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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.
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Association | Federation Libanaise de Badminton (FLB) |
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Confederation | BA (Asia) |
President | Jassem Kanso |
BWF ranking | |
Current ranking | Unranked |
Highest ranking | Unranked |
Asian Mixed Team Championships | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 2023) |
Best result | Group stage |
The Lebanese junior team also competes in the Mediterranean Badminton Championships.[2]
History
editThe 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
editIn 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
editAsian Team Championships
editYear | Result |
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2023 | Group Stage − 17th |
Junior competitive record
editMediterranean Junior Team Championships
editMixed team
editYear | Result |
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2017 | Group stage |
Players
editCurrent squad
edit- As of 2 January 2024
Men's team
editName | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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MS | MD | XD | ||
Abi Younes Christophe | 23 April 2003 | - | - | - |
Oliver Khoury | 17 April 2007 | - | - | - |
Raphael Renno | 21 October 2006 | - | - | - |
Women's team
editName | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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WS | WD | XD | ||
Lynne El-Jabbour | 20 July 2006 | - | - | - |
Mira Houssein Agha | 26 July 2005 | - | - | - |
Zeina Kazma | 24 March 2006 | - | - | - |
Previous squads
editAsian Team Championships
edit- Mixed team: 2023
References
edit- ^ "Hasil Drawing BAMTC 2023: Indonesia Jumpa Thailand". www.cnnindonesia.com. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Mediterranean Badminton Championships'2017 (Team)". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ "BADMINTON IN LEBANON". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ "Badminton makes its debut". www.badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ 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.