The Armenia national badminton team ( hy, Հայաստանի բադմինտոնի ազգային հավաքական) represents

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in international

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team competitions. The national team is controlled by the

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, the governing body of Armenian badminton. Armenia competed in the

Sudirman Cup The Sudirman Cup is an international badminton mixed team competition contested by member countries of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every two years since the inaugural ...

in 1989 and 1991 as part of the Soviet Union national badminton team. The Armenian junior team also participated in the BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event, also known as the Suhandinata Cup.

History

Badminton was first played in Armenia in the

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when it was still under Soviet rule. After Armenia gained independence following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the

was established which then formed the national team in 1992. Armenia made its first international team appearance at the

1997 Sudirman Cup The 1997 Sudirman Cup was the fifth tournament of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships. It was held from May 19 to May 25, 1997 in Glasgow, Scotland. Results 59 teams competed in this edition of Sudirman Cup. Nigeria, Morocco, Turkmenist ...

Men's team

The Armenian men's team competed in the 2006 European Men's Team Badminton Championship. The team were placed into Group 1 with

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. The team lost all matches against

and

but managed to win a match against

Mixed team

The Armenian mixed team debuted in the

in 1997. The team were placed into Group 8 with Lithuania,

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to compete for 55th to 59th place. The Armenian team lost 5−0 to Lithuania and

but won narrowly against

and

to earn themselves 57th place on the overall standings.

Competitive record

Thomas Cup

Uber Cup

Sudirman Cup

European Team Championships

Men's team

Women's team

Mixed team

: ''**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.''

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

European Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Finlandia Cup

Mixed team

: ''**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.''

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the national badminton team of Armenia.

Players

Current squad

Men's team

Women's team

References

{{National sports teams of Armenia

Badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players p ...

National badminton teams Badminton in Armenia

History

Men's team

Mixed team

Competitive record

Thomas Cup

Uber Cup

Sudirman Cup

European Team Championships

Men's team

Women's team

Mixed team

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

European Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Finlandia Cup

Mixed team

Staff

Players

Current squad

Men's team

Women's team

See also

References