Bahrain national badminton team

Bahrain

Association	Bahrain Badminton & Squash Federation (BBSF)
Confederation	BA (Asia)
President	Sawsan Haji Taqawi
BWF ranking
Current ranking	51 6 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking	51 (2 January 2024)
Asian Mixed Team Championships
Appearances	1 (first in 2023)
Best result	Group stage
Asian Men's Team Championships
Appearances	1 (first in 1985)
Best result	Round 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
Ahmed Aljallad	Coach
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	(1998-07-03) 3 July 1998 (age 25)	280	1071	-
Jaffar Ebrahim	(2005-11-27) 27 November 2005 (age 18)	-	-	-
Mohamed Muanis	(1999-12-26) 26 December 1999 (age 24)	-	1071	-
Ahmed Hasan	(2006-09-11) 11 September 2006 (age 17)	-	-	-
Yusuf Al-Mutawa	(2006-05-03) 3 May 2006 (age 18)	-	-	-
Sayed Ebrahim Hasan	(2008-11-12) 12 November 2008 (age 15)	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

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
		WS	WD	XD
Lizbeth Elsa Binu	(2003-08-12) 12 August 2003 (age 20)	483	-	-
Reya Fathima	(2001-10-10) 10 October 2001 (age 22)	-	-	-
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 15)	-	-	-
Rehana Sunder	1990 (age 33–34)	-	-	-
Thanvi Jeyashankar	(2005-08-17) 17 August 2005 (age 18)	-	-	-
Sushmita Kolloju	(2007-11-15) 15 November 2007 (age 16)	-	-	-

Previous squads

Asian Team Championships

• Mixed team: 2023

Pan Arab Games

• Men's team: 2007

References