National badminton team representing Malta
Malta Association Badminton Malta (BM)Confederation BE (Europe)President Owen Grech Current ranking 107 11 (2 January 2024) Highest ranking 67 (3 January 2023) Appearances 4 (first in 1991 ) Best result Group stage Appearances 3 (first in 1979 ) Best result 12th (1983)
The Malta national badminton team (Maltese : Tim nazzjonali Malta tal-badminton ) represents Malta in international badminton team competitions.[ 1] The national team is controlled by Badminton Malta , the governing body for Maltese badminton. The Maltese competed in the Sudirman Cup from 1991 to 1997. In the last edition, they finished in 52nd place.
Seven time national champion, Matthew Abela became the first Maltese badminton player to represent Malta at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan .
Participation in BWF competitions [ edit ] Participation in Helvetia Cup [ edit ] Year Result 1979 16th place 1983 12th place 1997 18th place
As of 2 January 2024 Name DoB/Age Ranking of event MS MD XD Matthew Abela (1999-03-18 ) 18 March 1999 (age 25) 256 1189 - Samuel Cassar (2001-10-14 ) 14 October 2001 (age 22) 481 924 731 Matthew Galea (2000-12-01 ) 1 December 2000 (age 23) 1671 924 1356 Nigel DeGaetano (1998-05-14 ) 14 May 1998 (age 26) 1735 1260 -
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event WS WD XD Francesca Clark (2005-01-04 ) 4 January 2005 (age 19) 949 583 731 Lauren Azzopardi (2003-10-24 ) 24 October 2003 (age 20) 1096 583 1160 Elenia Haber (2003-05-05 ) 5 May 2003 (age 21) 1129 754 1356 Ann Marie Bezzina (1999-10-08 ) 8 October 1999 (age 24) 1129 754 1160