Faroe Islands national badminton team

National badminton team representing the Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands

Association| Badmintonsamband Føroya (BSF)
Confederation| BE (Europe)
President| Johnny Grotinum
BWF ranking
Current ranking| 122  4 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking| 106 (3 January 2023)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances| 1 (first in 2003)
Best result| Group stage
Helvetia Cup
Appearances| 2 (first in 2001)
Best result| 19th (2001, 2003)

The Faroe Islands national badminton team (Faroese: Føroyska badmintonlandsliðið) represents Faroe Islands in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is controlled by the Faroe Islands Badminton Association (Faroese: Badmintonsamband Føroya), the governing body for badminton in Faroe Islands.

The Faroese mixed team once participated the Sudirman Cup in 2003.

## Participation in BWF competitions

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In the 2003 Sudirman Cup, the Faroese team was placed into the Group 7 classification group alongside Jamaica, Suriname and Turkey. The Faroe Islands lost the group ties and had a close fight in the tie with Suriname. The Faroe Islands lost with a score of 2-3 to Suriname. They finished in 50th place.

Sudirman Cup
Year | Result

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2003 | 50th - Group 7

## Participation in Helvetia Cup

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Year  | Result

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2001  | 19th place
2003  | 19th place

## Participation in Island Games

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The Faroese team achieved runners-up position in the 2015 Island Games and were semifinalists at the 2019 Island Games.

Mixed team

Year  | Result

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1987 | Quarter-finals
1989 | Quarter-finals
1991 | Group stage
1993 | Group stage
1995 | Group stage
1997 | Group stage
1999 | Group stage
2001 | Group stage
2003 | Group stage
2005 | Group stage
2009 |  Champions
2011 |  Third place
2013 |  Third place
2015 |  Runner-up
2017 | Quarter-finals
2019 |  Third place

## Junior competitive record

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### Suhandinata Cup

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See also: BWF World Junior Championships

#### Mixed team

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Year  | Result

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2016 | Group H2 - 44th of 52
2018 | Group E - 24th of 39
2019 | Group G - 38th of 43

### European Junior Team Championships

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#### Mixed Team

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Year | Result

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2020 | Group stage

## Players

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### Current squad

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As of 2 January 2024

#### Men's team

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Name  | DoB/Age  | Ranking of event

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MS  | MD  | XD
Magnus Dal-Christiansen |  (1997-06-10) 10 June 1997 (age 28) | \-  | 1110  | 1402
Jonas Djurhuus |  (2001-04-24) 24 April 2001 (age 24) | \-  | 1110  | 1402
Asbjørn Olsen |  (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 20) | \-  | 1301  | \-
Christian Berg Petersen |  (2006-06-09) 9 June 2006 (age 19) | \-  | 1301  | \-
Árant Á Mýrini |  (2001-10-17) 17 October 2001 (age 23) | \-  | \-  | \-

#### Women's team

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Name  | DoB/Age  | Ranking of event

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WS  | WD  | XD
Bjarnhild Justinussen |  (2004-08-21) 21 August 2004 (age 20) | 1183  | 871  | \-
Miriam Í Grótinum |  (2003-09-05) 5 September 2003 (age 21) | 1183  | 871  | \-
Sanna Thorkildshøj |  (2004-11-02) 2 November 2004 (age 20) | 1065  | 734  | 1402
Mia Thorkildshøj |  (2004-11-02) 2 November 2004 (age 20) | 1065  | 734  | 1402
Ranja Joensen |  (2008-07-15) 15 July 2008 (age 17) | \-  | \-  | \-

## References

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1. ^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

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