Nepal
AssociationNepal Badminton Association (NBA)
ConfederationBA (Asia)
ChairmanRamji Bahadur Shrestha
BWF ranking
Current ranking81 Increase 17 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking39 (7 January 2020)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1989)
Best resultGroup stage
Asian Men's Team Championships
Appearances2 (first in 2016)
Best resultGroup stage

The Nepal national badminton team (Nepali: नेपाली राष्ट्रिय ब्याडमिन्टन टिम) represents Nepal in international badminton team competitions.[1] The Nepalese national team is controlled by the Nepal Badminton Association, the governing body for badminton in Nepal.

Nepal competed in the Sudirman Cup in 1989. The mixed team would later compete for a second time in 2019. The men's team participated in the Badminton Asia Team Championships in 2016 and 2018. The Nepalese men's and women's team also competes in the South Asian Games.

History

Badminton was introduced to Nepal in the 1950s when it was widely encouraged as a national sport by King Mahendra of Nepal whom later became the chairman of the Nepal Badminton Association in 1956. The national team was formed soon after the establishment of the Nepal Badminton Association.[2]

The Nepali team started competing in international team tournaments in the 1980s when the men's and women's team took part in qualifying for the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup respectively.[3][4] The Nepali men's and women's team also made their Asian Games debut at the 1986 Asian Games. In 1989, the Nepali team made their mixed team debut in the inaugural 1989 Sudirman Cup. The team lost in the group stages.[5]

In 2004, the Nepali men and women's team were sent to compete in the 9th South Asian Games and finished in 4th place. Both teams later competed for the next few Games and finished in third place.

In 2014, the national men's team reached the quarter-finals at the 2014 Asian Games but lost to the Malaysian team with a score of 0-3.[6] The Nepali men's team debuted in the Badminton Asia Team Championships in 2016 and competed for a second time in 2018.[7] In 2019, the national mixed team made their second appearance at the 2019 Sudirman Cup. The team lost the classification round to Lithuania and were placed 28th in the final ranking.[8]

Competitive record

Asian Games

Asian Team Championships

South Asian Games

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

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

See also: BWF World Junior Championships
Year Result
China 2000 Did not enter
South Africa 2002
Canada 2004
South Korea 2006
New Zealand 2007
India 2008
Malaysia 2009
Mexico 2010
Chinese Taipei 2011
Japan 2012
Thailand 2013
Malaysia 2014
Peru 2015
Spain 2016
Indonesia 2017 Group A2 − 42nd of 44
Canada 2018 Did not enter
Russia 2019
Spain 2022
United States 2023
N/A 2024 TBD

Asian Junior Team Championships

See also: Badminton Asia Junior Championships

South Asian Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Result
Maldives 2019 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finals
**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
Prince Dahal (2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 (age 19) 192 328 973
Praful Maharjan (2001-03-30) 30 March 2001 (age 22) 484 - -
Jivan Acharya (1999-11-17) 17 November 1999 (age 24) - 233 335
Sunil Joshi (1999-12-03) 3 December 1999 (age 24) 622 328 -
Bishnu Katwal (1985-04-13) 13 April 1985 (age 38) 598 233 223

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Rasila Maharjan (2005-10-20) 20 October 2005 (age 18) 218 294 973
Anu Maya Rai (1992-11-24) 24 November 1992 (age 31) 356 294 -
Nangsal Tamang (1987-12-28) 28 December 1987 (age 36) 422 294 223
Nita Lamsal (2002-07-22) 22 July 2002 (age 21) - 294 335
Sima Rajbanshi (2003-02-27) 27 February 2003 (age 21) - - -

References

  1. ^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Sports History of Nepal". geocities. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Thomas Cup Mike´s Top Badminton Info Portal Universität Salzburg Dr. Mike A. Populorum". 2016-03-30. Archived from the original on 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  4. ^ ":::Internationalbadminton.org:::". 2007-09-27. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  5. ^ "Badminton.de :: WM - Mannschaft". 2011-06-02. Archived from the original on 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  6. ^ "Asian Games: Badminton legend Lee slams court lighting". New Straits Times. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  7. ^ "BWF - Happening Hyderabad Badminton Asia Team Championships 2016 - Teams". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  8. ^ VIVA, PT VIVA MEDIA BARU- (2019-05-20). "Nasib Tragis 4 Pebulutangkis Nepal di Sudirman Cup". www.viva.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-02-24.
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