2024 Small States of Europe Badminton Championships

2024 Small States of Europe Badminton Championships

Tournament details
Dates	1 – 3 November
Edition	2
Nations	9
Venue	Lefkotheo
Location	Nicosia, Cyprus
Champions
Mixed teams	Iceland
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The second edition of the Small States of Europe Badminton Championships was held in Nicosia, Cyprus, from 1 to 3 November 2024. Nine national teams competed in the championships. ^[1]

Host selection

After the final of the 2023 Small States of Europe Badminton Championships, Cyprus was announced as the official host for the next edition of the championships, with Nicosia being the host city. ^[2]

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Mixed team	Iceland Davíð Bjarni Björnsson Kristófer Darri Finnsson Einar Oli Gudbjornsson Róbert Ingi Huldarsson Lilja Bu Arna Karen Jóhannsdóttir Drífa Harðardóttir Una Hrund Örvar	Greenland Sebastian Bendtsen Toke Ketwa-Driefer Julian King Maluk Tiger Cecilia Josenius Sara Lindskov Jacobsen Tina Rafaelsen Emilie Sørensen	Cyprus Iakovos Acheriotis Panayiotis Adamou Christos Georgiou Konstantinos Giannopoulos Evelthon Hadjipantelis Andreas Ioannou Nikolas Kokosis Elias Nicolaou Christos Papadouris Ioannis Tambourlas Varvara Architektonidou Aggeliki Avraam Eleni Charalambous Eleni Christodoulou Sofia Ioannou Chara Michael Ioanna Pissi Efi Zanou

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Cyprus)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Iceland	1	0	0	1
2	Greenland	0	1	0	1
3	Cyprus*	0	0	1	1
Totals (3 entries)		1	1	1	3

Squads

Further information: 2024 Small States of Europe Badminton Championships squads

Tournament

The 2024 Small States of Europe Badminton Championships will crown the best national badminton teams between European microstates. ^[3]

Venue

This tournament was held at the Lefkotheo Indoor Hall in Nicosia, Cyprus.

Draw

The draw was announced on 31 October 2024. The group stage consists of 3 groups, Group A, Group B and Group C. A total of nine teams were invited to participate in the tournament. Monaco made their debut in the tournament after the team's absence in the last edition. ^[4]

Group A	Group B	Group C
Faroe Islands   Iceland   Liechtenstein	Cyprus   Gibraltar   Monaco	Greenland   Isle of Man   Malta

Group stage

All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iceland	2	2	0	9	1	+8	19	2	+17	418	246	+172	2	1st–3rd place
2	Faroe Islands	2	1	1	6	4	+2	12	9	+3	371	306	+65	1	4th–6th place
3	Liechtenstein	2	0	2	0	10	−10	0	20	−20	183	420	−237	0	7th–9th place

Source: TS

Faroe Islands vs. Liechtenstein

Faroe Islands 5	Lefkotheo Indoor Hall, Court 1 1 November 2024, 10:00 [5]		Liechtenstein 0
1 2 3 1 Rúni Øster  /  Miriam í Grótinum Stanley Wee  /  Chanisa Wariwong 21 9 21 6     2 Árant á Mýrini Mirco Lareida 21 13 21 10     3 Sanna Thorkildshøj Chow Jing You 21 4 21 8     4 Magnus Dal-Christiansen  /  Jónas Djurhuus Sebastian Schwald  /  Soh Sin Siang 21 14 21 14     5 Lena Maria Joensen  /  Bjarnhild Justinussen Oh Ying San  /  Chanisa Wariwong 21 11 21 9

Iceland vs. Liechtenstein

Iceland 5	Lefkotheo Indoor Hall, Court 2 1 November 2024, 14:30 [6]		Liechtenstein 0
1 2 3 1 Einar Oli Gudbjornsson Sebastian Schwald 21 12 21 11     2 Lilja Bu Chanisa Wariwong 21 12 21 10     3 Davíð Bjarni Björnsson  /  Kristófer Darri Finnsson Mirco Lareida  /  Stanley Wee 21 3 21 12     4 Drífa Harðardóttir  /  Arna Karen Jóhannsdóttir Chow Jing You  /  Chanisa Wariwong 21 3 21 5     5 Kristófer Darri Finnsson  /  Una Hrund Örvar Soh Sin Siang  /  Oh Ying San 21 7 21 10

