Uzbekistan national badminton team

The start of Uzbek badminton began in the 1950s when the country was still a union republic of the Soviet Union.^[2] In 1963, the republic held its first national championships to crown the best players in the Uzbek region.^[2] Soon after, the Uzbek team competed in the USSR National Badminton Team Championships along with other republics including Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan.^[2] The team managed to achieve 9th place out of the 14 republics in the championships. Since then, badminton in Uzbekistan grew in popularity, especially in the cities of Tashkent, Andijan and Navoiy.^[2]

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Uzbekistan Badminton Federation became affiliated with Badminton Asia and started sending national players to compete in Asian tournaments.^[2]

Before gaining independence, the Uzbek mixed team competed in the USSR National Badminton Team Championships and placed 9th of 14. In 1991, the Uzbek mixed team competed in the last edition of the Spartakiad and achieved 6th place.^[2]

The mixed team made their first international team competition debut at the 2023 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships. The team were grouped with China, South Korea and Singapore in Group A. The team finished at the bottom of the group after losing 5–0 the three teams and failed to qualify for the quarter-finals. ^[3][4][5]

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

Year	Round	Pos
2000	Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012	Group stage	30th
2013	Group stage	30th
2014	Group stage	30th
2015	Did not enter
2016
2017
2018
2019	Group stage	32nd
2022	Did not enter
2023
2024	TBD

Year	Round	Pos
2022	Champions	1st
2023	Champions	1st

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