2023 Small States of Europe Badminton Championships

2023 Small States of Europe Badminton Championships

Tournament details
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]

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Mixed team	Cyprus Iakovos Acheriotis Andreas Ioannou Nikolas Kokosis Ioannis Tambourlas Eleni Christodoulou Chara Michael Ioanna Pissi	Iceland Davíð Bjarni Björnsson Kristófer Darri Finnsson Gabriel Ingi Helgason Daníel Jóhannesson Sigríður Árnadóttir Lilja Bu Arna Karen Jóhannsdóttir Una Hrund Örvar	Malta Matthew Abela Samuel Cassar Nigel DeGaetano Matthew Galea Lauren Azzopardi Francesca Clark Elenia Haber

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Malta)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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

Squads

Further information: 2023 Small States of Europe Badminton Championships squads

Tournament

The 2023 Small States of Europe Badminton Championships will crown the best national badminton teams between European microstates. ^[2]

Venue

This tournament was held at the Cottonera Sports Complex in Cospicua, Malta. ^[3]

Draw

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
Faroe Islands   Gibraltar   Liechtenstein   Malta	Cyprus   Greenland   Isle of Man   Iceland

Group stage

All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
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

Source: TS
(H) Host

Faroe Islands vs. Liechtenstein

Faroe Islands 5	Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 1 3 November 2023, 10:30 [5]		Liechtenstein 0
1 2 3 1 Christian Berg Petersen Nicola Stäheli 21 13 21 18     2 Miriam í Grótinum Carolin Schneider-Frommelt 21 4 21 5     3 Asbjørn Heide Olsen  /  Magnus Dal-Christiansen Marco Langenegger  /  Markus Schnee 21 15 21 13     4 Bjarnhild Justinussen  /  Sanna Thorkildshøj Nadia Gartmann  /  Carolin Schneider-Frommelt 21 7 21 4     5 Magnus Dal-Christiansen  /  Mia Thorkildshøj Mirco Lareida  /  Oh Ying San 21 10 21 14

Malta vs. Gibraltar

Malta 5	Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 2 3 November 2023, 10:30 [6]		Gibraltar 0
1 2 3 1 Nigel DeGaetano  /  Lauren Azzopardi Kasper Thy Jessen  /  Alison Jessen 18 21 21 17 23 21   2 Samuel Cassar Sou Chi Ieong 21 4 21 5     3 Elenia Haber Chantal De'Ath 21 9 21 11     4 Matthew Abela  /  Matthew Galea Kasper Thy Jessen  /  Thomas Reidy 21 5 21 11     5 Francesca Clark  /  Elenia Haber Chantal De'Ath  /  Alison Jessen 21 14 21 14

Gibraltar vs. Liechtenstein

Gibraltar 4	Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 1 3 November 2023, 14:30 [7]		Liechtenstein 1
1 2 3 1 Kasper Thy Jessen  /  Alison Jessen Markus Schnee  /  Oh Ying San 21 16 21 14     2 Thomas Reidy Mirco Lareida 11 21 13 21     3 Chantal De'Ath Nadia Gartmann 21 9 17 21 21 19   4 Kasper Thy Jessen  /  Thomas Reidy Marco Langenegger  /  Nicola Stäheli 19 21 21 16 21 17   5 Chantal De'Ath  /  Alison Jessen Nadia Gartmann  /  Oh Ying San 21 11 21 15

Malta vs. Faroe Islands

Malta 2	Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 2 3 November 2023, 14:30 [8]		Faroe Islands 3
1 2 3 1 Matthew Abela Christian Berg Petersen 21 11 21 14     2 Francesca Clark Sanna Thorkildshøj 15 21 17 21     3 Matthew Abela  /  Matthew Galea Asbjørn Heide Olsen  /  Magnus Dal-Christiansen 21 16 17 21 21 15   4 Lauren Azzopardi  /  Elenia Haber Miriam í Grótinum  /  Bjarnhild Justinussen 9 21 0 4   retired   5 Samuel Cassar  /  Francesca Clark Magnus Dal-Christiansen  /  Mia Thorkildshøj 18 21 18 21

