Norway_national_badminton_team
Norway national badminton team
National badminton team representing Norway
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.
| 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) |
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.
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.
Thomas Cup
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Uber Cup
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Sudirman Cup
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European Team Championships
Men's team
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Women's team
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Mixed team
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Helvetia Cup
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
 1962 |
Did not enter |
 1963 | |
 1964 | |
 1965 |
Group stage – 5th |
 1966 |
Group stage – 5th |
| 1967 |
Group stage – 5th |
 1968 |
 Runners-up |
 1969 |
Group stage – 6th |
| 1970 |
Fourth place |
| 1971 |
Group stage – 9th |
| 1973 |
Runners-up |
| 1975 |
 Champions |
 1977 |
Group stage – 5th |
| 1979 |
 Third place |
| 1981 |
Runners-up |
| 1983 |
Group stage – 6th |
 1985 |
Group stage – 10th |
 1987 |
Group stage – 9th |
 1989 |
Group stage – 6th |
 1991 |
Did not enter |
| 1993 | |
 1995 | |
 1997 |
Group stage – 5th |
| 1999 |
Did not enter |
| 2001 |
Group stage – 7th |
 2003 |
Group stage – 11th |
| 2005 |
Group stage – 6th |
 2007 |
Group stage – 10th |
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Suhandinata Cup
European Junior Team Championships
Mixed team
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
 1975 |
Group stage – 10th |
 1977 |
Group stage – 8th |
| 1979 |
Group stage – 8th |
 1981 |
Group stage – 10th |
 1983 |
Group stage – 9th |
| 1985 |
Group stage – 11th |
| 1987 |
Group stage – 9th |
 1989 |
Group stage – 11th |
| 1991 |
Group stage – 11th |
| 1993 |
Group stage – 10th |
 1995 |
Group stage – 13th |
| 1997 |
Group stage – 16th |
| 1999 |
Did not enter |
| 2001 | |
| 2003 | |
| 2005 | |
| 2007 | |
 2009 |
Group stage |
| 2011 |
Group stage |
 2013 |
Withdrew |
| 2015 |
Group stage |
| 2017 |
Group stage |
 2018 |
Group stage |
| 2020 |
Did not enter |
 2022 |
Group stage |
Finlandia Cup
Mixed team
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 1984 |
Champions |
| 1986 |
Group stage – 5th |
 1988 |
Third place |
| 1990 |
Group stage – 8th |
| 1992 |
Runners-up |
| 1994 |
Did not enter |
| 1996 | |
| 1998 |
Group stage – 12th |
| 2000 |
Group stage – 17th |
 2002 |
Group stage – 20th |
| 2004 |
Group stage – 19th |
| 2006 |
Did not enter |
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
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 23) | 102 | 316 | - |
| Torjus Flåtten | (1997-06-25) 25 June 1997 (age 26) | 1826 | 97 | 1021 |
| Vegard Rikheim | (1997-09-28) 28 September 1997 (age 26) | 1557 | 97 | - |
| Fredrik Kristensen | (1995-07-26) 26 July 1995 (age 28) | - | - | 208 |
| Danila Gataullin | (2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 (age 21) | 485 | 529 | - |
| Jonas Østhassel | (2001-10-02) 2 October 2001 (age 22) | - | 529 | 304 |
| Sander Østhassel | (2005-05-23) 23 May 2005 (age 18) | - | 717 | - |
| Filip Bøhn | (2005-09-04) 4 September 2005 (age 18) | 1444 | 717 | - |
| Thomas Barth | (2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 20) | 1202 | - | - |
Women's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS | WD | XD | ||
| Marie Christensen | (2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 (age 24) | - | 158 | 567 |
| Aimee Hong | (2000-07-05) 5 July 2000 (age 23) | - | 158 | 208 |
| Marie Mørk | (2001-11-04) 4 November 2001 (age 22) | 544 | 416 | 1160 |
| Julie Abusdal | (2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 21) | - | 416 | 304 |
| Emilie Hamang | (1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 (age 26) | 817 | - | - |
| Sofia Macsali | (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 22) | - | - | - |
| Emilia Petersen Norberg | (2002-06-25) 25 June 2002 (age 21) | - | - | - |
| Natalie Syvertsen | (1995-11-24) 24 November 1995 (age 28) | - | - | - |
| Frida Løvheim Bjørvik | (2004-09-27) 27 September 2004 (age 19) | - | - | - |
Previous squads
European Team Championships
- Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- "Archiv Thomas Cup". Mike's Badminton Populorum. 2003. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- "2006 European M & W Team Championships". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- "Uber Cup - Results". World Badminton. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- "BWF - 2018 European Men's & Women's Team Championships - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- "Turniere / Europameisterschaften im Detail, Helvetia Cup (B-Klasse Mannschaften)". Mike's Badminton Populorum. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021.