Greenland national badminton team
The Greenland national badminton team (Danish: Grønlands badmintonlandshold; Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat badminton kattuffik) is a badminton team located in Greenland, Denmark and represents the nation of Greenland in international badminton team competitions. It is controlled by the Greenland Badminton Federation, the governing body for badminton in Greenland.[1]
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| Association | Greenland Badminton Federation |
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| Confederation | Badminton Europe |
| President | Michael Kleist |
| BWF ranking | |
| Current ranking | 129  76 (3 January 2023) |
| Highest ranking | 51 (2 July 2019) |
| Sudirman Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2019) |
| Best result | Group stage |
| European Men's Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2018) |
| Best result | Group stage |
| European Women's Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2018) |
| Best result | Group stage |
Despite badminton not being popular in Greenland, the team has once participated in the Sudirman Cup, which was in 2019. Greenland has also recently been participating in the European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships. The team participates under Danish influence.
Participation in BWF competitions
Greenland has only participated once in international BWF team tournaments and that was the 2019 Sudirman Cup. The Greenlandic team was placed into the Group 4 along with Kazakhstan and Macau. The team lost both group ties but won one match when Sara Lindskov Jacobsen beat Kazakhstan's Aisha Zhumabek. The team finished in 31st place on the rankings.
Participation in European Team Badminton Championships
Participation in Island Games
The Greenlandic badminton team participates in the biennial Island Games. The mixed team lost the quarterfinals tie twice in 2015 and 2019. The team finally won gold in 2019 after defeating defending champions Guernsey.
Mixed team
Current squad
The following players were selected to represent Greenland at the 2018 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships.
References
- Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=A61FA1A9-CDE1-4700-B03E-3E7CF2C992ED || 31st - Group 4
- "2018 European Men's & Women's Team Championships - Team: Club: GLD GREENLAND Badminton Federation (GLD) - Players". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- "2018 European Men's & Women's Team Championships - Team: Club: GLD GREENLAND Badminton Federation (GLD) - Players". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
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