2007 Balkan Badminton Championships
| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | 6–9 September | ||
| Venue | DZU Sports Hall | ||
| Location | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria | ||
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The 2007 Balkan Badminton Championships (Bulgarian: балканско първенство по бадминтон 2007) was a badminton tournament sanctioned by the Balkan Badminton Association and Badminton Europe. The individual and mixed team events were held from 6 to 9 September 2007.[1]
The tournament was held at the DZU Sports Hall in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.[1] Seven countries took part in the championships. In the team event, Bulgaria defeated Turkey 3–0 in the final while Romania defeated Greece 3–0 in the third place playoff.[2]
Background
The championships were initially planned to be held in Razgrad at the Abritus Sports Hall but was later moved to Stara Zagora due to the delayed renovation of the nominated venue.[3]
Medal summary
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Krasimir Jankov
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Hristo Nedeltchev
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Blagovest Kisyov
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 Ali Kaya
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| Women's singles | Diana Dimova
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Maya Dobreva
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Nursel Aydoğmuş
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 Florentina Petre
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| Men's doubles | Stiliyan Makarski Vladimir Metodiev
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Konstantin Dobrev Blagovest Kisyov
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Ali Kaya Göksel Kundakçı
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| Robert Ciobotaru George Constantinescu
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| Women's doubles | Diana Dimova Dimitria Popstoikova
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Maya Dobreva Atanaska Spasova
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Derya Çalımbay Nur Damia Özer
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| Alexandra Milon Florentina Petre
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| Mixed doubles | Vladimir Metodiev Diana Dimova
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Stiliyan Makarski Maya Dobreva
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Julian Hristov Dimitria Popstoikova
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| Ali Kaya Nursel Aydoğmuş
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| Mixed team | Bulgaria Konstantin Dobrev Julian Hristov Krasimir Jankov Blagovest Kisyov Vladimir Metodiev Hristo Nedeltchev Diana Dimova Maya Dobreva Dimitria Popstoikova Atanaska Spasova |
Turkey Ali Kaya Göksel Kundakçı Murat Şen Mustafa Yalvarıcı Nursel Aydoğmuş Derya Çalımbay Ezgi Epice Nur Damia Özer |
Romania Robert Ciobotaru George Constantinescu Florin Patroaica Florin Posteucă Alexandra Agu Diana Apostu Alexandra Milon Florentina Petre |
Medal table
* Host nation (Bulgaria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria* | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | |
Team event
Round robin
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria (H)
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2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 2 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Romania
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2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Moldova
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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 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Greece
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2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Serbia
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2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 1 | |
| 4 | Bulgaria Deaflympics Team (H)
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2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||
| Bulgaria
| 5 | ||||||||||
| Greece
| 0 | ||||||||||
| Bulgaria
| 3 | ||||||||||
| Turkey
| 0 | ||||||||||
| Romania
| 5 | ||||||||||
| Serbia
| 0 | ||||||||||
| Romania
| 1 | Third place | |||||||||
| Turkey
| 4 | ||||||||||
| Greece
| 0 | ||||||||||
| Romania
| 3 | ||||||||||
References
- ^ a b "Стара Загора – домакин на Балканиада по бадминтон". dariknews.bg (in Bulgarian). 2007-09-05. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
- ^ A.A (2007-09-07). "Balkan Badminton Şampiyonası'nda ikinci olduk". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2025-08-16.
- ^ "Пейчо ГЕОРГИЕВ, председател на СК „Бадминтон - Разград":Подготвяме международно състезание за Деня н". archive.ekip7.bg. 2008-01-04. Retrieved 2025-08-17.