2006 Balkan Badminton Championships
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| Dates | 27–30 July | ||
| Venue | Atatürk Sports Hall | ||
| Location | İzmit, Turkey | ||
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The 2006 Balkan Badminton Championships (Turkish: Balkan Büyükler Badminton Şampiyonası 2006) was a badminton tournament sanctioned by the Balkan Badminton Association and Badminton Europe. The individual and mixed team events were held from 27 to 30 July 2006.
The tournament was held at the Atatürk Sports Hall in İzmit, Turkey. Six countries took part in the championships. In the team event, Bulgaria finished in first place without losing a match while hosts Turkey finished in second place.[1]
Background
The tournament was originally scheduled to be held from 9 to 11 June in Galați, Romania but was later postponed and then scrapped by the Romanian Badminton Federation. İzmit was then chosen to replace Galați as the official host for the championships.[2]
Medal summary
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Georgi Petrov
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Krasimir Jankov
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 Mehmet Tural
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| Blagovest Kisyov
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| Women's singles | Diana Dimova
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Maya Dobreva
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Gabriela Banova
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| Nursel Aydoğmuş
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| Men's doubles | Konstantin Dobrev Georgi Petrov
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Ali Kaya Mehmet Tural
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Blagovest Kisyov Radoslav Simeonov
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 Robert Ciobotaru George Constantinescu
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| Women's doubles | Diana Dimova Atanaska Spasova
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Maya Dobreva Dimitria Popstoikova
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Nursel Aydoğmuş Ezgi Epice
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| Florentina Petre Adina Posteucă
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| Mixed doubles | Stiliyan Makarski Diana Dimova
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Konstantin Dobrev Maya Dobreva
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 Maxim Carpenco Nadejda Litvinenco
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| Ali Kaya Nursel Aydoğmuş
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| Mixed team | Bulgaria Konstantin Dobrev Krasimir Jankov Blagovest Kisyov Georgi Petrov Stiliyan Makarski Radoslav Simeonov Diana Dimova Maya Dobreva Dimitria Popstoikova Atanaska Spasova |
Turkey Nuri Balkan Hasan Hüseyin Durakcan Ali Kaya Murat Şen Mustafa Yalvarıcı Mehmet Tural Nursel Aydoğmuş Derya Çalımbay Öznur Çalışkan Ezgi Epice Rabia Kemer Nur Damia Özer |
Moldova Maxim Carpenco Vladimir Cecoi Alexander Morari Igor Ursatii Ecaterina Andronic Natalia Coseli Olga Cuzmenco Nadejda Litvinenco |
Medal table
* Host nation (Turkey)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Turkey* | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Moldova | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Romania | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | |
Team event
Round robin
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria
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4 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 | 4 | Champions |
| 2 | Turkey (H)
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4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 3 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Moldova
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4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 2 | Third place |
| 4 | Romania
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4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 1 | Fourth place |
| 5 |  Serbia
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4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 | Fifth place |
Fixtures
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria
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5–0 | Moldova
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| Turkey
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5–0 | Serbia
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| Bulgaria
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5–0 | Romania
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| Turkey
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5–0 | Moldova
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| Romania
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5–0 | Serbia
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| Bulgaria
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5–0 | Serbia
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| Turkey
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5–0 | Romania
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| Moldova
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3–2 | Serbia
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| Romania
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2–3 | Moldova
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| Bulgaria
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5–0 | Turkey
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Exhibition matches
Exhibition matches were played between Turkey's national backup squad and the teams of Romania, Moldova and Serbia.[3]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Romania
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2–3 | Turkey B
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| Moldova
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0–5 | Turkey B
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| Serbia
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0–5 | Turkey B
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References
- ^ A.A (2007-09-07). "Balkan Badminton Şampiyonası'nda ikinci olduk". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2025-08-16.
- ^ "Αναβολή Βαλκανικών αγώνων Ανδρών – Γυναικών". 2005-10-04. Archived from the original on 2006-10-07. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
- ^ "Badminton... - Büyükler Balkan Şampiyonası'da Türkiye (a) Takımı İkinci Oldu". Haberler (in Turkish). 2006-07-29. Retrieved 2025-08-17.