Iceland vs. Faroe Islands

Iceland 4	Lefkotheo Indoor Hall, Court 3 2 November 2024, 10:00 [7]		Faroe Islands 1
1 2 3 1 Davíð Bjarni Björnsson  /  Arna Karen Jóhannsdóttir Rúni Øster  /  Mia Thorkildshøj 21 12 21 16     2 Lilja Bu Miriam í Grótinum 9 21 21 18 10 21   3 Róbert Ingi Huldarsson Christian Berg Petersen 21 13 21 12     4 Drífa Harðardóttir  /  Arna Karen Jóhannsdóttir Miriam í Grótinum  /  Bjarnhild Justinussen 21 12 21 19     5 Davíð Bjarni Björnsson  /  Kristófer Darri Finnsson Magnus Dal-Christiansen  /  Rúni Øster 21 3 21 14

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cyprus (H)	2	2	0	10	0	+10	20	1	+19	438	185	+253	2	1st–3rd place
2	Gibraltar	2	1	1	4	6	−2	9	13	−4	329	401	−72	1	4th–6th place
3	Monaco	2	0	2	1	9	−8	3	18	−15	240	421	−181	0	7th–9th place

Source: TS
(H) Host

Gibraltar vs. Monaco

Gibraltar 4	Lefkotheo Indoor Hall, Court 2 1 November 2024, 10:00 [8]		Monaco 1
1 2 3 1 Kasper Thy Jessen  /  Alison Jessen Arnaud Cotta  /  Lelia Dumoulin 21 7 21 13     2 Thomas Reidy Antony Ganachau 17 21 7 21     3 Alison Jessen Thien Tran 21 14 21 14     4 Kasper Thy Jessen  /  James Linares Arnaud Cotta  /  Antony Ganachau 21 14 21 13     5 Chantal De'Ath  /  Amber Prescott Lelia Dumoulin  /  Thien Tran 21 18 19 21 21 17

Cyprus vs. Monaco

Cyprus 5	Lefkotheo Indoor Hall, Court 3 1 November 2024, 14:30 [9]		Monaco 0
1 2 3 1 Konstantinos Giannopoulos  /  Eleni Charalambous Antony Ganachau  /  Thien Tran 21 12 21 7     2 Elias Nicolaou Arnaud Cotta 21 4 21 4     3 Sofia Ioannou Lelia Dumoulin 21 3 21 2     4 Iakovos Acheriotis  /  Andreas Ioannou Arnaud Cotta  /  David Giard 21 9 21 9     5 Varvara Architektonidou  /  Efi Zanou Lelia Dumoulin  /  Thien Tran 21 7 21 10

Cyprus vs. Gibraltar

Cyprus 5	Lefkotheo Indoor Hall, Court 2 2 November 2024, 10:00 [10]		Gibraltar 0
1 2 3 1 Konstantinos Giannopoulos  /  Eleni Charalambous Kasper Thy Jessen  /  Alison Jessen 21 14 21 14     2 Elias Nicolaou Joshua Montado 21 4 21 6     3 Varvara Architektonidou Amber Prescott 21 8 21 6     4 Christos Georgiou  /  Evelthon Hadjipantelis James Linares  /  Thomas Reidy 21 18 18 21 21 12   5 Chara Michael  /  Ioanna Pissi Chantal De'Ath  /  Alison Jessen 21 9 21 6

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Greenland	2	2	0	7	3	+4	15	8	+7	433	409	+24	2	1st–3rd place
2	Malta	2	1	1	5	5	0	11	10	+1	397	365	+32	1	4th–6th place
3	Isle of Man	2	0	2	3	7	−4	7	15	−8	382	438	−56	0	7th–9th place

