The Palestine national badminton team (Arabic: منتخب فلسطين للريشة الطائرة) represents Palestine in international badminton team competitions.[1] The national team is controlled by the Palestine Badminton Federation. Badminton in Palestine has been played since the 1990s when Syria brought its badminton influence into the Arab world.[2]
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| Association | Palestine Badminton Federation (PBF) |
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| Confederation | BA (Asia) |
| President | Yagoub Al-Eissa |
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| Current ranking | Unranked (2 January 2024) |
| Highest ranking | Unranked |
Palestine is also one of the main founding nations of the Arab Badminton Federation which was formed in 1996. The nation competed in the inaugural Arab Badminton Championships shortly after the formation of the Arab Badminton Federation.[3]
Palestine also competes in the Arab Junior Badminton Championships.[4]
History
editFollowing the formation of the Syria Arab Badminton Association in 1985, badminton started to make its way into the Arab world. This led to the formation of the Palestine Badminton Federation. The country then started to take part in regional tournaments.[2]
Men's team
editPalestine made their debut in competitive badminton at the 1996 Arab Badminton Championships and finished in fifth place in the men's team event. The team then withdrew from the 2002 Arab Badminton Championships.[5][6] In the sixth edition of the championships in 2009, Palestine were grouped with hosts Jordan, Egypt and Iraq in Group A in the men's team event. The team started off with a 3–0 loss to Jordan.[7] The team finished at the bottom of the group after losing their next matches 3–0 to Egypt and Iraq.
In 2011, Palestine placed fifth in the men's team round robin event at the 2011 Arab Badminton Championships after losing 5–0 to Jordan, Syria and Iraq.[8][9]
Women's team
editThe Palestinian women's team lost 3–0 to Jordan.[10] The team then competed in the 2011 Arab Badminton Championships women's team event. The team lost all their matches to Jordan, Syria and Iraq. The team finished fifth in the event.[8][11]
Competitive record
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Asian Games
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Asian Team Championships
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Arab Games
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Arab Team Championships
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- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
editSuhandinata Cup
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Asian Junior Team Championships
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Players
editCurrent squad
edit- As of 2 January 2024
Men's team
edit| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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| MS | MD | XD | ||
| Mohammad Jalamneh | 2008 (age 15–16) | – | – | – |
| Ibrahim Kanan | 2008 (age 15–16) | – | – | – |
Women's team
edit| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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| Marwa Abujaza | 2006 (age 17–18) | – | – | – |
| Mariam Abujaza | 2009 (age 14–15) | – | – | – |
References
edit- ^ "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ a b خفاجي, مجد. "الريشة الطائرة". الموسوعة العربية. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "الريشة الطائرة في لبنان". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "البطولة العربية للناشئين للريشة الطائرة : شاباتنا يواجهن السوريات في المباراة الذهبية اليوم". جريدة الدستور الاردنية (in Arabic). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "البطولة العربية الرابعة للريشة الطائرة: خسارة مؤلمة امام الجزائر ابعدت رجالنا عن المنافسة". جريدة الدستور الاردنية (in Arabic). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "البطولة العربية الرابعة للريشة الطائرة: رجالنا يسطرون فوزا ولا اغلى على مصر.. ويقتربون من النهائي". جريدة الدستور الاردنية (in Arabic). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "في افتتاح البطولة العربية للريشة الطائرة : منتخبنا للرجال يبدأ مشواره بفوز وخسارة وانطلاقة قوية للسيدات". جريدة الدستور الاردنية (in Arabic). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ a b "افتتاح البطولة العربية السابعة للريشة الطائرة". جريدة الدستور الاردنية (in Arabic). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "سيداتنا يحرزن فضية الفرق ورجالنا يكتفون بالبرونز". جريدة الدستور الاردنية (in Arabic). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "البطولة العربية للناشئين للريشة الطائرة : شاباتنا يواجهن السوريات في المباراة الذهبية اليوم". جريدة الدستور الاردنية (in Arabic). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "رجالنا وسيداتنا يبحثون عن كسر الهيمنة السورية على الالقاب". جريدة الدستور الاردنية (in Arabic). Retrieved 15 January 2024.