Iraq national badminton team

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Iraq
AssociationIraq Badminton Federation (BFI)
ConfederationBA (Asia)
PresidentPeshtiwan Majeed Nadir
BWF ranking
Current ranking121 Steady (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking86 (3 April 2015)

The Iraq national badminton team (Arabic: منتخب الريشة الوطني العراقي) represents Iraq in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Iraq Badminton Federation, the governing body for Iraqi badminton.[1]

The team made its international team tournament debut in the 2009 Badminton Asia Junior Championships mixed team event. Iraq also competes in para-badminton. The national team competed in the Pan Arab Games and has won two bronze medals in doubles.

History[edit]

Badminton was first introduced to Iraq in the 1950s by British soldiers. The Iraq Badminton Federation and the national team became affiliated with the National Olympic Committee of Iraq in 1987.[2]

Men's team[edit]

The Iraqi men's team competed in the 2007 Pan Arab Games. The team lost all of their matches in the round robin tournament and finished in 7th place.[3]

Women's team[edit]

The Iraqi women's team first competed in the 2007 Pan Arab Games along with the men's team. The team won against Algeria but lost 0−3 to Egypt, Sudan, Jordan and Syria. The team finished in 5th place on the overall standings.[3]

Competitive record[edit]

Pan Arab Games[edit]

Junior competitive record[edit]

Asian Junior Team Championships[edit]

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team[edit]

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Yousif Alhumairi (2003-09-13) 13 September 2003 (age 20) 694 - -
Ali Muafaq Hadi Alqazzaz (1998-10-27) 27 October 1998 (age 25) 1561 717 -
Yousif Khudhur (2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 20) 1561 717 -
Muntadher Nabeel (2002-09-11) 11 September 2002 (age 21) 1561 717 -

Women's team[edit]

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Hajir Haneer (2007-10-14) 14 October 2007 (age 16) 1035 589 -
Maryam Haneer (2003-12-06) 6 December 2003 (age 20) 1035 589 -
Iman Abdulrazaq (2008-07-19) 19 July 2008 (age 15) - - -
Lobna Shakir (1987-12-03) 3 December 1987 (age 36) 835 - -

Previous squads[edit]

Pan Arab Games[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  2. ^ azz. "رئيس إتحاد الريشة الطائرة بشتوان مجيد في ضيافة (الزمان) | Azzaman" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  3. ^ a b "Le badminton aux 11° Jeux Sportifes Arabes". AfricaBadminton. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.