Source: TS

Greenland vs. Isle of Man

Greenland 3	Lefkotheo Indoor Hall, Court 2 1 November 2024, 10:00 [11]		Isle of Man 2
1 2 3 1 Sebastian Bendtsen  /  Emilie Sørensen Matthew Nicholson  /  Jessica Li 18 21 18 21     2 Toke Ketwa-Driefer Alexander Buck 21 15 27 25     3 Sara Lindskov Jacobsen Annelise Mellor 21 15 21 13     4 Julian King  /  Maluk Tiger Matthew Nicholson  /  Baillie Watterson 18 21 21 14 21 18   5 Sara Lindskov Jacobsen  /  Tina Rafaelsen Leah Brennan  /  Jessica Li 12 21 21 11 15 21

Malta vs. Isle of Man

Malta 4	Lefkotheo Indoor Hall, Court 1 1 November 2024, 14:30 [12]		Isle of Man 1
1 2 3 1 Samuel Cassar  /  Francesca Clark Matthew Nicholson  /  Jessica Li 21 17 21 19     2 Matthew Abela Alexander Buck 21 14 21 12     3 Elenia Haber Annelise Mellor 24 22 21 18     4 Matthew Abela  /  Nigel DeGaetano Matthew Nicholson  /  Baillie Watterson 21 13 21 9     5 Francesca Clark  /  Martina Clark Leah Brennan  /  Jessica Li 17 21 16 21

Malta vs. Greenland

Malta 1	Lefkotheo Indoor Hall, Court 3 2 November 2024, 10:00 [13]		Greenland 4
1 2 3 1 Samuel Cassar  /  Francesca Clark Maluk Tiger  /  Tina Rafaelsen 18 21 14 21     2 Matthew Abela Julian King 21 11 21 5     3 Elenia Haber Sara Lindskov Jacobsen 9 21 15 21     4 Matthew Abela  /  Matthew Galea Toke Ketwa-Driefer  /  Maluk Tiger 17 21 19 21     5 Lauren Azzopardi  /  Francesca Clark Sara Lindskov Jacobsen  /  Tina Rafaelsen 21 12 22 24 16 21

Classification round

7th–9th place

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Isle of Man	2	2	0	10	0	+10	20	0	+20	425	203	+222	2	7th place
2	Liechtenstein	2	1	1	4	6	−2	8	12	−4	336	356	−20	1	8th place
3	Monaco	2	0	2	1	9	−8	2	18	−16	215	417	−202	0	9th place

Source: TS

Liechtenstein vs. Monaco

Liechtenstein 4	Lefkotheo Indoor Hall, Court 3 2 November 2024, 14:30 [14]		Monaco 1
1 2 3 1 Oh Ying San Thien Tran 20 22 19 21     2 Mirco Lareida Antony Ganachau 21 6 21 13     3 Oh Ying San  /  Chanisa Wariwong Lelia Dumoulin  /  Thien Tran 21 19 21 16     4 Sebastian Schwald  /  Soh Sin Siang Arnaud Cotta  /  Antony Ganachau 21 10 21 11     5 Mirco Lareida  /  Chanisa Wariwong David Giard  /  Lelia Dumoulin 21 12 21 11

Monaco vs. Isle of Man

Monaco 0	Lefkotheo Indoor Hall, Court 3 3 November 2024, 09:00 [15]		Isle of Man 5
1 2 3 1 David Giard  /  Thien Tran Alexander Buck  /  Leah Brennan 10 21 8 21     2 Lelia Dumoulin Annelise Mellor 7 21 5 21     3 Arnaud Cotta Alexander Buck 7 21 10 21     4 Lelia Dumoulin  /  Thien Tran Leah Brennan  /  Jessica Li 4 21 7 21     5 Antony Ganachau  /  David Giard Matthew Nicholson  /  Baillie Watterson 7 21 9 21

