Norway national badminton team

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

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 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

European Team Championships[edit]

Helvetia Cup[edit]

Year Result
Switzerland 1962 Did not enter
West Germany 1963
Netherlands 1964
Austria 1965 Group stage – 5th
Belgium 1966 Group stage – 5th
Switzerland 1967 Group stage – 5th
Norway 1968 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Czechoslovakia 1969 Group stage – 6th
West Germany 1970 Fourth place
Netherlands 1971 Group stage – 9th
Austria 1973 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Belgium 1975 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Soviet Union 1977 Group stage – 5th
Austria 1979 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Norway 1981 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Switzerland 1983 Group stage – 6th
Poland 1985 Group stage – 10th
Northern Ireland 1987 Group stage – 9th
Hungary 1989 Group stage – 6th
Bulgaria 1991 Did not enter
Austria 1993
Cyprus 1995
France 1997 Group stage – 5th
Northern Ireland 1999 Did not enter
Czech Republic 2001 Group stage – 7th
Portugal 2003 Group stage – 11th
Cyprus 2005 Group stage – 6th
Iceland 2007 Group stage – 10th
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record[edit]

Suhandinata Cup[edit]

See also: BWF World Junior Championships
Year Result
China 2000 Did not enter
South Africa 2002
Canada 2004
South Korea 2006
New Zealand 2007
India 2008
Malaysia 2009
Mexico 2010
Chinese Taipei 2011
Japan 2012
Thailand 2013
Malaysia 2014
Peru 2015
Spain 2016 Group F1 – 42nd of 52
Indonesia 2017 Group C3 – 30th of 44
Canada 2018 Group D – 27th of 39
Russia 2019 Group H1 – 33rd of 43
Spain 2022 Group F – 34th of 38
United States 2023 Group A – 33rd of 38
N/A 2024 TBD

European Junior Team Championships[edit]

See also: European Junior Badminton Championships

Mixed team[edit]

Year Result
Denmark 1975 Group stage – 10th
Malta 1977 Group stage – 8th
West Germany 1979 Group stage – 8th
Scotland 1981 Group stage – 10th
Finland 1983 Group stage – 9th
Austria 1985 Group stage – 11th
Poland 1987 Group stage – 9th
England 1989 Group stage – 11th
Hungary 1991 Group stage – 11th
Bulgaria 1993 Group stage – 10th
Slovakia 1995 Group stage – 13th
Czech Republic 1997 Group stage – 16th
Scotland 1999 Did not enter
Poland 2001
Denmark 2003
Netherlands 2005
Germany 2007
Italy 2009 Group stage
Finland 2011 Group stage
Turkey 2013 Withdrew
Poland 2015 Group stage
France 2017 Group stage
Estonia 2018 Group stage
Finland 2020 Did not enter
Serbia 2022 Group stage

Finlandia Cup[edit]

Mixed team[edit]

Year Result
Switzerland 1984 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Hungary 1986 Group stage – 5th
Wales 1988 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Austria 1990 Group stage – 8th
Czechoslovakia 1992 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Czech Republic 1994 Did not enter
Portugal 1996
Finland 1998 Group stage – 12th
Austria 2000 Group stage – 17th
Slovenia 2002 Group stage – 20th
Austria 2004 Group stage – 19th
Slovakia 2006 Did not enter
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team[edit]

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Markus Barth (2000-06-16) 16 June 2000 (age 23) 102 316 -
Torjus Flåtten (1997-06-25) 25 June 1997 (age 26) 1826 97 1021
Vegard Rikheim (1997-09-28) 28 September 1997 (age 26) 1557 97 -
Fredrik Kristensen (1995-07-26) 26 July 1995 (age 28) - - 208
Danila Gataullin (2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 (age 21) 485 529 -
Jonas Østhassel (2001-10-02) 2 October 2001 (age 22) - 529 304
Sander Østhassel (2005-05-23) 23 May 2005 (age 18) - 717 -
Filip Bøhn (2005-09-04) 4 September 2005 (age 18) 1444 717 -
Thomas Barth (2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 20) 1202 - -

Women's team[edit]

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Marie Christensen (2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 (age 24) - 158 567
Aimee Hong (2000-07-05) 5 July 2000 (age 23) - 158 208
Marie Mørk (2001-11-04) 4 November 2001 (age 22) 544 416 1160
Julie Abusdal (2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 21) - 416 304
Emilie Hamang (1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 (age 26) 817 - -
Sofia Macsali (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 22) - - -
Emilia Petersen Norberg (2002-06-25) 25 June 2002 (age 21) - - -
Natalie Syvertsen (1995-11-24) 24 November 1995 (age 28) - - -
Frida Løvheim Bjørvik (2004-09-27) 27 September 2004 (age 19) - - -

Previous squads[edit]

European Team Championships[edit]

References[edit]

  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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