National badminton team representing Armenia
The Armenia national badminton team (Armenian: Հայաստանի բադմինտոնի ազգային հավաքական) represents Armenia in international badminton team competitions.[1] The national team is controlled by the Badminton Federation of Armenia, the governing body of Armenian badminton. Armenia competed in the Sudirman Cup in 1989 and 1991 as part of the Soviet Union national badminton team.
The Armenian junior team also participated in the BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event, also known as the Suhandinata Cup.
History
Badminton was first played in Armenia in the 1980s when it was still under Soviet rule. After Armenia gained independence following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Badminton Federation of Armenia was established which then formed the national team in 1992. Armenia made its first international team appearance at the 1997 Sudirman Cup.[2]
Men's team
The Armenian men's team competed in the 2006 European Men's Team Badminton Championship.[3] The team were placed into Group 1 with Denmark, Ireland and Iceland. The team lost all matches against Denmark and Ireland but managed to win a match against Iceland.[4]
Mixed team
The Armenian mixed team debuted in the Sudirman Cup in 1997.[2] The team were placed into Group 8 with Lithuania, Estonia, Greece and Chile to compete for 55th to 59th place. The Armenian team lost 5−0 to Lithuania and Estonia but won narrowly against Greece and Chile to earn themselves 57th place on the overall standings.[2]
Competitive record
Thomas Cup | Uber Cup | Sudirman Cup |
European Team Championships
- **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 | Round | Pos |
| 1984 | Part of the  Soviet Union |
| 1986 |
| 1988 |
| 1990 |
| 1992 | Part of the  CIS |
| 1994 | Did not enter |
| 1996 |
| 1998 | Group stage | 21st |
| 2000 | Did not enter |
| 2002 |
| 2004 |
| 2006 |
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Staff
The following list shows the coaching staff for the national badminton team of Armenia.
| Name | Role |
 Eleonora Mesropyani | Coach[5] |
Players
Current squad
- As of 2 January 2024
Men's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event |
| MS | MD | XD |
| Arman Vardanyan | (2003-11-12) 12 November 2003 (age 20) | - | - | - |
| Mikayel Harutyunyan | (2005-02-07) 7 February 2005 (age 19) | - | - | - |
| Davit Saribekyan | (2006-06-05) 5 June 2006 (age 17) | - | - | - |
| Gor Grigoryan | (2002-07-25) 25 July 2002 (age 21) | - | - | - |
| Zaven Mnatsakanyan | (1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 26) | - | - | - |
| Manvel Harutyunyan | (2006-02-13) 13 February 2006 (age 18) | - | - | - |
Women's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event |
| WS | WD | XD |
| Elen Tiraturyan | (2005-08-23) 23 August 2005 (age 18) | - | - | - |
| Gayane Mamajanyan | (2004-03-13) 13 March 2004 (age 20) | - | - | - |
| Lilit Poghosyan | (1996-04-17) 17 April 1996 (age 28) | - | - | - |
| Marieta Nikoyan | (1998-12-24) 24 December 1998 (age 25) | - | - | - |
| Svetlana Boyajyan | (2004-03-10) 10 March 2004 (age 20) | - | - | - |
| Lusine Smbatyan | (2007-12-08) 8 December 2007 (age 16) | - | - | - |
See also
Sports portal
References
- ^ "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ a b c Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "BadmintonEurope.com - European Men's Team Championships". badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ "2006 European M & W Team Championships - Group 1". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ "Պատանի բադմինտոնիստները կմասնակցեն Եվրոպայի առաջնությանը". artsakhpress.am. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
Soviet Union 
CIS 
Eleonora Mesropyani 
