Greece national badminton team
national badminton team
The Greece national badminton team (Greek: Εθνική ομάδα Αντιπτέρισης της Ελλάδας) represents Greece in international badminton team competitions. The team is controlled by the Hellenic Badminton Federation, the governing body for badminton in Greece. Greece made their first appearance in the Sudirman Cup in 1997.
At the European stage, Greece has hosted the first edition of the European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships in 2006 which granted the national men's and women's team qualification. The team have yet to qualify for the European Mixed Team Badminton Championships. The team also competed in the Helvetia Cup in 2003 and 2005 but did not reach the semi-finals.
Greece also competes in the Balkan Badminton Championships and has also made several bronze medal finishes at the Balkan Team Championships.
History
While badminton is said to have history that can be traced back to Ancient Greece, competitive badminton was unknown in the country until the early 1990s. Following the formation of the Hellenic Badminton Federation in April 1993, Greek players began competing in international tournaments.
Men's team
Greece first competed in qualifying for the 1998 Thomas Cup in Sandefjord.
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