National badminton team representing Latvia
The Latvia national badminton team (Latvian: Latvijas badmintona izlase) represents Latvia in international badminton team competitions.[1] Like many post-Soviet states, the Latvian national team was formed after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The national team is controlled by the Latvian Badminton Federation.
The national team competed in the Sudirman Cup until 2007. The men's and women's team compete in the European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships.
Participation in BWF competitions
Participation in European Team Badminton Championships
Participation in Helvetia Cup
The Helvetia Cup or European B Team Championships was a European mixed team championship in badminton. The first Helvetia Cup tournament took place in Zürich, Switzerland in 1962.[2] The tournament took place every two years from 1971 until 2007, after which it was dissolved. Latvia competed under the Soviet flag in 1977 and 1979. The national team only competed once after the dissolution of the USSR.
Year | Result |
1977 | Part of the Soviet Union |
1979 |
2001 | 16th place |
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
Year | Result |
2016 | Group D2 - 39th of 52 |
2017 | Group E - 32nd of 44 |
2018 | Did not enter |
2019 | Group C1 - 39th of 43 |
2020 | Cancelled |
2021 | Cancelled |
2022 | Group D - 31st of 37 |
2023 | Group C |
European Junior Team Badminton Championships
- Mixed Team
Players
Current squad
- As of 2 January 2024
Men's team
Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event |
MS | MD | XD |
Artūrs Akmens | (1992-05-09) 9 May 1992 (age 32) | 1668 | 1301 | 1359 |
Reinis Krauklis | (1995-09-04) 4 September 1995 (age 28) | 1418 | 1301 | 1160 |
Rihards Žugs | (2005-01-26) 26 January 2005 (age 19) | 1803 | 1293 | 1402 |
Edžus Meirans | (2005-04-27) 27 April 2005 (age 19) | 1732 | 1293 | 1402 |
Davis Strazdins | (2005-11-29) 29 November 2005 (age 18) | 1803 | 1301 | 1402 |
Toms Sala | (2007-10-07) 7 October 2007 (age 16) | 1803 | 1301 | 1402 |
Women's team
Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event |
WS | WD | XD |
Ieva Pope | (1994-01-08) 8 January 1994 (age 30) | 1024 | - | - |
Jekaterina Romanova | (1997-11-12) 12 November 1997 (age 26) | 408 | 125 | - |
Anna Kupča | (2005-10-19) 19 October 2005 (age 18) | 452 | 125 | 1402 |
Annija Rulle-Titava | (2004-04-27) 27 April 2004 (age 20) | - | - | 1359 |
Diāna Stognija | (2001-03-11) 11 March 2001 (age 23) | - | - | 1160 |
Eiprila Briede | (2005-06-07) 7 June 2005 (age 19) | - | - | 1402 |
References
- ^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ Helvetia Cup in EuropeanBadminton.org Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine