| Badminton at the 2007 Pan Arab Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex |
| Dates | 19–24 November |
| Nations | 8 |
Badminton was contested at the 2007 Pan Arab Games in Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo, Egypt from November 19 to November 24, 2007.
Syria topped the medal table, winning four gold medals, a silver and a bronze.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Syria (SYR) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Algeria (ALG) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  Egypt (EGY)* | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 |  Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Bahrain (BRN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Sudan (SUD) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 | |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
 Karim Rezig | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
 Jaffar Ibrahim | 8 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Karim Rezig | 17 | 16 | |||||||||||
| Nabil Lasmari | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Nabil Lasmari | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
 Abdelrahman Kashkal | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarter-finals | ||||||||||||||||||
 Tareq Shalhoum | 17 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Karim Rezig | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Karim Rezig | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Abbas Salam | 11 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Karim Rezig | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shehab Yehia | 12 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shehab Yehia | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ahmed Salah | 18 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mubarak Mohammed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ahmed Salah | w | / | o | |||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarter-finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saleh Mehdi | 21 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hayel Kareem | 23 | 13 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saleh Mehdi | 16 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Rami Al-Sheikh | 21 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Abdelrahman Mohamed | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rami Al-Sheikh | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rami Al-Sheikh | 7 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jaffar Ibrahim | 21 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yacoub Benadda | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jaffar Ibrahim | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jaffar Ibrahim | 21 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kareem Shedeed | 15 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Amin Saif Eldin | 9 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kareem Shedeed | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarter-finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nawras Abdul Wahid | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mohamed El-Sayad | 17 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nawras Abdul Wahid | 15 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nabil Lasmari | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Muntaser Elnabani | 8 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nabil Lasmari | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nabil Lasmari | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mohd Naser Mansour Nayef | 15 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mohd Naser Mansour Nayef | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Sayed Ibrahim | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mohd Naser Mansour Nayef | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Haitham Hassan Awad | 5 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarter-finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Abdelrahman Kashkal | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fath Alrahman Ahmed | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Abdelrahman Kashkal | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jabar Alikazem | 16 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Abdelrahman Kashkal | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tariq Mansour Elfawair | 17 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hamid Ibrahim | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salim Belmahi | 11 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hamid Ibrahim | 25 | 10 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tariq Mansour Elfawair | 23 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Hadil Kareem | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Dina Nagy | 5 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Hadil Kareem | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Hadia Hosny | 15 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Hadia Hosny | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Eva Katrib | 9 | 17 | |||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarter-finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hadil