2023 Small States of Europe Badminton Championships
Tournament details | |||
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Dates | 3 – 5 November | ||
Edition | 1 | ||
Nations | 8 | ||
Venue | Cottonera Sports Complex | ||
Location | Cospicua, Malta | ||
Champions | |||
Mixed teams | Cyprus | ||
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The inaugural edition of the Small States of Europe Badminton Championships was held in Cospicua, Malta, from 3 to 5 November 2023. The tournament was originally planned to be held in Larnaca, Cyprus in 2020 but was later postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Medalists
[edit]Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Malta)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Cyprus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Iceland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Malta* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Squads
[edit]Tournament
[edit]The 2023 Small States of Europe Badminton Championships will crown the best national badminton teams between European microstates.[2]
Venue
[edit]This tournament was held at the Cottonera Sports Complex in Cospicua, Malta.[3]
Draw
[edit]The draw was announced on 2 November 2023. The group stage consists of 2 groups, Group A and Group B. A total of eight teams were invited to participate in the tournament, with Liechtenstein making their first ever team event appearance at an international level. Monaco whom were one of the few nations that envisioned this tournament were not invited to participate.[4]
Group A | Group B |
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Faroe Islands Gibraltar Liechtenstein Malta |
Cyprus Greenland Isle of Man Iceland |
Group stage
[edit]All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Faroe Islands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 27 | 4 | +23 | 623 | 363 | +260 | 3 | Semi-finals |
2 | Malta (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 618 | 426 | +192 | 2 | |
3 | Gibraltar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 9 | 24 | −15 | 442 | 641 | −199 | 1 | 5th–6th place |
4 | Liechtenstein | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 4 | 28 | −24 | 395 | 648 | −253 | 0 | 7th–8th place |
Faroe Islands vs. Liechtenstein
[edit]Faroe Islands 5 |
Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 1 3 November 2023, 10:30 [5] |
Liechtenstein 0 |
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Malta vs. Gibraltar
[edit]Malta 5 |
Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 2 3 November 2023, 10:30 [6] |
Gibraltar 0 |
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Gibraltar vs. Liechtenstein
[edit]Gibraltar 4 |
Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 1 3 November 2023, 14:30 [7] |
Liechtenstein 1 |
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Malta vs. Faroe Islands
[edit]Malta 2 |
Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 2 3 November 2023, 14:30 [8] |
Faroe Islands 3 |
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Faroe Islands vs. Gibraltar
[edit]Faroe Islands 5 |
Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 1 4 November 2023, 09:30 [9] |
Gibraltar 0 |
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Malta vs. Liechtenstein
[edit]Malta 5 |
Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 2 4 November 2023, 09:30 [10] |
Liechtenstein 0 |
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Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Cyprus | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 624 | 501 | +123 | 3 | Semi-finals |
2 | Iceland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 651 | 548 | +103 | 2 | |
3 | Isle of Man | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 529 | 622 | −93 | 1 | 5th–6th place |
4 | Greenland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 9 | 26 | −17 | 547 | 680 | −133 | 0 | 7th–8th place |
Iceland vs. Greenland
[edit]Iceland 4 |
Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 3 3 November 2023, 10:30 [11] |
Greenland 1 |
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Cyprus vs. Isle of Man
[edit]Cyprus 5 |
Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 4 3 November 2023, 10:30 [12] |
Isle of Man 0 |
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Greenland vs. Isle of Man
[edit]Greenland 1 |
Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 3 3 November 2023, 14:30 [13] |
Isle of Man 4 |
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Iceland vs. Cyprus
[edit]Iceland 2 |
Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 4 3 November 2023, 14:30 [14] |
Cyprus 3 |
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Cyprus vs. Greenland
[edit]Cyprus 4 |
Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 3 4 November 2023, 09:30 [15] |
Greenland 1 |
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Iceland vs. Isle of Man
[edit]Iceland 4 |
Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 4 4 November 2023, 09:30 [16] |
Isle of Man 1 |
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Classification round
[edit]5th–6th place
[edit]Isle of Man 3 |
Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 4 4 November 2023, 14:30 [17] |
Gibraltar 0 |
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7th–8th place
[edit]Greenland 3 |
Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 1 4 November 2023, 14:30 [18] |
Liechtenstein 0 |
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Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | |||||
4 November 14:30 | ||||||
Faroe Islands | 1 | |||||
5 November 10:30 | ||||||
Iceland | 3 | |||||
Iceland | 2 | |||||
4 November 14:30 | ||||||
Cyprus | 3 | |||||
Malta | 1 | |||||
Cyprus | 3 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
5 November 10:30 | ||||||
Faroe Islands | 1 | |||||
Malta | 3 |
Semi-finals
[edit]Malta 1 |
Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 2 4 November 2023, 14:30 [19] |
Cyprus 3 |
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Iceland 3 |
Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 3 4 November 2023, 12:30 [20] |
Faroe Islands 1 |
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Third place play-off
[edit]Malta 3 |
Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 2 5 November 2023, 14:30 [21] |
Faroe Islands 1 |
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Final
[edit]Iceland 2 |
Cottonera Sports Complex, Court 3 5 November 2023, 14:30 [22] |
Cyprus 3 |
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Final ranking
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | MD | GD | PD | Final result |
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Cyprus | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | +12 | +22 | +185 | Champions | |
Iceland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | +6 | +12 | +104 | Runners-up | |
Malta (H) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +9 | +17 | +179 | Third place | |
4 | Faroe Islands | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +7 | +15 | +210 | Fourth place |
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5 | Isle of Man | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | −2 | −5 | −23 | 5th place |
6 | Gibraltar | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | −10 | −21 | −269 | 6th place |
7 | Greenland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | −6 | −11 | −72 | 7th place |
8 | Liechtenstein | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | −16 | −30 | −314 | 8th place |
References
[edit]- ^ "1st European Small States Badminton Games coming in 2020". www.badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ "Small States of Europe Badminton Team Championships Prospectus" (PDF). Badminton Malta. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-03-25. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ chris. "Small States of Europe Badminton Team Championships - Malta 2023". Badminton Malta. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ Cassar, Jo'Anne. "Team Malta & Draws Announced for Small States of Europe Badminton Team Championships". Badminton Malta. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ Group A - Faroe Islands vs. Liechtenstein
- ^ Group A - Malta vs. Gibraltar
- ^ Group A - Gibraltar vs. Liechtenstein
- ^ Group A - Malta vs. Faroe Islands
- ^ Group A - Faroe Islands vs. Gibraltar
- ^ Group A - Malta vs. Liechtenstein
- ^ Group B - Iceland vs. Greenland
- ^ Group B - Cyprus vs. Isle of Man
- ^ Group B - Greenland vs. Isle of Man
- ^ Group B - Iceland vs. Cyprus
- ^ Group B - Cyprus vs. Greenland
- ^ Group B - Iceland vs. Isle of Man
- ^ Fifth place play-off - Isle of Man vs. Gibraltar
- ^ Seventh place play-off - Greenland vs. Liechtenstein
- ^ Semi-finals - Malta vs. Cyprus
- ^ Semi-finals - Iceland vs. Faroe Islands
- ^ Third place play-off - Malta vs. Faroe Islands
- ^ Final - Iceland vs. Cyprus