Lithuania national badminton team

Lithuania
BWF ranking

Association	Lietuvos Badmintono Federacija (LBF)
Confederation	BE (Europe)
President	Algirdas Kepežinskas
Current ranking	74 2 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking	29 (6 January 2015)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1997)
Best result	Group stage
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances	3 (first in 2009)
Best result	Group stage
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances	6 (first in 2008)
Best result	Group stage
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances	4 (first in 2008)
Best result	Group stage

The Lithuania national badminton team (Lithuanian: Lietuvos nacionalinė badmintono rinktinė) represents Lithuania in international badminton team competitions.^[1] The team is managed by the Lithuanian Badminton Federation. Lithuania competed in the 1989 Sudirman Cup as part of the Soviet Union.

In the European championships, the Lithuanian men's and women's teams debuted in the 2008 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships. Lithuania won its first badminton medal in the European Games when four-time national champion, Kęstutis Navickas defeated Yuhan Tan of Belgium to earn a place in the men's singles semifinal.

Participation in BWF competitions

Sudirman Cup

Year	Result
1989 1991	Part of Soviet Union
1997	55th - Group 8 Promoted
1999	43rd - Group 6
2001	45th - Group 6
2003	40th - Group 6
2005	34th - Group 5
2007	34th - Group 5
2009	26th - Group 4
2013	28th - Group 3
2019	27th - Group 3

Participation in European Team Badminton Championships

Men's Team

Year	Result
2008	Group stage
2010	Group stage
2014	Group stage
2016	Group stage
2018	Group stage
2020	Group stage

Women's Team

Year	Result
2008	Group stage
2016	Group stage
2018	Group stage
2020	Group stage

Mixed Team

Year	Result
2009	Group stage
2011	Group stage
2013	Group stage

Junior competitive record

World Junior Team Championships

Suhandinata Cup


Year	Result
2016	Group E2 - 40th of 52
2017	Did not enter
2018	Did not enter
2019	Group H2 - 28th of 43
2020	Cancelled
2021	Cancelled
2022	Did not enter
2023	Group B

European Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year	Result
2009	Group stage
2011	Group stage
2013	Group stage
2015	Group stage
2018	Group stage
2020	Withdrew
2022	Group stage

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
Name	DoB/Age	MS	MD	XD
Jonas Petkus	(2001-07-23) 23 July 2001	1319	586	1284
Danielius Beržanskis	(2003-05-29) 29 May 2003	1325	586	561
Augustas Valatka	(2003-10-20) 20 October 2003	-	-	-
Ąžuolas Barkauskas	(2004-04-16) 16 April 2004	-	-	-
Domas Paksys	(2007-08-18) 18 August 2007	1735	-	-

Women's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
Name	DoB/Age	WS	WD	XD
Samanta Golubickaite	(2002-12-14) 14 December 2002	190	589	561
Vilte Paulauskaite	(2006-04-07) 7 April 2006	375	334	1284
Monika Sukackaite	(2006-05-23) 23 May 2006	1096	334	1312
Jore Kavaliauskaitė	(2009-05-22) 22 May 2009	1085	550	-
Jorūnė Šalnaitė	(2008-12-06) 6 December 2008	1183	550	-

References

↑ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

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