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.

Bahrain
AssociationBahrain Badminton & Squash Federation
ConfederationBadminton Asia
PresidentSawsan Haji Taqawi
BWF ranking
Current ranking89 Increase 10 (3 January 2023)
Highest ranking64 (16 October 2014)
Asian Mixed Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2023)
Best resultGroup 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.

Mixed team

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

Asian Team Championships
See also: Badminton Asia Championships

Mixed team
YearResult
2023Group Stage − 9th

Pan Arab Games
See also: Badminton at the Pan Arab Games

Staff

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

Men's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Adnan Ebrahim (1998-07-03)3 July 1998 (aged 25) 291 339 -
Jaffer Ebrahim (1985-01-24)24 January 1985 (aged 38) - - -
Mohamed Muanis (1999-12-26)26 December 1999 (aged 23) - - -
Ahmed Hasan (2006-09-11)11 September 2006 (aged 17) 1263 817 -
Yusuf Almutawa (2006-05-03)3 May 2006 (aged 17) 1060 817 -
Sayed Ebrahim Hasan (2008-11-12)12 November 2008 (aged 14) 1263 817 -
Nasser Alnakkas (2007-04-16)16 April 2007 (aged 16) 1263 817 -
Vishal Pereira (1995-05-01)1 May 1995 (aged 28) 1098 - -

Women's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Lizbeth Elsa Binu (2003-08-12)12 August 2003 (aged 20) - - 470
Reya Fathima (2001-10-10)10 October 2001 (aged 22) - - -
Maryam Saleh (2005-03-17)17 March 2005 (aged 18) - - -
Dalal Alhamad (2005-05-26)26 May 2005 (aged 18) - - -
Shahd Alanezi (2008-06-19)19 June 2008 (aged 15) - - -
Rehana Sunder 1990 (age 32–33) - - -
Thanvi Jeyashankar (2005-08-17)17 August 2005 (aged 18) - - -
Sushmita Kolloju (2007-11-15)15 November 2007 (aged 15) - - -

Asian Team Championships

Pan Arab Games

References
  1. "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  2. "تاريخ الريشة الطائرة في البحرين -". 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  3. "[Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships 2023] Indonesia Unggul 5-0 atas Bahrain". pbdjarum.org. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  4. "ขนไก่ไทย ถล่ม บาห์เรน ยับ การันตีเข้ารอบ 8 ทีมแบดทีมผสมเอเชีย". siamsport.co.th. 2023-02-15. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  5. "BWF - Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship 2023 - Team matches - Bahrain vs. Lebanon". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  6. "BWF - Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship 2023 - Team matches - Bahrain vs. Syria". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  7. "الهيكل التنظيمي للاتحاد -". 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
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