Egypt national badminton team

Egypt
AssociationEgyptian Badminton Federation (EBF)
ConfederationBCA (Africa)
PresidentAli Hassaballah
BWF ranking
Current ranking22 Steady (2 April 2024)
Highest ranking18 (3 January 2023)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2021)
Best resultGroup stage
Uber Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2020)
Best resultGroup stage
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances13 (first in 2000)
Best result Champions (2017, 2021, 2023)
African Men's Team Championships
Appearances4 (first in 2018)
Best resultRunners-up (2022)
African Women's Team Championships
Appearances5 (first in 2016)
Best resultChampions (2020, 2022)

The Egypt national badminton team (Arabic: منتخب مصر لكرة الريشة) represents Egypt in international badminton team competitions.[1][2] The team is controlled by the Egyptian Badminton Federation, the governing body for badminton in Egypt.

The team was formed in 1991 after the formation of the Egyptian Badminton Federation.[3] In the team's early years, they frequently participated in Arab regional tournaments such as the Arab Games (then called the Pan Arab Games) and the Arab Badminton Championships.

Egypt first qualified for the Sudirman Cup in 2021 after the team won the 2021 African Mixed Team Championships. The team made their first appearance at the Uber Cup in 2020 after winning the African Women's Team Championships for the first time in 2020. The men's team have yet to qualify for the Thomas Cup.

History

Men's team

In the 1999 Arab Games, the team won their first international team medal, which was a bronze in the men's team event.[4] In 2004, the team finished fourth at 2004 Arab Games men's team event. The team won another bronze at the 2007 Arab Games. In 2008, the team entered the semi-finals of the 2008 Thomas Cup Preliminaries but lost 3–1 to Nigeria.[5] In the 2010 Thomas Cup Preliminaries, the team lost 3–2 to Mauritius in the semi-finals.[6] In 2012, the team lost 3–0 to Nigeria at the 2012 Thomas Cup Preliminaries.

In the 2020 All Africa Men's Team Championships, the team lost in the semi-finals to Mauritius 3–0. In the 2022 All Africa Men's Team Championships in Kampala, the team almost qualified for their first Thomas Cup but lost 3–0 to rivals Algeria.[7] In the 2024 All Africa Men's Team Championships, the team lost 3–2 to Nigeria in the semi-finals.

Women's team

The Egyptian women's team finished in 5th place at the 1999 Arab Games. In 2004, the women's team emerged as champions at the Arab Games after defeating Jordan, Syria and Algeria in the round robin tournament.[8] At the 2016 African Women's Team Championships, Egypt finished as runners-up after losing 3–0 to Mauritius in the final.[9]

The Egyptian women's team won the 2020 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships in the women's team event. This qualified Egypt for the Uber Cup for the first time. The women's team made their debut in the 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup finals and was placed into Group C with South Korea, Chinese Taipei and Tahiti. The team was placed 3rd in the group after defeating Tahiti in the tie and was placed 9th on the final rankings.

The team won their second African title in 2024 and qualified for their second appearance at the Uber Cup. In the 2022 Uber Cup, the team were placed into Group C with Thailand, Denmark and Malaysia. The team placed 4th in the group and did not advance to the quarter-finals. In 2024, the team suffered shocking defeats when they lost to both Uganda and Nigeria 4–1 on home soil and failed to advance to the semi-finals for the first time.[10]

Mixed team

Egypt first competed in the African Mixed Team Championships in 2000 but did not advance to the knockout stage. At the 2009 African Mixed Team Championships in Nairobi, the team reached the semi-finals for the first time but lost 3–0 to Seychelles.[11] The team reached the semi-finals for a second consecutive time in 2011 but lost 3–1 to Nigeria.[12]

In 2017, Egypt emerged as African Mixed Team Champions for the first time when the team defeated South Africa 3–1 in the final.[13] The team had a hard task overcoming Nigeria 3–2 in the semi-finals. In 2021, Egypt won the African Mixed Team Championships for the second time after defeating Algeria 4–1 in the final. With this result, the team qualified for their first ever Sudirman Cup.[14] In the 2021 Sudirman Cup, the team were drawn into Group D with Japan, Malaysia and England. The team finished last in the group and placed 15th on the overall rankings.

