2008 Balkan Badminton Championships

2008 Balkan Badminton Championships

Tournament details
Dates	23–26 October
Venue	Euro Vacanţa Multipurpose Hall
Location	Slănic-Moldova, Romania
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The 2008 Balkan Badminton Championships (Romanian : Campionatele Balcanice de Badminton 2008) was a badminton tournament sanctioned by the Balkan Badminton Association and Badminton Europe. The individual and mixed team events were held from 23 to 26 October 2008. ^[1]

The tournament was held at the Euro Vacanţa Multipurpose Hall inside the Euro Vacanţa Hotel in Slănic-Moldova, Romania. ^[2] A total of 72 players from six Balkan countries took part in the championships. ^[3] In the team event, Bulgaria defeated Romania 3–1 in the final while Turkey defeated Greece 3–0 in the third place playoffs. ^[4]

Background

The championships were originally scheduled to be held in Onești but was scrapped temporarily due to the renovation of the Nadia Comăneci Gymnastics Hall. ^[5] The venue was later moved to the Euro Vacanţa Multipurpose Hall. ^{[6] [7]}

Medal summary

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Robert Ciobotaru	Florin Posteucă	Murat Şen
			Peyo Boichinov
Women's singles	Dimitria Popstoikova	Florentina Petre	Ezgi Epice
			Cemre Fere
Men's doubles	Konstantin Dobrev Julian Hristov	Ionut Gradinaru Florin Patroaica	Robert Ciobotaru George Constantinescu
			Peyo Boichinov Yasen Borisov
Women's doubles	Diana Dimova Dimitria Popstoikova	Carmen Blanaru Atanaska Spasova	Alexandra Agu Diana Apostu
			Magda Lozniceriu Sonia Olariu
Mixed doubles	Konstantin Dobrev Diana Dimova	Ali Kaya Ezgi Epice	Alexandra Milon Florin Patroaica
			Julian Hristov Atanaska Spasova
Mixed team	Bulgaria Yasen Borisov Peyo Boichinov Konstantin Dobrev Julian Hristov Diana Dimova Maya Dobreva Dimitria Popstoikova Atanaska Spasova	Romania Robert Ciobotaru George Constantinescu Ionut Gradinaru Florin Patroaica Florin Posteucă Alexandra Agu Diana Apostu Carmen Blanaru Magda Lozniceriu Alexandra Milon Sonia Olariu Florentina Petre	Turkey Ali Kaya Göksel Kundakçı Mustafa Yalvarıcı Murat Şen İrem Nur Al Derya Çalımbay Ezgi Epice Cemre Fere

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Romania)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Bulgaria	5	0.5	3	8.5
2	Romania*	1	4.5	4	9.5
3	Turkey	0	1	4	5
Totals (3 entries)		6	6	11	23

Team event

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bulgaria	2	2	0	10	0	+10	2	Knockout stage
2	Romania (H)	2	1	1	5	5	0	1
3	Serbia	2	0	2	0	10	−10	0

Source: Ziarul de Bacău

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Turkey	2	2	0	9	1	+8	2	Knockout stage
2	Greece	2	1	1	4	6	−2	1
3	Moldova	2	0	2	3	7	−3	0

Source: Ziarul de Bacău

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	Bulgaria	3
	Greece	0
					Bulgaria	3
					Romania	1
	Romania	3
	Turkey	1			Third place
					Greece	0
					Turkey	3

References

1. "Milli Takım Romanya'ya gitti". www.kenthaber.com. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
2. Bacau, Ziarul de (2008-10-26). "Balcaniada de Badminton de la Slanic Moldova, la final". Ziarul de Bacău (in Romanian). Retrieved 2025-02-04.
3. Bacau, Ziarul de (2008-10-27). "Balcaniada de Badminton de la Slanic Moldova, o reusita". Ziarul de Bacău (in Romanian). Retrieved 2025-02-04.
4. "Бадминтон: Балканска титла за националите ни". badminton.racketi.com. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
5. Bacau, Ziarul de (2008-10-13). "Balcaniada de badminton se muta la Slanic Moldova". Ziarul de Bacău (in Romanian). Retrieved 2025-02-04.
6. Bacau, Ziarul de (2008-10-19). "Pregatirile pentru Balcaniada de Badminton, la final". Ziarul de Bacău (in Romanian). Retrieved 2025-02-04.
7. Bacau, Ziarul de (2008-10-22). "Mircea Agapi, sufletul Balcaniadei de Badminton de la Slanic Moldova". Ziarul de Bacău (in Romanian). Retrieved 2025-02-04.