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Bahrain national badminton team

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Bahrain
AssociationBahrain Badminton & Squash Federation (BBSF)
ConfederationBA (Asia)
PresidentSawsan Haji Taqawi
BWF ranking
Current ranking51 Increase 6 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking51 (2 January 2024)
Asian Mixed Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2023)
Best resultGroup stage
Asian Men's Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 1985)
Best resultRound of 16 (1985)

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.

History

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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

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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.

Mixed team

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The mixed team made their debut at the 2023 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships. The team lost 0–5 to Indonesia and Thailand.[3][4] The team managed to finish third in the group after prevailing against Lebanon and winning closely against Syria.[5][6]

Competitive record

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Asian Games

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Asian Team Championships

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Arab Games

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

Junior competitive record

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Suhandinata Cup

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Year Round Pos
2000 Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2022
2023
2024 TBD

Asian Junior Team Championships

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

Staff

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The following list shows the coaching staff for the national badminton team of Bahrain.[7]

Name Role
Bahrain Ahmed Aljallad Coach
Bahrain Abdul Rahman Abbasi Coach

Players

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Current squad

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As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

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Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Adnan Ebrahim (1998-07-03) 3 July 1998 (age 26) 280 1071
Jaffar Ebrahim (2005-11-27) 27 November 2005 (age 19)
Mohamed Muanis (1999-12-26) 26 December 1999 (age 24) 1071
Ahmed Hasan (2006-09-11) 11 September 2006 (age 18)
Yusuf Al-Mutawa (2006-05-03) 3 May 2006 (age 18)
Sayed Ebrahim Hasan (2008-11-12) 12 November 2008 (age 16) 996 455
Nasser Al-Nakkas (2007-04-16) 16 April 2007 (age 17) 1039 455
Vishal Pereira (1995-05-01) 1 May 1995 (age 29) 1039 649

Women's team

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Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Lizbeth Elsa Binu (2003-08-12) 12 August 2003 (age 21) 483
Reya Fathima (2001-10-10) 10 October 2001 (age 23)
Maryam Saleh (2005-03-17) 17 March 2005 (age 19)
Dalal Al-Hamad (2005-05-26) 26 May 2005 (age 19)
Shahd Al-Anezi (2008-06-19) 19 June 2008 (age 16)
Rehana Sunder 1990 (age 33–34)
Thanvi Jeyashankar (2005-08-17) 17 August 2005 (age 19)
Sushmita Kolloju (2007-11-15) 15 November 2007 (age 17)

Previous squads

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Asian Team Championships

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Pan Arab Games

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References

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  1. ^ "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. ^ "تاريخ الريشة الطائرة في البحرين –". 18 June 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  3. ^ "[Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships 2023] Indonesia Unggul 5–0 atas Bahrain". pbdjarum.org. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  4. ^ "ขนไก่ไทย ถล่ม บาห์เรน ยับ การันตีเข้ารอบ 8 ทีมแบดทีมผสมเอเชีย". siamsport.co.th. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  5. ^ "BWF – Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship 2023 – Team matches – Bahrain vs. Lebanon". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  6. ^ "BWF – Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship 2023 – Team matches – Bahrain vs. Syria". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  7. ^ "الهيكل التنظيمي للاتحاد –". 18 June 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2023.