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{{Short description|Bulgarian national badminton team}}
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{{Infobox sports team
| name = Bulgaria national badminton team<br/>''Националния отбор на България по бадминтон''
{{Infobox national badminton team
| name = Bulgaria national badminton team<br/>Националния отбор на България по бадминтон
| image = Flag of Bulgaria.svg
| image = Flag of Bulgaria.svg
| founded =
| nickname =
| sport = [[Badminton]]
| location = [[Sofia]], Bulgaria
| association = [[Bulgarian Badminton Federation]]
| association = [[Bulgarian Badminton Federation]]
| confederation = [[Badminton Europe]]
| blank_label = Confederation
| president = Volodya Zlatev
| blank_data = [[Badminton Europe]]
| chairman =
| blank_label2 = World rank
| rank = 37 {{decrease}} 13
| blank_data2 = 24
| date = 3 January 2023
| max rank = 16
| max date = 5 July 2018
| World mixed team champ apps = 12
| World mixed team champ first = 1989
| World mixed team champ best = Group stage
| World men's team champ apps =
| World men's team champ first =
| World men's team champ best =
| World women's team champ apps = 1
| World women's team champ first = [[2016 Thomas & Uber Cup|2016]]
| World women's team champ best = Group stage
| Regional name = [[European Mixed Team Badminton Championships|European Mixed Team Championships]]
| Regional cup apps = 6
| Regional cup first = [[2008 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships|2008]]
| Regional cup best = Quarter-finals ([[2011 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships|2011]])
| Regional2 name = [[European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|European Men's Team Championships]]
| Regional2 cup apps = 7
| Regional2 cup first = [[2006 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2006]]
| Regional2 cup best = Quarter-finals ([[2020 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2020]])
| Regional3 name = [[European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|European Women's Team Championships]]
| Regional3 cup apps = 8
| Regional3 cup first = [[2006 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2006]]
| Regional3 cup best = Runners-up ([[2016 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2016]])
| Regional4 name =
| Regional4 cup apps =
| Regional4 cup first =
| Regional4 cup best =
| medaltemplates =
| website =
}}
}}



Revision as of 04:40, 25 February 2023

Bulgaria national badminton team
Националния отбор на България по бадминтон
AssociationBulgarian Badminton Federation
ConfederationBadminton Europe
PresidentVolodya Zlatev
BWF ranking
Current ranking37 Decrease 13 (3 January 2023)
Highest ranking16 (5 July 2018)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1989)
Best resultGroup stage
Uber Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2016)
Best resultGroup stage
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances6 (first in 2008)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2011)
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances7 (first in 2006)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2020)
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances8 (first in 2006)
Best resultRunners-up (2016)

The Bulgaria national badminton team represents Bulgaria in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Bulgarian Badminton Federation (Bulgarian: Българска Федерация Бадминтон).[1] The Bulgarian women's team achieved second place in the 2016 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships, they were semifinalists two years prior.

The Bulgarian team have won a gold and a bronze medal at the European Games. National women's doubles specialists Gabriela Stoeva and Stefani Stoeva are the first Bulgarian players to enter the top 10 in the BWF World Ranking.

Participation in BWF competitions

Bulgaria have never competed in the Thomas Cup. The mixed team played in every Sudirman Cup tournament from 1991 to 2011. The women's team made its Uber Cup debut in 2016 but were halted in the group stage.

Participation in European Team Badminton Championships

Participation in European Games

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Denmark (DEN)5229
2 Great Britain (GBR)2305
3 Bulgaria1012
 Netherlands (NED)1012
 Spain (ESP)1012
6 Russia (RUS)0235
7 France (FRA)0224
8 Belgium (BEL)0101
9 Germany (GER)0033
 Ireland (IRL)0033
11 Estonia (EST)0011
 Israel (ISR)0011
 Lithuania (LTU)0011
 Turkey (TUR)0011
Totals (14 entries)10102040

List of medalists

Medal Name Games Event
 Gold Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva
Azerbaijan 2015 Baku Women's doubles
 Bronze Petya Nedelcheva Azerbaijan 2015 Baku Women's singles

Participation in European Junior Team Badminton Championships

Mixed Team
Year Result
2007 12th place
2009 Group stage
2011 Group stage
2013 Quarter-finalist
2015 Group stage
2017 Group stage
2018 Group stage
2022 Group stage

Current squad

The following players were selected to represent Bulgaria at the 2020 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships.[2]

References

  1. ^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ^ "BWF - 2020 European Men's & Women's Team Championships - Club: BUL BULGARIA Badminton Federation (BUL) - Players". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.