Barbados national badminton team

The Barbados national badminton team represents Barbados in international badminton team competitions.[1] The national team is managed by the Barbados Badminton Association in Bridgetown. Barbados have never medaled at the Pan American Badminton Championships. The Barbadian mixed team started participating in the Commonwealth Games mixed team event since 2010.

Barbados
AssociationBarbados Badminton Association
ConfederationBadminton Pan America
PresidentKevin Wood
BWF ranking
Current ranking72 Increase 7 (3 January 2023)
Highest ranking56 (4 July 2013)
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2009)
Best resultGroup stage
Pan Am Men's Team Championships
Appearances2 (first in 2012)
Best resultGroup stage
Pan Am Women's Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2012)
Best resultGroup stage

History

The national team was formed after the formation of the Barbados Badminton Association in 1983.[2] The national team then competed in the Carebaco International tournaments organized by the Caribbean Regional Badminton Confederation (CAREBACO).

Men's team

The Barbadian men's team competed in the 1994 Thomas Cup qualifiers. The team were placed into Group C with Iceland, Spain and Bulgaria. The team lost all of their matches to all three teams in the group.[3]

In 2010, the team competed in the 2012 Thomas Cup Preliminaries but were eliminated in the group stages.[4] The team then competed in the 2018 Pan Am Badminton Championships. The team were grouped with Canada and Peru. The team lost 5–0 to both teams and placed 6th in the final standings after losing 3–0 to Dominican Republic in the fifth place tie.[5][6]

Women's team

The Barbadian women's team took part in qualifying for the 2002 Uber Cup. The team finished at the bottom of the group after losing 5–0 against the United States, Italy and Cuba.[7] In 2012, the team competed in the 2012 Uber Cup Preliminaries. Although the team did not qualify for the 2012 Uber Cup, they managed to win 3–2 against Puerto Rico to finish 4th in the tournament.[8]

Mixed team

Barbados first competed in the 1990 CAREBACO Team Championships and finished as runners-up after almost beating Trinidad and Tobago in the final.

In 2009, the Barbadian team lost against the United States but won 3–1 against Dominican Republic to place 6th at the 2009 Pan Am Badminton Championships.[9] In 2010, the team debuted in the Commonwealth Games team event. The team were eliminated in the group stages but won 4–1 against Kenya in the group. In 2018, the team made history by winning the CAREBACO Team Championships after defeating Suriname 3–1 in the final. The team competed in the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The team won a match against Mauritius when Shae Martin and Sabrina Scott defeated Tejraj Pultoo and Kobita Dookhee 21–17, 16–21, 21–19.[10]

Competitive record

Commonwealth Games

Mixed team

Year Result
2010 Group stage
2014 Group stage
2018 Group stage
2022 Group stage

Pan American Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Result
1990 Group stage
2002 Group stage
2010 Group stage
2014 Group stage
2018 Group stage
2023 Qualified

Mixed team

Year Result
1990 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Fourth place
2017 Fourth place
2018 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions

Junior competitive record

Pan American Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Result
2004 Group B - 11th
2009 Group B - 8th
2011 Group A - 8th
2012 Group A - 7th

Mixed team

Year Result
1996 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
2016 Fourth place
2017 Fourth place

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the Barbados national badminton team.[11]

Name Role
Barbados Shakeira Waithe Head coach
Barbados Mariama Eastmond Coach

Players

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Kennie King (2002-06-07)7 June 2002 (aged 21) 486 464 472
Shae Martin (1999-09-21)21 September 1999 (aged 24) 875 552 651
Gavin Robinson (2000-10-13)13 October 2000 (aged 23) - - 840
Ziyad Mehter (2006-02-17)17 February 2006 (aged 17) - - -

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Tamisha Williams (1982-11-29)29 November 1982 (aged 40) 324 213 472
Sabrina Scott (1986-02-24)24 February 1986 (aged 37) 343 549 651
Monyata Riviera (1994-05-14)14 May 1994 (aged 29) 647 213 840
Eboni Atherley (2006-09-13)13 September 2006 (aged 17) - - -

References

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  2. "Barbados Badminton Association". The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  3. "Archiv Thomas Cup". Mike's Badminton Populorum. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. "2012 TUC Pan Am Preliminary - Group A". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  5. "BWF - M&F Pan Am Team Continental Championships 2018 - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  6. "BWF - M&F Pan Am Team Continental Championships 2018 - Team matches". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  7. "Uber Cup Results". World Badminton. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  8. "Puerto Rico Uber Cup - Barbados Uber Cup: 2-3". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  9. "XV Pan Am Championships - Team - 5 - 8". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  10. "Badminton - Mixed Team results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  11. "My Goal Is To Continue Developing Badminton in Barbados – Shakeira Waithe – Badminton Pan America". Retrieved 2023-03-28.
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