Norway national badminton team

Norway

Association	Norges Badmintonforbund (NBF)
Confederation	BE (Europe)
President	Michael Fyrie-Dahl
BWF ranking
Current ranking	59 7 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking	47 (3 January 2023)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances	10 (first in 1989 )
Best result	Group stage
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances	14 (first in 1974)
Best result	Group stage
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances	7 (first in 2004 )
Best result	Group stage
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances	3 (first in 2004 )
Best result	Group stage
Helvetia Cup
Appearances	21 (first in 1965 )
Best result	Champions (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.

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

The following tables show the Norway national badminton team's competitive record in international tournaments.

Key

CH

RU

3rd

SF

4th

QF

#R

GS

Q#

#th

A

NH

WDN

DNQ

(CH) champion; (RU) runners-up; (3rd) third place; (SF) semi-finalists; (4th) fourth place; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (#th) places 5, 6...; (GS) group stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (WDN) withdrawn; (DNQ) did not qualify.

Thomas Cup

Year	1949	1952	1955	1958	1961	1964	1967	1970	1973	1976
Result	A				DNQ				A
Year	1979	1982	1984	1986	1988	1990	1992	1994	1996	1998
Result	DNQ	A	DNQ
Year	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018
Result	DNQ					A		DNQ
Year	2020	2022	2024	2026	2028	2030	2032	2034	2036	2038
Result	DNQ	A		TBD

Uber Cup

Year	1950–1953			1957	1960	1963	1966	1969	1972	1975
Result	NH			A
Year	1978	1981	1984	1986	1988	1990	1992	1994	1996	1998
Result	DNQ	A		DNQ			A	DNQ	A	DNQ
Year	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018
Result	DNQ			A						DNQ
Year	2020	2022	2024	2026	2028	2030	2032	2034	2036	2038
Result	DNQ	A		TBD

Sudirman Cup

Year	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007
Result	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS
Year	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2021	2023	2025	2027
Result	A									TBD

European Team Championships

Men's team

Year	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2020	2024	2026
Result	GS	GS	A		GS	GS	GS	GS	DNQ	TBD
Year	2028	2030	2032	2034	2036	2038	2040	2042	2044	2046
Result	TBD

Women's team

Year	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2020	2024	2026
Result	A						GS	GS	DNQ	TBD
Year	2028	2030	2032	2034	2036	2038	2040	2042	2044	2046
Result	TBD

Mixed team

Year	1972	1974	1976	1978	1980	1982	1984	1986	1988	1990
Result	A	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS
Year	1992	1994	1996	1998	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008	2009
Result	GS	GS	GS	A						GS
Year	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2021	2023	2025	2027	2029
Result	A	GS	DNQ						TBD

Helvetia Cup

Year	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971
Result	A			GS	GS	GS	RU	GS	4th	GS
Year	1973	1975	1977	1979	1981	1983	1985	1987	1989	1991
Result	RU	CH	GS	3rd	RU	GS	GS	GS	GS	A
Year	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011
Result	A		GS	A	GS	GS	GS	GS	NH

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

See also: BWF World Junior Championships

Year	Round	Pos
2000	Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016	Group stage	42nd of 52
2017	Group stage	30th of 44
2018	Group stage	27th of 39
2019	Group stage	33rd of 43
2022	Group stage	34th of 37
2023	Group stage	33rd of 38
2024	Group stage	27th of 39
2025	Group stage	34th of 36

European Junior Team Championships

See also: European Junior Badminton Championships

Mixed team

Year	1975	1977	1979	1981	1983	1985	1987	1989	1991	1993
Result	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS
Year	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013
Result	GS	GS	A					GS	GS	WDN
Year	2015	2017	2018	2020	2022	2024	2026	2028	2029	2030
Result	GS	GS	GS	A	GS	GS	TBD

Finlandia Cup

Year	1984	1986	1988	1990	1992	1994	1996	1998	2000	2002	2004	2006
Result	CH	GS	3rd	GS	RU	A		GS	GS	GS	GS	A

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
		MS	MD	XD
Markus Barth	(2000-06-16) 16 June 2000 (age 25)	102	316	-
Torjus Flåtten	(1997-06-25) 25 June 1997 (age 28)	1826	97	1021
Vegard Rikheim	(1997-09-28) 28 September 1997 (age 28)	1557	97	-
Fredrik Kristensen	(1995-07-26) 26 July 1995 (age 30)	-	-	208
Danila Gataullin	(2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 (age 23)	485	529	-
Jonas Østhassel	(2001-10-02) 2 October 2001 (age 24)	-	529	304
Sander Østhassel	(2005-05-23) 23 May 2005 (age 20)	-	717	-
Filip Bøhn	(2005-09-04) 4 September 2005 (age 20)	1444	717	-
Thomas Barth	(2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 21)	1202	-	-

Women's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
		WS	WD	XD
Marie Christensen	(2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 (age 25)	-	158	567
Aimee Hong	(2000-07-05) 5 July 2000 (age 25)	-	158	208
Marie Mørk	(2001-11-04) 4 November 2001 (age 23)	544	416	1160
Julie Abusdal	(2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 22)	-	416	304
Emilie Hamang	(1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 (age 27)	817	-	-
Sofia Macsali	(2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 24)	-	-	-
Emilia Petersen Norberg	(2002-06-25) 25 June 2002 (age 23)	-	-	-
Natalie Syvertsen	(1995-11-24) 24 November 1995 (age 29)	-	-	-
Frida Løvheim Bjørvik	(2004-09-27) 27 September 2004 (age 21)	-	-	-

Previous squads

European Team Championships

• Men's team: 2020
• Women's team: 2020

References

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2. "Archiv Thomas Cup". Mike's Badminton Populorum. 2003. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
3. "2006 European M & W Team Championships". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
4. "Uber Cup - Results". World Badminton. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
5. "BWF - 2018 European Men's & Women's Team Championships - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
6. "Turniere / Europameisterschaften im Detail, Helvetia Cup (B-Klasse Mannschaften)". Mike's Badminton Populorum. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021.