Israel national badminton team

Israeli national badminton team
Israel
AssociationIsrael Badminton Association
ConfederationBadminton Europe
PresidentNir Sade
BWF ranking
Current ranking38 Decrease 16 (3 January 2023)
Highest ranking20 (2 July 2019)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1993)
Best resultGroup stage
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances3 (first in 2009)
Best resultGroup stage
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances5 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances2 (first in 2018)
Best resultGroup stage
Helvetia Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1995)
Best result11th (1997)

The Israel national badminton team (Hebrew: נבחרת ישראל בבדמינטון) represents Israel in international badminton team competitions.[1] The Israel Badminton Association controls the national team and the players' ability to join tournaments.

Israel participated in the 2019 Sudirman Cup and were placed into Group 3B, along with Canada, Germany and Singapore. The team faced the United States in the knockout stage and lost the tie 1-3. The team finished in 20th place. The men's and women's team participated in the European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships.

Israel also participates in para-badminton. Its national players Amir Levi and Nina Gorodetzky are world number one in the mixed doubles WH1-WH2 discipline.

Participation in BWF competitions

Sudirman Cup
Year Result
1993 39th - Group 9
1995 41st - Group 10
1997 40th - Group 6
1999 36th - Group 5
2001 38th - Group 5
2003 38th - Group 5
2005 36th - Group 5
2011 32nd - Group 4
2015 32nd - Group 4
2019 20th - Group 2

Participation in European Team Badminton Championships

Men's Team
Year Result
Greece 2006 Group stage
Netherlands 2008 Group stage
Switzerland 2014 Group stage
Russia 2018 Group stage
France 2020 Group stage


Women's Team
Year Result
Russia 2018 Group stage
France 2020 Group stage


Mixed Team
Year Result
England 2009 Group stage
Netherlands 2011 Group stage
Russia 2013 Group stage

Participation in Helvetia Cup

Year Result
Cyprus 1995 14th place
France 1997 11th place
Czech Republic 2001 14th place
Portugal 2003 12th place
Cyprus 2005 20th place
Iceland 2007 16th place

Participation in European Junior Team Badminton Championships

Mixed Team
Year Result
Finland 2011 Group stage
Turkey 2013 Group stage
Estonia 2018 Group stage
Serbia 2022 Group stage

Players

The following players were selected to represent Israel at the 2020 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships.[2]

Men


Women

References

  1. ^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ^ "BWF - 2020 European Men's & Women's Team Championships - Club: ISR ISRAEL Badminton Association (ISR) - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2022-08-07.