Uzbekistan national badminton team

Uzbekistan

Association	Uzbekistan Badminton Federation (UBF)
Confederation	BA (Asia)
President	Abdukhakimov Aziz
BWF ranking
Current ranking	62 1 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking	60 (7 January 2016)
Asian Mixed Team Championships
Appearances	1 (first in 2023)
Best result	Group stage (2023)

The Uzbekistan national badminton team (Uzbek: Badminton bo'yicha O'zbekiston terma jamoasi) represents Uzbekistan in international badminton team competitions.^[1] The Uzbekistani junior team have competed in the BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event, which is also called the Suhandinata Cup. The team also competed in the Badminton Asia Junior Championships.

History

Soviet era (1950s–1991)

The start of Uzbek badminton began in the 1950s when the country was still a union republic of the Soviet Union.^[2] In 1963, the republic held its first national championships to crown the best players in the Uzbek region.^[2] Soon after, the Uzbek team competed in the USSR National Badminton Team Championships along with other republics including Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan.^[2] The team managed to achieve 9th place out of the 14 republics in the championships. Since then, badminton in Uzbekistan grew in popularity, especially in the cities of Tashkent, Andijan and Navoiy.^[2]

Post-Soviet era (1991–present)

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Uzbekistan Badminton Federation became affiliated with Badminton Asia and started sending national players to compete in Asian tournaments.^[2]

Mixed team

Before gaining independence, the Uzbek mixed team competed in the USSR National Badminton Team Championships and placed 9th of 14. In 1991, the Uzbek mixed team competed in the last edition of the Spartakiad and achieved 6th place.^[2]

The mixed team made their first international team competition debut at the 2023 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships. The team were grouped with China, South Korea and Singapore in Group A. The team finished at the bottom of the group after losing 5–0 the three teams and failed to qualify for the quarter-finals. ^[3][4][5]

Competitive record

Asian Games

Asian Team Championships

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

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Year	Round	Pos
2000	Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012	Group stage	30th
2013	Group stage	30th
2014	Group stage	30th
2015	Did not enter
2016
2017
2018
2019	Group stage	32nd
2022	Did not enter
2023
2024	TBD

Asian Junior Team Championships

Central Asia Regional Junior Team Championships

Mixed team (U17)

Year	Round	Pos
2022	Champions	1st
2023	Champions	1st

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

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the Uzbekistan national badminton team.

Name	Role
Oleg Savatyugin	Head coach
Alisher Zokhidov	Assistant coach

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
		MS	MD	XD
Abdul Voris Muminov	(2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 21)	1383	940	1160
Abdurashid Muminov	(2002-08-03) 3 August 2002 (age 21)	1133	940	1160
Biloliddin Kuchkarboev	(2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 (age 22)	770	711	633
Gafforbek Jabborov	(2003-07-17) 17 July 2003 (age 20)	772	711	633
Asadbek Olimjanov	(2002-03-11) 11 March 2002 (age 22)	650	717	740
Sayfiddin Mukhtarov	(2007-05-12) 12 May 2007 (age 16)	586	717	740
Temur Turakhonov	(1999-05-21) 21 May 1999 (age 24)	1383	941	-

Women's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
		WS	WD	XD
Makhbuba Makhmudova	(2005-05-22) 22 May 2005 (age 18)	465	766	1160
Sitorabonu Makhmudova	(2007-08-14) 14 August 2007 (age 16)	490	766	740
Barno Qosimjonova	(2005-01-23) 23 January 2005 (age 19)	541	589	633
Diana Garamova	(2006-08-15) 15 August 2006 (age 17)	701	589	1160
Shirina Shavkatova	(1999-09-13) 13 September 1999 (age 24)	889	766	740
Viktoria Rudakova	(1995-07-01) 1 July 1995 (age 28)	701	766	1160
Sevinch Sodikova	(2001-10-02) 2 October 2001 (age 22)	548	-	633

References