Faroe Islands national badminton team

The Faroe Islands national badminton team (Faroese: Føroyska badmintonlandsliðið) represents Faroe Islands in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is controlled by the Faroe Islands Badminton Association (Faroese: Badmintonsamband Føroya), the governing body for badminton in Faroe Islands.

Faroe Islands
AssociationBadmintonsamband Føroya (BSF)
ConfederationBE (Europe)
PresidentJohnny Grotinum
BWF ranking
Current ranking122 4 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking106 (3 January 2023)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2003)
Best resultGroup stage
Helvetia Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2001)
Best result19th (2001, 2003)

The Faroese mixed team once participated the Sudirman Cup in 2003.

Participation in BWF competitions

In the 2003 Sudirman Cup, the Faroese team was placed into the Group 7 classification group alongside Jamaica, Suriname and Turkey. The Faroe Islands lost the group ties and had a close fight in the tie with Suriname. The Faroe Islands lost with a score of 2-3 to Suriname. They finished in 50th place.

Sudirman Cup
YearResult
200350th - Group 7

Participation in Helvetia Cup
Year Result
2001 19th place
2003 19th place

Participation in Island Games

The Faroese team achieved runners-up position in the 2015 Island Games and were semifinalists at the 2019 Island Games.

Mixed team

Year Result
1987 Quarter-finals
1989 Quarter-finals
1991 Group stage
1993 Group stage
1995 Group stage
1997 Group stage
1999 Group stage
2001 Group stage
2003 Group stage
2005 Group stage
2009 Champions
2011 Third place
2013 Third place
2015 Runner-up
2017 Quarter-finals
2019 Third place

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup
See also: BWF World Junior Championships

Mixed team
Year Result
2016 Group H2 - 44th of 52
2018 Group E - 24th of 39
2019 Group G - 38th of 43

Mixed Team
YearResult
2020Group stage

Players

Current squad
As of 2 January 2024

Men's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Magnus Dal-Christiansen (1997-06-10) 10 June 1997 - 1110 1402
Jonas Djurhuus (2001-04-24) 24 April 2001 - 1110 1402
Asbjørn Olsen (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 - 1301 -
Christian Berg Petersen (2006-06-09) 9 June 2006 - 1301 -
Árant Á Mýrini (2001-10-17) 17 October 2001 - - -

Women's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Bjarnhild Justinussen (2004-08-21) 21 August 2004 1183 871 -
Miriam Í Grótinum (2003-09-05) 5 September 2003 1183 871 -
Sanna Thorkildshøj (2004-11-02) 2 November 2004 1065 734 1402
Mia Thorkildshøj (2004-11-02) 2 November 2004 1065 734 1402
Ranja Joensen (2008-07-15) 15 July 2008 - - -

References
  1. Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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