Balkan Badminton Championships Explained

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.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The junior team championships are divided into four different age groups, which are U19, U17, U15 and U13.[6] [7] [8]

Nations participating

Former nations

Championships

YearNumberHost CityHost CountryEvents
19921Bucharest6
19932No dataNo data-
19943
19954Kütahya6
19965Thessaloniki
19976Šabac
19987Istanbul
19998Argostoli
20009Varna
200110Burgas
200211Argostoli
200312Bucharest
200413Istanbul
200514Serres
200615Istanbul
200716Stara Zagora
200817Bucharest
200918Sofia
201019Kavarna
201120Polygyros
YearNumberHost CityHost CountryEvents
201221Burgas6
201322
201423Sofia
201624Iași
201825Orestiada

Past winners

Individual event

YearMen's SinglesWomen's SinglesMen's DoublesWomen's DoublesMixed Doubles
1992No data
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998 Konstantin Dobrev Dimitriyka Dimitrova Konstantin Dobrev
Ivan Sotirov
Diana Koleva
Renni Assenova
Konstantin Dobrev
Diana Koleva
1999 Neli Boteva Konstantin Dobrev
Luben Panov
Neli Boteva
Dobrinka Smilianova
Konstantin Dobrev
Petya Nedelcheva
2000 Neli Boteva
Petya Nedelcheva
2001No data
2002
2003
2004
2005 Konstantin Dobrev Diana Dimova Konstantin Dobrev
Georgi Petrov
Dimitriyka Dimitrova
Diana Dimova
Konstantin Dobrev
Maya Ivanova
2006No data
2007 Krasimir Jankov Diana Dimova Konstantin Dobrev
Radoslav Simeonov
Stiliyan Makarski
Diana Dimova
2008 Robert Ciobotaru Dimitria Popstoikova Konstantin Dobrev
Yulian Hristov
Dimitria Popstoikova
Diana Dimova
Konstantin Dobrev
Diana Dimova
2009No data
2010 Krasimir Jankov Öznur Çalışkan Krasimir Jankov
Vladimir Metodiev
Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva
Yulian Hristov
Dimitria Popstoikova
2011 Anne Hald Jensen Peyo Boichinov
Ivan Rusev
Dimitria Popstoikova
Gabriela Stoeva
Yulian Hristov
Gabriela Stoeva
2012 Emre Vural Özge Bayrak Emre Aslan
Hüseyin Oruç
Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva
Hüseyin Oruç
Ebru Tunalı
2014 Blagovest Kisyov Neslihan Yiğit Blagovest Kisyov
Peyo Boichinov
Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva
Blagovest Kisyov
Gabriela Stoeva
2016 Ivan Rusev Maria Delcheva Daniel Nikolov
Ivan Rusev
Maria Delcheva
Alexandra Milon
Daniel Cojocaru
Alexandra Milon
2018 Daniel Nikolov Aliye Demirbağ Daniel Nikolov
Alex Vlaar
Aliye Demirbağ
Neslihan Yiğit
Alex Vlaar
Dimitria Popstoikova

Team event

VenueCountryYearChampionRunner-upScoreBronzeFourth place
Bucharest1992
1993
Sofia1994
Kütahya19955-0
Thessaloniki19965-0
Šabac19975-0
Istanbul19985-0
Argostoli19995-0
Varna20005-0
Burgas20015-0
Argostoli20025-0
Bucharest20035-0
Istanbul20045-0
Serres20055-0
Istanbul20065-0
Stara Zagora20075-0
Bucharest20085-0
Sofia20095-0
Kavarna20103-0
Polygyros20113-0
Burgas20123-0
Sofia2014
Iași2016
Orestiada20183-2

Junior results

Team event

VenueCountryYearChampionRunner-upScoreBronzeFourth place
1992
1993
Sofia1994
1995
1996
Istanbul1997
Sidirokastro1998
Antalya1999
2000
Galați2001
2002
2003
Thessaloniki2004
Varna2005
Sofia20063-2
Adapazarı20073-2
Bafra20083-0
Orestiada2010
Edirne20113-0
Manisa20133-0
Karaman20153-0
Alexandroupolis20164-1
Edirne20173-2
Ankara20193-0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ARHIVA REZULTATA BADMINTON SAVEZA SRBIJE . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111202124149/http://www.badminton.org.rs/Arhiva.23.0.html . 2 December 2011 . 29 April 2023 . Badminton Savez Srbije.
  2. Web site: Balkansko Prvenstvo u Bugarskoj . 2023-05-04 . Badminton Savez Srbije . sr-rs.
  3. Web site: Redakcija . ATA Stars . 2012-08-31 . BADMINTON, Završeno Balkansko prvenstvo na Karatašu, srpski badmintonci osvojili četiri medalje . 2023-05-20 . ATA Stars . sr-RS.
  4. Web site: България стана отборен шампион на Балканско първенство . 2023-05-20 . novsport.com.
  5. Web site: Balkan Championships 2018 . 2023-05-20 . www.tournamentsoftware.com.
  6. Web site: Balkan U17 Championships . 2022-09-11 . badmintoneurope.com.
  7. Web site: 2007-05-14 . 19 Yaş Altı Badminton Milli Takımı, Balkan Şampiyonası'nda 5 Altın Madalya Kazandı . 2023-08-30 . Haberler . tr.
  8. Web site: Κατσίφας . Βασίλης . 2010-10-04 . Badminton: ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΤΥΠΟΥ : ΒΑΛΚΑΝΙΚΟΙ ΑΓΩΝΕΣ BADMINTON ΣΤΗΝ ΟΡΕΣΤΙΑΔΑ. . 2023-08-30 . Badminton.