Maldives national badminton team
The Maldives national badminton team (Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖެނަތިޮނަލ ބަދމިނތޮނ ތެަމ) represents Maldives in international badminton team competitions.[1] The Maldives have participated twice in the Badminton Asia Team Championships in 2016 and 2018 respectively. Both teams were eliminated in the group stages.
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| Association | Badminton Association of Maldives |
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| Confederation | Badminton Asia |
| President | Moosa Nashid |
| BWF ranking | |
| Current ranking | 54  13 (3 January 2023) |
| Highest ranking | 35 (4 October 2018) |
| Asian Men's Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2016) |
| Best result | Group stage |
| Asian Men's Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2016) |
| Best result | Group stage |
The Maldives made its badminton Olympic debut in the 2012 Summer Olympics when Mohamed Ajfan Rasheed received a wild card entry in men's singles.
Participation in Badminton Asia competitions
Participation in Indian Ocean Island Games
The Maldives national team participated in the Indian Ocean Island Games. The men's team were runners-up in 2015 and 2019 when they lost the final tie to Mauritius. The women's team were semifinalists in both editions.
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Current squad
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References
- "Badminton Asia Official Report 2015" (PDF). Badminton Asia. p. 76. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
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