# Bahrain national badminton team

The Bahrain national badminton team (Arabic: منتخب البحرين لكرة الريشة) represents Bahrain in international badminton team competitions. The Bahrain Badminton & Squash Federation organizes any event or national event in the national team. Bahrain have competed in badminton at the Asian Games. The Bahrain team have also competed in the Pan Arab Games. The team won two bronzes.

## History

Badminton first started in Bahrain in the 1930s, when the sport was played in private clubs. Bahrain started sending its athletes to compete in international tournaments in the 1980s. In the late 1990s, the team started competing the Pan Arab Games.

### Men's team

The men's team first competed in the 1999 Pan Arab Games. The team competed for the next two editions of the Games in 2004 and 2007 but did not achieve a podium finish.

### Mixed team

The mixed team made their debut at the 2023 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships. The team lost 0–5 to Indonesia and Thailand. The team managed to finish third in the group after prevailing against Lebanon and winning closely against Syria.

## Competitive record
### Arab Games

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

## Junior competitive record
### Suhandinata Cup

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2000 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2002 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2004 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2006 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2007 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2008 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2009 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2010 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2011 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2012 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2013 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2014 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2015 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2016 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2017 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2018 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2019 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2022 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2023 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2024 | TBD | TBD |

### Asian Junior Team Championships

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

## Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the national badminton team of Bahrain.
| Name | Role |
| Ahmed Aljallad | Coach |
| Abdul Rahman Abbasi | Coach |

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 2 January 2024

#### Men's team

| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | MS | MD | XD |
| Adnan Ebrahim | (1998-07-03) 3 July 1998 (age 26) | 280 | 1071 | – |
| Jaffar Ebrahim | (2005-11-27) 27 November 2005 (age 18) | – | – | – |
| Mohamed Muanis | (1999-12-26) 26 December 1999 (age 24) | – | 1071 | – |
| Ahmed Hasan | (2006-09-11) 11 September 2006 (age 18) | – | – | – |
| Yusuf Al-Mutawa | (2006-05-03) 3 May 2006 (age 18) | – | – | – |
| Sayed Ebrahim Hasan | (2008-11-12) 12 November 2008 (age 15) | 996 | 455 | – |
| Nasser Al-Nakkas | (2007-04-16) 16 April 2007 (age 17) | 1039 | 455 | – |
| Vishal Pereira | (1995-05-01) 1 May 1995 (age 29) | 1039 | 649 | – |

#### Women's team

| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | WS | WD | XD |
| Lizbeth Elsa Binu | (2003-08-12) 12 August 2003 (age 21) | 483 | – | – |
| Reya Fathima | (2001-10-10) 10 October 2001 (age 23) | – | – | – |
| Maryam Saleh | (2005-03-17) 17 March 2005 (age 19) | – | – | – |
| Dalal Al-Hamad | (2005-05-26) 26 May 2005 (age 19) | – | – | – |
| Shahd Al-Anezi | (2008-06-19) 19 June 2008 (age 16) | – | – | – |
| Rehana Sunder | 1990 (age 33–34) | – | – | – |
| Thanvi Jeyashankar | (2005-08-17) 17 August 2005 (age 19) | – | – | – |
| Sushmita Kolloju | (2007-11-15) 15 November 2007 (age 16) | – | – | – |

### Previous squads
#### Asian Team Championships

* Mixed team: 2023

#### Pan Arab Games

* Men's team: 2007