The Serbia national badminton team (Serbian: Репрезентација Србије у бадминтону, romanized: Reprezentacija Srbije u badmintonu) represents Serbia in international badminton team competitions.[1] The Badminton Association of Serbia organizes any event or national event in the national team. The men's and women's team participate in the European meet. The Serbian team also competes in the Mediterranean Games.[2]

The Serbian team has competed in the Balkan Badminton Championships since 1995 when it was still participating as Serbia and Montenegro. After the country gained independence in 2006, Serbia won bronze multiple times in the Balkan Badminton Championships. Serbia also made history by hosting the European Junior Badminton Championships for the first time in 2022.[3][4][5]

The Serbian junior team finished as semi-finalists at the 2011 U19 Balkan Badminton Championships.[6]

History

Badminton in Serbia has been played since the 1990s. The national team was then managed by Badminton Savez Jugoslavije. The Badminton Association of Serbia was formed on 28 December 1998 and Serbian players then competed under the Serbia and Montenegro flag at international competitions. After Serbia gained independence in 2006, the Serbian team continued to compete in the Balkan Badminton Championships and entered the semi-finals multiple times.

Mixed team

Serbia competed in the Balkan Badminton Championships mixed team event in 2007. The team first lost 5–0 to Turkey and Romania. The team then performed an upsetting 3–2 win against Bulgaria but lost 3–2 to Greece in their final match to claim 5th place.[7][8] In the 2009 Balkan Badminton Championships, the Serbian team lost in the semi-finals to Turkey but won 5–0 against North Macedonia in the bronze medal tie.[8][9] Serbia then competed in the 2018 Balkan Badminton Championships but were eliminated in the semi-finals after losing 3–0 to Bulgaria.[10][11]

Competitive record

European Team Championships

Balkan Badminton Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1992
to
2005 		Part of  Serbia and Montenegro
2006 Group stage 5th
2007 Group stage 5th
2008 Group stage 6th
2009 Semi-finals 3rd
2010 Group stage 5th
2011 Semi-finals 4th
2012 Group stage 5th
2013 Semi-finals 3rd
2014 Did not enter
2016 Third place 3rd
2018 Semi-finals 3rd
**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 Part of  Serbia and Montenegro
2002
2004
2006 Did not enter
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2022
2023
2024
2025 To be determined

European Junior Team Championships

See also: European Junior Badminton Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1975
to
1991 		Part of  Yugoslavia
1993
to
2018 		Part of  Serbia and Montenegro
2020 Quarter-finals 5/8
2022 Group stage 9/16
2024 Did not enter

Balkan Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1992
to
2005 		Part of  Serbia and Montenegro
2006 Did not enter
2007 Group stage 5th
2008 Did not enter
2010 Fourth place 4th
2011 Semi-finals 4th
2012 Did not enter
2013
2015 Semi-finals 3rd
2016 Semi-finals 3rd
2017 Semi-finals 4th
2019 Runners-up 2nd
**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
Borko Petrović (1993-06-22)22 June 1993 (aged 31) 1188 – –
Sergej Lukić (2003-02-21)21 February 2003 (aged 21) 1668 – –
Dragoslav Petrović (1996-06-23)23 June 1996 (aged 28) 849 – –
Mihajlo Tomić (2003-02-17)17 February 2003 (aged 22) – – 77
Igor Bjelan (1992-08-09)9 August 1992 (aged 32) – – –
Viktor Petrović (2005-03-10)10 March 2005 (aged 19) 1728 – 1261
Ilija Pavlović (1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 32) – – –
Đorđe Stepanović (2001-09-15)15 September 2001 (aged 23) 1675 – –

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Marija Sudimac (2002-03-27)27 March 2002 (aged 22) 257 – –
Sara Lončar (2003-09-20)20 September 2003 (aged 21) 1087 – –
Sanja Perić (2004-01-16)16 January 2004 (aged 21) 663 – –
Anđela Vitman (2005-05-03)3 May 2005 (aged 19) – – 77
Nina Bogdanović (2005-07-31)31 July 2005 (aged 19) 1134 – 1261
Maša Aleksić (2006-10-03)3 October 2006 (aged 18) – – –
Miona Filipović (2006-10-30)30 October 2006 (aged 18) – – –
Marija Samardžija (2006-04-17)17 April 2006 (aged 18) – – –

References

  1. ^ "#EJC22: less than two weeks for kick-off". Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. ^ Haber7. "Balkanlarda madalya bırakmadık!". Haber7 (in Turkish). Retrieved 4 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Serbia to host the 2022 European Junior Championships". badmintonpeople.com. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  4. ^ Kovandžić, Aleksandar (26 November 2021). "Beograd domaćin Evropskog juniorskog prvenstva u badmintonu". Portal Iz Prve Ruke (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Ministar Udovicic sa celnim ljudima Evropskog Svetskog i Srpskog badmintona". Badminton Savez Srbije (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  6. ^ Haber7. "Balkanlarda madalya bırakmadık!". Haber7 (in Turkish). Retrieved 4 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ A.A (7 September 2007). "Balkan Badminton Şampiyonası'nda ikinci olduk". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  8. ^ a b "ARHIVA REZULTATA BADMINTON SAVEZA SRBIJE". Badminton Savez Srbije. Archived from the original on 2 December 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Balkansko Prvenstvo u Bugarskoj". Badminton Savez Srbije (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Türkiye, Balkan Şampiyonası'nda ikinci oldu". T24 (in Turkish). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Bulgaria – Serbia: 3–0 | Balkan Championships 2018". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
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