Iran
AssociationIran Badminton Federation
ConfederationBadminton Asia
PresidentMohammad Reza Pouria
BWF ranking
Current ranking84 Increase 1 (3 January 2023)
Highest ranking51 (2 July 2015)

The Iran national badminton team (Persian: 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.[5][6][7]

Competitive record

Asian Games

Junior competitive record

Asian Junior Team Championships

Players

Current squad

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Mehran Shahbazi 20 September 1996 (aged 27) 770 652 –
Farzin Khanjani 4 October 1994 (aged 29) 891 652 –
Mohamad Pairavand 22 October 1995 (aged 28) 891 652 –
Nima Rostampourlagaldani 26 January 2003 (aged 20) 891 652 –
Matin Moghimi 6 February 2002 (aged 21) 891 478 –

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Fatemeh Babaei 5 September 2004 (aged 19) 437 536 –
Yeganeh Kermani 3 November 1999 (aged 24) 455 410 –
Sareh Aminian 13 April 2003 (aged 20) 455 536 –
Nasim Safaei 6 April 2001 (aged 22) 475 536 –
Fatemeh Mouneskhah 16 February 2004 (aged 19) 475 536 –

References

  1. ↑ "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  2. ↑ "فدراسیون بدمینتون جمهوری اسلامی ایران | تاریخچه فدراسیون". iranbadminton.org. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  3. ↑ "تاریخچه پیدایش بدمینتون در ایران و جهان". Hawramansport (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  4. ↑ "برچسب تاریخچه بدمینتون در ایران – مجله ورزشی". sportmaganize.blogsky.com. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  5. 1 2 "Asian Games result". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Times. 14 September 1974. p. 29. Retrieved 2023-05-27 – via NewspaperSG.
  6. 1 2 "Asian Games result". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Times. 14 September 1974. p. 24. Retrieved 2023-05-27 – via NewspaperSG.
  7. 1 2 "Asian Games result". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Times. 14 September 1974. Retrieved 2023-05-27 – via NewspaperSG.
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