Tunisia national badminton team

Tunisia
AssociationTunisian Badminton Federation (FTBAD)
ConfederationBCA (Africa)
PresidentMaher Attar
BWF ranking
Current rankingUnranked (2 April 2024)
Highest ranking99 (5 July 2018)
African Men's Team Championships
Appearances2 (first in 2018)
Best resultGroup stage

The Tunisia national badminton team (Arabic: منتخب تونس لكرة الريشة) represents Tunisia in international team competitions.[1] The Tunisian national team is managed by the Tunisian Badminton Federation (Arabic: الجامعة التونسية للريشة الطائرة; FTBAD). The men's team debuted in the African Badminton Championships in 2018.

The Tunisian mixed team debuted in the 2019 African Games. The team were eliminated in the group stages.

History

Badminton in Tunisia started in the early 2000s. The Tunisian national badminton team was formed shortly after the formation of the Tunisian Badminton Federation in 2009.[2] The national team competed in their first international team tournament when the men's team debuted at the 2018 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships.

Around this time, the Tunisian Badminton Federation partnered with the Badminton World Federation and organized Shuttle Time programs in the country to promote the sport. Former Bahraini national player was selected to coach the Tunisian team alongside former Egyptian player Ahmed Reda.[3]

Men's team

The Tunisian men's team competed in the 2018 All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championships. They were grouped with Mauritius and Cameroon in Group A. The team failed to advance to the quarter-finals after losing 5–0 against Cameroon.[4] The team competed in the African Men's Team Championships for a second time in 2020. The team were eliminated in the group stage after losing 5–0 against Uganda, Mauritius and Algeria in their group.[5]

Mixed team

The Tunisian mixed team first competed in the 2019 African Games.[6] The team were grouped with Nigeria, Zambia and Ethiopia.[7] The team were eliminated in the group stage after losing all of their matches to their opponents in their group.[8]

Competitive record

African Games

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2003 Did not enter
2007
2011
2015
2019 Group stage
2027 To be determined

African Team Championships

Arab Games

Arab Team Championships

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

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

See also: BWF World Junior Championships
Year Round Pos
2000
to
2024 		Did not enter
2025 To be determined

African Youth Games

African Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1979
to
2023 		Did not enter
2024 To be determined

Arab 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 Tunisia.

Name Role
Bahrain Jaffer Ebrahim Coach
Egypt Ahmed Reda Coach

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Ouzaier Khayati (2003-05-20) 20 May 2003 (age 21) - - -
Elmootez Belleh Rabah (2004-01-25) 25 January 2004 (age 20) - - -
Mouin Rahali (2003-10-09) 9 October 2003 (age 21) - - -

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Wiem Ben Ahmed (1996-01-08) 8 January 1996 (age 28) - - -
Fatma Hachani (2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 (age 21) - - -
Sarra Hamroun (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 22) - - -

Previous squads

African Games

African Team Championships

References

  1. ^ "All Africa Men's & Women's Team Championships 2020". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. ^ "الريشة الطائرة: تقديم برنامج وقت الريشة". RadioMosaiqueFM (in Arabic). 9 December 2018. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  3. ^ "La Fédération Tunisienne De Badminton Retourne Au Programme De Sports". Badminton Confederation of Africa (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  4. ^ "BWF - All Africa Men's and Women's Team Championships 2018 - Cameroon - Tunisia: 5-0". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  5. ^ "BWF - All Africa Men's & Women's Team Championships 2020 - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  6. ^ "Badminton NOC Entries by Event - Tunisia". Rabat 2019. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Resultats - Jeux Africains de 2019" (PDF). Jeux Africains de 2019. 2020-01-26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  8. ^ "BWF - African Games 2019 – Mixed Team Event - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-12.