Cyprus national badminton team

The Cyprus national badminton team (Greek: Εθνική ομάδα μπάντμιντον Κύπρου; Turkish: Kıbrıs milli badminton takımı) represents Cyprus in international badminton team competitions.[1] The national team trains in Strovolos, where the nation's governing body for badminton, the Cyprus Badminton Federation (CBF) is located. Cyprus competed in the Sudirman Cup from 1993 to 2007.

Cyprus
AssociationCyprus Badminton Federation (CBF)
ConfederationBE (Europe)
PresidentPanayiotis Hadjipandelis
BWF ranking
Current ranking100 Increase 4 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking68 (3 October 2013)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1993)
Best resultGroup stage
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances2 (first in 2009)
Best resultGroup stage
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage
Helvetia Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1995)
Best result12th (1997, 2001)

The Cypriot national team also competed in the now defunct Helvetia Cup. The team also competes in the Mediterranean Games and won their first badminton medal in the Games. The men's and women's team only competed once in the European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships.

Competitive record edit

European Team Championships edit

Helvetia Cup edit

Year Result
  1995 13th place
  1997 12th place
  2001 12th place
  2003 14th place
  2005 15th place
  2007 15th place

Mediterranean Team Championships edit

Mixed team edit

Year Result
  2019 4th place

Junior competitive record edit

European Junior Team Championships edit

Mixed team edit

Year Result
  2011 Group stage
  2013 Group stage
  2015 Group stage
  2018 Group stage

Finlandia Cup edit

Year Result
  1994 12th place
  1996 16th place
  1998 19th place
  2000 18th place
  2002 17th place
  2004 17th place

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team edit

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Aris Kattirtzi (2003-09-12) 12 September 2003 (age 20) 1339 - -
Andreas Ioannou (1999-02-19) 19 February 1999 (age 25) - 1301 -
Ioannis Tambourlas (2006-09-28) 28 September 2006 (age 17) 1623 1301 973
Iakovos Acheriotis (2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 21) - - -
Orestis Pissis (2001-06-11) 11 June 2001 (age 22) - - -
Constantinos Symeonides (2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 (age 20) - - -

Women's team edit

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Eleni Christodoulou (1999-03-31) 31 March 1999 (age 25) 285 510 837
Ioanna Pissi (2001-07-25) 25 July 2001 (age 22) - 485 973
Chara Michael (2004-11-27) 27 November 2004 (age 19) 889 485 -
Eva Kattirtzi (2003-09-12) 12 September 2003 (age 20) - - -
Ioanna Alexandrou (2004-10-06) 6 October 2004 (age 19) - - -
Ioanna Antoniou (2004-11-03) 3 November 2004 (age 19) - - -

References edit

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