2008 Balkan Badminton Championships
| Tournament details | |||
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| 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
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Florin Posteucă
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 Murat Şen
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 Peyo Boichinov
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| Women's singles | Dimitria Popstoikova
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Florentina Petre
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Ezgi Epice
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| Cemre Fere
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| Men's doubles | Konstantin Dobrev Julian Hristov
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Ionut Gradinaru Florin Patroaica
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Robert Ciobotaru George Constantinescu
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| Peyo Boichinov Yasen Borisov
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| Women's doubles | Diana Dimova Dimitria Popstoikova
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Carmen Blanaru Atanaska Spasova
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Alexandra Agu Diana Apostu
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| Magda Lozniceriu Sonia Olariu
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| Mixed doubles | Konstantin Dobrev Diana Dimova
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Ali Kaya Ezgi Epice
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Alexandra Milon Florin Patroaica
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| Julian Hristov Atanaska Spasova
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| 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
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2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 2 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Romania (H)
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2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Serbia
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey
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2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 2 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Greece
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2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Moldova
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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.