Revival Sports High Performance and Under-23 athletes delivered an impressive campaign at the Maldives EXPO AirBadminton Championship, securing multiple titles and podium finishes at the country’s first-ever AirBadminton tournament, organised in partnership with the Badminton Association of Maldives (BAM).

The championship marked a milestone for Maldivian badminton, introducing AirBadminton to the country through a national tournament. Revival Sports was strongly represented across the competition, with athletes participating in men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles, and the three-player Triples event.

Five Revival athletes competed in the men’s singles: Haisham Ibrahim Ali, Ayyoob Azhar Mohamed, Ahmed Ayaan Bin Mohamed Solah, Ibrahim Nashith Hamdi and Mohamed Khalaf Imraan. Maisa Fathuhulla Ismail and Aishath Afnaan Rasheed represented the academy in women’s singles.

Revival also fielded two men’s doubles combinations, with Haisham partnering Ayyoob and Khalaf teaming up with Ayaan. Maisa and Afnaan competed together in women’s doubles, while Haisham, Ayaan and Maisa joined forces in the Triples event.

The final day brought several outstanding results for Revival Sports, with Maisa emerging as one of the standout performers. She claimed the women’s singles title with an 11–5, 11–9 victory over Amna, before teaming up with Afnaan to win the women’s doubles final against Yooha and Amna. The Revival pair secured the title with an 11–6, 8–11, 11–7 victory.

Maisa also joined Haisham and Ayaan to capture the Triples 3v3 title. After losing the opening game 9–11 against Hossain, Nobi and Katerine, the Revival trio fought back to win 13–11 and 11–4, completing an impressive comeback.

In mixed doubles, Haisham and Maisa added another title to Revival’s campaign, defeating Hassan and Roselyn 11–7, 11–6 in the senior final.

Haisham also reached the senior men’s singles final, where he faced Ajfan. Despite taking the opening game 11–8, Haisham was unable to secure the title, with Ajfan winning the next two games 11–9 and 11–7.

Afnaan added another podium finish for Revival, securing third place in women’s singles.

The junior finals also featured academy competitors. In the boys’ singles Under-15 final, Marvin defeated Umar 11–3, 11–7. In the girls’ singles Under-15 final, Dhaana overcame Marsha 11–9, 11–8.

Revival Sports’ strong presence across multiple events and its success in the senior finals highlighted the versatility and competitive progress of its High Performance and Under-23 athletes. The championship also provided the players with an opportunity to experience a new format of badminton as the sport makes its debut in the Maldives.