The Egypt national badminton team () represents Egypt in international badminton team competitions. The team is controlled by the Egyptian Badminton Federation, the governing body for badminton in Egypt.
The team was formed in 1991 after the formation of the Egyptian Badminton Federation. In the team's early years, they frequently participated in Arab regional tournaments such as the Arab Games (then called the Pan Arab Games) and the Arab Badminton Championships.
Egypt first qualified for the Sudirman Cup in 2021 after the team won the 2021 African Mixed Team Championships. The team made their first appearance at the Uber Cup in 2020 after winning the African Women's Team Championships for the first time in 2020. The men's team have yet to qualify for the Thomas Cup.
History
Men's team In the 1999 Arab Games, the team won their first international team medal, which was a bronze in the men's team event. In 2004, the team finished fourth at 2004 Arab Games men's team event. The team won another bronze at the 2007 Arab Games. In 2008, the team entered the semi-finals of the 2008 Thomas Cup Preliminaries but lost 3–1 to Nigeria. In the 2010 Thomas Cup Preliminaries, the team lost 3–2 to Mauritius in the semi-finals. In 2012, the team lost 3–0 to Nigeria at the 2012 Thomas Cup Preliminaries.
In the 2020 All Africa Men's Team Championships, the team lost in the semi-finals to Mauritius 3–0. In the 2022 All Africa Men's Team Championships in Kampala, the team almost qualified for their first Thomas Cup but lost 3–0 to rivals Algeria. In the 2024 All Africa Men's Team Championships, the team lost 3–2 to Nigeria in the semi-finals.
Women's team The Egyptian women's team finished in 5th place at the 1999 Arab Games. In 2004, the women's team emerged as champions at the Arab Games after defeating Jordan, Syria and Algeria in the round robin tournament. At the 2016 African Women's Team Championships, Egypt finished as runners-up after losing 3–0 to Mauritius in the final.
The Egyptian women's team won the 2020 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships in the women's team event. This qualified Egypt for the Uber Cup for the first time. The women's team made their debut in the 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup finals and was placed into Group C with South Korea, Chinese Taipei and Tahiti. The team was placed 3rd in the group after defeating Tahiti in the tie and was placed 9th on the final rankings.
The team won their second African title in 2024 and qualified for their second appearance at the Uber Cup. In the 2022 Uber Cup, the team were placed into Group C with Thailand, Denmark and Malaysia. The team placed 4th in the group and did not advance to the quarter-finals. In 2024, the team suffered shocking defeats when they lost to both Uganda and Nigeria 4–1 on home soil and failed to advance to the semi-finals for the first time.
Mixed team Egypt first competed in the African Mixed Team Championships in 2000 but did not advance to the knockout stage. At the 2009 African Mixed Team Championships in Nairobi, the team reached the semi-finals for the first time but lost 3–0 to Seychelles. The team reached the semi-finals for a second consecutive time in 2011 but lost 3–1 to Nigeria.
In 2017, Egypt emerged as African Mixed Team Champions for the first time when the team defeated South Africa 3–1 in the final. The team had a hard task overcoming Nigeria 3–2 in the semi-finals. In 2021, Egypt won the African Mixed Team Championships for the second time after defeating Algeria 4–1 in the final. With this result, the team qualified for their first ever Sudirman Cup. In the 2021 Sudirman Cup, the team were drawn into Group D with Japan, Malaysia and England. The team finished last in the group and placed 15th on the overall rankings.
In 2023, the team qualified for the Sudirman Cup for a second time after defeating Mauritius 3–2 in the African Mixed Team Championships final. The team were placed in Group A with Denmark, Singapore and hosts China. The team placed 16th on the overall rankings.
Competitive record
Thomas Cup YearRound1949to2006Did not enter2008Did not qualify201020122014Did not enter20162018Did not qualify20202022202420262028To be determined2030
Uber Cup YearRound1957to2006Did not enter2008Did not qualify201020122014Did not enter2016Did not qualify20182020Group stage9th2022Group stage16th2024Did not qualify20262028To be determined2030
Sudirman Cup YearRound1989to2019Did not enter2021Group stage15th2023Group stage16th2025Did not qualify2027To be determined2029
African Games
Mixed team YearRound2003Group stage2007Group stage2011Withdrew2015Quarter-finals2019Semi-finals3rd2027To be determined
African Team Championships
Men's team YearRound1979to2016Did not enter2018Quarter-finals2020Semi-finals3rd2022Runners-up2nd2024Semi-finals3rd2026Semi-finals3rd20282030
Women's team YearRound1979to1988Did not enter2016Runners-up2nd2018Semi-finals3rd2020Champions1st2022Champions1st2024Group stage6th2026Runners-up2nd2028To be determined2030
Mixed team YearRound1980to1998Did not enter2000Group stage2002Group stage2004Group stage2006Group stage2007Did not enter2009Semi-finals4th2011Semi-finals4th2013Group stage2014Group stage2017Champions1st2019Semi-finals3rd2021Champions1st2023Champions1st2025Semi-finals3rd2027To be determined2029
Arab Games
Men's team YearRound19993rd / 4th in group3rd2004Fourth place4th20073rd / 4th in group3rd
Women's team YearRound1999Fifth place5th2004Champions1st2007Runners-up2nd
Arab Team Championships
Men's team YearRound1996Did not enter19982000Runners-up2nd2002Runners-up2nd2004Runners-up2nd2009Runners-up2nd2011Did not enter2017
Women's team YearRound1996Did not enter19982000Runners-up2nd2002Runners-up2nd2004Third place3rd20093rd / 4th in group3rd2011Did not enter2017
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
YearRound 2000Did not enter 2002 2004 2006Group stage28th of 28 2007Did not enter 2008 2009 2010 2011Group stage20th of 22 2012Did not enter 2013 2014Group stage27th of 33 2015Did not enter 2016 2017Group stage39th of 44 2018Did not enter 2019 2020Cancelled because of COVID-19 pandemic 2021 2022Group stage28th of 37 2023Did not enter 2024 2025Group stage30th of 36 2026 Qualified
African Youth Games
Men's team YearRound2018Runners-up2nd
Women's team YearRound2018Runners-up2nd
Mixed team YearRound2014Semi-finals3rd
African Junior Team Championships
Mixed team YearRound1979to1999Did not enter2001Group stage2003Champions1st2005Group stage2007Did not enter2009Group stage2011Third place3rd2013Group stage2016Champions1st2021Runners-up2nd2022Semi-finals3rd2024Runners-up2nd2026Quarter-finals5th
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players Current squad
Men's team NameDoB/AgeRanking of eventMSMDXDAdham Hatem Elgamal13721474Ahmed Salah369214287Kareem Ezzat583370740Mahmoud Montaser503370567Aly Ashraf894717740Abdelrahman Abdelsattar14447171021
Women's team NameDoB/AgeRanking of eventWSWDXDDoha Hany14722874Nour Ahmed Youssri129228740Rahma Eladawy338312567Hana Tarek405312287Jana Abdelkader4298051021Alya Elghandour1030805740
Previous squads
Uber Cup
2020, 2022
Sudirman Cup
2021, 2023
Pan Arab Games
Men's team: 2007 Women's team: 2007
References