Georgia
AssociationGeorgian Badminton Federation (GBF)
ConfederationBE (Europe)
PresidentTinatin Baghashvili
BWF ranking
Current rankingUnranked (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking123 (5 October 2017)

The Georgia national badminton team (Georgian: საქართველოს ბადმინტონის ეროვნული ნაკრები) represents Georgia in international badminton team competitions.[1] The national team is controlled by the Georgian Badminton Federation, the governing body of Georgian badminton. Georgia competed in before 1991 as part of the Soviet Union national badminton team. The team competed independently after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

The Georgian junior team also participated in the BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event, also known as the Suhandinata Cup. The Georgian junior team also placed third in the Balkan Junior Team Championships in 2019.[2][3][4]

History

Badminton was introduced to Georgia in the early 1960s. The spread of this sport was facilitated by the first USSR National Badminton Championships held in Tbilisi in 1963, which was followed by the Georgian National Badminton Championships a year later. In addition to Tbilisi, badminton groups have opened in Kutaisi, Batumi, Sukhumi, Rustavi, Telavi, Gurjaani and Gachiani.[5]

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

See also: BWF World Junior Championships

Mixed team

Year Result
Spain 2016 Group C2 – 52nd of 52
Indonesia 2017 Group E – 40th of 44
Spain 2022 Group C – 37th of 37
United States 2023 Group E – 38th of 38

Balkan Junior Team Championships

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Nikoloz Chkheidze (2006-12-20) 20 December 2006 (age 17) - - -
Daniel Tatevosyan (2005-12-21) 21 December 2005 (age 18) - - -
Garri Ter-Karapetyan (2005-04-01) 1 April 2005 (age 18) - - -
Grigol Nalgranyan (2003-03-30) 30 March 2003 (age 20) - - -

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Maria Khachaturyan (2003-02-20) 20 February 2003 (age 21) - - -
Teona Batiashvili (2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 (age 20) - - -
Marina Ovasapyan (2005-12-10) 10 December 2005 (age 18) - - -
Elisabed Zumbulidze (2006-08-02) 2 August 2006 (age 17) - - -

See also

References

  1. ^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ^ "U19 Balkan Badminton Championships'2019 - Winners". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  3. ^ "19 Yaş Altı Balkan Badminton Şampiyonası Başladı". TÜRKİYE BADMİNTON FEDERASYONU (in Turkish). 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  4. ^ "Genç Badmintoncular, 19 Yaş Altı Balkan Şampiyonu". TÜRKİYE BADMİNTON FEDERASYONU (in Turkish). 2019-07-04. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  5. ^ "Georgian Badminton Federation". 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
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