Syria national badminton team

Syria

Association	Syria Arab Badminton Association (SABA)
Confederation	BA (Asia)
President	Kholoud Bitar
BWF ranking
Current ranking	65 1 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking	62 (4 July 2023)
Asian Mixed Team Championships
Appearances	1 (first in 2023)
Best result	Group stage

The Syria national badminton team (Arabic: منتخب كرة الريشة الوطني السوري) represents Syria in international badminton team competitions.^[1] The national team is controlled by the Syria Arab Badminton Association. The national team is recognized in the BWF as the Syrian Arab Republic.^{[citation needed]}

The Syrian national badminton team first competed in the 1999 Pan Arab Games. The Syrian national badminton team won the men's team and women's team events twice and finished as runners-ups in 2004 and 2007.^{[citation needed]}

The Syrian junior team competed in the 2011 Asian Junior Badminton Championships mixed team event. Former Syrian national player, Aram Mahmoud was the first Syrian-born badminton athlete to play at the Summer Olympics.^{[citation needed]}

History

Syria was one of the first few Arab countries to embark on competitive badminton. The national team was formed shortly after the establishment of the Syria Arab Badminton Association in 1985. Syria also plays a big role in introducing competitive badminton to the Arab world.^[2]

Syria competed in their first international team event at the 1999 Pan Arab Games and won a total of six gold medals in all disciplines.^{[citation needed]}

Men's team

The Syrian men's team won the men's team event two consecutive times at the Pan Arab Games in 1999 and 2004 respectively. In 2007, the team failed to retain their title after finishing as second best in the round-robin event.^[3]

Women's team

The Syrian women's team competed in the 1999 Pan Arab Games and won first place in the championships after defeating Egypt. The Syrian team failed to win for a second time in 2004 and finished as group runner-up. At the 2007 Pan Arab Games, the Syrian team recaptured the women's team title after defeating Egypt, Sudan, Jordan and Iraq to secure first place position in the group.^[3]

Mixed team

The Syrian mixed team made their Asian Team Championships debut in 2023.^[4] The team were grouped with Indonesia, Thailand, Bahrain and Lebanon in Group C. The team were overpowered by Indonesia and Thailand in the first two matches.^[5][6] In their third match, the team defeated Lebanon 5−0.^[7] The team finished in 12th place on the overall rankings after failing to beat Bahrain in their final match.^[8]

Competitive record

Asian Games

Asian Team Championships

Arab Games

Arab Team Championships

Mediterranean Team Championships

Mixed team

Year	Round	Pos
2019	Did not enter

Women's Islamic Games

Women's team

Year	Round	Pos
1993	Third place	3rd
1997	Third place	3rd
2001	Third place	3rd
2005	Group stage

FISU World University Games

Mixed team

Year	Round	Pos
2007	Did not enter
2011	Group stage
2013	Did not enter
2015
2017
2021
2025	TBD

World University Team Championships

Mixed team

Year	Round	Pos
2008	Did not enter
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018

**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

Arab Junior Team Championships

Mediterranean Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year	Round	Pos
2015	Group stage	7th
2017	Did not enter

**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
Ahmad Aljallad	(1997-01-25) 25 January 1997 (age 27)	544	1084	-
Amjad Alfassih	(2000-04-08) 8 April 2000 (age 24)	-	1084	-
Talal Khoder Agha	(2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 21)	-	-	-
Mostafa Habosh	(2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 20)	-	-	-

Women's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
		WS	WD	XD
Sanaa Mahmoud	(1995-01-31) 31 January 1995 (age 29)	1243	-	-
Ranim Alhasbani	(2008-01-05) 5 January 2008 (age 16)	1243	-	-
Baraa Alali	(2004-01-07) 7 January 2004 (age 20)	-	-	-
Yara Alsawas	(2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 20)	-	-	-

Previous squads

Asian Team Championships

• Mixed team: 2023

Pan Arab Games

• Men's team: 2007
• Women's team: 2007

References