2011 Balkan Badminton Championships
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 21–23 October | ||
| Venue | Polygyros Indoor Gymnasium | ||
| Location | Polygyros, Greece | ||
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The 2011 Balkan Badminton Championships (Greek: Βαλκανικού Πρωταθλήματος Αντιπτέρισης 2011) was a badminton tournament sanctioned by the Balkan Badminton Association and Badminton Europe. The individual and mixed team events were held from 21 to 23 October 2011.[1]
The tournament was held at the Polygyros Indoor Gymnasium in Polygyros, Greece.[2] Seven countries took part in the championships. Bulgaria won the team event by defeating Turkey 3–1 in the final.[3][4][5]
Greece won their first ever gold medal in the Balkan Championships when Anne Hald Jensen defeated Dimitria Popstoikova of Bulgaria in the final of the women's singles event.[6]
Medal summary
[edit]Medalists
[edit]Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Greece)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bulgaria | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 |  Turkey | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 |  Greece* | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 |  Romania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Serbia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 8 | 16 | 27 | |
Team event
[edit]Group stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 2 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Greece (H)
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Greece B (H)
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
Source: Türkiye Badminton Federasyonu
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 2 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Serbia
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 | |
| 3 | Romania
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Source: Türkiye Badminton Federasyonu
Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| Bulgaria
| 3 | ||||||
| Serbia
| 0 | ||||||
| Bulgaria
| 3 | ||||||
| Turkey
| 1 | ||||||
| Greece
| 2 | ||||||
| Turkey
| 3 | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "ΒΑΛΚΑΝΙΚΟ ΠΡΩΤΑΘΛΗΜΑ ΑΝΤΙΠΤΕΡΙΣΗΣ". Δήμος Πολυγύρου (in Greek). 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- ^ "Aftodioikisi.gr » Αγώνες Αντιπτέρισης στον Πολύγυρο". www.aftodioikisi.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- ^ "Badmintoncularımız Büyüklerde Takımda Balkan 2.si". badminton.gov.tr. Archived from the original on 2011-10-31. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- ^ "България спечели седем медала на Балканиадата по бадминтон в Гърция". Novsport: Новият спортен сайт. 2011-10-24. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- ^ "Pet medalja za orlove". Badminton Savez Srbije (in Serbian). Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- ^ Team, Onsports (2011-10-25). "Μετάλλια στους Βαλκανικούς μπάντμιντον". Onsports.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2025-02-02.