The Moldova national badminton team () represents Moldova in international badminton team competitions. It is controlled by the Moldovan Badminton Federation (MBF). The Moldovan junior badminton team competed in the BWF World Junior Championships in 2016 and finished in 50th place.
History Badminton was first introduced to Moldova in 1965 when several exchange students from Laos brought the sport to the country which soon attracted the attention of Moldovan professors who then initiated badminton training camps in Moldova. In the 1970s, more badminton schools were opened in Moldova and Moldovan badminton players started to compete in inter-republican badminton championships. The Moldovan badminton team were one of the few Soviet republics that competed in the USSR National Badminton Team Championships.
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Moldovan Badminton Federation was later found in 1992 and the Moldovan team started to compete in international team events, one of which being the Balkan Badminton Championships.
Mixed team Moldova competed in the 1999 Balkan Badminton Championships in Argostoli, Greece. In the mixed team event, the team placed third in the championships. In 2010, Moldova competed in the 2010 Balkan Badminton Championships. The team lost the third place tie to Romania. In the 2012 Balkan Badminton Championships, the team lost to Romania in the bronze medal tie for a second time to finish in fourth place.
The Moldovan team took part in the 2019 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships qualifiers. The team hosted the qualifiers and were grouped with Scotland, Ukraine and Russia. The team did not qualify after losing their matches against their opponents and finishing on the bottom of the group.
Competitive record
Thomas Cup YearRound1949to1990Part of 1992to1998Did not enter2000Did not qualify2002Did not enter2004Did not qualify2006Did not enter2008201020122014201620182020202220242026To be determined20282030
Uber Cup YearRound1957to1990Part of 1992to2024Did not enter2026To be determined20282030
Sudirman Cup YearRound1989Part of 1991to2025Did not enter2027To be determined2029
European Team Championships
Men's team YearRound2006Did not enter200820102012201420162018202020242026To be determined20282030
Women's team YearRound2006Did not enter200820102012201420162018202020242026To be determined20282030
Mixed team YearRound1972to1990Part of 1992to2017Did not enter2019Did not qualify2021Did not enter202320252027To be determined2029
Balkan Badminton Championships
Mixed team YearRound1992Did not enter1993199519971998Third place3rd1999Third place3rd2000Fifth place5th2001Fifth place5th2002Fifth place5th2003Fourth place4th2004Fourth place4th2005Fourth place4th2006Third place3rd2007Did not enter2008Group stage5th2009Group stage5th2010Fourth place4th2011Did not enter2012Fourth place4th2013Group stage7th2014Group stage5th2016Fourth place4th2018Group stage5th
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record Suhandinata Cup
YearRound2000to2015Did not enter2016Group stage50th2017Did not enter201820192022202320242025To be determined
European Junior Team Championships
Mixed team YearRound1975to1991Part of 1993to2017Did not enter2018Group stage17/242020Did not enter20222024
Finlandia Cup Mixed team YearRound1984to1990Part of 1992Did not enter199419961998Group stage18th2000Group stage14th2002Did not enter2004Group stage18th2006Did not enter
Balkan Junior Team Championships
Mixed team YearRound1992Did not enter199319941995199619971998Fifth place5th1999Third place3rd2000Fourth place4th2001Third place3rd2002Third place3rd2004Third place3rd2005Third place3rd2006Did not enter20072008Fifth place5th2010Did not enter2011201220132015201620172019 **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
Current squad
Men's team NameDoB/AgeRanking of eventMSMDXDVladimir Leadavschi – – –Vitalie Izbaş – – –Piotr Cunev – – –Cristian Savin1735 – –Alexandr Ursatii – –1129
Women's team NameDoB/AgeRanking of eventWSWDXDVlada Ginga272 7541129Anna Cernetchi – – –Elena-Alexandra Diordiev360 – –Paola Ginga 1102 754 –Ecaterina Fedotcenco – – –
Previous squads
European Team Championships
Mixed team: 2019
References