2008 Balkan Badminton Championships
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 23–26 October | ||
| Venue | Euro Vacanţa Multipurpose Hall | ||
| Location | Slănic-Moldova, Romania | ||
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The 2008 Balkan Badminton Championships (Romanian: Campionatele Balcanice de Badminton 2008) was a badminton tournament sanctioned by the Balkan Badminton Association and Badminton Europe. The individual and mixed team events were held from 23 to 26 October 2008.[1]
The tournament was held at the Euro Vacanţa Multipurpose Hall inside the Euro Vacanţa Hotel in Slănic-Moldova, Romania.[2] A total of 72 players from six Balkan countries took part in the championships.[3] In the team event, Bulgaria defeated Romania 3–1 in the final while Turkey defeated Greece 3–0 in the third place playoffs.[4]
Background
The championships were originally scheduled to be held in Onești but was scrapped temporarily due to the renovation of the Nadia Comăneci Gymnastics Hall.[5] The venue was later moved to the Euro Vacanţa Multipurpose Hall.[6][7]
Medal summary
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Robert Ciobotaru | Florin Posteucă | Murat Şen |
| Peyo Boichinov | |||
| Women's singles | Dimitria Popstoikova | Florentina Petre | Ezgi Epice |
| Cemre Fere | |||
| Men's doubles | Konstantin Dobrev Julian Hristov |
Ionut Gradinaru Florin Patroaica |
Robert Ciobotaru George Constantinescu |
| Peyo Boichinov Yasen Borisov | |||
| Women's doubles | Diana Dimova Dimitria Popstoikova |
Carmen Blanaru Atanaska Spasova |
Alexandra Agu Diana Apostu |
| Magda Lozniceriu Sonia Olariu | |||
| Mixed doubles | Konstantin Dobrev Diana Dimova |
Ali Kaya Ezgi Epice |
Alexandra Milon Florin Patroaica |
| Julian Hristov Atanaska Spasova | |||
| Mixed team | Bulgaria Yasen Borisov Peyo Boichinov Konstantin Dobrev Julian Hristov Diana Dimova Maya Dobreva Dimitria Popstoikova Atanaska Spasova |
Romania Robert Ciobotaru George Constantinescu Ionut Gradinaru Florin Patroaica Florin Posteucă Alexandra Agu Diana Apostu Carmen Blanaru Magda Lozniceriu Alexandra Milon Sonia Olariu Florentina Petre |
Turkey Ali Kaya Göksel Kundakçı Mustafa Yalvarıcı Murat Şen İrem Nur Al Derya Çalımbay Ezgi Epice Cemre Fere |
Medal table
* Host nation (Romania)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 5 | 0.5 | 3 | 8.5 |
| 2 | Romania* | 1 | 4.5 | 4 | 9.5 |
| 3 | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | |
Team event
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 2 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Romania (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Serbia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 2 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Greece | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | |
| 3 | Moldova | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| Bulgaria | 3 | ||||||
| Greece | 0 | ||||||
| Bulgaria | 3 | ||||||
| Romania | 1 | ||||||
| Romania | 3 | ||||||
| Turkey | 1 | Third place | |||||
| Greece | 0 | ||||||
| Turkey | 3 | ||||||
References
- ^ "Milli Takım Romanya'ya gitti". www.kenthaber.com. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
- ^ Bacau, Ziarul de (2008-10-26). "Balcaniada de Badminton de la Slanic Moldova, la final". Ziarul de Bacău (in Romanian). Retrieved 2025-02-04.
- ^ Bacau, Ziarul de (2008-10-27). "Balcaniada de Badminton de la Slanic Moldova, o reusita". Ziarul de Bacău (in Romanian). Retrieved 2025-02-04.
- ^ "Бадминтон: Балканска титла за националите ни". badminton.racketi.com. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
- ^ Bacau, Ziarul de (2008-10-13). "Balcaniada de badminton se muta la Slanic Moldova". Ziarul de Bacău (in Romanian). Retrieved 2025-02-04.
- ^ Bacau, Ziarul de (2008-10-19). "Pregatirile pentru Balcaniada de Badminton, la final". Ziarul de Bacău (in Romanian). Retrieved 2025-02-04.
- ^ Bacau, Ziarul de (2008-10-22). "Mircea Agapi, sufletul Balcaniadei de Badminton de la Slanic Moldova". Ziarul de Bacău (in Romanian). Retrieved 2025-02-04.