Kareem | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sandy Nagy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hadil Kareem | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cherifi Hakima | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Munira Abkar | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cherifi Hakima | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ann Khalid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cherifi Hakima | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarter-finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Noran Hassan Elbanna | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Susan Abdullah | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Susan Abdullah | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ola Sabri | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Noran Hassan Elbanna | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dina Nagy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alia Munir Khawaja | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dina Nagy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Esra Nasser | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dina Nagy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarter-finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hadia Hosny | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bushra Muhawesh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hadia Hosny | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Malika Menaceri | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hadia Hosny | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Etihad Kamel | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nehany Ukasha | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Etihad Kamel | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Etihad Kamel | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nahid Ramadan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarter-finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mazahreh Leina Fehmi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Eva Katrib | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Eva Katrib | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dima Issam Alardah | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Eva Katrib | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alaa Youssef | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hadeel Hany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Razane Kaled Alkhalife | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Razane Kaled Alkhalife | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alaa Youssef | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nabil Lasmari Karim Rezig | 18 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tareq Shalhoum Bassel Al-Durrah | 21 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tareq Shalhoum Bassel Al-Durrah | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Haitham Hassan Awad Amin Saif Eldin | 13 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nabil Lasmari Karim Rezig | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kareem Shedeed Abdelrahman Kashkal | 15 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jaffar Ibrahim Hamid Ibrahim | 21 | 19 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
| Abbas Salam Jabar Alikazem | 17 | 21 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jaffar Ibrahim Hamid Ibrahim | 18 | 30 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kareem Shedeed Abdelrahman Kashkal | 21 | 29 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kareem Shedeed Abdelrahman Kashkal | 21 | 18 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rami Al-Sheikh Tariq Mansour Elfawair | 19 | 21 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hadil Kareem Bushra Muhawesh | 17 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alaa Youssef Hadia Hosny | 21 | 13 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alaa Youssef Hadia Hosny | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Malika Menaceri Cherifi Hakima | 11 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hadil Kareem Bushra Muhawesh | 21 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Razane Kaled Alkhalife Dima Issam Alardah | 13 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Etihad Kamel Ola Sabri | 21 | 14 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
| Susan Abdullah Munira Abkar | 16 | 21 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
| Etihad Kamel Ola Sabri | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Razane Kaled Alkhalife Dima Issam Alardah | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bassel Al-Durrah Hadil Kareem | 15 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kareem Shedeed Alaa Youssef | 21 | 14 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kareem Shedeed Alaa Youssef | 8 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rami Al-Sheikh Razane Kaled Alkhalife | 21 | 17 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bassel Al-Durrah Hadil Kareem | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Karim Rezig Malika Menaceri | 14 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Amin Saif Eldin Susan Abdullah | 21 | 13 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saleh Mehdi Etihad Kamel | 17 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saleh Mehdi Etihad Kamel | 7 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Karim Rezig Malika Menaceri | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19 November | Sudan | 0–3 | Algeria |
