The inaugural edition of the Small States of Europe Badminton Championships was held in Cospicua, Malta, from 3 to 5 November 2023. The tournament was originally planned to be held in Larnaca, Cyprus in 2020 but was later postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Medalists Mixed team Iakovos AcheriotisAndreas IoannouNikolas KokosisIoannis TambourlasEleni ChristodoulouChara MichaelIoanna Pissi Davíð Bjarni BjörnssonKristófer Darri FinnssonGabriel Ingi HelgasonDaníel JóhannessonSigríður ÁrnadóttirLilja BuArna Karen JóhannsdóttirUna Hrund Örvar Matthew AbelaSamuel CassarNigel DeGaetanoMatthew GaleaLauren AzzopardiFrancesca ClarkElenia Haber
Medal table
Squads
Tournament The 2023 Small States of Europe Badminton Championships will crown the best national badminton teams between European microstates.
Venue This tournament was held at the Cottonera Sports Complex in Cospicua, Malta.
Draw The draw was announced on 2 November 2023. The group stage consists of 2 groups, Group A and Group B. A total of eight teams were invited to participate in the tournament, with Liechtenstein making their first ever team event appearance at an international level. Monaco whom were one of the few nations that envisioned this tournament were not invited to participate.
Group AGroup B
Group stage
Group A
Faroe Islands vs. Liechtenstein
Malta vs. Gibraltar
Gibraltar vs. Liechtenstein
Malta vs. Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands vs. Gibraltar
Malta vs. Liechtenstein
Group B
Iceland vs. Greenland
Cyprus vs. Isle of Man
Greenland vs. Isle of Man
Iceland vs. Cyprus
Cyprus vs. Greenland
Iceland vs. Isle of Man
Classification round
5th–6th place
7th–8th place
Knockout stage Bracket
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Final ranking Team Final result 5 5 0 5 +12 +22 +185 Champions 5 4 1 4 +6 +12 +104 Runners-up (H) 5 3 2 3 +9 +17 +179 Third place4 5 2 3 2 +7 +15 +210Fourth place Eliminated in the group stage 5 4 2 2 2 −2 −5 −23 5th place 6 4 1 3 1 −10 −21 −2696th place 7 4 1 3 1 −6 −11 −727th place 8 4 0 4 0 −16 −30 −3148th place
References
External links Small States of Europe Badminton Team Championships