Liechtenstein vs. Isle of Man

Liechtenstein 0	Lefkotheo Indoor Hall, Court 3 3 November 2024, 12:00 [16]		Isle of Man 5
1 2 3 1 Mirco Lareida Alexander Buck 18 21 24 26     2 Chanisa Wariwong Annelise Mellor 6 21 9 21     3 Sebastian Schwald  /  Stanley Wee Matthew Nicholson  /  Baillie Watterson 14 21 11 21     4 Oh Ying San  /  Chanisa Wariwong Jessica Li  /  Annelise Mellor 14 21 2 21     5 Soh Sin Siang  /  Oh Ying San Baillie Watterson  /  Leah Brennan 17 21 14 21

4th–6th place

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Faroe Islands	2	2	0	8	2	+6	16	4	+12	404	276	+128	2	4th place
2	Malta	2	1	1	7	3	+4	14	7	+7	406	334	+72	1	5th place
3	Gibraltar	2	0	2	0	10	−10	1	20	−19	237	437	−200	0	6th place

Source: TS

Faroe Islands vs. Gibraltar

Faroe Islands 4	Lefkotheo Indoor Hall, Court 2 2 November 2024, 14:30 [17]		Gibraltar 1
1 2 3 1 Christian Berg Petersen Kasper Thy Jessen 21 11 21 19     2 Mia Thorkildshøj Chantal De'Ath 21 6 21 10     3 Árant á Mýrini  /  Jónas Djurhuus Joshua Montado  /  Thomas Reidy 21 9 21 8     4 Lena Maria Joensen  /  Bjarnhild Justinussen Chantal De'Ath  /  Amber Prescott 21 7 21 6     5 Magnus Dal-Christiansen  /  Sanna Thorkildshøj James Linares  /  Alison Jessen 21 10 21 11

Gibraltar vs. Malta

Gibraltar 0	Lefkotheo Indoor Hall, Court 2 3 November 2024, 09:00 [18]		Malta 5
1 2 3 1 Joshua Montado Samuel Cassar 10 21 17 21     2 Alison Jessen Elenia Haber 15 21 4 21     3 Kasper Thy Jessen  /  James Linares Matthew Abela  /  Matthew Galea 12 21 21 16 20 22   4 Chantal De'Ath  /  Amber Prescott Francesca Clark  /  Martina Clark 8 21 7 21     5 Thomas Reidy  /  Alison Jessen Nigel DeGaetano  /  Lauren Azzopardi 14 21 12 21

Faroe Islands vs. Malta

Faroe Islands 3	Lefkotheo Indoor Hall, Court 3 3 November 2024, 12:00 [19]		Malta 2
1 2 3 1 Magnus Dal-Christiansen  /  Mia Thorkildshøj Samuel Cassar  /  Francesca Clark 21 17 21 14     2 Rúni Øster Matthew Abela 19 21 13 21     3 Sanna Thorkildshøj Elenia Haber 21 16 21 18     4 Árant á Mýrini  /  Jónas Djurhuus Matthew Abela  /  Matthew Galea 17 21 19 21     5 Lena Maria Joensen  /  Bjarnhild Justinussen Lauren Azzopardi  /  Francesca Clark 21 15 21 15

Final round

1st–3rd place

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iceland	2	2	0	7	3	+4	14	7	+7	404	316	+88	2	Champions
2	Greenland	2	1	1	4	6	−2	9	13	−4	330	402	−72	1	Runners-up
3	Cyprus (H)	2	0	2	4	6	−2	9	12	−3	371	387	−16	0	Third place

Source: TS
(H) Host

Iceland vs. Cyprus

Iceland 3	Lefkotheo Indoor Hall, Court 1 2 November 2024, 14:30 [20]		Cyprus 2
1 2 3 1 Davíð Bjarni Björnsson  /  Arna Karen Jóhannsdóttir Ioannis Tambourlas  /  Ioanna Pissi 21 13 21 17     2 Róbert Ingi Huldarsson Nikolas Kokosis 16 21 20 22     3 Lilja Bu Sofia Ioannou 24 26 18 21     4 Davíð Bjarni Björnsson  /  Kristófer Darri Finnsson Iakovos Acheriotis  /  Ioannis Tambourlas 21 13 21 6     5 Drífa Harðardóttir  /  Arna Karen Jóhannsdóttir Chara Michael  /  Ioanna Pissi 21 14 21 16

