United Arab Emirates national badminton team

United Arab Emirates
AssociationUAE Badminton Federation (UAEBF)
ConfederationBA (Asia)
PresidentDawoud Al-Hajri
BWF ranking
Current ranking41 Increase 5 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking41 (2 January 2024)
Asian Mixed Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2023)
Best resultGroup stage (2023)

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.

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

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 Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2022
2023
2024 Group stage 11th

Asian Junior Team Championships

See also: Badminton Asia Junior Championships

Arab Junior Team Championships

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

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Somi Romdhani (1998-01-28) 28 January 1998 (age 26) 131 - -
Bharath Latheesh (2007-07-12) 12 July 2007 (age 17) 275 - -
Dev Ayyappan (2006-01-16) 16 January 2006 (age 18) - 161 -
Dhiren Ayyappan (2006-01-16) 16 January 2006 (age 18) - 161 -
Kuswanto (1998-12-15) 15 December 1998 (age 26) 318 298 114
Abheesh Satheerthan (1996-10-11) 11 October 1996 (age 28) 673 298 -
Nasser Alsayegh (2005-09-27) 27 September 2005 (age 19) - 665 -
Abdulaziz Mohamed (2010-05-16) 16 May 2010 (age 14) - 665 -
Hamid Almazrouei (2006-02-06) 6 February 2006 (age 18) - - -
Dev Vishnu (2006-06-12) 12 June 2006 (age 18) 1217 - 972

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Madhumitha Sundarapandian (2007-05-24) 24 May 2007 (age 17) 158 - -
Zainaba Reem Siraj (2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 20) 209 457 -
Sreeyuktha Sreejith Parol (2005-12-22) 22 December 2005 (age 19) 290 - 114
Farah Alhajji (2006-06-28) 28 June 2006 (age 18) 970 321 -
Ghadeer Ali Altahri (2006-10-09) 9 October 2006 (age 18) 970 321 -
Sanika Dhawan Gurav (2005-05-23) 23 May 2005 (age 19) 328 765 -
Taabia Khan (2006-06-14) 14 June 2006 (age 18) - - 972
Aleena Qathun (2005-09-12) 12 September 2005 (age 19) - 152 664
Akansha Raj (2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 17) 464 765 -
Nayonika Rajesh (2005-01-22) 22 January 2005 (age 19) 265 152 -

Previous squads

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.