United Arab Emirates national badminton team

The United Arab Emirates national badminton team (Arabic: منتخب الإمارات لكرة الريشة) represents the United Arab Emirates in international badminton team competitions.[1] The national team is controlled by the UAE Badminton Federation, the governing body for badminton in the United Arab Emirates. The Emirati team made their first international team appearance at the 2023 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships.

United Arab Emirates
AssociationUAE Badminton Federation (UAEBF)
ConfederationBA (Asia)
PresidentDawoud Al-Hajri
BWF ranking
Current ranking46 Increase 6 (3 October 2023)
Highest ranking46 (3 October 2023)
Asian Mixed Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2023)
Best resultGroup stage (2023)

History

Badminton has been known and played in the United Arab Emirates since 2014, when the sport gained popularity after Dubai hosted the 2014 BWF Super Series Finals.[2] Following the establishment of the UAE Badminton Federation in 2016, the national team have taken part in Shuttle Time programs organized by the Badminton World Federation.[3][4]

Mixed team

The United Arab Emirates were chosen as hosts for the 2023 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships and qualified for the championships as the host team.[5] They were placed in Group B with India, Malaysia and Kazakhstan.[6][7] The Emirati team had a decent debut. Although the team lost 5–0 against India and Malaysia in their first two matches, the team gave a good fight against Kazakhstan and lost narrowly.[8][9]

Competitive record

Asian Games

Asian Team Championships

Arab Games
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup
See also: BWF World Junior Championships
Year Result
China 2000 Did not enter
South Africa 2002
Canada 2004
South Korea 2006
New Zealand 2007
India 2008
Malaysia 2009
Mexico 2010
Chinese Taipei 2011
Japan 2012
Thailand 2013
Malaysia 2014
Peru 2015
Spain 2016
Indonesia 2017
Canada 2018
Russia 2019
Spain 2022
United States 2023
N/A 2024 TBD

Asian Junior Team Championships
See also: Badminton Asia Junior Championships
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

Men's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Bharath Latheesh (2007-07-12) 12 July 2007 - - -
Dev Ayyappan (2006-01-16) 16 January 2006 - - -
Dhiren Ayyappan (2006-01-16) 16 January 2006 - - -
Dev Vishnu (2006-06-12) 12 June 2006 - - -
Hamid Almazrouei (2006-02-06) 6 February 2006 - - -
Rishabh Kalidasan (2008-07-18) 18 July 2008 - - -
Nasser Alsayegh (2005-09-27) 27 September 2005 - - -
Riyan Malhan (2010-05-16) 16 May 2010 - - -

Women's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Maryam Alblooshi (1997-05-28) 28 May 1997 - - -
Ghadeer Ali Altahri (2006-10-09) 9 October 2006 - - -
Sanika Dhawan Gurav (2005-05-23) 23 May 2005 - - -
Taabia Khan (2006-06-14) 14 June 2006 - - -
Aleena Qathun (2005-09-12) 12 September 2005 - - -
Akansha Raj (2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 - - -
Nayonika Rajesh (2005-01-22) 22 January 2005 - - -
Madhumitha Sundarapandian (2007-05-24) 24 May 2007 - - -

Asian Team Championships

References
  1. "Hasil Drawing BAMTC 2023: Indonesia Jumpa Thailand". www.cnnindonesia.com. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  2. "President's Message". UAE Badminton Federation. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  3. الرياضي, دبي-البيان (2016-03-30). "تأسيس اتحاد للريشة الطائرة وكرة الطاولة". www.albayan.ae (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  4. "Full Steam Ahead In UAE – BWF Development". Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  5. "الإمارات تنظم بطولة آسيا المختلطة للريشة الطائرة - التيار الاخضر" (in Arabic). 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  6. "17 دولة في البطولة الآسيوية للريشة الطائرة بدبي". كووورة. 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  7. اليوم, دبي-الإمارات (31 January 2023). "17 دولة تشارك في البطولة الآسيوية للريشة الطائرة بمدينة إكسبو". www.emaratalyoum.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  8. "Lee Zii Jia and Malaysia off to flying start at Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships 2023". Olympics. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  9. "India Thrash UAE 5-0 To Notch Up Second Consecutive Win In Asia Mixed Team Badminton | Badminton News". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
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