Maldives
AssociationBadminton Association of Maldives (BaMDV)
ConfederationBA (Asia)
PresidentMoosa Nashid
BWF ranking
Current ranking58 Increase 8 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking35 (4 October 2018)
Asian Men's Team Championships
Appearances2 (first in 2016)
Best resultGroup stage
Asian Men's Team Championships
Appearances2 (first in 2016)
Best resultGroup stage

The Maldives national badminton team (Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖެނަތިޮނަލ ބަދމިނތޮނ ތެަމ) represents Maldives in international badminton team competitions.[1] The Maldives have participated twice in the Badminton Asia Team Championships in 2016 and 2018 respectively. Both teams were eliminated in the group stages.

The Maldives made its badminton Olympic debut in the 2012 Summer Olympics when Mohamed Ajfan Rasheed received a wild card entry in men's singles.

Participation in Badminton Asia competitions

Participation in Indian Ocean Island Games

The Maldives national team participated in the Indian Ocean Island Games. The men's team were runners-up in 2015 and 2019 when they lost the final tie to Mauritius. The women's team were semifinalists in both editions.

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Hussein Zayan Shaheed (1993-05-30) 30 May 1993 (age 30) 226 196 98
Thoif Ahmed Mohamed (1996-02-26) 26 February 1996 (age 28) 1190 196 -
Ahmed Nibal (2002-06-10) 10 June 2002 (age 21) 342 128 211
Mohamed Ajfan Rasheed (1990-02-15) 15 February 1990 (age 34) 440 128 740

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Aminath Nabeeha Abdul Razzaq (1999-06-13) 13 June 1999 (age 24) 164 89 211
Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq (1999-06-13) 13 June 1999 (age 24) 108 89 98
Maisa Fathuhulla Ismail (1999-06-01) 1 June 1999 (age 24) 716 186 740
Aishath Afnaan Rasheed (1992-03-01) 1 March 1992 (age 32) 822 186 -

References

  1. ^ "Badminton Asia Official Report 2015" (PDF). Badminton Asia. p. 76. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
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