Estonia national badminton team

Estonia
AssociationEesti Sulgpalliliit (EBF)
ConfederationBE (Europe)
PresidentUlla Helm
BWF ranking
Current ranking32 7 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking24 (4 April 2023)
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances4 (first in 2008)
Best resultGroup stage
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances7 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances7 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage
Helvetia Cup
Appearances4 (first in 2001)
Best resultThird place (2007)

The Estonia national badminton team (Estonian: Eesti sulgpallikoondis) represents Estonia in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is controlled by the Estonian Badminton Federation, the governing body for badminton in Estonia.

The Estonian team participates in the European Team Badminton Championships but have yet to enter the quarterfinals in all men's, women's and mixed team events. The Estonian team also competed in the now defunct Helvetia Cup.

Participation in European Team Badminton Championships

Participation in Helvetia Cup

The Helvetia Cup or European B Team Championships was a European mixed team championship in badminton. The first Helvetia Cup tournament took place in Zürich, Switzerland in 1962.[2] The tournament took place every two years from 1971 until 2007, after which it was dissolved. Estonia won third place in the 2007 edition.

Year Result
2001 12th place
2003 15th place
2005 7th place
2007 Third place

Junior competitive record

World Junior Championships (Suhandinata Cup)

Year Result
2008 Group W – 21st of 21
2016 Group G1 – 30th of 52
2019 Group C2 – 21st of 43
2020 Cancelled
2021 Cancelled
2022 Group C – 22nd of 37
2023 Group E – 16th of 38
2024 Group C – 16th of 39

European Junior Team Badminton Championships

Mixed Team
Year Result
2007 15th place
2009 Group stage
2011 Group stage
2013 Group stage
2015 Group stage
2017 Group stage
2018 Group stage
2020 Semi-finalist
2022 Group stage
2024 Group stage

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Karl Kert (2000-08-16) 16 August 2000 326 634 -
Tauri Kilk (2004-08-07) 7 August 2004 627 634 -
Kristjan Kaljurand (1992-07-13) 13 July 1992 - 170 286
Raul Käsner (1988-06-28) 28 June 1988 - 170 402
Anton Berik (2003-06-29) 29 June 2003 1735 195 953
Mikk Ounmaa (1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 - 195 176
Andrei Schmidt (2006-06-27) 27 June 2006 - 989 1359
Hugo Themas (2005-08-31) 31 August 2005 1803 989 1337

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Kristin Kuuba (1997-02-15) 15 February 1997 47 - -
Catlyn Kruus (2003-07-09) 9 July 2003 263 164 -
Ramona Üprus (2003-09-24) 24 September 2003 264 164 176
Kati-Kreet Marran (1998-07-13) 13 July 1998 - 62 402
Helina Rüütel (1997-08-11) 11 August 1997 - 62 286
Elisaveta Berik (2005-06-05) 5 June 2005 - 565 1284
Emili Pärsim (2005-10-03) 3 October 2005 - 565 1359
Andra Mai Hoop (2003-04-24) 24 April 2003 - 753 953

References

  1. ^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ^ Helvetia Cup in EuropeanBadminton.org Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine