2016 Balkan Badminton Championships

2016 Balkan Badminton Championships

Tournament details
Dates	9–11 September
Venue	Sala Polivalentă Iași
Location	Iași, Romania
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The 2016 Balkan Badminton Championships (Romanian : Campionatele Balcanice de Badminton 2016) was a badminton tournament sanctioned by the Balkan Badminton Association and Badminton Europe. The individual and mixed team events were held from 9 to 11 September 2016. ^{[1] [2]}

The tournament was held at Sala Polivalentă Iași located in Iași, Romania. ^[3] Four countries took part in the tournament. ^[4]

The team event was played in a round-robin format with only four teams playing. Bulgaria finished in first place with 3 wins against their opponents, followed by hosts Romania with 2 wins and a loss. Serbia earned the bronze medal with 1 win and 2 losses while Moldova finished in fourth place. ^{[5] [6]}

Medal summary

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Ivan Rusev	Daniel Nikolov	Collins Valentine Filimon
			Dragoslav Petrović
Women's singles	Maria Delcheva	Ioana Grecea	Sonia Olariu
			Andra Olariu
Men's doubles	Daniel Nikolov Ivan Rusev	Robert Ciobotaru Daniel Cojocaru	Ivan Panev Dimitar Yanakiev
			Ilija Pavlović Borko Petrović
Women's doubles	Maria Delcheva Alexandra Milon	Andra Olariu Sonia Olariu	Ioana Grecea Irina Popescu
			Milica Simić Marija Sudimac
Mixed doubles	Daniel Cojocaru Alexandra Milon	Igor Bjelan Milica Simić	Mihai Grosu Irina Popescu
			Zhivko Dimitrov Paula Kirova
Mixed team	Bulgaria Zhivko Dimitrov Daniel Nikolov Ivan Panev Ivan Rusev Dimitar Yanakiev Maria Delcheva Paula Kirova	Romania Mugur Barbu Robert Ciobotaru Daniel Cojocaru Collins Filimon Artur Trosin Mihai Grosu Ioana Grecea Alexandra Milon Andra Olariu Sonia Olariu Alina Popa Irina Popescu	Serbia Igor Bjelan Luka Milić Ilija Pavlović Borko Petrović Dragoslav Petrović Milica Simić Marija Sudimac

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Romania)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Bulgaria	4.5	1	2	7.5
2	Romania*	1.5	4	5	10.5
3	Serbia	0	1	4	5
Totals (3 entries)		6	6	11	23

Team event

Round robin

Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
Bulgaria	3	3	0	13	2	+11	3	Champions
Romania	3	2	1	8	7	+1	2	Runners-up
Serbia	3	1	2	7	8	−1	1	Third place
Moldova	3	0	3	0	15	−15	0	Fourth place

Bulgaria	4–1	Romania
Bulgaria	4–1	Serbia
Bulgaria	5–0	Moldova
Romania	3–2	Serbia
Romania	5–0	Moldova
Serbia	5–0	Moldova

References

1. "Campionatele Balcanice de Seniori la Badminton". Fest.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2025-01-30.
2. "Balcaniada Badminton: 11 Medalii Pentru Romania | Stiri Sportive". Sportivity.ro (in Romanian). 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
3. "Badminton Iași Campionatele Balcanice Seniori - InSport - Inspira Sport". www.insport.ro. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
4. "2016 Men & Women Balkan Championships". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
5. "România, vicecampioană balcanică - Sport Clasic". www.sportclasic.ro. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
6. "Četiri odličja za Srbiju u badmintonu - Sport - Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2025-01-30.