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National badminton team representing Moldova

Moldova
AssociationFederația Moldovenească de Badminton (MBF)
ConfederationBE (Europe)
PresidentMarian Stan
BWF ranking
Current ranking108 Decrease 3 (January 2, 2024)
Highest ranking71 (July 2, 2019)

The Moldova national badminton team (Moldovan: Echipa Moldovenească de badminton; Екипа Молдовеняскэ де бадминтон) represents Moldova in international badminton team competitions. It is controlled by the Moldovan Badminton Federation (MBF). The Moldovan junior badminton team competed in the BWF World Junior Championships in 2016 and finished in 50th place.

History

Badminton was first introduced to Moldova in 1965 when several exchange students from Laos brought the sport to the country which soon attracted the attention of Moldovan professors who then initiated badminton training camps in Moldova. In the 1970s, more badminton schools were opened in Moldova and Moldovan badminton players started to compete in inter-republican badminton championships. The Moldovan badminton team were one of the few Soviet republics that competed in the USSR National Badminton Team Championships.

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Moldovan Badminton Federation was later found in 1992 and the Moldovan team started to compete in international team events, one of which being the Balkan Badminton Championships.

Mixed team

Moldova debuted in the 1999 Balkan Badminton Championships in Argostoli, Greece. In the mixed team event, the team placed fourth in the championships. In 2010, Moldova competed in the 2010 Balkan Badminton Championships. The team lost the third place tie to Romania. In the 2012 Balkan Badminton Championships, the team lost to Romania in the bronze medal tie for a second time to finish in fourth place.

The Moldovan team took part in the 2019 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships qualifiers. The team hosted the qualifiers and were grouped with Scotland, Ukraine and Russia. The team did not qualify after losing their matches against their opponents and finishing on the bottom of the group.

Competitive record

Balkan Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Result
Greece 1999 Fourth place
Bulgaria 2000 5th place
Bulgaria 2001 5th place
Greece 2002 5th place
Romania 2003 5th place
Turkey 2004 5th place
Greece 2005 Fourth place
Turkey 2006 Fourth place
Bulgaria 2010 Fourth place
Bulgaria 2012 Fourth place

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

See also: BWF World Junior Championships

Mixed team

Year Result
Spain 2016 Group B2 – 50th of 52

European Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Result
Estonia 2018 Group stage

Finlandia Cup

Year Result
Finland 1998 18th place
Austria 2000 14th place
Austria 2004 18th place

Players

Current squad

As of January 2, 2024

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Vladimir Leadavschi (1999-05-13) May 13, 1999 (age 25) – – –
Vitalie Izbaş (1998-04-13) April 13, 1998 (age 26) – – –
Piotr Cunev (2001-12-10) December 10, 2001 (age 23) – – –
Cristian Savin (2000-07-11) July 11, 2000 (age 24) 1735 – –
Alexandr Ursatii (1999-10-01) October 1, 1999 (age 25) – – 1129

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Vlada Ginga (2001-04-22) April 22, 2001 (age 23) 272 754 1129
Anna Cernetchi (2000-09-18) September 18, 2000 (age 24) – – –
Elena-Alexandra Diordiev (2001-01-24) January 24, 2001 (age 23) 360 – –
Paola Ginga (2007-03-02) March 2, 2007 (age 17) 1102 754 –
Ecaterina Fedotcenco (1990-05-24) May 24, 1990 (age 34) – – –

Previous squads

European Team Championships

References

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