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Lebanon
AssociationFederation Libanaise de Badminton (FLB)
ConfederationBA (Asia)
PresidentJassem Kanso
BWF ranking
Current rankingUnranked
Highest rankingUnranked
Asian Mixed Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2023)
Best resultGroup stage

The Lebanon national badminton team (Arabic: فريق كرة الريشة اللبناني) represents Lebanon in international badminton team competitions.[1] The national team is controlled by the Lebanon Badminton Federation, the governing body for badminton in Lebanon. The Lebanese team made their international team debut at the 2023 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships.

The Lebanese junior team also competes in the Mediterranean Badminton Championships.[2]

History

The Lebanese badminton team formed on 28 April 1993 after the establishment of the Lebanon Badminton Federation. The team soon became affiliated with the Lebanese Olympic Committee.[3] Lebanese players made their first international appearances in individual events at the 2013 Mediterranean Games, where badminton was first introduced in the games.[4] The national junior team competed in the Mediterranean Badminton Championships team event in 2017 but were eliminated in the group stages.

Mixed team

In 2023, the Lebanese team made their first senior team appearance at the 2023 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships. The team were drawn into Group C with Indonesia, Thailand, Bahrain and Syria. The team lost all matches in the group tie and were eliminated in the group stages.[5]

Competitive record

Asian Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Result
2023 Group Stage − 17th

Junior competitive record

Mediterranean Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Result
2017 Group stage

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Abi Younes Christophe (2003-04-23) 23 April 2003 (age 20) - - -
Oliver Khoury (2007-04-17) 17 April 2007 (age 16) - - -
Raphael Renno (2006-10-21) 21 October 2006 (age 17) - - -

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Lynne El-Jabbour (2006-07-20) 20 July 2006 (age 17) - - -
Mira Houssein Agha (2005-07-26) 26 July 2005 (age 18) - - -
Zeina Kazma (2006-03-24) 24 March 2006 (age 17) - - -

Previous squads

Asian Team Championships

References

  1. ^ "Hasil Drawing BAMTC 2023: Indonesia Jumpa Thailand". www.cnnindonesia.com. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Mediterranean Badminton Championships'2017 (Team)". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  3. ^ "BADMINTON IN LEBANON". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  4. ^ "Badminton makes its debut". www.badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  5. ^ VIVA, PT VIVA MEDIA BARU- (2023-02-14). "Unggul di Atas Kertas, Skuad Bulutangkis Indonesia Pantang Anggap Remeh Lebanon dan Suriah". www.viva.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-02-23.
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