| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | 3 – 5 November | ||
| Edition | 1 | ||
| Nations | 8 | ||
| Venue | Cottonera Sports Complex | ||
| Location | Cospicua, Malta | ||
| Champions | |||
| Mixed teams |  Cyprus | ||
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The inaugural edition of the Small States of Europe Badminton Championships was held in Cospicua, Malta, from 3 to 5 November 2023. The tournament was originally planned to be held in Larnaca, Cyprus in 2020 but was later postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1]
* Host nation (Malta)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Cyprus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |  Iceland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Malta* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
The 2023 Small States of Europe Badminton Championships will crown the best national badminton teams between European microstates. [2]
This tournament was held at the Cottonera Sports Complex in Cospicua, Malta. [3]
The draw was announced on 2 November 2023. The group stage consists of 2 groups, Group A and Group B. A total of eight teams were invited to participate in the tournament, with Liechtenstein making their first ever team event appearance at an international level. Monaco whom were one of the few nations that envisioned this tournament were not invited to participate. [4]
| Group A | Group B |
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 Faroe Islands  Gibraltar  Liechtenstein Malta | Cyprus  Greenland  Isle of Man Iceland |
All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Faroe Islands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 27 | 4 | +23 | 623 | 363 | +260 | 3 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Malta (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 618 | 426 | +192 | 2 | |
| 3 | Gibraltar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 9 | 24 | −15 | 442 | 641 | −199 | 1 | 5th–6th place |
| 4 | Liechtenstein | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 4 | 28 | −24 | 395 | 648 | −253 | 0 | 7th–8th place |
 Faroe Islands 5 | Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 1 3 November 2023, 10:30 [5] |  Liechtenstein 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Malta 5 | Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 2 3 November 2023, 10:30 [6] |  Gibraltar 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gibraltar 4 | Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 1 3 November 2023, 14:30 [7] | Liechtenstein 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Malta 2 | Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 2 3 November 2023, 14:30 [8] | Faroe Islands 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Faroe Islands 5 | Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 1 4 November 2023, 09:30 [9] | Gibraltar 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Malta 5 | Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 2 4 November 2023, 09:30 [10] | Liechtenstein 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Cyprus | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 624 | 501 | +123 | 3 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Iceland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 651 | 548 | +103 | 2 | |
| 3 | Isle of Man | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 529 | 622 | −93 | 1 | 5th–6th place |
| 4 | Greenland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 9 | 26 | −17 | 547 | 680 | −133 | 0 | 7th–8th place |
 Iceland 4 | Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 3 3 November 2023, 10:30 [11] |  Greenland 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Cyprus 5 | Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 4 3 November 2023, 10:30 [12] |  Isle of Man 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Greenland 1 | Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 3 3 November 2023, 14:30 [13] | Isle of Man 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Iceland 2 | Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 4 3 November 2023, 14:30 [14] | Cyprus 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cyprus 4 | Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 3 4 November 2023, 09:30 [15] | Greenland 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Iceland 4 | Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 4 4 November 2023, 09:30 [16] | Isle of Man 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Isle of Man 3 | Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 4 4 November 2023, 14:30 [17] | Gibraltar 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Greenland 3 | Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 1 4 November 2023, 14:30 [18] | Liechtenstein 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 4 November 14:30 | ||||||
| Faroe Islands | 1 | |||||
| 5 November 10:30 | ||||||
| Iceland | 3 | |||||
| Iceland | 2 | |||||
| 4 November 14:30 | ||||||
| Cyprus | 3 | |||||
| Malta | 1 | |||||
| Cyprus | 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 5 November 10:30 | ||||||
| Faroe Islands | 1 | |||||
| Malta | 3 | |||||
Malta 1 | Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 2 4 November 2023, 14:30 [19] | Cyprus 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Iceland 3 | Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 3 4 November 2023, 12:30 [20] | Faroe Islands 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Malta 3 | Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 2 5 November 2023, 14:30 [21] | Faroe Islands 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Iceland 2 | Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 3 5 November 2023, 14:30 [22] | Cyprus 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | MD | GD | PD | Final result |
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 | Cyprus | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | +12 | +22 | +185 | Champions |
 | Iceland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | +6 | +12 | +104 | Runners-up |
 | Malta (H) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +9 | +17 | +179 | Third place |
| 4 | Faroe Islands | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +7 | +15 | +210 | Fourth place |
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| 5 | Isle of Man | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | −2 | −5 | −23 | 5th place |
| 6 | Gibraltar | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | −10 | −21 | −269 | 6th place |
| 7 | Greenland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | −6 | −11 | −72 | 7th place |
| 8 | Liechtenstein | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | −16 | −30 | −314 | 8th place |
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