Venezuela national badminton team
The Venezuela national badminton team (Spanish: Selección Venezolana de bádminton) represents Venezuela in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is controlled by the Venezuelan Badminton Association, the governing body for Venezuelan badminton. The Venezuelan junior team have competed in the BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event, which is also called the Suhandinata Cup.[2]
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| Association | Federación Venezolana de Badminton (FVBAD) |
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| Confederation | BPA (Pan America) |
| President | Dhayisbel Torrealba |
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| Current ranking | 92  3 (3 October 2023) |
| Highest ranking | 69 (4 April 2023) |
The Venezuelan team also competed in the South American Games. The nation won a bronze in mixed doubles at the 2018 South American Games.
History
It is unknown when badminton was first played in Venezuela. Former president of Venezuela, Marcos Pérez Jiménez was said to have played badminton recreationally in his spare time in 1952. Locals also claimed that badminton was brought over to the country by military officers from Europe.[3]
The Venezuelan Badminton Association was formed in 1960 and the national team competed in the 1959 Mexico City International held in Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico.[3]
Mixed team
The Venezuelan mixed team competed in their first international team tournament at the 2009 Bolivarian Games. The team finished in third place. In 2013, the team competed in the 2013 Bolivarian Games mixed team event. The team lost the third place tie to the Dominican Republic. The team then competed in the next edition of the Bolivarian Games and finished fourth for a second time.[4]
In the 2022 Bolivarian Games, the Venezuelan mixed team were eliminated in the quarter-finals after narrowly losing to the Dominican Republic.[5][6]
Competitive record
Thomas Cup
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Uber Cup
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Sudirman Cup
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Pan American Team Championships
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Women's team
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Mixed team
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Mixed team
| Year | Result |
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 1984 |
Did not enter |
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| 1996 | |
| 1998 | |
 2012 |
Fourth place |
 2013 |
Did not enter |
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| 2022 |
Central American and Caribbean Games
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
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 2000 |
Did not enter |
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| 2014 | |
| 2015 |
Group D1 − 37th of 39 |
 2016 |
Did not enter |
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| 2022 | |
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 2024 |
TBD |
Pan American Junior Team Championships
Mixed team
| Year | Result |
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| 1977 |
Did not enter |
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| 1988 | |
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| 2024 |
TBD |
Mixed team
| Year | Result |
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| 2012 |
5th place |
| 2013 |
Did not enter |
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- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
Men's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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| MS | MD | XD | ||
| William Barrios | 10 June 2000 (aged 23) | 315 | 835 | - |
| Frank Barrios | 26 November 1998 (aged 24) | 710 | 315 | 835 |
| Joiser Calanche | 23 June 2000 (aged 23) | - | 459 | - |
| Manuel Quijada | 7 January 2002 (aged 21) | 368 | 459 | 467 |
Women's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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| WS | WD | XD | ||
| Daibelis Mendoza | 24 September 2001 (aged 22) | 368 | 295 | 552 |
| Damaris Ortiz | 6 October 1998 (aged 25) | 368 | 295 | 552 |
| Eslenny Parra | 24 September 2000 (aged 23) | - | - | - |
| Tiffany Sánchez | 1 May 2000 (aged 23) | 644 | 467 | - |
References
- "World Junior Championships | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- "BWF - World Junior Mixed Team Championships 2015 - Team: [VEN] Venezuela - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- "Historia -". fvbadminton.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- "2013 Bolivarian Games Mixed Team Tournament Results". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
- "Equipos Mixta - Bádminton - XIX Juegos Bolivarianos Valledupar Colombia 2022". XIX Juegos Bolivarianos Valledupar Colombia 2022. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- "Equipos Bolivarianos Valledupar 2022". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
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