Saudi Arabia national badminton team

Saudi Arabia

Nickname(s)	أخضر الريشة ('Akhḍar al-Rīša, "Green Badminton")
Association	Saudi Badminton Federation (SBF)
Confederation	BA (Asia)
President	Mogren Al-Mogren
BWF ranking
Current ranking	80 2 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking	78 (3 October 2023)
Asian Men's Team Championships
Appearances	1 (first in 2024)
Best result	Group stage

The Saudi Arabia national badminton team (Arabic: المنتخب السعودي للريشة الطائرة) represents Saudi Arabia in international badminton team competitions and is organized by the Saudi Badminton Federation.^[1] The team are also known as Akhdar Al-Riyshat (Green Badminton).^[2] The team are affiliated with BWF, Badminton Asia and the Arab Badminton Federation.^[3][4]

The Saudi Arabian team started sending its players to compete internationally at the 2017 BWF World Junior Championships in Yogyakarta. Saudi Arabia also made its Asian Games debut in badminton at the 2018 Asian Games.^[5][6]

History

Badminton made its way into Saudi Arabia in 2013, when the country held its first recreational badminton tournament in Mecca.^[7] The national team was formed soon after the establishment of the Saudi Badminton Federation in January 2014.^[8][9]

Saudi players then started to compete in international tournaments after the national federation obtained membership from the Badminton World Federation, most notably the 2017 BWF World Junior Championships.^[10]

Men's team

Saudi Arabia made its debut in the Asian Men's Team Championships in 2024. A total of 4 players were selected to represent the country in the team championships.^[11][12] The team were drawn into Group D with Indonesia, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates.^[13][14] The team started off with a 5–0 loss to Indonesia.^[15] The team then lost to South Korea by the same margin.^[16] The team ended their campaign with a 5–0 loss against the United Arab Emirates.^[17]

Competitive record

Thomas Cup Year Round Pos 1949 Not a member of the BWF 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1976 1979 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 Did not enter 2020 2022 2024 Did not qualify 2026 TBD 2028 2030

Uber Cup Year Round Pos 1957 Not a member of the BWF 1960 1963 1966 1969 1972 1975 1978 1981 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 Did not enter 2020 2022 2024 2026 TBD 2028 2030

Sudirman Cup Year Round Pos 1989 Not a member of the BWF 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 Did not enter 2019 2021 2023 2025 TBD 2027 2029

Asian Games

Men's team Year Round Pos 1962 Did not enter 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 TBD 2030 2034 2038

Women's team Year Round Pos 1962 Did not enter 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 TBD 2030 2034 2038

Asian Team Championships

Men's team Year Round Pos 1962 Not a member of the BA 1965 1969 1971 1976 1983 1985 1987 1989 1993 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2016 2018 Did not enter 2020 2022 2024 Group stage 15th 2026 TBD 2028 2030

Women's team Year Round Pos 2004 Not a member of the BA 2006 2008 2010 2012 2016 2018 Did not enter 2020 2022 2024 2026 TBD 2028 2030

Mixed team Year Round Pos 2017 Did not enter 2019 2023 2025 TBD 2027 2029

Arab Games

Men's team Year Round Pos 1999 Did not enter 2004 2007

Women's team Year Round Pos 1999 Did not enter 2004 2007

Arab Team Championships

Men's team Year Round Pos 1996 Did not enter 1998 2000 2002 2004 2009 2011 2017

Women's team Year Round Pos 1996 Did not enter 1998 2000 2002 2004 2009 2011 2017

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

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

See also: BWF World Junior Championships

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

See also: Badminton Asia Junior Championships

Boys' team Year Round Pos 1997 Not a member of the BA 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005

Girls' team Year Round Pos 1997 Not a member of the BA 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005

Mixed team Year Round Pos 2006 Not a member of the BA 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Did not enter 2019 2023 2024 TBD 2025

Arab Junior Team Championships

Boys' team Year Round Pos 2003 Did not enter 2005 2007 2009 2016

Girls' team Year Round Pos 2003 Did not enter 2005 2007 2009 2016

**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	(2002-12-10) 10 December 2002 (age 22)	–	–	–
Yazan Saigh	(2006-09-29) 29 September 2006 (age 18)	776	243	–
Abdullah Al-Dawsari	(2005-02-21) 21 February 2005 (age 19)	969	243	–
Muath Al-Ghamdi	(2002-04-10) 10 April 2002 (age 22)	537	496	397
Nawaf Al-Ghamdi	(2002-08-19) 19 August 2002 (age 22)	683	496	451
Mahd Shaikh	(2005-10-23) 23 October 2005 (age 19)	321	–	117

Women's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
		WS	WD	XD
Rana Abu Harbesh	(1995-10-07) 7 October 1995 (age 29)	–	–	–
Kadeeja Latheef	(2006-02-04) 4 February 2006 (age 18)	241	138	117
Shatha Al-Mutairi	(1995-01-15) 15 January 1995 (age 29)	–	–	–
Haya Al-Mudarra	(1999-08-01) 1 August 1999 (age 25)	368	138	397
Albatul Al-Mutairi	(2010-09-15) 15 September 2010 (age 14)	–	–	–
Fatimah Mousa	(1994-01-05) 5 January 1994 (age 30)	–	–	–

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