Algeria national badminton team explained

Algeria
Association:Algerian Badminton Association (FAB)
Confederation:BCA (Africa)
President:Mohamed Moncef Zemmouchi
Rank:28 1
Date:2 April 2024
Max Rank:26
Max Date:3 October 2023
World Men's Team Champ Apps:4
World Men's Team Champ First:2018
World Men's Team Champ Best:Group stage
Regional Name:African Mixed Team Championships
Regional Cup Apps:8
Regional Cup First:2006
Regional Cup Best:Runners-up (2006, 2021)
Regional2 Name:African Men's Team Championships
Regional2 Cup Apps:5
Regional2 Cup First:2016
Regional2 Cup Best:Champions (2018, 2020, 2022, 2024)
Regional3 Name:African Women's Team Championships
Regional3 Cup Apps:4
Regional3 Cup First:2020
Regional3 Cup Best:Runners-up (2020)

The Algeria national badminton team represents Algeria in international badminton team competitions. The team made their first-ever appearance at the Thomas Cup (World Men's Team Championships) in 2018.[1] The Algerian team have never qualified for the Uber Cup and the Sudirman Cup.

The men's team later won the 2020 and 2022 All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championships. This earned the Algerian team a spot in the 2020 and 2022 Thomas Cup.

History

Badminton was first played in Algeria in the 1990s in the city of Chlef. The sport then grew and began to spread around the cities of Aïn Defla, Relizane, Mostaganem and Boumerdès. The national team was formed around 1996 following the formation of the Algerian Badminton Association. In 1999, the national championships were organized to select the best players for the national setup.[2]

Men's team

The Algerian men's team first competed in the Pan Arab Games in 1999. The team then finished as runners-up in 2004 and then won gold in 2007 after beating Syria in the final.[3] In 2010, the men's team made their African Men's Team Championship debut but lost in the group stages.[4] [5] In 2018, the Algerian men's team made history by winning the All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championship and qualifying for 2018 Thomas Cup.[6] [7] [8] The team were placed in Group D and lost all their matches against Denmark, Malaysia and Russia.[9] [10]

The team qualified for the 2020 Thomas Cup after winning the 2020 All Africa Men's Team Championship final 3–2 against Mauritius.[11] The team were eliminated in the group stages of the 2020 Thomas Cup.[12] The team won the African Men's Team Championship for a third consecutive time in 2022 after defeating Egypt 3–0. At the 2022 Thomas Cup, the team failed to get past the group stage after finishing on the bottom of their group.[13] [14]

Women's team

The Algerian women's team debuted in the 1999 Pan Arab Games. In 2018, the women's team debuted in the 2018 All Africa Women's Team Championship and reached the semi-finals but lost to Mauritius.[15] The team almost qualified for the 2020 Uber Cup when they finished 2nd at the 2020 All Africa Women's Team Championship.[16] The team were halted in the group stage at the 2022 All Africa Women's Team Badminton Championship.[17]

Mixed team

The mixed team debuted in the 2003 African Games.[18] They later made their debut at the African Mixed Team Championships in 2006 and finished as runners-up. The team then won bronze in the 2007 African Games. In 2015, the team were halted in the quarter-finals after losing to Seychelles 3–1. In 2019, they lost in the quarter-finals of the 2019 African Mixed Team Championships. After a few months, the team came back stronger and reached the final of the 2019 African Games. The team lost 3–0 to Nigeria in the final.[19]

In 2021, the team lost their chances of qualifying for the Sudirman Cup at the mixed team championships to Egypt.[20] In 2023, they failed to enter the final of the African Mixed Team Championships after losing narrowly to Mauritius.[21]

Competitive record

Thomas Cup

YearRound
1949
to
1961		Part of
1964
to
2004		Did not enter
2006Did not qualify
2008Did not enter
2010Did not qualify
2012Did not enter
2014
2016Did not qualify
2018Group stage16th
2020Group stage15th
2022Group stage16th
2024Group stage16th
2026To be determined
2028
2030

Uber Cup

YearRound
1957Part of
1960
1963
to
2016		Did not enter
2018Did not qualify
2020
2022
2024
2026To be determined
2028
2030

Sudirman Cup

YearRound
1989
to
2019		Did not enter
2021Did not qualify
2023
2025To be determined
2027
2029

African Games

Mixed team

YearRound
2003Did not enter
2007Semi-finals4th
2011Did not enter
2015Quarter-finals–
2019bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
2027To be determined

African Team Championships

Men's team

YearRound
1979
to
1988		Did not enter
2016Semi-finals3rd
2018bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2020bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2022bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2024bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2026To be determined
2028
2030

Women's team

YearRound
1979
to
2016		Did not enter
2018Semi-finals4th
2020bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
2022Group stage
2024Semi-finals3rd
2026To be determined
2028
2030

Mixed team

YearRound
1980
to
2004		Did not enter
2006bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
2007Group stage–
2009Group stage–
2011Group stage–
2013Did not enter
2014
2017Group stage–
2019Quarter-finals–
2021bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
2023Semi-finals3rd
2025To be determined
2027
2029

Islamic Solidarity Games

Women's team

Arab Games

Men's team

YearRound
1999Did not enter
2004bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
2007bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st

Women's team

YearRound
1999Did not enter
2004Fourth place4th
2007Sixth place6th

Arab Team Championships

Men's team

YearRound
1996Did not enter
1998
2000
2002Group stage5th
2004Did not enter
2009
2011
2017bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd

Women's team

YearRound
1996Did not enter
1998
2000
2002Third place3rd
2004Did not enter
2009
2011
2017bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

See also: BWF World Junior Championships.

