Balkan Badminton Championships

The Balkan Badminton Championships is a regional badminton tournament organized by the Balkan Badminton Association (BBA) to crown the best badminton players and teams in the Balkans. The inaugural edition of the championships was hosted in 1992 in Bucharest, Romania. The junior team championships are divided into four different age groups, which are U19, U17, U15 and U13.

Nations participating

(from 1992) (from 1992) (from 1992) (from 1992) (from 1999) (from 2006) (from 2005) (from 2013) (from 2013) (from 2013) (from 2016) (from 2019)

Former nations (1992-2006)

Championships YearNumberHost cityHost countryEvents19921Bucharest119932Sofia 619953Kütahya19964Thessaloniki19974Šabac19985Kütahya19996Argostoli20007Varna20018Burgas20029Argostoli200310Bucharest200411Istanbul200512Serres200613İzmit200714Stara Zagora200815Slănic-Moldova200916Stara Zagora201017Kavarna201118PolygyrosYearNumberHost cityHost countryEvents201219Burgas6201320201421Stara Zagora201622Iași201823Orestiada

Past winners

Individual event YearMen's SinglesWomen's SinglesMen's DoublesWomen's DoublesMixed Doubles1992Not held199319951996Cancelled1997 Boris Kessov Dobrinka Smilianova Mihail Popov Svetoslav Stoyanov Margarita Mladenova Raina Tzvetkova Svetoslav Stoyanov Raina Tzvetkova1998 Konstantin Dobrev Dimitriyka Dimitrova Konstantin Dobrev Ivan Sotirov Diana Koleva Renni Assenova Konstantin Dobrev Diana Koleva1999 Neli Boteva Konstantin Dobrev Luben Panov Neli Boteva Dobrinka Smilianova Konstantin Dobrev Petya Nedelcheva2000 Neli Boteva Petya Nedelcheva2001No data200220032004 Georgi Petrov Petya Nedelcheva Krasimir Jankov Georgi Petrov Neli Boteva Petya Nedelcheva Julian Hristov Petya Nedelcheva 2005 Konstantin Dobrev Petya Nedelcheva Konstantin Dobrev Georgi Petrov Dimitriyka Dimitrova Diana Dimova Konstantin Dobrev Maya Ivanova2006 Georgi Petrov Diana Dimova Stiliyan Makarski Georgi Petrov Diana Dimova Atanaska Spasova Stiliyan Makarski Diana Dimova2007 Krasimir Jankov Diana Dimova Stiliyan Makarski Vladimir Metodiev Diana Dimova Dimitria Popstoikova Vladimir Metodiev Diana Dimova2008 Robert Ciobotaru Dimitria Popstoikova Konstantin Dobrev Julian Hristov Dimitria Popstoikova Diana Dimova Konstantin Dobrev Diana Dimova2009 Stiliyan Makarski Petya Nedelcheva Kamil Akcebe Ali Kaya Diana Dimova Petya Nedelcheva Stiliyan Makarski Diana Dimova2010 Krasimir Jankov Öznur Çalışkan Krasimir Jankov Vladimir Metodiev Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva Julian Hristov Dimitria Popstoikova2011 Ramazan Öztürk Anne Hald Jensen Peyo Boichinov Ivan Rusev Dimitria Popstoikova Gabriela Stoeva Julian Hristov Gabriela Stoeva2012 Emre Vural Özge Bayrak Emre Aslan Hüseyin Oruç Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva Hüseyin Oruç Ebru Tunalı2013 Ivan Rusev Stefani Stoeva Marius Corciuc Ionut Gradinaru Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva Stiliyan Makarski Gabriela Stoeva2014 Blagovest Kisyov Neslihan Yiğit Blagovest Kisyov Peyo Boichinov Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva Blagovest Kisyov Gabriela Stoeva2016 Ivan Rusev Maria Delcheva Daniel Nikolov Ivan Rusev Maria Delcheva Alexandra Milon Daniel Cojocaru Alexandra Milon2018 Daniel Nikolov Aliye Demirbağ Daniel Nikolov Alex Vlaar Aliye Demirbağ Neslihan Yiğit Alex Vlaar Dimitria Popstoikova

Mixed team event Ed.YearHostsFinalThird place playoff or losing semi-finalistsNumber of teamsChampionsScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place11992Romaniaround-robinround-robin–421993Bulgariaround-robinround-robin–431995Turkeyround-robinround-robin541997Serbia and Montenegroround-robinround-robin551998Turkeyround-robinround-robin661999Greeceround-robinround-robin672000Bulgariaround-robinround-robin682001Bulgariaround-robinround-robin692002Greeceround-robinround-robin6102003Romaniaround-robinround-robin6112004Turkeyround-robinround-robin6122005Greece3–03–17132006Turkey3–03–25142007Bulgaria3–03–06152008Romania3–13–06162009Bulgaria3–0 and 6172010Bulgaria3–03–26182011Greece3–1 and 6192012Bulgaria3–03–08202013Bulgaria3–0 and 7212014Bulgaria3–0 and 6222016Romaniaround-robinround-robin4232018Greece3–2 and 6

Junior championships (U19)

Mixed team event Ed.YearHost cityFinalThird place playoff or losing semi-finalistsNumber of teamsChampionsScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place11992Bucharestround-robin––321993Istanbulround-robinround-robin431994Sofiaround-robin––341995Bucharestround-robinround-robin451996Sofiaround-robin––361997Adapazarıround-robinround-robin671998Patrasround-robinround-robin681999Ankararound-robinround-robin692000Istanbulround-robinround-robin5102001Galatiround-robinround-robin5112002Sofiaround-robinround-robin5122004Thessalonikiround-robinround-robin5132005Varnaround-robinround-robin7142006Sofiaround-robinround-robin4152007Adapazarı3–2 and 7162008Bafraround-robinround-robin5172010Orestiada3–23–26182011Edirne3–1 and 7192012Oneștiround-robinround-robin4202013Manisaround-robinround-robin4212015Karaman3–0 and 6222016Alexandroupolis3–0 and 6232017Edirne3–2 and 6242019Ankara3–2 and 6

Youth championships (U17)

Mixed team event YearEd.HostCity Champions Runners-up Third placeRankings19971GreeceArgostoli1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6. 19982RomaniaBucharest1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 19993MoldovaChișinău1. 2. 3.

4. 20004MoldovaChișinău1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 20025TurkeyIstanbul1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6. 20036TurkeyIstanbul1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 20047BulgariaHaskovo1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 20058TurkeyMersin1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 20069GreeceThessaloniki1. 2. 3.

4. 5. - (Withdrew)200810GreeceSidirokastro1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 201111TurkeyEdirne1. 2. 3. 3.

5. 6. 7. 201312TurkeyIstanbul1. 2. 3. 3.

5. 6. 201413SerbiaKladovo1. 2. 3. 3.

5. 6. 7. 201514SerbiaNovi Sad1. 2. 3. 3.

5. 6. 201615TurkeyBursa1. 2. 3. 3.

5. 6. 201816SerbiaNovi Sad1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 201917SerbiaNovi Sad1. 2. 3. 3.

5. 6. 202318RomaniaGalați1. 2. 3.

4. 202419RomaniaGalați1. 2. 3.

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