Burundi national badminton team

The Burundi national badminton team (Kirundi: Ikipe y'igihugu ya badminton yo mu Burundi) represents Burundi in international badminton team competitions.[1][2] The Burundian Federation of Badminton manages the national team. The Burundian team have competed in the 2010 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa where the Burundian women's team reached the semifinals and won bronze.

Burundi
AssociationBurundian Federation of Badminton
ConfederationBadminton Confederation of Africa
PresidentNdondo Francois Abedi
BWF ranking
Current rankingUnranked
Highest ranking89 (1 July 2011)
African Men's Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2010)
Best resultGroup stage
African Women's Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2010)
Best resultSemi-finals (2010)

History

Badminton first started in Burundi in the 1950s when the nation was still under colonial rule. The sport was then played by a small minority of white people in Bujumbura, and by Catholic priests in other parts of the country. The sport then spread its popularity to the city of Bubanza and the youth began to play badminton regularly outside football fields.[3]

In 2010, the Burundian Federation of Badminton sent its first few players to debut in the 2010 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa. In 2012, the Burundian Federation of Badminton along with the national team were disbanded for a brief period of time due to the country being under political turmoil. In 2021, Burundi partnered with the Badminton Confederation of Africa and joined the Shuttle Time program organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to improve the presence of badminton in Burundi.[3][4][5]

Men's team

The Burundian men's team first competed in the 2010 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa. The team failed to advance further after being defeated by South Africa and Ghana in the group stage.[6]

Women's team

The Burundian women's team debuted in the 2010 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa. Although the team lost to South Africa in the group stage, they were able to advance further to the quarter-finals.[7] The team then entered the semi-finals after Seychelles conceded a walkover to the team.[8] The team then lost the semi-final tie to Egypt but won bronze in the event.[9]

Competitive record

African Team Championships

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the national badminton team of Burundi.[5]

Name Role
Burundi Nicolas Bikorimana Coach
Burundi Don-Christ Darcy Arakaza Coach
Burundi Gabin Muhabuka Coach

Players

Men's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Patrick-Adonis Munezero (2004-01-03)3 January 2004 (aged 19) - - -
Devy Marc Muvunyi (2004-11-28)28 November 2004 (aged 18) - - -

Women's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Kelly-Janviere Iradukunda (2003-09-20)20 September 2003 (aged 20) - - -
Berthila Niyomwungere (2008-11-21)21 November 2008 (aged 14) - - -

Previous squads

References
  1. "Tournamentsoftware.com". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  2. "Africa TUC Preliminary 2010". www.bwfbadminton.org. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  3. "A NEW DAWN OF BADMINTON IN BURUNDI". Badminton Confederation of Africa. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  4. AfricaNews (2021-05-10). "Burundi aims to become badminton powerhouse". Africanews. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  5. "Badminton Revived in Burundi – BWF Shuttle Time". Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  6. "BWF - Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  7. "South Africa_W (U07) - Burundi_W (U08): 5-0". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  8. "Burundi_W (U08) - Seychelles_W (U03): 0-0". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  9. "Burundi_W (U08) - Egypt_W (U11): 0-3". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
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