Norway national badminton team

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Norway
Flag of Norway.svg
Association Norges Badmintonforbund (NBF)
Confederation BE (Europe)
PresidentMichael Fyrie-Dahl
BWF ranking
Current ranking59 Decrease2.svg 7 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking47 (3 January 2023)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1989 )
Best resultGroup stage
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances14 (first in 1974)
Best resultGroup stage
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances7 (first in 2004 )
Best resultGroup stage
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances3 (first in 2004 )
Best resultGroup stage
Helvetia Cup
Appearances21 (first in 1965)
Best resultChampions (1975)

The Norway national badminton team (Norwegian : Norges landslag i badminton) represents Norway in international badminton team competitions. [1] It is controlled by the Norwegian Badminton Association. Norway participated in the Sudirman Cup until 2007. The national team have never qualified nor competed in the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup.

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Norway is also a medal contender in para-badminton. The nation has won a few gold medals at the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships, with most medals being won by para-badminton player Helle Sofie Sagøy.

History

The national team was formed after the formation of the Norwegian Badminton Association on 24 October 1938. Unlike other Scandinavian countries Denmark, Sweden and Finland, the Norwegian team had average results in team events in the 20th century.

Men's team

The Norwegian men's team lost 9-0 twice to Sweden twice in the qualifiers for the 1961 and 1964 Thomas Cup. The men's team later failed to qualify for the 1967 Thomas Cup after losing 7-2 to Ireland. In 1978, Norway failed to qualify for the Thomas and Uber Cup again when the men's team lost against the Netherlands 6-3. In 1988, they finished as group runners-up for the 1990 Thomas Cup qualifiers, the team won against Mozambique and performed upsets against Ireland and Germany, but lost 4-1 the Netherlands. [2]

Norway competed in the European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships in 2006. They beat Greece to finish 3rd in their group and were eliminated in the group stage. [3]

Women's team

In 1978, the women's team lost 5-2 against Scotland in the 1978 Uber Cup qualifiers. In 1986, Norway finished 3rd on their group tie for the 1986 Uber Cup qualifiers after beating France and Iceland 4-1 and 5-0 respectively. In 1994, Norway were close to qualifying for the Uber Cup finals. The team topped the group but were eliminated in the semi-finals stage group tie, losing 0-5 to Denmark, 5-0 to Germany and 4-1 to Poland. [4]

The women's team competed in the European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships in 2018. The team finished at the bottom of their group. [5]

Mixed team

Norway first competed for the Helvetia Cup in 1965. In 1968, the national team finished as runners-up, losing against Germany. The team achieved runner-up position for a second time in 1973 after losing to the Czech Republic. In 1975, Norway made history by defeating the Yugoslavian team in the final, winning their first Helvetia Cup title. The team finished in third place in 1979 and as runners-up again in 1981. [6]

In 1989, Norway debuted in the inaugural version of the Sudirman Cup. The team were placed in classification Group 6 with Sri Lanka and Nepal. They won 4-1 against Sri Lanka and 5-0 against Nepal to claim 23rd place on the overall rankings.

Competitive record

European Team Championships

Helvetia Cup

YearResult
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1962Did not enter
Flag of Germany.svg 1963
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1964
Flag of Austria.svg 1965Group stage – 5th
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 1966Group stage – 5th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1967Group stage – 5th
Flag of Norway.svg 1968Silver medal icon.svg Runners-up
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1969Group stage – 6th
Flag of Germany.svg 1970Fourth place
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1971Group stage – 9th
Flag of Austria.svg 1973Silver medal icon.svg Runners-up
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 1975Gold medal icon.svg Champions
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1977Group stage – 5th
Flag of Austria.svg 1979Bronze medal icon.svg Third place
Flag of Norway.svg 1981Silver medal icon.svg Runners-up
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1983Group stage – 6th
Flag of Poland.svg 1985Group stage – 10th
Ulster Banner.svg 1987Group stage – 9th
Flag of Hungary.svg 1989Group stage – 6th
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 1991Did not enter
Flag of Austria.svg 1993
Flag of Cyprus.svg 1995
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 1997Group stage – 5th
Ulster Banner.svg 1999Did not enter
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2001Group stage – 7th
Flag of Portugal.svg 2003Group stage – 11th
Flag of Cyprus.svg 2005Group stage – 6th
Flag of Iceland.svg 2007Group stage – 10th
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

