Serbia
AssociationBadminton Savez Srbije (BSS)
ConfederationBE (Europe)
PresidentRadomir Jovović
BWF ranking
Current ranking87 Decrease 5 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking62 (3 January 2023)

The Serbia national badminton team (Serbian: Репрезентација Србије у бадминтону, romanized: Reprezentacija Srbije u badmintonu) represents Serbia in international badminton team competitions.[1] The Badminton Association of Serbia organizes any event or national event in the national team. The men's and women's team participate in the European meet. The Serbian team also competes in the Mediterranean Games.[2]

The Serbian team has competed in the Balkan Badminton Championships since 1995 when it was still participating as Serbia and Montenegro. After the country gained independence in 2006, Serbia won bronze multiple times in the Balkan Badminton Championships. Serbia also made history by hosting the European Junior Badminton Championships for the first time in 2022.[3][4][5]

The Serbian junior team finished as semi-finalists at the 2011 U19 Balkan Badminton Championships.[6]

History

Badminton in Serbia has been played since the 1990s. The national team was then managed by Badminton Savez Jugoslavije. The Badminton Association of Serbia was formed in 28 December 1998 and Serbian players then competed under the Serbia and Montenegro flag at international competitions. After Serbia gained independence in 2006, the Serbian team continued to compete in the Balkan Badminton Championships and entered the semi-finals multiple times.

Mixed team

Serbia competed in the Balkan Badminton Championships mixed team event in 2007. The team first lost 5–0 to Turkey and Romania. The team then performed an upsetting 3–2 win against Bulgaria but lost 3–2 to Greece in their final match to claim 5th place.[7][8] In the 2009 Balkan Badminton Championships, the Serbian team lost in the semi-finals to Turkey but won 5–0 against North Macedonia in the bronze medal tie.[8][9] Serbia then competed in the 2018 Balkan Badminton Championships but were eliminated in the semi-finals after losing 3–0 to Bulgaria.[10][11]

Competitive record

European Team Championships

Balkan Badminton Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1992 Part of
 Serbia and Montenegro
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 Fifth place 5th
2008 Third place 3rd
2009 Third place 3rd
2010 Fifth place 5th
2011 Did not enter
2012
2014
2016 Third place 3rd
2018 Semi-finals 3rd
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Year Round Pos
2000 Part of
 Serbia and Montenegro
2002
2004
2006 Did not enter
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2022
2023
2024 TBD

European Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1975 Part of  Yugoslavia
1977
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993 Part of
 Serbia and Montenegro
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007 Did not enter
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2018
2020 Quarter-finals
2022 Group stage
2024 TBD

Balkan Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2006 Did not enter
2007 Fifth place 5th
2008 Fifth place 5th
2010 Did not enter
2011 Fourth place 4th
2013 Did not enter
2015 Semi-finals 3rd
2016 Semi-finals 3rd
2017 Semi-finals 4th
2019 Runners-up 2nd
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Borko Petrović 22 June 1993 (aged 30) 1188 - -
Sergej Lukić 21 February 2003 (aged 20) 1668 - -
Dragoslav Petrović 23 June 1996 (aged 27) 849 - -
Mihajlo Tomić 17 February 2003 (aged 20) - - 77
Igor Bjelan 9 August 1992 (aged 31) - - -
Viktor Petrović 10 March 2005 (aged 18) 1728 - 1261
Ilija Pavlović 8 July 1992 (aged 31) - - -
Đorđe Stepanović 15 September 2001 (aged 22) 1675 - -

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Marija Sudimac 27 March 2002 (aged 21) 257 - -
Sara Lončar 20 September 2003 (aged 20) 1087 - -
Sanja Perić 16 January 2004 (aged 19) 663 - -
Anđela Vitman 3 May 2005 (aged 18) - - 77
Nina Bogdanović 31 July 2005 (aged 18) 1134 - 1261
Maša Aleksić 3 October 2006 (aged 17) - - -
Miona Filipović 30 October 2006 (aged 17) - - -
Marija Samardžija 17 April 2006 (aged 17) - - -

References

  1. ↑ "#EJC22: less than two weeks for kick-off". Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. ↑ Haber7. "Balkanlarda madalya bırakmadık!". Haber7 (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-05-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "Serbia to host the 2022 European Junior Championships". badmintonpeople.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  4. ↑ Kovandžić, Aleksandar (2021-11-26). "Beograd domaćin Evropskog juniorskog prvenstva u badmintonu". Portal Iz Prve Ruke (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  5. ↑ "Ministar Udovicic sa celnim ljudima Evropskog Svetskog i Srpskog badmintona". Badminton Savez Srbije (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  6. ↑ Haber7. "Balkanlarda madalya bırakmadık!". Haber7 (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-05-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ A.A (7 September 2007). "Balkan Badminton Şampiyonası'nda ikinci olduk". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  8. 1 2 "ARHIVA REZULTATA BADMINTON SAVEZA SRBIJE". Badminton Savez Srbije. Archived from the original on 2 December 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Balkansko Prvenstvo u Bugarskoj". Badminton Savez Srbije (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  10. ↑ "Türkiye, Balkan Şampiyonası'nda ikinci oldu". T24 (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  11. ↑ "Bulgaria - Serbia: 3-0 | Balkan Championships 2018". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.


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