Slovakia national badminton team

National badminton team representing Slovakia

Slovakia
BWF ranking

Association	Slovenský Zväz Bedmintonu (SZBe)
Confederation	BE (Europe)
President	Anton Siažik
Current ranking	50 1 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking	24 (4 January 2018)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1995)
Best result	Group stage
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances	3 (first in 2004)
Best result	Group stage
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances	8 (first in 2004)
Best result	Group stage
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances	8 (first in 2004)
Best result	Group stage
Helvetia Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 1995)
Best result	13th (2001)

The Slovakia national badminton team (Slovak: Slovenské národné bedmintonové mužstvo) represents Slovakia in international badminton team competitions.^[1] The Slovakian team used to compete as part of Czechoslovakia. The national team was formed after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1992 and after the formation of the Slovak Badminton Federation.

Slovakia competed in the Sudirman Cup until 2019. The national team competes in the European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships.

Competitive record

Thomas Cup

Year	Round	Pos
1949	Part of Czechoslovakia
1952
1955
1958
1961
1964
1967
1970
1973
1976
1979
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994	Did not qualify
1996
1998
2000
2002	Did not enter
2004	Did not qualify
2006	Did not enter
2008	Did not qualify
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024	Did not enter
2026	TBD
2028
2030

Uber Cup

Year	Round	Pos
1957	Part of Czechoslovakia
1960
1963
1966
1969
1972
1975
1978
1981
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994	Did not enter
1996	Did not qualify
1998
2000
2002	Did not enter
2004	Did not qualify
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014	Did not enter
2016	Did not qualify
2018
2020
2022
2024	Did not enter
2026	TBD
2028
2030

Sudirman Cup

Year	Round	Pos
1989	Part of Czechoslovakia
1991	Part of Czechoslovakia
1993	Did not enter
1995	Group stage	45th
1997	Group stage	49th
1999	Group stage	41st
2001	Group stage	42nd
2003	Group stage	37th
2005	Did not enter
2007	Group stage	44th
2009	Did not enter
2011	Group stage	28th
2013	Did not enter
2015	Did not enter
2017	Group stage	23rd
2019	Group stage	25th
2021	Did not enter
2023	Did not enter
2025	TBD
2027
2029

European Team Championships

Men's team

Year	Round	Pos
2004	Group stage	22nd
2006	Did not enter
2008	Group stage
2010	Group stage
2012	Group stage
2014	Group stage
2016	Group stage
2018	Group stage
2020	Group stage
2024	Did not qualify
2026	TBD
2028
2030

Women's team

Year	Round	Pos
2004	Group stage	25th
2006	Group stage
2008	Group stage
2010	Group stage
2012	Group stage
2014	Did not enter
2016	Group stage
2018	Group stage
2020	Group stage
2024	Did not qualify
2026	TBD
2028
2030

Mixed team

Year	Round	Pos
1972	Part of Czechoslovakia
1974
1976
1978
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994	Did not enter
1996	Did not qualify
1998	Did not enter
2000	Did not enter
2002	Did not qualify
2004	Did not enter
2006
2008
2009	Group stage
2011	Group stage
2013	Group stage
2015	Did not qualify
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025	TBD
2027
2029

Helvetia Cup

Year	Round	Pos
1962	Part of Czechoslovakia
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1973
1975
1977
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993	Did not enter
1995	Group stage	14th
1997	Did not enter
1999	Did not enter
2001	Group stage	13th
2003	Did not enter
2005
2007

FISU World University Games

Mixed team

Year	Round	Pos
2007	Did not enter
2011
2013
2015
2017
2021
2025	TBD

World University Team Championships

Mixed team

Year	Round	Pos
2008	Did not enter
2010
2012
2014
2016	Group stage
2018	Did not enter

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Year	Round	Pos
2000	Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016	Group stage	38th
2017	Group stage	28th
2018	Group stage	33rd
2019	Group stage	22nd
2022	Group stage	33rd
2023	Group stage	29th
2024	TBD

European Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year	Round	Pos
1975	Part of Czechoslovakia
1977
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993	Did not enter
1995	Did not qualify
1997	Did not qualify
1999	Group stage	13th
2001	Group stage	14th
2003	Did not qualify
2005
2007
2009	Did not enter
2011	Group stage
2013	Group stage
2015	Group stage
2017	Group stage
2018	Group stage
2020	Did not enter
2022	Group stage
2024	TBD

Finlandia Cup

Mixed team

Year	Round	Pos
1984	Part of Czechoslovakia
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994	Group stage	14th
1996	Group stage	11th
1998	Third place	3rd
2000	Did not enter
2002	Group stage	13th
2004	Group stage	10th
2006	Group stage	11th

**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
Name	DoB/Age	MS	MD	XD
Milan Dratva	(1996-04-24) 24 April 1996 (age 27)	136	-	173
Simeon Suchý	(2004-02-19) 19 February 2004 (age 20)	1684	1087	1135
Andrej Suchý	(2008-02-02) 2 February 2008 (age 16)	1551	1087	-
Sebastian Kadlec	(2004-09-23) 23 September 2004 (age 19)	1194	-	631
Andrej Antoška	(2002-01-12) 12 January 2002 (age 22)	-	-	-
Jakub Horák	(2001-08-15) 15 August 2001 (age 22)	-	-	-
Timon Gunda	(2004-04-23) 23 April 2004 (age 19)	-	-	-
Richard Pavlik	(2005-02-18) 18 February 2005 (age 19)	-	-	-
Peter Petrović	(2005-03-04) 4 March 2005 (age 19)	-	-	-
Peter Radoczi	(2003-10-13) 13 October 2003 (age 20)	-	-	-

Women's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
Name	DoB/Age	WS	WD	XD
Martina Repiská	(1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 (age 28)	371	-	-
Katarína Vargová	(1999-04-13) 13 April 1999 (age 24)	191	752	173
Sofia Slosiariková	(2004-09-20) 20 September 2004 (age 19)	1023	965	-
Olivia Kadlecová	(2004-09-23) 23 September 2004 (age 19)	575	959	631
Natália Slobodová	(2004-05-16) 16 May 2004 (age 19)	292	752	-
Júlia Chmurovičová	(2003-01-26) 26 January 2003 (age 21)	-	-	1315
Johanka Ivanovičová	(2006-12-08) 8 December 2006 (age 17)	-	759	-
Michaela Telehaničová	(2004-03-31) 31 March 2004 (age 20)	-	-	-
Natália Tomčová	(2003-05-27) 27 May 2003 (age 20)	-	-	-
Lea Výbochová	(2005-10-16) 16 October 2005 (age 18)	-	-	-