Saudi Arabia
Nickname(s)أخضر الريشة ('Akhḍar al-Rīša, "Green Badminton")
AssociationSaudi Badminton Federation (SBF)
ConfederationBA (Asia)
PresidentMogren Al-Mogren
BWF ranking
Current ranking80 Decrease 2 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking78 (3 October 2023)

The Saudi Arabia national badminton team (Arabic: المنتخب الوطني لكرة الريشة للمملكة العربية السعودية) represents Saudi Arabia in international badminton team competitions and is organized by the Saudi Badminton Federation.[1] The Saudi Arabian team started sending its players to compete internationally at the 2017 BWF World Junior Championships in Yogyakarta.

Saudi Arabia also competed in badminton at the 2018 Asian Games. They have yet to qualify or compete in a team event.

Competitive record

Asian Games

Asian Team Championships

Arab Games

Arab Team Championships

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

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Year Round Pos
2000 Not a member of the BWF
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017 Did not enter
2018
2019
2022
2023
2024 TBD

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

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Abdullah Al-Harthi 10 December 2002 - - -
Yazan Saigh 29 September 2006 776 243 -
Abdullah Al-Dawsari 21 February 2005 969 243 -
Muath Al-Ghamdi 10 April 2002 537 496 397
Nawaf Al-Ghamdi 19 August 2002 683 496 451
Mahd Shaikh 23 October 2005 321 - 117

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Rana Abu Harbesh 7 October 1995 - - -
Kadeeja Latheef 4 February 2006 241 138 117
Shatha Al-Mutairi 15 January 1995 - - -
Haya Al-Mudarra 1 August 1999 368 138 397
Albatul Al-Mutairi 15 September 2010 - - -
Fatimah Mousa 5 January 1994 - - -

References

  1. "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2022-08-17.
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