Bahrain national badminton team
The Bahrain national badminton team (Arabic: منتخب البحرين لكرة الريشة) represents Bahrain in international badminton team competitions.[1] The Bahrain Badminton & Squash Federation organizes any event or national event in the national team. Bahrain have competed in badminton at the Asian Games. The Bahrain team have also competed in the Pan Arab Games. The team won two bronzes.
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Association | Bahrain Badminton & Squash Federation |
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Confederation | Badminton Asia |
President | Sawsan Haji Taqawi |
BWF ranking | |
Current ranking | 89 ![]() |
Highest ranking | 64 (16 October 2014) |
Asian Mixed Team Championships | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 2023) |
Best result | Group stage |
History
Badminton first started in Bahrain in the 1930s, when the sport was played in private clubs. Bahrain started sending its athletes to compete in international tournaments in the 1980s. In the late 1990s, the team started competing the Pan Arab Games.[2]
Men's team
The men's team first competed in the 1999 Pan Arab Games. The team competed for the next two editions of the Games in 2004 and 2007 but did not achieve a podium finish.
Competitive record
Asian Team Championships
Mixed team
Year | Result |
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2023 | Group Stage − 9th |
Pan Arab Games
Men's team
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Women's team
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Staff
The following list shows the coaching staff for the national badminton team of Bahrain.[7]
Name | Role |
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Coach |
Players
Men's team
Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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MS | MD | XD | ||
Adnan Ebrahim | 3 July 1998 (aged 25) | 291 | 339 | - |
Jaffer Ebrahim | 24 January 1985 (aged 38) | - | - | - |
Mohamed Muanis | 26 December 1999 (aged 23) | - | - | - |
Ahmed Hasan | 11 September 2006 (aged 17) | 1263 | 817 | - |
Yusuf Almutawa | 3 May 2006 (aged 17) | 1060 | 817 | - |
Sayed Ebrahim Hasan | 12 November 2008 (aged 14) | 1263 | 817 | - |
Nasser Alnakkas | 16 April 2007 (aged 16) | 1263 | 817 | - |
Vishal Pereira | 1 May 1995 (aged 28) | 1098 | - | - |
Women's team
Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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WS | WD | XD | ||
Lizbeth Elsa Binu | 12 August 2003 (aged 20) | - | - | 470 |
Reya Fathima | 10 October 2001 (aged 22) | - | - | - |
Maryam Saleh | 17 March 2005 (aged 18) | - | - | - |
Dalal Alhamad | 26 May 2005 (aged 18) | - | - | - |
Shahd Alanezi | 19 June 2008 (aged 15) | - | - | - |
Rehana Sunder | 1990 (age 32–33) | - | - | - |
Thanvi Jeyashankar | 17 August 2005 (aged 18) | - | - | - |
Sushmita Kolloju | 15 November 2007 (aged 15) | - | - | - |
Asian Team Championships
Pan Arab Games
- Men's team: 2007
References
- "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- "تاريخ الريشة الطائرة في البحرين -". 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- "[Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships 2023] Indonesia Unggul 5-0 atas Bahrain". pbdjarum.org. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- "ขนไก่ไทย ถล่ม บาห์เรน ยับ การันตีเข้ารอบ 8 ทีมแบดทีมผสมเอเชีย". siamsport.co.th. 2023-02-15. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- "BWF - Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship 2023 - Team matches - Bahrain vs. Lebanon". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- "BWF - Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship 2023 - Team matches - Bahrain vs. Syria". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- "الهيكل التنظيمي للاتحاد -". 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2023-03-26.