Paraguay national badminton team

The Paraguay national badminton team (Spanish: Selección nacional de bádminton de Paraguay; Guarani: Aty tetãygua badminton Paraguái) represents Paraguay in international badminton team competitions.[1] The national team is controlled and organized by the Paraguay Badminton Federation. Paraguay debuted in team badminton at the 2022 South American Games when it was granted qualification as host nation.[2]

Paraguay
AssociationParaguay Badminton Federation
ConfederationBadminton Pan America
PresidentChung-Lee Kao
BWF ranking
Current ranking91 Increase 41 (3 January 2023)
Highest ranking91 (3 January 2023)

History

Badminton in Paraguay began to be practiced in 2012 following the formation of the national team and the establishment of the Paraguay Badminton Federation. At the time, the sport was widely played by the Chinese community in Ciudad del Este and in Chinese colleges in Asunción.[3]

In 2022, the national team appointed Kentaro Asoh as the head coach in preparation for the 2022 South American Games.[3]

Mixed team

The Paraguayan team debuted in the 2022 South American Games mixed team event. The team was placed in Group A with Brazil and Ecuador but lost 5–0 to both teams and were eliminated in the group stages.[4]

Competitive record

Mixed team
Year Result
2022 Group stage

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the national badminton team of Paraguay.

Name Role
Paraguay Kentaro Asoh Head coach

Players

Men's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Alejandro Ávalos (2005-01-22)22 January 2005 (aged 18) 881 1017 -
Julio Gonzáles (2002-11-28)28 November 2002 (aged 20) 973 1017 -
Josias Haneman (2006-11-09)9 November 2006 (aged 16) - - -
Leo Lee (2002-06-20)20 June 2002 (aged 21) 487 552 896

Women's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Camila Álvarez (2002-08-12)12 August 2002 (aged 21) 678 - -
Ana Amarilla (2005-03-05)5 March 2005 (aged 18) 678 896 -
Cecilla Haneman (2005-02-06)6 February 2005 (aged 18) - - -

Previous squads
  • South American Games: 2022

References
  1. "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  2. "Odesur: Paraguay perdió 5-0 con Brasil en el debut en Bádminton - Polideportivo - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  3. "El bádminton aspira a ser un deporte masivo en el país y crece en número de atletas". infonegocios.com.py. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  4. "Odesur: Paraguay quedó fuera de las semifinales en Bádminton - Polideportivo - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-04.
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