Cyprus vs. Greenland

Cyprus 2	Lefkotheo Indoor Hall, Court 1 3 November 2024, 09:00 [21]		Greenland 3
1 2 3 1 Ioannis Tambourlas  /  Ioanna Pissi Maluk Tiger  /  Tina Rafaelsen 18 21 21 12 14 21   2 Nikolas Kokosis Samuel Cassar 21 11 21 17     3 Sofia Ioannou Sara Lindskov Jacobsen 16 21 15 21     4 Konstantinos Giannopoulos  /  Ioannis Tambourlas Toke Ketwa-Driefer  /  Maluk Tiger 19 21 15 21     5 Chara Michael  /  Ioanna Pissi Sara Lindskov Jacobsen  /  Tina Rafaelsen 21 17       retired

Iceland vs. Greenland

Iceland 4	Lefkotheo Indoor Hall, Court 1 3 November 2024, 12:00 [22]		Greenland 1
1 2 3 1 Davíð Bjarni Björnsson  /  Arna Karen Jóhannsdóttir Maluk Tiger  /  Tina Rafaelsen 21 15 21 13     2 Róbert Ingi Huldarsson Toke Ketwa-Driefer 21 12 12 21 21 16   3 Lilja Bu Sara Lindskov Jacobsen 13 21 9 21     4 Davíð Bjarni Björnsson  /  Kristófer Darri Finnsson Sebastian Bendtsen  /  Julian King 21 12 21 7     5 Drífa Harðardóttir  /  Arna Karen Jóhannsdóttir Cecilia Josenius  /  Emilie Sørensen 21 3 21 6

Final ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	MD	GD	PD	Final result
	Iceland	4	4	0	4	+12	+24	+260	Champions
	Greenland	4	3	1	3	+2	+4	−27	Runners-up
	Cyprus	4	2	2	2	+8	+15	+216	Third place
4	Faroe Islands	4	3	1	3	+8	+15	+193	Fourth place
5	Malta	4	2	2	2	+4	+8	+104	5th place
6	Gibraltar	4	1	3	1	−12	−23	−272	6th place
7	Isle of Man	4	2	2	2	+6	+12	+166	7th place
8	Liechtenstein	4	1	3	1	−12	−24	−257	8th place
9	Monaco	4	0	4	0	−16	−29	−383	9th place

References

1. "Badminton: IoM begins European event in Cyprus". Manx Radio. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
2. Solutions, BDigital Web. "Cyprus seizes glory in small States of Europe Badminton clash". knews.com.cy. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
3. "SMALL STATES OF EUROPE BADMINTON CYPRUS 2024 – Cyprus Badminton Federation" . Retrieved 2024-11-01.
4. "Small States of Europe Badminton Team Championships 2024 - Draws". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
5. Group A - Faroe Islands vs. Liechtenstein
6. Group A - Iceland vs. Liechtenstein
7. Group A - Iceland vs. Faroe Islands
8. Group B - Gibraltar vs. Monaco
9. Group B - Cyprus vs. Monaco
10. Group B - Cyprus vs. Gibraltar
11. Group C - Greenland vs. Isle of Man
12. Group C - Malta vs. Isle of Man
13. Group C - Malta vs. Greenland
14. Position 7-9 - Malta vs. Greenland
15. Position 7-9 - Monaco vs. Isle of Man
16. Position 7-9 - Liechtenstein vs. Isle of Man
17. Position 4-6 - Faroe Islands vs. Gibraltar
18. Position 4-6 - Gibraltar vs. Malta
19. Position 4-6 - Faroe Islands vs. Malta
20. Position 1-3 - Iceland vs. Cyprus
21. Position 1-3 - Gibraltar vs. Malta
22. Position 1-3 - Iceland vs. Greenland

External links

• Small States of Europe Badminton Team Championships