | Third place |
2013 | Did not enter |
2015 | Third place |
2016 | Did not enter |
2017 |
2019 |
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
Current squad
- As of 2 January 2024
Men's team
Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event |
MS | MD | XD |
Teodor-Ioan Cioroboiu | (2004-02-03) 3 February 2004 (age 20) | 778 | - | - |
Călin Turcu | (2005-05-18) 18 May 2005 (age 19) | - | - | - |
Rareș Garalbatin | (2005-11-20) 20 November 2005 (age 18) | - | - | - |
Dinu Pandele | (2005-11-13) 13 November 2005 (age 18) | - | - | - |
Luca-Stefan Pandele | (2007-08-13) 13 August 2007 (age 17) | - | - | - |
George Şerbănescu | (2004-07-31) 31 July 2004 (age 20) | - | - | - |
Women's team
Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event |
WS | WD | XD |
Laura Constantin | (2007-01-07) 7 January 2007 (age 17) | - | - | - |
Denisa-Maria Muscalu | (2007-05-13) 13 May 2007 (age 17) | - | - | - |
Anamaria Șerban | (2005-01-11) 11 January 2005 (age 19) | - | - | - |
Andra Stoica | (2006-06-16) 16 June 2006 (age 18) | - | - | - |
Maria Duțu | (2001-03-23) 23 March 2001 (age 23) | - | - | - |
Ioana Grecea | (2001-02-17) 17 February 2001 (age 23) | - | - | - |
References
- ^ "2006 European M & W Team Championships". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Olympedia – Florin Balaban". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ^ "EBU-Turniere / Europameisterschaften im Detail | Finlandia Cup (B-Klasse Junioren/Jugend Europameisterschaften Mannschaft)". Mike's Badminton Populorum. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "ISTORIA SPORTULUI ROMÂNESC: Badminton". Agerpres.ro. 7 December 2018.
- ^ badmintondeva (2014-04-28). "Istoria badmintonului". Badminton Club Deva (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ^ "Badminton Romania | PDF | Romania | Leisure". Scribd. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ^ "BWF - 2006 European M & W Team Championships - Team: [ROU] Romania - Matches". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ^ Karakuş, Seydi; Küçük, Veysel; Koç, Hürmüz (1996-04-15). "1995 BALKAN ŞAMPİYONASINA KATILAN BADMINTON SPORCULARININ REAKSİYON ZAMANLARI". Gazi Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi. 1 (2): 11–17. ISSN 2717-9966.
- ^ Küçük, Veysel (15 April 1996). "1995 BALKAN ŞAMPİYONASINA KATILAN BADMINTON SPORCULARININ REAKSİYON ZAMANLARI". DergiPark Akademik.
- ^ "EBU-Turniere / Europameisterschaften im Detail Helvetia Cup (B-Klasse Mannschaften)". Mike's Badminton Populorum. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ "BWF - European B Team Championships 2007 - EBTC 2007 - Group 4". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ^ "BWF - European B Team Championships 2007 - EBTC 2007 - EBTC2007, #5-8". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ^ "Бадминтон: Балканска титла за националите ни". badminton.racketi.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ^ "България стана отборен шампион на Балканско първенство". novsport.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ^ "Юлиян Христов с два златни и сребърен медал от балканиадата по бадминтон". Retrieved 2023-05-13.