National badminton team representing Syria
Syria |
| Association | Syria Arab Badminton Association (SABA) |
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| Confederation | BA (Asia) |
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| President | Kholoud Bitar |
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| Current ranking | 65  1 (2 January 2024) |
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| Highest ranking | 62 (4 July 2023) |
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| Appearances | 1 (first in 2023) |
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| Best result | Group stage |
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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]
History
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]
Men's team
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]
