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

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 Games

Asian Team Championships

Arab Games

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

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

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

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

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

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Adnan Ebrahim 3 July 1998 280 1071 -
Jaffar Ebrahim 27 November 2005 - - -
Mohamed Muanis 26 December 1999 - 1071 -
Ahmed Hasan 11 September 2006 - - -
Yusuf Almutawa 3 May 2006 - - -
Sayed Ebrahim Hasan 12 November 2008 996 455 -
Nasser Alnakkas 16 April 2007 1039 455 -
Vishal Pereira 1 May 1995 1039 649 -

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Lizbeth Elsa Binu 12 August 2003 483 - -
Reya Fathima 10 October 2001 - - -
Maryam Saleh 17 March 2005 - - -
Dalal Alhamad 26 May 2005 - - -
Shahd Alanezi 19 June 2008 - - -
Rehana Sunder 1990 (age 33–34) - - -
Thanvi Jeyashankar 17 August 2005 - - -
Sushmita Kolloju 15 November 2007 - - -

Previous squads

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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