Slovenia national badminton team

Slovenia
Association	Badmintonska Zveza Slovenije (BZS)
Confederation	BE (Europe)
President	Tadej Seme
BWF ranking
Current ranking	57 3 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking	39 (7 January 2013)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1993)
Best result	Group stage
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances	3 (first in 2004)
Best result	Group stage
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances	6 (first in 2004)
Best result	Group stage
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances	4 (first in 2004)
Best result	Group stage
Helvetia Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 1993)
Best result	Runners-up (2005)

The Slovenia national badminton team (Slovene: Slovenska reprezentanca v badmintonu) represents Slovenia in international badminton team competitions.^[1] The Badminton Association of Slovenia organizes any event or national event in the national team. Slovenia competed in the Sudirman Cup until 2007. The men's and women's team also participate in the European meet.

The Slovenian team also competes in the Mediterranean Games.

Competitive record

Thomas Cup

Year	Round	Pos
1949	Part of Yugoslavia
1952
1955
1958
1961
1964
1967
1970
1973
1976
1979
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992	Did not enter
1994	Did not qualify
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008	Did not enter
2010	Did not enter
2012	Did not qualify
2014
2016
2018	Did not enter
2020	Did not qualify
2022	Did not qualify
2024	Did not enter
2026	TBD
2028
2030

Uber Cup

Year	Round	Pos
1957	Part of Yugoslavia
1960
1963
1966
1969
1972
1975
1978
1981
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992	Did not enter
1994	Did not qualify
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008	Did not enter
2010	Did not enter
2012	Did not qualify
2014	Did not enter
2016
2018
2020
2022	Did not qualify
2024	Did not enter
2026	TBD
2028
2030

Sudirman Cup

Year	Round	Pos
1989	Part of Yugoslavia
1991	Part of Yugoslavia
1993	Group stage	37th
1995	Group stage	42nd
1997	Group stage	41st
1999	Did not enter
2001	Group stage	35th
2003	Group stage	32nd
2005	Did not enter
2007	Group stage	35th
2009	Did not enter
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025	TBD
2027
2029

European Team Championships

Men's team

Year	Round	Pos
2004	Group stage	18th
2006	Group stage
2008	Did not enter
2010	Did not enter
2012	Group stage
2014	Group stage
2016	Group stage
2018	Did not enter
2020	Group stage
2024	Did not qualify
2026	TBD
2028
2030

Women's team

Year	Round	Pos
2004	Group stage	12th
2006	Group stage
2008	Did not enter
2010	Did not enter
2012	Group stage
2014	Did not enter
2016
2018
2020	Group stage
2024	Did not qualify
2026	TBD
2028
2030

Mixed team

Year	Round	Pos
1972	Part of Yugoslavia
1974
1976
1978
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992	Did not enter
1994	Did not qualify
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004	Group stage	15th
2006	Did not enter
2008	Did not enter
2009	Group stage
2011	Group stage
2013	Did not enter
2015	Did not qualify
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025
2027	TBD
2029	TBD

Helvetia Cup

Year	Round	Pos
1962	Part of Yugoslavia
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1973
1975
1977
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993	Group stage	18th
1995	Group stage	11th
1997	Did not enter
1999	Group stage	10th
2001	Fourth place	4th
2003	Runners-up	2nd
2005	Did not enter
2007	Did not enter

FISU World University Games

Mixed team

Year	Round	Pos
2007	Did not enter
2011
2013
2015
2017	Group stage
2021	Did not enter
2025	TBD

World University Team Championships

Mixed team

Year	Round	Pos
2008	Did not enter
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Year	Round	Pos
2000	Did not enter
2002	Did not enter
2004	Group stage	12th
2006	Did not enter
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014	Group stage	26th
2015	Group stage	26th
2016	Group stage	23rd
2017	Did not enter
2018
2019
2022	Group stage	27th
2023	Group stage	19th
2024	Group stage	22nd

European Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year	Round	Pos
1975	Part of Yugoslavia
1977
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993	Group stage	26th
1995	Did not qualify
1997	Did not qualify
1999	Did not enter
2001	Did not qualify
2003	Group stage	11th
2005	Group stage	16th
2007	Did not enter
2009	Group stage
2011	Group stage
2013	Group stage
2015	Group stage
2017	Group stage
2018	Group stage
2020	Group stage
2022	Group stage
2024	Group stage

Finlandia Cup

Mixed team

Year	Round	Pos
1984	Part of Yugoslavia
1986
1988
1990
1992	Group stage	17th
1994	Group stage	5th
1996	Group stage	5th
1998	Did not enter
2000	Group stage	13th
2002	Champions	1st
2004	Did not enter
2006	Did not enter

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
Name	DoB/Age	MS	MD	XD
Andraž Krapež	(1997-01-12) 12 January 1997 (age 27)	385	570	-
Miha Ivančič	(1998-10-05) 5 October 1998 (age 26)	239	925	67
Miha Ivanič	(1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 (age 26)	1684	-	935
Maj Poboljšaj	(2001-02-16) 16 February 2001 (age 23)	999	287	717
Gal Bizjak	(2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 (age 22)	980	287	474
Mark Koroša	(2005-07-18) 18 July 2005 (age 19)	1325	451	-
Andraž Pungartnik	(2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 21)	1381	451	1160
Jan Krumpak	(2004-07-16) 16 July 2004 (age 20)	1237	935	455

Women's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
Name	DoB/Age	WS	WD	XD
Petra Polanc	(2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 24)	155	936	67
Špela Alič	(2004-04-15) 15 April 2004 (age 20)	811	390	947
Lia Šalehar	(1999-03-26) 26 March 1999 (age 25)	-	157	-
Anja Jordan	(2004-10-23) 23 October 2004 (age 20)	656	390	947
Kim Matovič	(2004-04-12) 12 April 2004 (age 20)	657	259	474
Zoja Novak	(2003-09-19) 19 September 2003 (age 21)	1155	157	455
Taja Pipan	(2002-03-26) 26 March 2002 (age 22)	-	-	740
Tinkara Alič	(2008-03-20) 20 March 2008 (age 16)	-	766	-

References

^ "2007 Sudirman Cup - Groups" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-03-21. Retrieved 2007-05-28.

[1] "2007 Sudirman Cup - Groups" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-03-21. Retrieved 2007-05-28.

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