Austria
AssociationÖsterreichischer Badminton Verband (OBV)
ConfederationBE (Europe)
PresidentHarald Starl
BWF ranking
Current ranking37 Increase 7 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking23 (6 July 2017)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1989)
Best resultGroup stage
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances15 (first in 1972)
Best resultQuarter-finals (1972)
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances7 (first in 2006)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2006)
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances2 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage
Helvetia Cup
Appearances27 (first in 1962)
Best resultChampions (1993)

The Austria national badminton team (German: Österreichische badminton-nationalmannschaft) represents Austria in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Austrian Badminton Association (Austrian German: Österreichischer Badmintonverband).[1] Austria participated in the Sudirman Cup from 1989 until 2017.

The men's team were quarterfinalists at the 2006 European Men's Team Badminton Championships. The Austrian team also competes in the Helvetia Cup.

History

Badminton was first played in Austria in the year 1955.[2] The national team was formed after the establishment of the Austrian Badminton Association in August 1957.[2] The national association soon held its very first national championships to crown the best player to represent the national team in team events.

Austria made their first international team appearance when the mixed team competed at the 1962 Helvetia Cup. The team did well to achieve third place in their first time competing internationally.[3]

Men's team

The Austrian men's team first competed in qualifying for the 1982 Thomas Cup. The team were humiliated on home soil after losing 9–0 against the Netherlands in Pressbaum.[4] The team had better results two years later after beating Norway 3–2 in the 1984 Thomas Cup qualifiers.[4] In 1996, the Austrian team advanced to the semifinal stages of the 1996 Thomas Cup qualifiers but failed to advance further after failing to top the group.[4]

Austria then competed in the first European Men's Team Championships in 2006. The team topped their group in the group stages and advanced to the quarter-finals but lost 3–0 to their Dutch rivals.[5][6] The men's team have failed to get past the group stage of the European Men's Team Championships since 2008.

Women's team

The women's team took part in qualifying for the 1984 Uber Cup. The team lost 5–0 to Scotland, but won 5–0 against Zambia and Switzerland to finish as group runner-up.[7]

The team competed in the first two Europe Women's Team Badminton Championships in 2006 and 2008. They never got past the group stages.[8][9]

Mixed team

The mixed team first competed in the 1962 Helvetia Cup and won against Belgium and Switzerland to finish third in the round robin tournament.[3] The team went a step further the next year and finished as runners-up in the 1963 Helvetia Cup.[3] Austria then went on to compete in the 1972 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships and were eliminated in the quarter-finals.[10]

The team competed in the inaugural edition of the Sudirman Cup in 1989. The team were placed in Group 5 with New Zealand, Finland and the United States.[11] The team lost all their matches against New Zealand and the United States but managed to win a match against Finland to finish in 22nd place. In 1990, the Austrian team strived and were crowned champions for the first time at the 1990 Helvetia Cup.[3] In the 1993 Sudirman Cup, Austria shown improvement after topping their group and finishing in 19th place.[11]

The Austrian team competed for the next few European Mixed Team Badminton Championships until 2011 and have never been able to get past the group stage. The team have failed to qualify for the Sudirman Cup since 2017.[12]

Competitive record

European Team Championships

Helvetia Cup

Year Round Pos
1962 Third place 3rd
1963 Runners-up 2nd
1964 Fourth place 4th
1965 Third place 3rd
1966 Third place 3rd
1967 Third place 3rd
1968 Fourth place 4th
1969 Third place 3rd
1970 Group stage 5th
1971 Fourth place 4th
1973 Third place 3rd
1975 Third place 3rd
1977 Group stage 7th
1979 Quarter-finals 6th
1981 Group stage 6th
1983 Fourth place 4th
1985 Group stage 8th
1987 Fourth place 4th
1989 Group stage 7th
1991 Third place 3rd
1993 Champions 1st
1995 Did not enter
1997 Quarter-finals 6th
1999 Group stage 6th
2001 Group stage 9th
2003 Group stage 10th
2005 Group stage 10th
2007 Group stage 9th
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Year Round Pos
2000 Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010 Group stage 19th
2011 Did not enter
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018 Group stage 28th
2019 Did not enter
2022
2023 Group stage 27th
2024 TBD

European Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1975 Group stage 9th
1977 Group stage 9th
1979 Group stage 11th
1981 Group stage 12th
1983 Group stage 11th
1985 Group stage 10th
1987 Group stage 10th
1989 Group stage 10th
1991 Group stage 10th
1993 Group stage 13th
1995 Group stage 12th
1997 Group stage 14th
1999 Did not enter
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009 Group stage
2011 Group stage
2013 Group stage
2015 Group stage
2017 Group stage
2018 Group stage
2020 Did not enter
2022 Group stage
2024 TBD

Finlandia Cup

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1984 Group stage 6th
1986 Group stage 8th
1988 Fourth place 4th
1990 Champions 1st
1992 Group stage 11th
1994 Did not enter
1996
1998 Fourth place 4th
2000 Quarter-finals 8th
2002 Quarter-finals 7th
2004 Fourth place 4th
2006 Quarter-finals 6th
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff of the Austrian badminton team.

Name Role
Denmark Kent Madsen Head coach[13]
Austria Adi Pratama Assistant coach[14]

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Luka Wraber 7 September 1990 (aged 33) 122 - -
Wolfgang Gnedt 28 May 1997 (aged 26) 194 922 -
Ilija Nicolussi 22 July 2005 (aged 18) 1735 941 1160
Philip Birker 8 May 1998 (aged 25) - 345 100
Philipp Drexler 22 November 1999 (aged 24) - 345 296
Christian Tomic 14 January 2004 (aged 19) 815 701 1284
Michael Schausberger 1 June 1997 (aged 26) 1199 701 1359
Collins Valentine Filimon 14 February 1998 (aged 25) 88 - -

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Chiara Rudolf 12 February 2006 (aged 17) 1209 758 1402
Katrin Neudolt 11 May 1989 (aged 34) 318 - -
Anja Rumpold 30 October 2006 (aged 17) 1183 766 1160
Lena Krug 18 January 2005 (aged 18) - 758 935
Serena Au Yeong 28 August 2000 (aged 23) - 82 296
Katharina Hochmeir 21 June 1998 (aged 25) - 82 100
Carina Meinke 14 July 1999 (aged 24) - - -
Martina Nöst 17 March 1996 (aged 27) - - 1359

References

  1. ↑ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Unbenanntes Dokument". hs23.heimat.eu. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "EBU-Turniere / Europameisterschaften im Detail Helvetia Cup (B-Klasse Mannschaften)". Mike's Badminton Populorum. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Archiv Thomas Cup". Mike's Badminton Populorum. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Standings of EMTC 2006 - Group 3". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  6. ↑ "Netherlands vs. Austria". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  7. ↑ "Uber Cup Results". World Badminton. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "Standings of EWTC 2006 - Group 5". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  9. ↑ "European Men's & Women's Team Championships 2008 -Standings of Women's TC - Group C". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  10. ↑ "BadmintonEurope.com - European Mixed Team Championships". badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  11. 1 2 Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  12. ↑ "Japan Get Top Billing – Sudirman Cup". bwfsudirmancup.bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  13. ↑ "Dane Kent Madsen is the new Austria head coach". badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  14. ↑ Bola.com (2 March 2016). "[FEATURE] Adi Pratama, Pebulutangkis Indonesia yang Latih Austria". bola.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-03-17.
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