National badminton team representing the Maldives
Maldives |
| Association | Badminton Association of Maldives (BaMDV) |
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| Confederation | BA (Asia) |
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| President | Moosa Nashid |
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| BWF ranking |
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| Current ranking | 58  8 (2 January 2024) |
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| Highest ranking | 35 (4 October 2018) |
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| Asian Men's Team Championships |
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| Appearances | 2 (first in 2016) |
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| Best result | Group stage |
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| Asian Men's Team Championships |
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| Appearances | 2 (first in 2016) |
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| Best result | Group stage |
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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.
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
- Men's team
| Year | Result | | 2016 | Group stage | | 2018 | Group stage | | - Women's team
| Year | Result | | 2016 | Group stage | | 2018 | Group stage | |
Participation in Indian Ocean Island Games
The 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.
| Men's team | Year | Result |  2015 |  Runner-up |
| Women's team | Year | Result |  2015 |  Semi-finalists | |
Players
Current squad
- As of 2 January 2024
Men's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event |
| MS | MD | XD |
| Hussein Zayan Shaheed | (1993-05-30) 30 May 1993 (age 30) | 226 | 196 | 98 |
| Thoif Ahmed Mohamed | (1996-02-26) 26 February 1996 (age 28) | 1190 | 196 | - |
| Ahmed Nibal | (2002-06-10) 10 June 2002 (age 21) | 342 | 128 | 211 |
| Mohamed Ajfan Rasheed | (1990-02-15) 15 February 1990 (age 34) | 440 | 128 | 740 |
Women's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event |
| WS | WD | XD |
| Aminath Nabeeha Abdul Razzaq | (1999-06-13) 13 June 1999 (age 24) | 164 | 89 | 211 |
| Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq | (1999-06-13) 13 June 1999 (age 24) | 108 | 89 | 98 |
| Maisa Fathuhulla Ismail | (1999-06-01) 1 June 1999 (age 24) | 716 | 186 | 740 |
| Aishath Afnaan Rasheed | (1992-03-01) 1 March 1992 (age 32) | 822 | 186 | - |
References
- ^ "Badminton Asia Official Report 2015" (PDF). Badminton Asia. p. 76. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
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