North Macedonia national badminton team

North Macedonia national badminton team
North Macedonia
AssociationMacedonian Badminton Federation (BFM)
ConfederationBE (Europe)
PresidentDime Stefanovski
BWF ranking
Current rankingUnranked (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking99 (2 January 2014)

The North Macedonia national badminton team (Macedonian: Репрезентацијата на Северна Македонија во бадминтон) represents North Macedonia in international badminton team competitions and is organized by the Badminton Federation of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.[1] The Macedonian team competes in the Balkan Badminton Championships.[2] The Macedonian junior team first competed in the 2006 Balkan Junior Badminton Championships.[3] The team then won bronze at the 2013 Balkan Junior Team Championships in Manisa, Turkey.[4]

History

The Macedonian national team was formed after the establishment of the Macedonian Badminton Federation in 2003. The team later became part of Badminton Europe and the Badminton World Federation. Badminton in Macedonia is limited due to the lack of gyms and courts.[5] The national team competed in their first team tournament at the 2006 Balkan Badminton Championships mixed team event.[6]

Mixed team

North Macedonia first competed in the 2006 Balkan Badminton Championships. In the mixed team event, the team lost the 5th place tie to Serbia and Montenegro.[6] The team then competed in the 2009 Balkan Badminton Championships in Bulgaria but lost the bronze medal match to Serbia.[6] North Macedonia then finished in 6th place at the 2010 Balkan Badminton Championships.[7]

Competitive record

Thomas Cup

Year Result
England 1949 Part of  Yugoslavia
Colony of Singapore 1952
Colony of Singapore 1955
Colony of Singapore 1958
Indonesia 1961
Japan 1964
Indonesia 1967
Malaysia 1970
Indonesia 1973
Thailand 1976
Indonesia 1979
England 1982
Malaysia 1984
Indonesia 1986
Malaysia 1988
Japan 1990
Malaysia 1992 Did not enter
Indonesia 1994
Hong Kong 1996
Hong Kong 1998
Malaysia 2000
China 2002
Indonesia 2004
Japan 2006
Indonesia 2008
Malaysia 2010
China 2012
India 2014
China 2016
Thailand 2018
Denmark 2020
Thailand 2022
China 2024 TBD
N/A 2026 TBD
N/A 2028 TBD
N/A 2030 TBD

Uber Cup

Year Result
England 1957 Part of  Yugoslavia
United States 1960
United States 1963
New Zealand 1966
Japan 1969
Japan 1972
Indonesia 1975
New Zealand 1978
Japan 1981
Malaysia 1984
Indonesia 1986
Malaysia 1988
Japan 1990
Malaysia 1992 Did not enter
Indonesia 1994
Hong Kong 1996
Hong Kong 1998
Malaysia 2000
China 2002
Indonesia 2004
Japan 2006
Indonesia 2008
Malaysia 2010
China 2012
India 2014
China 2016
Thailand 2018
Denmark 2020
Thailand 2022
China 2024 TBD
N/A 2026 TBD
N/A 2028 TBD
N/A 2030 TBD

Sudirman Cup

Year Result
Indonesia 1989 Part of  Yugoslavia
Denmark 1991
England 1993 Did not enter
Switzerland 1995
Scotland 1997
Denmark 1999
Spain 2001
Netherlands 2003
China 2005
Scotland 2007
China 2009
China 2011
Malaysia 2013
China 2015
Australia 2017
China 2019
Finland 2021
China 2023
China 2025 TBD
N/A 2027 TBD
N/A 2029 TBD

European Team Championships

Men's team

Year Result
Slovakia 2004 Did not enter
Greece 2006
Netherlands 2008
Poland 2010
Netherlands 2012
Switzerland 2014
Russia 2016
Russia 2018
France 2020
Poland 2024 TBD

Women's team

Year Result
Slovakia 2004 Did not enter
Greece 2006
Netherlands 2008
Poland 2010
Netherlands 2012
Switzerland 2014
Russia 2016
Russia 2018
France 2020
Poland 2024 TBD

Mixed team

Year Result
Sweden 1972 Part of  Yugoslavia
Austria 1974
Republic of Ireland 1976
England 1978
Netherlands 1980
West Germany 1982
England 1984
Sweden 1986
Norway 1988
Soviet Union 1990
Scotland 1992 Did not enter
Netherlands 1994
Denmark 1996
Bulgaria 1998
Scotland 2000
Sweden 2002
Switzerland 2004
Netherlands 2006
Denmark 2008
England 2009
Netherlands 2011
Russia 2013
Belgium 2015
Poland 2017
Denmark 2019
Finland 2021
France 2023
N/A 2025 TBD

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 Did not enter
Cyprus 1995
France 1997
Northern Ireland 1999
Czech Republic 2001
Portugal 2003
Cyprus 2005
Iceland 2007

Balkan Badminton Championships

Mixed team

Year Result
Turkey 1995 Did not enter
Greece 1996
Serbia and Montenegro 1997
Turkey 1998
Greece 1999
Bulgaria 2000
Bulgaria 2001
Greece 2002
Romania 2003
Turkey 2004
Greece 2005
Turkey 2006 Round robin − 6th
Bulgaria 2007 Did not enter
Romania 2008
Bulgaria 2009 Fourth place
Bulgaria 2010 Round robin − 6th
Greece 2011 Did not enter
Bulgaria 2012
Bulgaria 2014
Romania 2016
Greece 2018
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Year Result
China 2000 Did not enter
South Africa 2002
Canada 2004
South Korea 2006
New Zealand 2007
India 2008
Malaysia 2009
Mexico 2010
Chinese Taipei 2011
Japan 2012
Thailand 2013
Malaysia 2014
Peru 2015
Spain 2016
Indonesia 2017
Canada 2018
Russia 2019
Spain 2022
United States 2023
N/A 2024 TBD

European Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

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

Finlandia Cup

Mixed team

Year Result
Switzerland 1984 Part of  Yugoslavia
Hungary 1986
Wales 1988
Austria 1990
Czechoslovakia 1992 Did not enter
Czech Republic 1994
Portugal 1996
Finland 1998
Austria 2000
Slovenia 2002
Austria 2004
Slovakia 2006

Balkan Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Result
Bulgaria 2006 Fourth place
Turkey 2007 Did not enter
Turkey 2008
Greece 2010
Turkey 2011
Turkey 2013 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Turkey 2015 Did not enter
Greece 2016
Turkey 2017
Turkey 2019 Group stage
**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
Ivan Pejoski (2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 (age 21) - - -
Leonid Stojanov (2002-10-11) 11 October 2002 (age 21) - - -
Petar Zhivkovski (2000-02-10) 10 February 2000 (age 24) - - -
Mario Djon (2006-08-28) 28 August 2006 (age 17) - - -

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Ina Stefanovska (1997-08-26) 26 August 1997 (age 26) 822 1026 -
Elena Risteska (2003-07-21) 21 July 2003 (age 20) - - -
Ivana Risteska (2005-07-04) 4 July 2005 (age 18) - - -
Neda Ilieva (2007-10-29) 29 October 2007 (age 16) - - -

References

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  5. ^ Фидан, Коминовски (2020-07-25). "ИНТЕРВЈУ Диме Стефановски: Бадминтонот е најбрз рекетен спорт, неодолив за сите кои ќе го пробаат!". Слободен печат (in Macedonian). Retrieved 2023-05-01.
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