The Georgia national badminton team () represents Georgia in international badminton team competitions. The national team is controlled by the Georgian Badminton Federation, the governing body of Georgian badminton. Georgia competed in before 1991 as part of the Soviet Union national badminton team. The team competed independently after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

The Georgian junior team also participated in the BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event, also known as the Suhandinata Cup. The Georgian junior team also placed third in the Balkan Junior Team Championships in 2019.

History Badminton was introduced to Georgia in the early 1960s. The spread of this sport was facilitated by the first USSR National Badminton Championships held in Tbilisi in 1963, which was followed by the Georgian National Badminton Championships a year later. In addition to Tbilisi, badminton groups have opened in Kutaisi, Batumi, Sokhumi, Rustavi, Telavi, Gurjaani and Gachiani.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Mixed team Year Result 2016 Group C2 – 52nd of 52 2017 Group E – 40th of 44 2022 Group C – 37th of 37 2023 Group E – 38th of 38

Balkan Junior Team Championships

Mixed team YearResult 2019 Semi-finals

Players

Current squad

Men's team NameDoB/AgeRanking of eventMSMDXDNikoloz Chkheidze – – –Daniel Tatevosyan – – –Garri Ter-Karapetyan – – –Grigol Nalgranyan – – –

Women's team NameDoB/AgeRanking of eventWSWDXDMaria Khachaturyan – – –Teona Batiashvili – – –Marina Ovasapyan – – –Elisabed Zumbulidze – – –

See also

Sport in Georgia

References