Bulgaria national badminton team
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| Sport | Badminton |
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| Association | Bulgarian Badminton Federation |
| Location | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Confederation | Badminton Europe |
| World rank | 24 |
The Bulgaria national badminton team represents Bulgaria in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Bulgarian Badminton Federation (Bulgarian: Българска Федерация Бадминтон).[1] The Bulgarian women's team achieved second place in the 2016 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships, they were semifinalists two years prior.
The Bulgarian team have won a gold and a bronze medal at the European Games. National women's doubles specialists Gabriela Stoeva and Stefani Stoeva are the first Bulgarian players to enter the top 10 in the BWF World Ranking.
Participation in BWF competitions[edit]
Bulgaria have never competed in the Thomas Cup. The mixed team played in every Sudirman Cup tournament from 1991 to 2011. The women's team made its Uber Cup debut in 2016 but were halted in the group stage.
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Participation in European Team Badminton Championships[edit]
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Participation in European Games[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Denmark (DEN) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Russia (RUS) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 11 |  Estonia (EST) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 | |
List of medalists[edit]
| Medal | Name | Games | Event |
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 Gold
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Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva |
 2015 Baku
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Women's doubles |
 Bronze
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Petya Nedelcheva | 2015 Baku
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Women's singles |
Participation in European Junior Team Badminton Championships[edit]
| Year | Result |
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| 2007 | 12th place |
| 2009 | Group stage |
| 2011 | Group stage |
| 2013 | Quarter-finalist |
| 2015 | Group stage |
| 2017 | Group stage |
| 2018 | Group stage |
| 2022 | Group stage |
Current squad[edit]
The following players were selected to represent Bulgaria at the 2020 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships.[2]
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References[edit]
- ^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "BWF - 2020 European Men's & Women's Team Championships - Club: BUL BULGARIA Badminton Federation (BUL) - Players". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
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