Syria national badminton team

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ConfederationBA (Asia)
PresidentKholoud Bitar
Current ranking65 Decrease 1 (2 January 2024)
Syria
AssociationSyria Arab Badminton Association (SABA)
ConfederationBA (Asia)
PresidentKholoud Bitar
BWF ranking
Current ranking65 Decrease 1 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking62 (4 July 2023)
Asian Mixed Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2023)
Best resultGroup 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]

Men's team

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]

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

Players

References

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