Georgia national badminton team explained

Georgia
Association:	Georgian Badminton Federation (GBF)
Confederation:	BE (Europe)
President:	Tinatin Baghashvili
Rank:	Unranked
Date:	2 January 2024
Max Rank:	123
Max Date:	5 October 2017

The Georgia national badminton team (Georgian: საქართველოს ბადმინტონის ეროვნული ნაკრები) represents Georgia in international badminton team competitions.^[1] The national team is controlled by the Georgian Badminton Federation, the governing body of Georgian badminton. Georgia competed in before 1991 as part of the Soviet Union national badminton team. The team competed independently after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

The Georgian junior team also participated in the BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event, also known as the Suhandinata Cup. The Georgian junior team also placed third in the Balkan Junior Team Championships in 2019.^{[2] [3] [4]}

History

Badminton was introduced to Georgia in the early 1960s. The spread of this sport was facilitated by the first USSR National Badminton Championships held in Tbilisi in 1963, which was followed by the Georgian National Badminton Championships a year later. In addition to Tbilisi, badminton groups have opened in Kutaisi, Batumi, Sukhumi, Rustavi, Telavi, Gurjaani and Gachiani.^[5]

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

See also: BWF World Junior Championships.

Mixed team

Year	Result
	Group C2 – 52nd of 52
	Group E – 40th of 44
	Group C – 37th of 37
	Group E – 38th of 38

Balkan Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Players

Current squad

Men's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
		MS	MD	XD
Nikoloz Chkheidze	20 December 2006	-	-	-
Daniel Tatevosyan	21 December 2005	-	-	-
Garri Ter-Karapetyan	1 April 2005	-	-	-
Grigol Nalgranyan	30 March 2003	-	-	-

Women's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
		WS	WD	XD
Maria Khachaturyan	20 February 2003	-	-	-
Teona Batiashvili	7 April 2003	-	-	-
Marina Ovasapyan	10 December 2005	-	-	-
Elisabed Zumbulidze	2 August 2006	-	-	-

See also

• Sport in Georgia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Populorum . Mike . Archiv SudirmanCup . sbg.ac.at . 8 May 2019.
2. Web site: U19 Balkan Badminton Championships'2019 - Winners . 2022-09-11 . www.tournamentsoftware.com.
3. Web site: 2019-07-01 . 19 Yaş Altı Balkan Badminton Şampiyonası Başladı . 2023-05-21 . TÜRKİYE BADMİNTON FEDERASYONU . tr.
4. Web site: 2019-07-04 . Genç Badmintoncular, 19 Yaş Altı Balkan Şampiyonu . 2023-05-21 . TÜRKİYE BADMİNTON FEDERASYONU . tr.
5. Web site: 2021-11-25 . Georgian Badminton Federation . 2023-05-21 . en-US.