The Maldives' junior badminton team has left for Philippines to join the BWF Junior International Series scheduled to be held in Manila from August  4 to 9. 

The tournament will be held at the Gameville Central Park in Manila. Maldives will be participating in the Under-15 and Under-19 categories in this tournament. 

The Under-15 squad includes Risham Abdul Faththah, Laiba Ahmed Mahloof and Yalvy Hussain Zuhury. 

Under-19 players participating in the tournament are Ahmed Falah Faruzan, Izyan Abdulla Saeed, Mohamed Aidhin Anwar and Aminath Amna Ali Amir.

They will be playing in the singles event, as well as some doubles events. 

The Under-15 mixed doubles event will feature Yalvy and Risham's pair. The women's doubles event will see Laiba playing with India's Kaira Raina. 

In the Under-19 category, the men's doubles event will feature Izyan and Falah's pair, while the mixed doubles events will see two pair from Maldives: Izyan and Amna, and Falah and Laiba. 

Ahead of the Philippines Junior International Series, the Maldives' team will under a 7-day training camp.