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United Arab Emirates

Association	UAE Badminton Federation (UAEBF)
Confederation	BA (Asia)
President	Dawoud Al-Hajri
BWF ranking
Current ranking	41 5 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking	41 (2 January 2024)
Asian Mixed Team Championships
Appearances	1 (first in 2023)
Best result	Group stage (2023)

The United Arab Emirates national badminton team (Arabic: منتخب الإمارات لكرة الريشة) represents the United Arab Emirates in international badminton team competitions. The national team is controlled by the UAE Badminton Federation, the governing body for badminton in the United Arab Emirates. The Emirati team made their first international team appearance at the 2023 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships.

History

Badminton has been known and played in the United Arab Emirates since 2014, when the sport gained popularity after Dubai hosted the 2014 BWF Super Series Finals. Following the establishment of the UAE Badminton Federation in 2016, the national team have taken part in Shuttle Time programs organized by the Badminton World Federation.

Mixed team

The United Arab Emirates were chosen as hosts for the 2023 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships and qualified for the championships as the host team. They were placed in Group B with India, Malaysia and Kazakhstan. The Emirati team had a decent debut. Although the team lost 5–0 against India and Malaysia in their first two matches, the team gave a good fight against Kazakhstan and lost narrowly.

Competitive record

Thomas Cup Year Round Pos 1949 Part of the  United Kingdom 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 Did not enter 1976 1979 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 Did not qualify 2026 TBD 2028 2030

Uber Cup Year Round Pos 1957 Part of the  United Kingdom 1960 1963 1966 1969 1972 Did not enter 1975 1978 1981 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 Did not qualify 2026 TBD 2028 2030

Sudirman Cup Year Round Pos 1989 Did not enter 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 Did not qualify 2025 TBD 2027 2029

Asian Games

Men's team Year Round Pos 1962 Part of the  United Kingdom 1966 1970 1974 Did not enter 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 TBD 2030 2034 2038

Women's team Year Round Pos 1962 Part of the  United Kingdom 1966 1970 1974 Did not enter 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 TBD 2030 2034 2038

Asian Team Championships

Men's team Year Round Pos 1962 Part of the  United Kingdom 1965 1969 1971 Did not enter 1976 1983 1985 1987 1989 1993 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 Group Stage 10th 2026 TBD 2028 2030

Women's team Year Round Pos 2004 Did not enter 2006 2008 2010 2012 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 Group Stage 10th 2026 TBD 2028 2030

Mixed team Year Round Pos 2017 Did not enter 2019 2023 Group stage 14th 2025 TBD 2027 2029

Arab Games

Arab Team Championships

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

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Asian Junior Team Championships

Arab Junior Team Championships

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

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Women's team

Previous squads

Asian Team Championships

• Mixed team: 2023

References

1. "Hasil Drawing BAMTC 2023: Indonesia Jumpa Thailand". www.cnnindonesia.com. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
2. "President's Message". UAE Badminton Federation. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
3. الرياضي, دبي-البيان (2016-03-30). "تأسيس اتحاد للريشة الطائرة وكرة الطاولة". www.albayan.ae (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-05-25.
4. "Full Steam Ahead In UAE – BWF Development". Retrieved 2023-05-25.
5. "الإمارات تنظم بطولة آسيا المختلطة للريشة الطائرة - التيار الاخضر" (in Arabic). 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
6. "17 دولة في البطولة الآسيوية للريشة الطائرة بدبي". كووورة. 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
7. اليوم, دبي-الإمارات (31 January 2023). "17 دولة تشارك في البطولة الآسيوية للريشة الطائرة بمدينة إكسبو". www.emaratalyoum.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-04-18.
8. "Lee Zii Jia and Malaysia off to flying start at Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships 2023". Olympics. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
9. "India Thrash UAE 5-0 To Notch Up Second Consecutive Win In Asia Mixed Team Badminton | Badminton News". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.

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