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Faroe Islands national badminton team

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Faroe Islands
AssociationBadmintonsamband Føroya (BSF)
ConfederationBE (Europe)
PresidentJohnny Grotinum
BWF ranking
Current ranking122 Decrease 4 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking106 (3 January 2023)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2003)
Best resultGroup stage
Helvetia Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2001)
Best result19th (2001, 2003)

The Faroe Islands national badminton team (Faroese: Føroyska badmintonlandsliðið) represents Faroe Islands in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is controlled by the Faroe Islands Badminton Association (Faroese: Badmintonsamband Føroya), the governing body for badminton in Faroe Islands.

The Faroese mixed team once participated the Sudirman Cup in 2003.

Participation in BWF competitions

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In the 2003 Sudirman Cup, the Faroese team was placed into the Group 7 classification group alongside Jamaica, Suriname and Turkey. The Faroe Islands lost the group ties and had a close fight in the tie with Suriname. The Faroe Islands lost with a score of 2-3 to Suriname. They finished in 50th place.

Sudirman Cup
Year Result
Netherlands 2003 50th - Group 7

Participation in Helvetia Cup

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Year Result
Czech Republic 2001 19th place
Portugal 2003 19th place

Participation in Island Games

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The Faroese team achieved runners-up position in the 2015 Island Games and were semifinalists at the 2019 Island Games.

Mixed team

Year Result
Guernsey 1987 Quarter-finals
Faroe Islands 1989 Quarter-finals
Åland 1991 Group stage
Isle of Wight 1993 Group stage
Gibraltar 1995 Group stage
Jersey 1997 Group stage
Gotland 1999 Group stage
Isle of Man 2001 Group stage
Guernsey 2003 Group stage
Shetland 2005 Group stage
Åland 2009 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Isle of Wight 2011 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Bermuda 2013 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Jersey 2015 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
Gotland 2017 Quarter-finals
Gibraltar 2019 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place

Junior competitive record

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Suhandinata Cup

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See also: BWF World Junior Championships

Mixed team

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Year Result
Spain 2016 Group H2 - 44th of 52
Canada 2018 Group E - 24th of 39
Russia 2019 Group G - 38th of 43

European Junior Team Championships

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Mixed Team

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Year Result
Finland 2020 Group stage

Players

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Current squad

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As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

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Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Magnus Dal-Christiansen (1997-06-10) 10 June 1997 (age 27) - 1110 1402
Jonas Djurhuus (2001-04-24) 24 April 2001 (age 23) - 1110 1402
Asbjørn Olsen (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 19) - 1301 -
Christian Berg Petersen (2006-06-09) 9 June 2006 (age 18) - 1301 -
Árant Á Mýrini (2001-10-17) 17 October 2001 (age 23) - - -

Women's team

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Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Bjarnhild Justinussen (2004-08-21) 21 August 2004 (age 20) 1183 871 -
Miriam Í Grótinum (2003-09-05) 5 September 2003 (age 21) 1183 871 -
Sanna Thorkildshøj (2004-11-02) 2 November 2004 (age 20) 1065 734 1402
Mia Thorkildshøj (2004-11-02) 2 November 2004 (age 20) 1065 734 1402
Ranja Joensen (2008-07-15) 15 July 2008 (age 16) - - -

References

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