| Amin Saif Eldin | 0–2 | Karim Rezig | 5–21, 7–21 | |
| Haitham Hassan Awad / Fath Alrahman Ahmed | 0–2 | Karim Rezig / Yacoub Benadda | 15–21, 9–21 | |
| Fath Alrahman Ahmed | 0–2 | Nourine Salim | Walkover | |
| 19 November | Iraq | 0–3 | Egypt |
| Jabar Alikazem | 0–2 | Abdelrahman Kashkal | 4–21, 4–21 | |
| Abbas Salam / Saleh Mehdi | 0–2 | Kareem Shedeed / Mohamed El-Sayad | 19–21, 17–21 | |
| Saleh Mehdi | 0–2 | Shehab Yehia | 16–21, 17–21 | |
| 19 November | Bahrain | 1–2 | Jordan |
| Jaffar Ibrahim | 2–0 | Muntaser Elnabani | 21–11, 21–13 | |
| Jaffar Ibrahim / Hamid Ibrahim | 0–2 | Tariq Mansour Elfawair / Rami Al-Sheikh | 9–15r | |
| Mubarak Mohammed | 0–2 | Tariq Mansour Elfawair | 13–21, 12–21 | |
| 21 November | Iraq | 1–2 | Jordan |
| Saleh Mehdi | 2–0 | Muntaser Elnabani | 21–17, 21–17 | |
| Jabar Alikazem / Abbas Salam | 1–2 | Tariq Mansour Elfawair / Rami Al-Sheikh | 25–23, 13–21, 19–21 | |
| Abbas Salam | 0–2 | Rami Al-Sheikh | 19–21, 10–21 | |
| 21 November | Algeria | 2–1 | Egypt |
| Nabil Lasmari | 2–0 | Shehab Yehia | 21–11, 21–18 | |
| Nourine Salim / Yacoub Benadda | 0–2 | Kareem Shedeed / Mohamed El-Sayad | 8–21, 9–21 | |
| Karim Rezig | 2–0 | Mohamed El-Sayad | 21–14, 21–5 | |
| 21 November | Sudan | 1–2 | Bahrain |
| Haitham Hassan Awad | 0–2 | Jaffar Ibrahim | 10–21, 2–21 | |
| Haitham Hassan Awad / Fath Alrahman Ahmed | 0–2 | Jaffar Ibrahim / Hamid Ibrahim | 3–21, 9–21 | |
| Amin Saif Eldin | 2–1 | Mubarak Mohammed | 21–16, 18–21, 23–21 | |
| 21 November | Sudan | 0–3 | Egypt |
| Haitham Hassan Awad | 0–2 | Karim Shedeed | 7–21, 8–21 | |
| Haitham Hassan Awad / Fath Alrahman Ahmed | 0–2 | Mohamed El-Sayad / Shehab Yehia | 8–21, 11–21 | |
| Amin Saif Eldin | 0–2 | Shehab Yehia | 11–21, 9–21 | |
| 21 November | Bahrain | 3–0 | Iraq |
| Mubarak Mohammed | 2–0 | Saleh Mehdi | 21–0, 21–0 | |
| Jaffar Ibrahim / Hamid Ibrahim | 2–0 | Jabar Alikazem / Abbas Salam | 21–14, 21–16 | |
| Jaffar Ibrahim | 2–0 | Abbas Salam | 21–14, 21–16 | |
| 21 November | Syria | 2–1 | Jordan |
| Nawras Abdul Wahid | 2–0 | Muntaser Elnabani | 21–12, 21–15 | |
| Tareq Shalhoum / Bassel Al-Durrah | 2–0 | Tariq Mansour Elfawair / Rami Al-Sheikh | 21–11, 21–18 | |
| Tareq Shalhoum | 0–2 | Tariq Mansour Elfawair | 14–21, 0–21 | |
| 21 November | Syria | 0–3 | Algeria |
| Nawras Abdul Wahid | 0–2 | Nabil Lasmari | 8–21, 10–21 | |
| Tareq Shalhoum / Bassel Al-Durrah | 2–0 | Nabil Lasmari / Karim Rezig | 21–23, 21–15, 11–21 | |
| Tareq Shalhoum | 0–2 | Yacoub Benadda | Walkover | |
| Pos | Team | Final result |
|---|---|---|
 | Algeria | Champions |
 | Syria | Runners-up |
 | Jordan | Group semi runner-up |
| Egypt | ||
| 5 | Bahrain | 5th in group |
| 6 | Sudan | 6th in group |
| 7 | Iraq | 7th in group |
| 19 November | Iraq | 0–3 | Egypt |
| Ola Sabri | 0–2 | Sandy Nagy | 7–21, 7–21 | |
| Etihad Kamel / Ola Sabri | 0–2 | Noran Hassan Elbanna / Dina Nagy | 7–21, 9–21 | |
| Hadeel Hany | 0–2 | Alaa Youssef | 0–21, 0–21 | |
| 19 November | Sudan | 0–3 | Syria |
| Susan Abdullah | 0–2 | Hadil Kareem | 11–21, 7–21 | |
| Munira Abkar / Nahid Ramadan | 0–2 | Hadil Kareem / Eva Katrib | 7–21, 6–9r | |
| Nehany Ukasha | 0–2 | Bushra Muhawesh | 16–21, 5–5r | |
| 19 November | Algeria | 0–3 | Jordan |
| Malika Menaceri | 0–2 | Razane Kaled Alkhalife | 14–21, 13–21 | |
| Malika Menaceri / Cherifi Hakima | 0–2 | Razane Kaled Alkhalife / Dima Issam Alardah | 21–18, 22–20r | |
| Cherifi Hakima | 0–2 | Mazahreh Leina Fehmi | Walkover | |
| 21 November | Sudan | 2–1 | Iraq |
| Susan Abdullah | 0–2 | Etihad Kamel | 19–21, 17–21 | |
| Munira Abkar / Susan Abdullah | 2–0 | Etihad Kamel / Ola Sabri | 21–18, 21–14 | |
| Nahid Ramadan | 2–0 | Esra Nasser | 21–0, 21–0 | |
| 21 November | Syria | 3–0 | Egypt |
| Eva Katrib | 2–0 | Alaa Youssef | 21–15, 21–12 | |
| Hadil Kareem / Bushra Muhawesh | 2–0 | Alaa Youssef / Hadia Hosny | 21–13, 21–16 | |
| Hadil Kareem | 2–0 | Noran Hassan Elbanna | 21–14, 21–13 | |
| 21 November | Iraq | 0–3 | Jordan |
| Ola Sabri | 0–2 | Razane Kaled Alkhalife | 0–21, 0–21 | |
| Etihad Kamel / Ola Sabri | 0–2 | Razane Kaled Alkhalife / Dima Issam Alardah | 9–21, 15–21 | |
| Esra Nasser | 0–2 | Mazahreh Leina Fehmi | 0–21, 0–21 | |
| Pos | Team | Final result |
|---|---|---|
| Syria | Champions |
| Egypt | Runners-up |
| Sudan | Group semi runner-up |
| Jordan | ||
| 5 | Iraq | 5th in group |
| 6 | Algeria | 6th in group |
A total of 8 nations competed in badminton at the 2007 Pan Arab Games:
| Country | Men's | Women's | Total athletes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria (ALG) | 6 | ||
| Bahrain (BHR) | 3 | ||
| Egypt (EGY) | 10 | ||
| Iraq (IRQ) | 8 | ||
| Jordan (JOR) | 8 | ||
| Mauritania (MTN) | 1 | ||
| Sudan (SUD) | 8 | ||
| Syria (SYR) | 7 |
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