Faroe Islands vs. Gibraltar

Faroe Islands 5	Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 1 4 November 2023, 09:30 [9]		Gibraltar 0
1 2 3 1 Christian Berg Petersen Sou Chi Ieong 21 10 21 11     2 Bjarnhild Justinussen Amber Prescott 21 3 21 9     3 Asbjørn Heide Olsen  /  Magnus Dal-Christiansen Thomas Reidy  /  Sou Chi Ieong 21 11 21 8     4 Mia Thorkildshøj  /  Sanna Thorkildshøj Chantal De'Ath  /  Amber Prescott 21 6 21 8     5 Magnus Dal-Christiansen  /  Miriam í Grótinum Kasper Thy Jessen  /  Alison Jessen 21 7 21 9

Malta vs. Liechtenstein

Malta 5	Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 2 4 November 2023, 09:30 [10]		Liechtenstein 0
1 2 3 1 Lauren Azzopardi Oh Ying San 21 5 21 8     2 Samuel Cassar Marco Langenegger 21 12 21 10     3 Lauren Azzopardi  /  Francesca Clark Nadia Gartmann  /  Carolin Schneider-Frommelt 21 6 21 6     4 Matthew Abela  /  Nigel DeGaetano Mirco Lareida  /  Nicola Stäheli 21 9 21 18     5 Samuel Cassar  /  Francesca Clark Markus Schnee  /  Nadia Gartmann 21 8 21 9

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
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

Source: TS

Iceland vs. Greenland

Iceland 4	Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 3 3 November 2023, 10:30 [11]		Greenland 1
1 2 3 1 Kristófer Darri Finnsson  /  Una Hrund Örvar Maluk Tiger  /  Emile Sørensen 19 21 21 15 21 13   2 Gabriel Ingi Helgason Julian King 23 21 21 17     3 Lilja Bu Sara Lindskov Jacobsen 21 17 17 21 12 21   4 Davíð Bjarni Björnsson  /  Kristófer Darri Finnsson Toke Ketwa-Driefer  /  Maluk Tiger 21 11 21 15     5 Sigríður Árnadóttir  /  Arna Karen Jóhannsdóttir Cecilia Josenius  /  Emile Sørensen 21 8 21 8

Cyprus vs. Isle of Man

Cyprus 5	Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 4 3 November 2023, 10:30 [12]		Isle of Man 0
1 2 3 1 Nikolas Kokosis Tobey Cheng 21 13 21 19     2 Eleni Christodoulou Jessica Li 21 10 21 8     3 Andreas Ioannou  /  Ioannis Tambourlas Benjamin Li  /  Matthew Nicholson 21 16 21 15     4 Chara Michael  /  Ioanna Pissi Mia Kirk  /  Jessica Li 23 21 21 11     5 Iakovos Acheriotis  /  Eleni Christodoulou Benjamin Li  /  Kimberly Clague 21 14 21 13

Greenland vs. Isle of Man

Greenland 1	Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 3 3 November 2023, 14:30 [13]		Isle of Man 4
1 2 3 1 Maluk Tiger  /  Emile Sørensen Benjamin Li  /  Jessica Li 10 21 21 17 16 21   2 Julian King Tobey Cheng 14 21 12 21     3 Sara Lindskov Jacobsen Mia Kirk 21 9 21 12     4 Toke Ketwa-Driefer  /  Maluk Tiger Tobey Cheng  /  Matthew Nicholson 13 21 14 21     5 Cecilia Josenius  /  Emile Sørensen Kimberly Clague  /  Jessica Li 10 11 14 15