In 2023, the team qualified for the Sudirman Cup for a second time after defeating Mauritius 3–2 in the African Mixed Team Championships final.[15] The team were placed in Group A with Denmark, Singapore and hosts China. The team placed 16th on the overall rankings.

Competitive record

African Games

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2003 Group stage
2007 Group stage
2011 Withdrew
2015 Quarter-finals
2019 Semi-finals 3rd
2027 To be determined

African Team Championships

Arab Games

Arab Team Championships

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

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Year Round Pos
China 2000 Did not enter
South Africa 2002
Canada 2004
South Korea 2006 Group stage 28th of 28
New Zealand 2007 Did not enter
India 2008
Malaysia 2009
Mexico 2010
Taiwan 2011 Group stage 20th of 22
Japan 2012 Did not enter
Thailand 2013
Malaysia 2014 Group stage 27th of 33
Peru 2015 Did not enter
Spain 2016
Indonesia 2017 Group stage 39th of 44
Canada 2018 Did not enter
Russia 2019
New Zealand 2020 Cancelled because of COVID-19 pandemic
China 2021
Spain 2022 Group stage 28th of 37
United States 2023 Did not enter
China 2024
India 2025 Group stage 30th of 36

African Youth Games

African Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1979
to
1999		 Did not enter
2001 Group stage
2003 Champions 1st
2005 Group stage
2007 Did not enter
2009 Group stage
2011 Third place 3rd
2013 Group stage
2016 Champions 1st
2021 Runners-up 2nd
2022 Semi-finals 3rd
2024 To be determined
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Adham Hatem Elgamal 4 February 1998 137 214 74
Ahmed Salah 30 September 1990 369 214 287
Kareem Ezzat 10 October 2002 583 370 740
Mahmoud Montaser 15 October 2001 503 370 567
Aly Ashraf 1 May 2001 894 717 740
Abdelrahman Abdelsattar 5 May 2003 1444 717 1021

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Doha Hany 10 September 1997 147 228 74
Nour Ahmed Youssri 17 July 2003 129 228 740
Rahma Eladawy 8 January 1998 338 312 567
Hana Tarek 4 May 1998 405 312 287
Jana Abdelkader 1 October 2004 429 805 1021
Alya Elghandour 25 February 2008 1030 805 740

Previous squads

Uber Cup

Sudirman Cup

Pan Arab Games

References

  1. ↑ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "BWF - TOTAL BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2020 (Postponed) - Organization".
  3. ↑ "بشأن اعتماد لائحة النظام الأساسي الاسترشادي للاتحاد المصري للريشة الطائرة". sub.eastlaws.com. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  4. ↑ "دورات الدول العربية للالعاب الري". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  5. ↑ "Thomas et Uber Cup zone Afrique". www.africa-badminton.com (in French). Badminton Confederation of Africa. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Badminton : L'argent pour les garçons en Ouganda". lexpress.mu (in French). 2010-02-24. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  7. ↑ "بوابة روز اليوسف | منتخب سيدات الريشة الطائرة يهزم أوغندا ويتوج بذهبية بطولة إفريقيا". بوابة روز اليوسف. 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  8. ↑ "الدورة الرياضية العربية العاشرة: خير يلعب على ذهبية وزن تحت 80 بالكراتيه: وفوز خليل وسالم". جريدة الدستور الاردنية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  9. ↑ "SA, Mauritius Crowned Champions: Africa Continental Team Championships finals". bwfthomasubercups.bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  10. ↑ محمد, أحمد (2024-02-14). "مصر تواجه نيجيريا بنصف نهائي بطولة أفريقيا للريشة الطائرة". almsaey.akhbarelyom.com. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  11. ↑ "Badminton: African Championship and Kenya International-Seychelles lose team event title -Archive -Seychelles Nation". www.nation.sc. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  12. ↑ "BWF - African Mixed Team Championships 2011 - Team matches". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  13. ↑ "Egypt Emerge Champions: All Africa Mixed Team Championships 2017". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  14. ↑ "Egypt Qualify to Sudirman Cup Finals". bwfsudirmancup.bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  15. ↑ "Sudirman Cup: Egypt, Singapore Among Participating Teams". bwfsudirmancup.bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
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