# Moldova national badminton team

The Moldova national badminton team (Moldovan: Echipa Moldovenească de badminton; Екипа Молдовеняскэ де бадминтон) represents Moldova in international badminton team competitions. It is controlled by the Moldovan Badminton Federation (MBF). The Moldovan junior badminton team competed in the BWF World Junior Championships in 2016 and finished in 50th place.

## History

Badminton was first introduced to Moldova in 1965 when several exchange students from Laos brought the sport to the country which soon attracted the attention of Moldovan professors who then initiated badminton training camps in Moldova. In the 1970s, more badminton schools were opened in Moldova and Moldovan badminton players started to compete in inter-republican badminton championships. The Moldovan badminton team were one of the few Soviet republics that competed in the USSR National Badminton Team Championships.
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Moldovan Badminton Federation was later found in 1992 and the Moldovan team started to compete in international team events, one of which being the Balkan Badminton Championships.

### Mixed team

Moldova competed in the 1999 Balkan Badminton Championships in Argostoli, Greece. In the mixed team event, the team placed third in the championships. In 2010, Moldova competed in the 2010 Balkan Badminton Championships. The team lost the third place tie to Romania. In the 2012 Balkan Badminton Championships, the team lost to Romania in the bronze medal tie for a second time to finish in fourth place.
The Moldovan team took part in the 2019 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships qualifiers. The team hosted the qualifiers and were grouped with Scotland, Ukraine and Russia. The team did not qualify after losing their matches against their opponents and finishing on the bottom of the group.

## Competitive record
### Balkan Badminton Championships
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1992 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1993 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1995 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1997 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1998 | Third place | 3rd |
| 1999 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2000 | Fifth place | 5th |
| 2001 | Fifth place | 5th |
| 2002 | Fifth place | 5th |
| 2003 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 2004 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 2005 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 2006 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2007 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2008 | Group stage | 5th |
| 2009 | Group stage | 5th |
| 2010 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 2011 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2012 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 2013 | Group stage | 7th |
| 2014 | Group stage | 5th |
| 2016 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 2018 | Group stage | 5th |
    **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

## Junior competitive record
### Suhandinata Cup

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2000 to 2015 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2016 | Group stage | 50th |
| 2017 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2018 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2019 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2022 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2023 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2024 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined |

### European Junior Team Championships
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1975 to 1991 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union |
| 1993 to 2017 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2018 | Group stage | 17/24 |
| 2020 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2022 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2024 | Did not enter | Did not enter |

### Finlandia Cup
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1984 to 1990 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union |
| 1992 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1994 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1996 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1998 | Group stage | 18th |
| 2000 | Group stage | 14th |
| 2002 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2004 | Group stage | 18th |
| 2006 | Did not enter | Did not enter |

### Balkan Junior Team Championships
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1992 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1993 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1994 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1995 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1996 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1997 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1998 | Fifth place | 5th |
| 1999 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2000 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 2001 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2002 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2004 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2005 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2006 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2007 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2008 | Fifth place | 5th |
| 2010 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2011 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2012 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2013 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2015 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2016 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2017 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2019 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
    **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of January 2, 2024

#### Men's team

| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | MS | MD | XD |
| Vladimir Leadavschi | (1999-05-13) May 13, 1999 (age 25) | – | – | – |
| Vitalie Izbaş | (1998-04-13) April 13, 1998 (age 26) | – | – | – |
| Piotr Cunev | (2001-12-10) December 10, 2001 (age 23) | – | – | – |
| Cristian Savin | (2000-07-11) July 11, 2000 (age 24) | 1735 | – | – |
| Alexandr Ursatii | (1999-10-01) October 1, 1999 (age 25) | – | – | 1129 |

#### Women's team

| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | WS | WD | XD |
| Vlada Ginga | (2001-04-22) April 22, 2001 (age 23) | 272 | 754 | 1129 |
| Anna Cernetchi | (2000-09-18) September 18, 2000 (age 24) | – | – | – |
| Elena-Alexandra Diordiev | (2001-01-24) January 24, 2001 (age 24) | 360 | – | – |
| Paola Ginga | (2007-03-02) March 2, 2007 (age 17) | 1102 | 754 | – |
| Ecaterina Fedotcenco | (1990-05-24) May 24, 1990 (age 34) | – | – | – |

### Previous squads
#### European Team Championships

* Mixed team: 2019