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| Association | Hellenic Badminton Federation (HBF) |
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| Confederation | BE (Europe) |
| President | Ioannis Kapos |
| BWF ranking | |
| Current ranking | 111 8 (2 January 2024) |
| Highest ranking | 53 (5 January 2012) |
| Sudirman Cup | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in1997) |
| Best result | Group stage |
| European Men's Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in2006) |
| Best result | Group stage |
| European Women's Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in2006) |
| Best result | Group stage |
| Helvetia Cup | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in2003) |
| Best result | Group stage |
TheGreece national badminton team (Greek:Εθνική ομάδα Αντιπτέρισης της Ελλάδας) representsGreece in internationalbadminton team competitions.[1] The team is controlled by theHellenic Badminton Federation, the governing body for badminton in Greece. Greece made their first appearance in theSudirman Cup in1997.
At the European stage, Greece has hosted the first edition of theEuropean Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships in 2006 which granted the national men's and women's team qualification. The team have yet to qualify for theEuropean Mixed Team Badminton Championships. The team also competed in theHelvetia Cup in 2003 and 2005 but did not reach the semi-finals.
Greece also competes in theBalkan Badminton Championships and has also made several bronze medal finishes at the Balkan Team Championships.
While badminton is said to havehistory that can be traced back toAncient Greece, competitive badminton was unknown in the country until the early 1990s.[2][3] Following the formation of theHellenic Badminton Federation on April 1993, Greek players began competing in international tournaments.[4][5][6]
Greece first competed in qualifying for the1998 Thomas Cup inSandefjord. Placed in Group D withBelarus,Peru and theUnited States, the team lost all their matches 5–0 to their opponents and were eliminated in the first round.[7]
In 2006, Greece competed in the2006 European Men's Team Badminton Championships and was placed into Group 5 with theNetherlands,Norway andSpain. The team lost 5–0 to all three teams and was eliminated in the group stages.[8] The team made another two appearances at the European Men's Team Championships in 2008 and 2010 but failed to advance to the knockout stages.[9]
In 2004, Greece competed in the2004 European Uber Cup Preliminaries. The team lost 5–0 toIceland andGermany but managed to win a match in a 4–1 loss against the Norwegian women's team.[10] At the2006 European Women's Team Badminton Championships, the team were eliminated in the group stages.
In 1990, the Greek mixed team competed in the invitational Balkan Cup tournament inVarna, Bulgaria. In the group stage, the team finished third in their group after losing toRomania andYugoslavia, then placed sixth on the overall rankings after losing 10–0 toMalta.[11] In 1997, the team made their debut at theSudirman Cup. The team defeated 4–1 to Lithuania, 5–0 to Estonia and 3–2 to Armenia but defeated Chile 5–0 to finish in 58th place.[12]
At theBalkan Championships in 2005, Greece finished in third place at the Balkan Championships for the first time after defeatingMoldova 3–1 in the bronze medal match.[13] In 2009, the team reached the semi-finals of the Balkan Championships but lost 3–0 toBulgaria.[14] In 2011, the team played in the semi-finals of the Balkan Championships againstTurkey and almost qualified for the final but eventually lost 3–2 to their opponents.[15]
Thomas Cup[edit]
| Uber Cup[edit]
| Sudirman Cup[edit]
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| Year | Round | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 to 2001 | Did not enter | |
| 2003 | Group stage | 16th |
| 2005 | Group stage | 18th |
| 2007 | Did not enter | |
| Year | Round | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 1993 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 1995 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 1997 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 1998 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 1999 | Fifth place | 5th |
| 2000 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 2001 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 2002 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 2003 | Fifth place | 5th |
| 2004 | Fifth place | 5th |
| 2005 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2006 | Did not enter | |
| 2007 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 2008 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 2009 | Semi-finals | 4th |
| 2010 | Did not enter | |
| 2011 | Semi-finals | 3rd |
| Group stage (Team B) | 6th | |
| 2012 | Group stage | 7th |
| 2013 | Group stage | 5th |
| 2014 | Semi-finals | 4th |
| 2016 | Did not enter | |
| 2018 | Semi-finals | 4th |
| Group stage (Team B) | 6th | |
| Year | Round | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 to 2024 | Did not enter | |
| 2025 | To be determined | |
| Year | Round | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 to 2007 | Did not enter | |
| 2009 | Group stage | 29th |
| 2011 | Did not enter | |
| 2013 | ||
| 2015 | Group stage | 31/32 |
| 2017 | Did not enter | |
| 2018 | ||
| 2020 | ||
| 2022 | Group stage | 25/32 |
| 2024 | To be determined | |
| Year | Round | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 to 1996 | Did not enter | |
| 1998 | Group stage | 22nd |
| 2000 | Did not enter | |
| 2002 | Group stage | 12th |
| 2004 | Did not enter | |
| 2006 | ||
| Year | Round | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Did not enter | |
| 1993 | ||
| 1994 | ||
| 1995 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 1996 | Third place | 3rd |
| 1997 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 1998 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 1999 | Fifth place | 5th |
| 2000 | Fifth place | 5th |
| 2001 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 2002 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 2004 | Fifth place | 5th |
| 2005 | Fifth place | 5th |
| 2006 | Did not enter | |
| 2007 | Semi-finals | 4th |
| 2008 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 2010 | Group stage | 5th |
| Group stage (Team B) | 6th | |
| 2011 | Group stage | 5th |
| 2012 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 2013 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 2015 | Group stage | 5th |
| 2016 | Semi-finals | 4th |
| 2017 | Semi-finals | 3rd |
| 2019 | Did not enter | |
The following shows a list of coaches for the Greece national badminton team.
Vasilis Xanthou (2004–present)[16] Alexandros Kantzoglou (2009–present)[17] Charalambos Iordanou Athena Hadjistyllis Panagiotis Goudentzikis (1991–2003)
Kesov Nenko (2003–2005) Petar Dimov (2004–2012)| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | MD | XD | ||
| Stamatis Tsigkirdakis | (1992-10-16)16 October 1992 (age 33) | - | - | - |
| Marios Michail Boulios | (2000-03-21)21 March 2000 (age 25) | - | - | - |
| Paschalis Melikidis | (1998-10-30)30 October 1998 (age 27) | 1735 | - | - |
| Axilleas Tsartsidis | (1996-10-20)20 October 1996 (age 29) | 1735 | - | - |
| Metzelos Sotiropoulos | (2005-09-19)19 September 2005 (age 20) | - | - | - |
| Georgios Tsiolis | (2002-02-23)23 February 2002 (age 23) | - | - | - |
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS | WD | XD | ||
| Grammatoula Sotiriou | (2002-04-18)18 April 2002 (age 23) | 311 | - | - |
| Theodora Lambrianidou | (2002-02-14)14 February 2002 (age 23) | - | - | - |
| Antonia-Petroula Vlachantoni | (2004-06-29)29 June 2004 (age 21) | - | - | - |
| Athanasia-Paulina Vlachantoni | (2004-06-29)29 June 2004 (age 21) | - | - | - |
| Theodora Fragoulidou | (2001-10-20)20 October 2001 (age 24) | 986 | - | - |
| Dimitra-Kalomira Kroystalli | (2001-03-17)17 March 2001 (age 24) | - | - | - |
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Battledore and Shuttlecock".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 534.
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