The North Macedonia national badminton team (Macedonian: Репрезентацијата на Северна Македонија во бадминтон) represents North Macedonia in international badminton team competitions and is organized by the Badminton Federation of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.[1] The Macedonian team competes in the Balkan Badminton Championships.[2] The Macedonian junior team first competed in the 2006 Balkan Junior Badminton Championships.[3] The team then won bronze at the 2013 Balkan Junior Team Championships in Manisa, Turkey.[4]
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| Association | Macedonian Badminton Federation (BFM) |
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| Confederation | BE (Europe) |
| President | Dime Stefanovski |
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| Current ranking | Unranked (2 January 2024) |
| Highest ranking | 99 (2 January 2014) |
History
editThe Macedonian national team was formed after the establishment of the Macedonian Badminton Federation in 2003. The team later became part of Badminton Europe and the Badminton World Federation. Badminton in Macedonia is limited due to the lack of gyms and courts.[5] The national team competed in their first team tournament at the 2006 Balkan Badminton Championships mixed team event.[6]
Mixed team
editNorth Macedonia first competed in the 2006 Balkan Badminton Championships. In the mixed team event, the team lost the 5th place tie to Serbia and Montenegro.[6] The team then competed in the 2009 Balkan Badminton Championships in Bulgaria but lost the bronze medal match to Serbia.[6] North Macedonia then finished in 6th place at the 2010 Balkan Badminton Championships.[7]
Competitive record
edit
Thomas Cupedit
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Uber Cupedit
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Sudirman Cupedit
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European Team Championships
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 1962
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Part of  Yugoslavia
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 1963
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 1964
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 1965
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 1966
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| 1967
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 1968
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 1969
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| 1970
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| 1971
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| 1973
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| 1975
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 1977
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| 1979
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| 1981
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| 1983
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 1985
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 1987
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 1989
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 1991
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| 1993
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Did not enter |
 1995
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 1997
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| 1999
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| 2001
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 2003
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| 2005
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 2007
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Balkan Badminton Championships
editMixed team
edit| Year | Result |
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 1995
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Did not enter |
 1996
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 1997
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| 1998
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| 1999
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| 2000
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| 2001
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| 2002
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 2003
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| 2004
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| 2005
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| 2006
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Round robin − 6th |
| 2007
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Did not enter |
| 2008
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| 2009
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Fourth place |
| 2010
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Round robin − 6th |
| 2011
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Did not enter |
| 2012
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| 2014
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| 2016
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| 2018
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- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
editSuhandinata Cup
edit| Year | Result |
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 2000
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Did not enter |
 2002
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 2004
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 2006
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 2007
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 2008
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 2009
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 2010
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 2011
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 2012
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 2013
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| 2014
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 2015
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 2016
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 2017
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| 2018
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 2019
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| 2022
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 2023
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 2024
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TBD |
European Junior Team Championships
editMixed team
edit| Year | Result |
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 1975
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Did not enter |
 1977
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| 1979
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 1981
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 1983
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| 1985
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| 1987
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 1989
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| 1991
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| 1993
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 1995
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| 1997
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| 1999
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| 2001
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| 2003
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| 2005
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| 2007
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 2009
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| 2011
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| 2013
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| 2015
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| 2017
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 2018
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| 2020
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 2022
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Finlandia Cup
editMixed team
edit| Year | Result |
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| 1984
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Part of Yugoslavia
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| 1986
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 1988
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| 1990
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| 1992
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Did not enter |
| 1994
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| 1996
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| 1998
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| 2000
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 2002
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| 2004
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| 2006
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Balkan Junior Team Championships
editMixed team
edit| Year | Result |
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| 2006
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Fourth place |
| 2007
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Did not enter |
| 2008
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| 2010
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| 2011
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| 2013
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 Third place
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| 2015
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Did not enter |
| 2016
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| 2017
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| 2019
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Group stage |
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
editCurrent squad
edit- As of 2 January 2024
Men's team
edit| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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| MS | MD | XD | ||
| Ivan Pejoski | 26 December 2002 | - | - | - |
| Leonid Stojanov | 11 October 2002 | - | - | - |
| Petar Zhivkovski | 10 February 2000 | - | - | - |
| Mario Djon | 28 August 2006 | - | - | - |
Women's team
edit| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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| WS | WD | XD | ||
| Ina Stefanovska | 26 August 1997 | 822 | 1026 | - |
| Elena Risteska | 21 July 2003 | - | - | - |
| Ivana Risteska | 4 July 2005 | - | - | - |
| Neda Ilieva | 29 October 2007 | - | - | - |
References
edit- ^ "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ^ "Tournamentsoftware.com". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
- ^ "19 Yaş Altı Badminton Milli Takımı Balkan Şampiyonu". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 6 October 2006. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ "Бронза за македонската бадминтон репрезентација". Македонска нација (in Macedonian). Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ Фидан, Коминовски (2020-07-25). "ИНТЕРВЈУ Диме Стефановски: Бадминтонот е најбрз рекетен спорт, неодолив за сите кои ќе го пробаат!". Слободен печат (in Macedonian). Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ a b c "Arhiva - REZULTATA BADMINTON SAVEZA SRBIJE". Badminton savez Srbije. Archived from the original on 2 December 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "България стана отборен шампион на Балканско първенство". novsport.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.