YearRound
2000
to
2012		Did not enter
2013Withdrew
2014Did not enter
2015
2016Group stage51st
2017Withdrew
2018
2019Did not enter
2022
2023
2024To be determined
2025
2026

African Youth Games

Mixed team

African Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

YearRound
1979
to
2001		Did not enter
2003Group stage–
2005Group stage–
2007Did not enter
2009Group stage–
2011Fourth place4th
2013Semi-finals3rd
2016bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
2021Did not enter
2022bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
2024To be determined

Arab Junior Team Championships

Men's team

YearRound
2003Did not enter
2005
2007Group stage6th
2009Did not enter
2016bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st

Women's team

YearRound
2003Did not enter
2005
2007Group stage6th
2009Did not enter
2016bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the Algerian national badminton team.

!Name!Role
Nourine SalimHead coach[22]

Players

Current squad

Men's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
MSMDXD
Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi8 August 1992355183740
Adel Hamek25 October 1992222183740
Koceila Mammeri23 February 1999–6246
Youcef Sabri Medel5 July 199626862–
Sifeddine Larbaoui30 June 2002407251424
Mohamed Abdelaziz Ouchefoun9 September 2001344251381

Women's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
WSWDXD
Halla Bouksani30 July 2000267131746
Celia Mounib20 August 1998377427424
Tanina Mammeri17 June 200321613146
Yasmina Chibah23 November 1999256136746
Linda Mazri21 December 2001387136746
Malak Ouchefoun23 August 2003293593381

Previous squads

Thomas Cup

Pan Arab Games

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thomas . Giles . BWF confirm line-ups for Thomas and Uber Cups . www.insidethegames.biz . 26 February 2018 . 27 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Le badminton en Algérie . 2023-03-14 . Djazairess.
  3. Web site: Le Badminton aux 11° Jeux Sportifs Arabes . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425091614/http://www.africa-badminton.com/DOSSIERJEUX/pagespeciale11jeuxegypte.htm . 25 April 2012 . 25 April 2012 . Africa Badminton.
  4. Web site: Thomas et Uber Cup zone Afrique . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170510085145/http://www.africa-badminton.com/A%20JEUX%20AFRICA/thomasetubercup.htm . 10 May 2017 . 14 October 2016 . www.africa-badminton.com . . French.
  5. Web site: Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa . 2023-03-14 . www.tournamentsoftware.com.
  6. Web site: Adel, Rahim et Sabri aux Championnats d'Afrique 2018 Chantecler Bordeaux Badminton . 2023-03-14 . www.badminton-chantecler-bordeaux.org.
  7. Web site: ALGERIA TO DEBUT IN THOMAS CUP . 2023-03-14 . Badminton Confederation of Africa . en-US.
  8. Web site: 19 February 2018 . كرة الريشة/البطولة الافريقية /نهائي- فردي): تتويج الجزائر باللقب الافريقي . Algeria Press Service.
  9. Web site: 21 May 2018 . Thomas and Uber Cup: Viktor Axelsen-led Denmark thrash Algeria 5–0; Japan women breeze past Canada . 2023-03-14 . Firstpost . en.
  10. Web site: Liew . Vincent . 21 May 2018 . Thomas Cup: Malaysia win opener to play Algeria on Tuesday . 2023-03-14 . BadmintonPlanet.com . en-US.
  11. Web site: All Africa Senior Championships 2020– Egypt & Mauritius Triumphant! . 2023-03-14 . Badminton Confederation of Africa . en-US.
  12. Web site: ptr . Hasil Thomas Cup: Indonesia Kalahkan Aljazair 5–0 . 2023-03-14 . olahraga . id-ID.
  13. Web site: sina_mobile . 10 May 2022 . 汤杯中国队5比0横扫阿尔及利亚 两战全胜提前出线 . 2023-03-14 . sports.sina.cn.
  14. Web site: Fédération Française de Badminton Accueil . 2023-03-14 . www.ffbad.org.
  15. Web site: 16 February 2018 . Badminton – Championnats d'Afrique – la selection féminine de Maurice décroche la médaille d'or dans la competition par equipe en Algérie . 2023-03-14 . Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation . en.
  16. Web site: DOHA LEADS THE EGYPTIAN QUEENS TO THEIR FIRST UBER CUP WIN . 2023-03-14 . Badminton Confederation of Africa . en-US.
  17. Web site: Standings of All Africa Men's & Women's Teams Championships – All Africa Women's Team Championships 2022 – Group B . 2023-03-14 . www.tournamentsoftware.com.
  18. Web site: Les Jeux Africains – "All Africa Games" . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120216112515/http://www.africa-badminton.com/DOSSIERJEUX/africains.htm . 16 February 2012 . 16 February 2012 . Africa Badminton.
  19. Web site: 26 August 2019 . 12th Africa Games: Nigeria wins 3 golds in badminton, basketball, weightlifting . 2023-03-14 . Punch Newspapers . en-US.
  20. Web site: Egypt beat Algeria to win All Africa mixed team champion . 2023-03-14 . www.news.cn.
  21. Web site: Fabrice . 16 February 2023 . Badminton: Maurice en finale des championnats d'Afrique des nations par équipes mixtes . 2023-03-14 . Top Fm Radio . en-US.
  22. Web site: Badminton : Une médaille d'or historique . 2023-03-17 . El watan . en.

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