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2023 Small States of Europe Badminton Championships

The inaugural edition of the Small States of Europe Badminton Championships was held in Cospicua, Malta, from 3 to 5 November 2023. The tournament was originally planned to be held in Larnaca, Cyprus in 2020 but was later postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

2023 Small States of Europe Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates3 – 5 November
Edition1
Nations8
VenueCottonera Sports Complex
LocationCospicua, Malta
Champions
Mixed teams Cyprus

Medalists edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Mixed team   Cyprus
Iakovos Acheriotis
Andreas Ioannou
Nikolas Kokosis
Ioannis Tambourlas
Eleni Christodoulou
Chara Michael
Ioanna Pissi 		  Iceland
Davíð Bjarni Björnsson
Kristófer Darri Finnsson
Gabriel Ingi Helgason
Daníel Jóhannesson
Sigríður Árnadóttir
Lilja Bu
Arna Karen Jóhannsdóttir
Una Hrund Örvar 		  Malta
Matthew Abela
Samuel Cassar
Nigel DeGaetano
Matthew Galea
Lauren Azzopardi
Francesca Clark
Elenia Haber

Medal table edit

  *   Host nation (Malta)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Cyprus1001
2  Iceland0101
3  Malta0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

Squads edit

Further information: 2023 Small States of Europe Badminton Championships squads

Tournament edit

The 2023 Small States of Europe Badminton Championships will crown the best national badminton teams between European microstates.[2]

Venue edit

This tournament was held at the Cottonera Sports Complex in Cospicua, Malta.[3]

Draw edit

The draw was announced on 2 November 2023. The group stage consists of 2 groups, Group A and Group B. A total of eight teams were invited to participate in the tournament, with Liechtenstein making their first ever team event appearance at an international level. Monaco whom were one of the few nations that envisioned this tournament were not invited to participate.[4]

Group A Group B
  Faroe Islands
  Gibraltar
  Liechtenstein
  Malta 		  Cyprus
  Greenland
  Isle of Man
  Iceland

Group stage edit

All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Faroe Islands 3 3 0 13 2 +11 27 4 +23 623 363 +260 3 Semi-finals
2   Malta (H) 3 2 1 12 3 +9 24 8 +16 618 426 +192 2
3   Gibraltar 3 1 2 4 11 −7 9 24 −15 442 641 −199 1 5th–6th place
4   Liechtenstein 3 0 3 1 14 −13 4 28 −24 395 648 −253 0 7th–8th place
Source: TS
(H) Host

Faroe Islands vs. Liechtenstein edit

Malta vs. Gibraltar edit

Gibraltar vs. Liechtenstein edit

Malta vs. Faroe Islands edit

Faroe Islands vs. Gibraltar edit

Malta vs. Liechtenstein edit

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Cyprus 3 3 0 12 3 +9 25 7 +18 624 501 +123 3 Semi-finals
2   Iceland 3 2 1 10 5 +5 22 12 +10 651 548 +103 2
3   Isle of Man 3 1 2 5 10 −5 11 22 −11 529 622 −93 1 5th–6th place
4   Greenland 3 0 3 3 12 −9 9 26 −17 547 680 −133 0 7th–8th place
Source: TS

Iceland vs. Greenland edit

Cyprus vs. Isle of Man edit

Greenland vs. Isle of Man edit

Iceland vs. Cyprus edit

Cyprus vs. Greenland edit

Iceland vs. Isle of Man edit

Classification round edit

5th–6th place edit

7th–8th place edit

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 4 November 14:30
 
 
   Faroe Islands 1
 
 5 November 10:30
 
   Iceland 3
 
   Iceland 2
 
 4 November 14:30
 
   Cyprus 3
 
   Malta 1
 
 
   Cyprus 3
 
Third place
 
 
 5 November 10:30
 
 
   Faroe Islands 1
 
 
   Malta 3


Semi-finals edit

Third place play-off edit

Final edit

Final ranking edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts MD GD PD Final result
    Cyprus 5 5 0 5 +12 +22 +185 Champions
    Iceland 5 4 1 4 +6 +12 +104 Runners-up
    Malta (H) 5 3 2 3 +9 +17 +179 Third place
4   Faroe Islands 5 2 3 2 +7 +15 +210 Fourth place
Eliminated in the group stage
5   Isle of Man 4 2 2 2 −2 −5 −23 5th place
6   Gibraltar 4 1 3 1 −10 −21 −269 6th place
7   Greenland 4 1 3 1 −6 −11 −72 7th place
8   Liechtenstein 4 0 4 0 −16 −30 −314 8th place

References edit

  1. ^ "1st European Small States Badminton Games coming in 2020". www.badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  2. ^ "Small States of Europe Badminton Team Championships Prospectus" (PDF). Badminton Malta. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-03-25. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  3. ^ chris. "Small States of Europe Badminton Team Championships - Malta 2023". Badminton Malta. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  4. ^ Cassar, Jo'Anne. "Team Malta & Draws Announced for Small States of Europe Badminton Team Championships". Badminton Malta. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  5. ^ Group A - Faroe Islands vs. Liechtenstein
  6. ^ Group A - Malta vs. Gibraltar
  7. ^ Group A - Gibraltar vs. Liechtenstein
  8. ^ Group A - Malta vs. Faroe Islands
  9. ^ Group A - Faroe Islands vs. Gibraltar
  10. ^ Group A - Malta vs. Liechtenstein
  11. ^ Group B - Iceland vs. Greenland
  12. ^ Group B - Cyprus vs. Isle of Man
  13. ^ Group B - Greenland vs. Isle of Man
  14. ^ Group B - Iceland vs. Cyprus
  15. ^ Group B - Cyprus vs. Greenland
  16. ^ Group B - Iceland vs. Isle of Man
  17. ^ Fifth place play-off - Isle of Man vs. Gibraltar
  18. ^ Seventh place play-off - Greenland vs. Liechtenstein
  19. ^ Semi-finals - Malta vs. Cyprus
  20. ^ Semi-finals - Iceland vs. Faroe Islands
  21. ^ Third place play-off - Malta vs. Faroe Islands
  22. ^ Final - Iceland vs. Cyprus

External links edit

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