National badminton team
Romania |
Association | Federația Română de Badminton (FRB) |
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Confederation | BE (Europe) |
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President | Marian Pandele |
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Current ranking | 128 3 (2 January 2024) |
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Highest ranking | 81 (6 October 2016) |
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Appearances | 1 (first in 2004) |
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Best result | Group stage |
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Appearances | 1 (first in 2004) |
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Best result | Group stage |
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Appearances | 6 (first in 1991) |
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Best result | 7th (2007) |
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The Romania national badminton team (Romanian: Echipa națională de badminton a României) represents Romania in international badminton team competitions.[1] The Romanian national team have never participated in the Sudirman Cup, Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup. Romania participated in the 2006 European Men's Team Badminton Championships and were eliminated in the group stages.
The Romanian team also competes in the Balkan Badminton Championships along with other Balkan countries. The team has had multiple runners-up finishes at the Balkan mixed team championships. Romanian badminton made one of its first international presences when national player Florin Balaban competed in men's singles at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[2]
The Romanian junior team were runners-up at the 2000 Finlandia Cup in Pressbaum, Austria.[3]
History
Badminton first reached Romania in 1958 when the sport was played in university sporting events.[4]
Badminton competitions in Romania were first hosted in December 1975, with the first badminton competition titled the 30 December Cup (Romanian: Cupa 30 Decembrie) organized in the city of Târgu Mureș by the Pioneer Organization and the Mureș County Council. In 1977, the competition was later renamed the Mureș Cup. Badminton then gained minuscule popularity when counties from around the country started to compete in the competition.[5]
On 29 January 1990, the Romanian Badminton Federation was established. Soon after, the national federation started to send the national squad to compete in the Balkan Badminton Championships.[6]
Men's team
The Romanian men's team first competed in the 2006 European Men's Team Badminton Championships. In the group stages, the team lost 5–0 to the Czech Republic and 4–1 to France. The team failed to qualify for the quarter-finals but managed to win 3–2 against the Turkish team to finish 3rd in the group.[7]
Mixed team
Romania first competed in the 1997 Balkan Badminton Team Championships. The mixed team finished as runners-up after losing the match for first place 5–0 to Bulgaria in the round-robin competition.[8][9] The team competed in the 2003 Helvetia Cup and finished in 17th place.[10] In 2007, the team competed in the 2007 Helvetia Cup. The team finished second in their group after defeating Wales and Luxembourg in the group tie.[11] They then defeated Belgium 3–2 and finished in 7th place.[12] In 2008, the team lost in the finals of the 2008 Balkan Team Championships to rivals Bulgaria.[13] In 2010, the mixed team finished in third place after winning 3–2 against Moldova at the 2010 Balkan Badminton Team Championships.[14][15]