Iceland vs. Cyprus

Iceland 2	Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 4 3 November 2023, 14:30 [14]		Cyprus 3
1 2 3 1 Davíð Bjarni Björnsson  /  Arna Karen Jóhannsdóttir Ioannis Tambourlas  /  Ioanna Pissi 21 14 21 12     2 Daníel Jóhannesson Iakovos Acheriotis 18 11 17 14     3 Lilja Bu Eleni Christodoulou 9 21 12 21     4 Davíð Bjarni Björnsson  /  Kristófer Darri Finnsson Iakovos Acheriotis  /  Ioannis Tambourlas 21 9 21 16     5 Sigríður Árnadóttir  /  Arna Karen Jóhannsdóttir Eleni Christodoulou  /  Ioanna Pissi 17 21 11 21

Cyprus vs. Greenland

Cyprus 4	Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 3 4 November 2023, 09:30 [15]		Greenland 1
1 2 3 1 Iakovos Acheriotis  /  Ioanna Pissi Maluk Tiger  /  Emile Sørensen 21 19 21 15     2 Nikolas Kokosis Toke Ketwa-Driefer 21 12 21 18     3 Chara Michael Sara Lindskov Jacobsen 15 21 21 16 13 21   4 Andreas Ioannou  /  Ioannis Tambourlas Julian King  /  Maluk Tiger 21 17 18 21 21 18   5 Eleni Christodoulou  /  Ioanna Pissi Cecilia Josenius  /  Emile Sørensen 21 7 21 8

Iceland vs. Isle of Man

Iceland 4	Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 4 4 November 2023, 09:30 [16]		Isle of Man 1
1 2 3 1 Davíð Bjarni Björnsson  /  Arna Karen Jóhannsdóttir Matthew Nicholson  /  Mia Kirk 19 21 21 12 21 18   2 Daníel Jóhannesson Tobey Cheng 21 9 21 18     3 Lilja Bu Jessica Li 21 8 18 21 18 21   4 Davíð Bjarni Björnsson  /  Kristófer Darri Finnsson Tobey Cheng  /  Benjamin Li 21 8 21 11     5 Sigríður Árnadóttir  /  Arna Karen Jóhannsdóttir Kimberly Clague  /  Jessica Li 17 17 11 19

Classification round

5th–6th place

Isle of Man 3	Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 4 4 November 2023, 14:30 [17]		Gibraltar 0
1 2 3 1 Matthew Nicholson  /  Mia Kirk Kasper Thy Jessen  /  Alison Jessen 21 13 21 12     2 Benjamin Li Thomas Reidy 21 8 21 8     3 Jessica Li Amber Prescott 21 7 21 8     4 Tobey Cheng  /  Matthew Nicholson Kasper Thy Jessen  /  Thomas Reidy       not played 5 Kimberly Clague  /  Mia Kirk Chantal De'Ath  /  Alison Jessen       not played

7th–8th place

Greenland 3	Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 1 4 November 2023, 14:30 [18]		Liechtenstein 0
1 2 3 1 Maluk Tiger  /  Emile Sørensen Marco Langenegger  /  Oh Ying San 21 15 21 11     2 Toke Ketwa-Driefer Markus Schnee 21 17 21 11     3 Emile Sørensen Carolin Schneider-Frommelt 21 8 21 3     4 Julian King  /  Maluk Tiger Mirco Lareida  /  Nicola Stäheli       not played 5 Cecilia Josenius  /  Sara Lindskov Jacobsen Nadia Gartmann  /  Oh Ying San       not played

Knockout stage

Bracket

	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

Semi-finals

Malta 1	Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 2 4 November 2023, 14:30 [19]		Cyprus 3
1 2 3 1 Lauren Azzopardi Chara Michael 6 21 6 21     2 Matthew Abela Iakovos Acheriotis 24 22 23 21     3 Lauren Azzopardi  /  Francesca Clark Eleni Christodoulou  /  Ioanna Pissi 19 21 16 21     4 Matthew Abela  /  Matthew Galea Andreas Ioannou  /  Ioannis Tambourlas 19 21 23 21 13 21   5 Samuel Cassar  /  Francesca Clark Iakovos Acheriotis  /  Eleni Christodoulou       not played

