Norway national badminton team

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
AssociationNorges Badmintonforbund (NBF)
ConfederationBE (Europe)
PresidentMichael Fyrie-Dahl
BWF ranking
Current ranking59 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)

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
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.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup
See also: BWF World Junior Championships
Year Result
2000 Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016 Group F1 – 42nd of 52
2017 Group C3 – 30th of 44
2018 Group D – 27th of 39
2019 Group H1 – 33rd of 43
2022 Group F – 34th of 38
2023 Group A – 33rd of 38
2024 TBD

European Junior Team Championships
See also: European Junior Badminton 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

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.

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 102 316 -
Torjus Flåtten (1997-06-25) 25 June 1997 1826 97 1021
Vegard Rikheim (1997-09-28) 28 September 1997 1557 97 -
Fredrik Kristensen (1995-07-26) 26 July 1995 - - 208
Danila Gataullin (2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 485 529 -
Jonas Østhassel (2001-10-02) 2 October 2001 - 529 304
Sander Østhassel (2005-05-23) 23 May 2005 - 717 -
Filip Bøhn (2005-09-04) 4 September 2005 1444 717 -
Thomas Barth (2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 1202 - -

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

European Team Championships

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