Iran national badminton team
The Iran national badminton team (Persian: تیم ملی بدمینتون ایران) represents Iran in international badminton team competitions.[1] The national team of Iran is administered by the Iran Badminton Federation.
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Association | Iran Badminton Federation |
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Confederation | Badminton Asia |
President | Mohammad Reza Pouria |
BWF ranking | |
Current ranking | 84 ![]() |
Highest ranking | 51 (2 July 2015) |
The Iranian junior badminton team competed in the Badminton Asia Junior Championships mixed team event in 2011. The team were eliminated in the group stages.
History
Badminton has been played in Iran since the early 20th century. The sport was brought over to the country when British oil experts came to the country following the establishment of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company and played badminton in their spare time.[2] Eventually, local Iranians also became interested in the sport. After the nationalization of oil and the expulsion of British experts from Iran, the sport was starting to be forgotten and was only more or less common among the employees of the oil company. The first badminton court was built in the city of Masjed Soleyman.[3] Iran held its first national badminton championships in 1973.[4]
Men's team
Iran hosted the 1974 Asian Games and were granted auto-qualification for the men's team event.[5][6] The team were eliminated in the quarter-finals after the team lost 3–0 to Indonesia.[7] In the 5th to 8th place classification round, the Iranian men's team lost 3–0 to Hong Kong and the Philippines.
Women's team
The Iranian women's team competed in the 1974 Asian Games. Like the men's team, the team lost 3–0 to Indonesia in the quarter-finals. The team then finished in 6th place after losing the 5th place tie to North Korea.[5][6][7]
Competitive record
Junior competitive record
Players
Men's team
Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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MS | MD | XD | ||
Mehran Shahbazi | 20 September 1996 (aged 27) | 770 | 652 | - |
Farzin Khanjani | 4 October 1994 (aged 29) | 891 | 652 | - |
Mohamad Pairavand | 22 October 1995 (aged 27) | 891 | 652 | - |
Nima Rostampourlagaldani | 26 January 2003 (aged 20) | 891 | 652 | - |
Matin Moghimi | 6 February 2002 (aged 21) | 891 | 478 | - |
Women's team
Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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WS | WD | XD | ||
Fatemeh Babaei | 5 September 2004 (aged 19) | 437 | 536 | - |
Yeganeh Kermani | 3 November 1999 (aged 23) | 455 | 410 | - |
Sareh Aminian | 13 April 2003 (aged 20) | 455 | 536 | - |
Nasim Safaei | 6 April 2001 (aged 22) | 475 | 536 | - |
Fatemeh Mouneskhah | 16 February 2004 (aged 19) | 475 | 536 | - |
References
- "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2022-08-17.
- "فدراسیون بدمینتون جمهوری اسلامی ایران | تاریخچه فدراسیون". iranbadminton.org. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- "تاریخچه پیدایش بدمینتون در ایران و جهان". Hawramansport (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- "برچسب تاریخچه بدمینتون در ایران - مجله ورزشی". sportmaganize.blogsky.com. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- "Asian Games result". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Times. 14 September 1974. p. 29. Retrieved 2023-05-27 – via NewspaperSG.
- "Asian Games result". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Times. 14 September 1974. p. 24. Retrieved 2023-05-27 – via NewspaperSG.
- "Asian Games result". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Times. 14 September 1974. Retrieved 2023-05-27 – via NewspaperSG.