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Belarus

Association	Belarusian Badminton Federation (BFB)
Confederation	BE (Europe)
President	Petrash Aliaksander
BWF ranking
Current ranking	Unranked (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking	46 (7 January 2013)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 1995)
Best result	Group stage
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances	3 (first in 2009)
Best result	Group stage
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances	2 (first in 2004)
Best result	Group stage
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances	7 (first in 2006)
Best result	Group stage
Helvetia Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 1997)
Best result	Group stage

The Belarus national badminton team (Belarusian: Зборная Беларусі па бадмінтону) represents Belarus in international badminton team competitions. The Belarusian team is managed by the Belarusian Badminton Federation (BBF) which organizes badminton championships and prepares Belarusian national badminton teams. The team was formed in 1992 after the association was found.

Belarusian-born player, Nadieżda Kostiuczyk won Belarus a gold medal at the European Junior Badminton Championships along with compatriot Olga Roj. Belarus made its badminton debut in the 1996 Summer Olympics. Mikhail Korchouk and Vlada Tcherniavskaia were the first few players to represent Belarus in Olympic badminton.

History

Badminton was first played in the 1960s in Belarus. The Belarusian Badminton Federation was established in 1962 and the Belarusian team then competed in the USSR National Badminton Championships. Belarus once hosted the USSR National Badminton Championships in early 1962 in Minsk. The first Belarusian Republic Championships were hosted in November 1962 in Mogilev to pick the best players for the Belarusian team.

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the national team started to compete in international team events. The team made one of their first international appearances at the 1995 Sudirman Cup. The team then became part of Badminton Europe and started to compete in the European Badminton Championships team events since the 2000s.

In 2022, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) banned all Belarusian players and officials from BWF events, and cancelled all BWF tournaments in Belarus. On 29 August 2023, BWF announced that Belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete as neutrals starting 26 February 2024.

Men's team

The Belarusian men's team competed in the 1994 Thomas Cup qualifying rounds. The team topped their group in the first round and advanced to the second round. The team then lost 5–0 to Russia and Denmark in the second round. The team then failed to advance to the semi-finals again for the 1996 Thomas Cup qualifiers. In the qualifiers for the 1998 Thomas Cup, the team won 3–2 against Peru and 5–0 against Greece but lost to the United States 5–0 in the first stage.

The Belarusian men's team made their first appearance at the European Men's Team Championships in 2006. The team were grouped with Germany, Portugal and Finland but were eliminated in the group stages after losing 5–0 to all three teams.

Women's team

The Belarusian women's team took part in qualifying for the 1994 Uber Cup. Although the team did not get past the first stage, they managed to defeat South Africa 4–1 in the group. In 1998, the team tried to qualify for the 1998 Uber Cup. The team almost advanced to the second stage after beating Czech Republic and Belgium 5–0 and almost defeating Norway.

The Belarus women's team competed in the 2006 European Women's Team Championships. The team were eliminated in the group stages. The team then competed in the 2020 European Women's Team Badminton Championships. The team placed third in the group after winning 3–2 against Israel.

Mixed team

The Belarusian mixed team first competed in the 1995 Sudirman Cup. The team performed decently and topped Group 9 to finish in 35th place. The team then competed in the 1997 Helvetia Cup and achieved 13th place. In 2001, the team finished in 5th place at the 2001 Helvetia Cup. The mixed team made their first European Mixed Team Badminton Championships appearance in 2009. The team placed second in the group after winning 5–0 against Latvia and Norway.

Competitive record

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

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

Sudirman Cup Year Round Pos 1989 Part of the  Soviet Union 1991 1993 Did not enter 1995 Group stage 35th 1997 Group stage 31st 1999 Group stage 29th 2001 Group stage 33rd 2003 Did not enter 2005 2007 Group stage 43rd 2009 Did not enter 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 Banned 2025 TBD 2027 2029

European Team Championships

Men's team Year Round Pos 2004 Group stage 27th 2006 Group stage 2008 Did not enter 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2024 Banned 2026 TBD 2028 2030

Women's team Year Round Pos 2004 Did not enter 2006 Group stage 2008 Group stage 2010 Group stage 2012 Group stage 2014 Did not enter 2016 Group stage 2018 Group stage 2020 Group stage 2024 Banned 2026 TBD 2028 2030

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

Helvetia Cup

Year	Round	Pos
1962	Part of the  Soviet Union
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1973
1975
1977
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993	Did not enter
1995
1997	Group stage	13th
1999	Did not enter
2001	Group stage	5th
2003	Group stage	7th
2005	Group stage	8th
2007	Did not enter

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

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

European Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year	Round	Pos
1975	Part of the  Soviet Union
1977
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993	Did not enter
1995
1997	Did not qualify
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009	Did not enter
2011
2013
2015
2017
2018
2020
2022	Banned
2024

Finlandia Cup

Mixed team

Year	Round	Pos
1984	Part of the  Soviet Union
1986
1988
1990
1992	Part of the  CIS
1994	Did not enter
1996	Group stage	9th
1998	Group stage	5th
2000	Group stage	6th
2002	Group stage	9th
2004	Group stage	11th
2006	Group stage	13th

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

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the Belarus national badminton team.

Name	Role
Vlada Chernyavskaya	Head coach

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Women's team

Previous squads

European Team Championships

• Women's team: 2020

References

1. Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
2. "BADMINTON". National Library of Belarus. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
3. Zhang, Kevin (2 March 2022). "BWF Officially Ban Russian and Belarusian Shuttlers from BWF-Sanctioned Tournaments".
4. ^ "Archiv Thomas Cup". Mike's Badminton Populorum. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
5. "EMTC 2006 – Group 2". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
6. "Uber Cup Results". World Badminton. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
7. "BWF – 2020 European Men's & Women's Team Championships – Team matches". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
8. "Standings of European Mixed Team Championships 2009 – Group 4". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 29 March 2023.

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