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.
Association | Badminton Association of Maldives (BaMDV) |
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Confederation | BA (Asia) |
President | Moosa Nashid |
BWF ranking | |
Current ranking | 58 8 (2 January 2024) |
Highest ranking | 35 (4 October 2018) |
Asian Men's Team Championships | |
Appearances | 2 (first in 2016) |
Best result | Group stage |
Asian Men's Team Championships | |
Appearances | 2 (first in 2016) |
Best result | Group stage |
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
editParticipation in Indian Ocean Island Games
editThe 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
editCurrent squad
edit- As of 2 January 2024
Men's team
editName | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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MS | MD | XD | ||
Hussein Zayan Shaheed | 30 May 1993 | 226 | 196 | 98 |
Thoif Ahmed Mohamed | 26 February 1996 | 1190 | 196 | - |
Ahmed Nibal | 10 June 2002 | 342 | 128 | 211 |
Mohamed Ajfan Rasheed | 15 February 1990 | 440 | 128 | 740 |
Women's team
editName | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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WS | WD | XD | ||
Aminath Nabeeha Abdul Razzaq | 13 June 1999 | 164 | 89 | 211 |
Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq | 13 June 1999 | 108 | 89 | 98 |
Maisa Fathuhulla Ismail | 1 June 1999 | 716 | 186 | 740 |
Aishath Afnaan Rasheed | 1 March 1992 | 822 | 186 | - |
References
edit- ^ "Badminton Asia Official Report 2015" (PDF). Badminton Asia. p. 76. Retrieved 18 November 2019.