Iran national badminton team explained
| Iran |
| Association: | Badminton Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (BFIRI) |
| Confederation: | BA (Asia) |
| President: | Mohammad Reza Pouria |
| Rank: | 86 3 |
| Date: | 2 January 2024 |
| Max Rank: | 51 |
| Max Date: | 2 July 2015 |
| Regional2 Cup Apps: | 3 |
| Regional2 Cup Best: | Group stage |
| Regional3 Cup Apps: | 1 |
| Regional3 Cup Best: | Group stage |
The Iran national badminton team (fa|تیم ملی بدمینتون ایران) represents Iran in international badminton team competitions.[1] The national team of Iran is administered by the Iran Badminton Federation.
The Iranian junior badminton team competed in the Badminton Asia Junior Championships mixed team event in 2011. The team were eliminated in the group stages.
History
Badminton has been played in Iran since the early 20th century. The sport was brought over to the country when British oil experts came to the country following the establishment of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company and played badminton in their spare time.[2] Eventually, local Iranians also became interested in the sport. After the nationalization of oil and the expulsion of British experts from Iran, the sport was starting to be forgotten and was only more or less common among the employees of the oil company. The first badminton court was built in the city of Masjed Soleyman.[3] Iran held its first national badminton championships in 1973.[4]
Men's team
Iran hosted the 1974 Asian Games and were granted auto-qualification for the men's team event.[5] [6] The team were eliminated in the quarter-finals after the team lost 3–0 to Indonesia.[7] In the 5th to 8th place classification round, the Iranian men's team lost 3–0 to Hong Kong and the Philippines.
Women's team
The Iranian women's team competed in the 1974 Asian Games. Like the men's team, the team lost 3–0 to Indonesia in the quarter-finals. The team then finished in 6th place after losing the 5th place tie to North Korea.
Competitive record
Thomas Cup
Uber Cup
| Year | Round | |
|---|
| 1957 | Did not enter |
| 1960 |
| 1963 |
| 1966 |
| 1969 |
| 1972 |
| 1975 |
| 1978 |
| 1981 |
| 1984 |
| 1986 |
| 1988 |
| 1990 |
| 1992 |
| 1994 |
| 1996 |
| 1998 |
| 2000 |
| 2002 |
| 2004 |
| 2006 | Did not qualify |
| 2008 | Did not enter |
| 2010 |
| 2012 |
| 2014 |
| 2016 |
| 2018 |
| 2020 |
| 2022 |
| 2024 |
| 2026 | TBD |
| 2028 |
| 2030 | |
Sudirman Cup
Asian Games
Men's team
Women's team
Asian Team Championships
Men's team
Women's team
| Year | Round | |
|---|
| 2004 | Did not enter |
| 2006 | Group stage | |
| 2008 | Did not enter |
| 2010 |
| 2012 |
| 2016 |
| 2018 |
| 2020 |
| 2022 |
| 2024 |
| 2026 | TBD |
| 2028 |
| 2030 | |
Mixed team
Islamic Solidarity Games
Women's team
Women's Islamic Games
Women's team
| Year | Round | |
|---|
| 1993 | bgcolor=Silver | Runners-up | bgcolor=Silver | 2nd |
| 1997 | bgcolor=Silver | Runners-up | bgcolor=Silver | 2nd |
| 2001 | bgcolor=Gold | Champions | bgcolor=Gold | 1st |
| 2005 | Third place | 3rd | |
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
See also: BWF World Junior Championships.
Asian Junior Team Championships
See also: Badminton Asia Junior Championships.
Boys' team
Girls' team
Mixed team
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
Current squad
Men's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event |
|---|
| MS | MD | XD |
|---|
| Ali Hayati | 21 March 2005 | 528 | 534 | - |
| Arshia Amalkonande | 7 May 2003 | 1561 | 534 | - |
| Mohammad Mahdi Mirshekari | 23 August 2001 | 1561 | 145 | - |
| Saleh Sangtarash | 17 May 2001 | 1057 | 145 | - |
| Matin Moghimi | 6 February 2002 | 1057 | 534 | - |
| Amirhossein Hasani | 30 March 2004 | 1057 | 534 | - | |
Women's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event |
|---|
| WS | WD | XD |
|---|
| Yeganeh Kermani | 3 November 1999 | 304 | 457 | - |
| Romina Tajik | 5 December 2001 | 401 | 457 | - |
| Fatemeh Babaei | 5 September 2004 | 470 | 589 | - |
| Hananeh Yaghobzadeh | 28 September 2001 | 836 | 589 | - |
| Nasim Safaei | 6 April 2001 | 586 | 589 | - |
| Fatemeh Mouneskhah | 16 February 2004 | 586 | 589 | - | |
References
- Web site: Members BWF Corporate . 2022-08-17 . en-US.
- Web site: فدراسیون بدمینتون جمهوری اسلامی ایران تاریخچه فدراسیون . 2023-05-27 . iranbadminton.org.
- Web site: تاریخچه پیدایش بدمینتون در ایران و جهان . 2023-05-27 . Hawramansport . fa.
- Web site: برچسب تاریخچه بدمینتون در ایران – مجله ورزشی . 2023-05-27 . sportmaganize.blogsky.com.
- Web site: 14 September 1974 . Asian Games result . 2023-05-27 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg . 29 . en-SG . . The Straits Times.
- Web site: 14 September 1974 . Asian Games result . 2023-05-27 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg . 24 . en-SG . . The Straits Times.
- Web site: 14 September 1974 . Asian Games result . 2023-05-27 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg . en-SG . . The Straits Times.
