Estonia
AssociationEstonian Badminton Federation
ConfederationBadminton Europe
PresidentUlla Helm
BWF ranking
Current ranking25 Increase 13 (3 January 2023)
Highest ranking23 (4 October 2022)
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances4 (first in 2008)
Best resultGroup stage
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances7 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances7 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage
Helvetia Cup
Appearances4 (first in 2001)
Best resultThird place (2007)

The Estonia national badminton team (Estonian: Eesti sulgpallikoondis) represents Estonia in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is controlled by the Estonian Badminton Federation, the governing body for badminton in Estonia.

The Estonian team participates in the European Team Badminton Championships but have yet to enter the quarterfinals in all men's, women's and mixed team events. The Estonian team also competed in the now defunct Helvetia Cup.

Participation in European Team Badminton Championships

Participation in Helvetia Cup

The Helvetia Cup or European B Team Championships was a European mixed team championship in badminton. The first Helvetia Cup tournament took place in Zurich, Switzerland in 1962.[2] The tournament took place every two years from 1971 until 2007, after which it was dissolved. Estonia won third place in the 2007 edition.

Year Result
Czech Republic 2001 12th place
Portugal 2003 15th place
Cyprus 2005 7th place
Iceland 2007 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place

Junior competitive record

World Junior Championships (Suhandinata Cup)

Year Result
India 2008Group W - 21st of 21
Spain 2016Group G1 - 30th of 52
Russia 2019Group C2 - 21st of 43
New Zealand 2020Cancelled
China 2021Cancelled
Spain 2022Group C - 22nd of 37
United States 2023Group E - 16th of 38

European Junior Team Badminton Championships

Mixed Team
YearResult
Germany 200715th place
Italy 2009Group stage
Finland 2011Group stage
Turkey 2013Group stage
Poland 2015Group stage
France 2017Group stage
Estonia 2018Group stage
Finland 20203rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
Serbia 2022Group stage

Current squad

The following players were selected to represent Estonia at the 2020 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ↑ Helvetia Cup in EuropeanBadminton.org Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "BWF - 2020 European Men's & Women's Team Championships - Club: EST ESTONIA Badminton Federation (EST) - Players". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
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