YearResult
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2000 Did not enter
Flag of South Africa.svg 2002
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2004
Flag of South Korea.svg 2006
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2007
Flag of India.svg 2008
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2009
Flag of Mexico.svg 2010
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg 2011
Flag of Japan.svg 2012
Flag of Thailand.svg 2013
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2014
Flag of Peru.svg 2015
Flag of Spain.svg 2016 Group F1 – 42nd of 52
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2017 Group C3 – 30th of 44
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2018 Group D – 27th of 39
Flag of Russia.svg 2019 Group H1 – 33rd of 43
Flag of Spain.svg 2022 Group F – 34th of 38
Flag of the United States.svg 2023 Group A – 33rd of 38
Flag of None.svg 2024 TBD

European Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

YearResult
Flag of Denmark.svg 1975 Group stage – 10th
Flag of Malta.svg 1977 Group stage – 8th
Flag of Germany.svg 1979 Group stage – 8th
Flag of Scotland.svg 1981 Group stage – 10th
Flag of Finland.svg 1983 Group stage – 9th
Flag of Austria.svg 1985 Group stage – 11th
Flag of Poland.svg 1987 Group stage – 9th
Flag of England.svg 1989 Group stage – 11th
Flag of Hungary.svg 1991 Group stage – 11th
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 1993 Group stage – 10th
Flag of Slovakia.svg 1995 Group stage – 13th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1997 Group stage – 16th
Flag of Scotland.svg 1999 Did not enter
Flag of Poland.svg 2001
Flag of Denmark.svg 2003
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2005
Flag of Germany.svg 2007
Flag of Italy.svg 2009 Group stage
Flag of Finland.svg 2011 Group stage
Flag of Turkey.svg 2013 Withdrew
Flag of Poland.svg 2015 Group stage
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 2017 Group stage
Flag of Estonia.svg 2018 Group stage
Flag of Finland.svg 2020 Did not enter
Flag of Serbia.svg 2022 Group stage

Finlandia Cup

Mixed team

YearResult
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1984Gold medal icon.svg Champions
Flag of Hungary.svg 1986Group stage – 5th
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 1988Bronze medal icon.svg Third place
Flag of Austria.svg 1990Group stage – 8th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1992Silver medal icon.svg Runners-up
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1994Did not enter
Flag of Portugal.svg 1996
Flag of Finland.svg 1998Group stage – 12th
Flag of Austria.svg 2000Group stage – 17th
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2002Group stage – 20th
Flag of Austria.svg 2004Group stage – 19th
Flag of Slovakia.svg 2006Did not enter
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
MSMDXD
Markus Barth 16 June 2000 (age 23)102316-
Torjus Flåtten 25 June 1997 (age 26)1826971021
Vegard Rikheim 28 September 1997 (age 26)155797-
Fredrik Kristensen 26 July 1995 (age 28)--208
Danila Gataullin 4 June 2002 (age 21)485529-
Jonas Østhassel 2 October 2001 (age 22)-529304
Sander Østhassel 23 May 2005 (age 18)-717-
Filip Bøhn 4 September 2005 (age 18)1444717-
Thomas Barth 12 January 2004 (age 20)1202--

Women's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
WSWDXD
Marie Christensen 20 January 2000 (age 23)-158567
Aimee Hong 5 July 2000 (age 23)-158208
Marie Mørk 4 November 2001 (age 22)5444161160
Julie Abusdal 21 March 2003 (age 20)-416304
Emilie Hamang 4 February 1998 (age 25)817--
Sofia Macsali 20 August 2001 (age 22)---
Emilia Petersen Norberg 25 June 2002 (age 21)---
Natalie Syvertsen 24 November 1995 (age 28)---
Frida Løvheim Bjørvik 27 September 2004 (age 19)---

Previous squads

European Team Championships

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