Estonia national badminton team

Estonia
Association	Eesti Sulgpalliliit (EBF)
Confederation	BE (Europe)
President	Ulla Helm
BWF ranking
Current ranking	32 7 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking	24 (4 April 2023)
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances	4 (first in 2008)
Best result	Group stage
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances	7 (first in 2006)
Best result	Group stage
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances	7 (first in 2006)
Best result	Group stage
Helvetia Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 2001)
Best result	Third 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

Men's Team

Year	Result
2006	Group stage
2008	Group stage
2010	Group stage
2014	Group stage
2016	Group stage
2018	Group stage
2020	Group stage

Women's Team

Year	Result
2006	Group stage
2008	Group stage
2010	Group stage
2014	Group stage
2016	Group stage
2018	Group stage
2020	Group stage

Mixed Team

Year	Result
2008	Group stage
2009	Group stage
2011	Group stage
2013	Group stage

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

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
Name	DoB/Age	MS	MD	XD
Karl Kert	(2000-08-16) 16 August 2000 (age 24)	326	634	-
Tauri Kilk	(2004-08-07) 7 August 2004 (age 20)	627	634	-
Kristjan Kaljurand	(1992-07-13) 13 July 1992 (age 32)	-	170	286
Raul Käsner	(1988-06-28) 28 June 1988 (age 36)	-	170	402
Anton Berik	(2003-06-29) 29 June 2003 (age 21)	1735	195	953
Mikk Ounmaa	(1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 27)	-	195	176
Andrei Schmidt	(2006-06-27) 27 June 2006 (age 18)	-	989	1359
Hugo Themas	(2005-08-31) 31 August 2005 (age 19)	1803	989	1337

Women's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
Name	DoB/Age	WS	WD	XD
Kristin Kuuba	(1997-02-15) 15 February 1997 (age 27)	47	-	-
Catlyn Kruus	(2003-07-09) 9 July 2003 (age 21)	263	164	-
Ramona Üprus	(2003-09-24) 24 September 2003 (age 21)	264	164	176
Kati-Kreet Marran	(1998-07-13) 13 July 1998 (age 26)	-	62	402
Helina Rüütel	(1997-08-11) 11 August 1997 (age 27)	-	62	286
Elisaveta Berik	(2005-06-05) 5 June 2005 (age 19)	-	565	1284
Emili Pärsim	(2005-10-03) 3 October 2005 (age 19)	-	565	1359
Andra Mai Hoop	(2003-04-24) 24 April 2003 (age 21)	-	753	953

External links

Team at badmintoneurope.com

References

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

[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

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