Iceland 3	Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 3 4 November 2023, 12:30 [20]		Faroe Islands 1
1 2 3 1 Davíð Bjarni Björnsson  /  Arna Karen Jóhannsdóttir Magnus Dal-Christiansen  /  Mia Thorkildshøj 21 18 22 20     2 Daníel Jóhannesson Christian Berg Petersen 21 14 21 14     3 Lilja Bu Miriam í Grótinum 20 22 15 21     4 Davíð Bjarni Björnsson  /  Kristófer Darri Finnsson Magnus Dal-Christiansen  /  Asbjørn Heide Olsen 21 15 21 16     5 Sigríður Árnadóttir  /  Arna Karen Jóhannsdóttir Miriam í Grótinum  /  Bjarnhild Justinussen       not played

Third place play-off

Malta 3	Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 2 5 November 2023, 14:30 [21]		Faroe Islands 1
1 2 3 1 Samuel Cassar  /  Francesca Clark Magnus Dal-Christiansen  /  Mia Thorkildshøj 21 16 21 17     2 Matthew Abela Asbjørn Heide Olsen 21 14 21 13     3 Francesca Clark Miriam í Grótinum 10 21 10 21     4 Matthew Abela  /  Matthew Galea Magnus Dal-Christiansen  /  Christian Berg Petersen 21 14 22 20     5 Lauren Azzopardi  /  Francesca Clark Miriam í Grótinum  /  Sanna Thorkildshøj       not played

Final

Iceland 2	Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 3 5 November 2023, 14:30 [22]		Cyprus 3
1 2 3 1 Davíð Bjarni Björnsson  /  Una Hrund Örvar Ioannis Tambourlas  /  Ioanna Pissi 21 19 14 21 18 21   2 Daníel Jóhannesson Iakovos Acheriotis 21 14 21 13     3 Lilja Bu Eleni Christodoulou 8 21 9 21     4 Davíð Bjarni Björnsson  /  Kristófer Darri Finnsson Andreas Ioannou  /  Ioannis Tambourlas 21 9 21 12     5 Sigríður Árnadóttir  /  Una Hrund Örvar Eleni Christodoulou  /  Ioanna Pissi 7 21 11 21

Final ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	MD	GD	PD	Final result
	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
Eliminated in the group stage
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

References

1. "1st European Small States Badminton Games coming in 2020". www.badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
2. "Small States of Europe Badminton Team Championships Prospectus" (PDF). Badminton Malta. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-03-25. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
3. chris. "Small States of Europe Badminton Team Championships - Malta 2023". Badminton Malta. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
4. Cassar, Jo'Anne. "Team Malta & Draws Announced for Small States of Europe Badminton Team Championships". Badminton Malta. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
5. Group A - Faroe Islands vs. Liechtenstein
6. Group A - Malta vs. Gibraltar
7. Group A - Gibraltar vs. Liechtenstein
8. Group A - Malta vs. Faroe Islands
9. Group A - Faroe Islands vs. Gibraltar
10. Group A - Malta vs. Liechtenstein
11. Group B - Iceland vs. Greenland
12. Group B - Cyprus vs. Isle of Man
13. Group B - Greenland vs. Isle of Man
14. Group B - Iceland vs. Cyprus
15. Group B - Cyprus vs. Greenland
16. Group B - Iceland vs. Isle of Man
17. Fifth place play-off - Isle of Man vs. Gibraltar
18. Seventh place play-off - Greenland vs. Liechtenstein
19. Semi-finals - Malta vs. Cyprus
20. Semi-finals - Iceland vs. Faroe Islands
21. Third place play-off - Malta vs. Faroe Islands
22. Final - Iceland vs. Cyprus

External links

• Small States of Europe Badminton Team Championships