Zimbabwe national badminton team

The Zimbabwe national badminton team (Shona: Chikwata chenyika cheZimbabwe badminton) represents Zimbabwe in international team competitions and is controlled by the Zimbabwe Badminton Association, the governing body for Zimbabwean badminton.[1] It is affiliated with the Badminton Confederation of Africa (BCA).[2]

Zimbabwe
AssociationBadminton Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ)
ConfederationBCA (Africa)
PresidentChipo Zumburani
BWF ranking
Current ranking61 Steady (3 October 2023)
Highest ranking55 (3 January 2023)
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances4 (first in 2014)
Best resultGroup stage
African Men's Team Championships
Appearances3 (first in 2016)
Best resultGroup stage
African Women's Team Championships
Appearances3 (first in 2016)
Best resultGroup stage

History

Badminton was first played in Zimbabwe around the early 1980s. The national team was revived in 2008 after the reformation of the Zimbabwe Badminton Association.[3] The national team competed in the 2014 African Badminton Championships.

Men's team

The Zimbabwean men's team first competed in the 2016 Africa Continental Team Badminton Championships. The team were grouped with South Africa, Mauritius and Réunion in Group A. The team finished on the bottom of the group and failed to advance to the quarter-finals.[4] The team were also eliminated in the group stages two years later at the 2018 All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championships.[5]

The team competed in the 2022 All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championships. They lost 5–0 to Mauritius and Zambia.[6]

Women's team

The women's team competed in the 2016 Africa Continental Team Badminton Championships. The team lost 5–0 to Mauritius and Ghana in the group stages.[7]

They competed in the 2022 All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championships. The team were grouped with Uganda, Egypt and Algeria. The team lost all of their matches to the opposing teams.[8]

Mixed team

Zimbabwe debuted in the 1982 Commonwealth Games. They were eliminated in the group stages.[9]

The mixed team competed at the 2014 African Badminton Championships. The team were drawn into Group A with South Africa, Seychelles, Botswana and Cameroon. The team first lost 5–0 to South Africa, then won 3–2 against the Cameroonian team. The team later lost 5–0 to Botswana and Seychelles, thus failing to qualify for the quarter-finals.[10][11]

The team made their fourth appearance at the African Mixed Team Championships in 2023. The team placed as third best in the group after winning their tie against Lesotho.[12][13]

Competitive record

Commonwealth Games
See also: Badminton at the Commonwealth Games

Mixed team
Year Result
Nigeria 2003 Did not enter
Algeria 2007
Mozambique 2011
Republic of the Congo 2015
Morocco 2019
Ghana 2023 TBD

African Team Championships
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup
See also: BWF World Junior Championships
Year Result
China 2000 Did not enter
South Africa 2002
Canada 2004
South Korea 2006
New Zealand 2007
India 2008
Malaysia 2009
Mexico 2010
Chinese Taipei 2011
Japan 2012
Thailand 2013
Malaysia 2014
Peru 2015
Spain 2016
Indonesia 2017
Canada 2018
Russia 2019
Spain 2022
United States 2023
N/A 2024 TBD

Mixed team
Year Result
Australia 2004 Did not enter

African Youth Games

Mixed team
Year Result
Ghana 1979 Did not enter
Mozambique 1980
Nigeria 1982
Tanzania 1984
Botswana 2007
Ethiopia 2009
Algeria 2013
Mauritius 2022
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Staff

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

Name Role
Zimbabwe Paul Kopolo Coach

Players

Men's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Ashel Dziva (1995-05-02) 2 May 1995 516 491 409
Trinity Chipumho (1999-12-14) 14 December 1999 541 665 -
Thabani Mathe (1997-07-15) 15 July 1997 349 491 380
Paul Kopolo (1987-12-27) 27 December 1987 895 665 -
Blessing Mahwire (2003-11-18) 18 November 2003 604 665 -
Dean Matyanga (1998-02-20) 20 February 1998 972 1022 -

Women's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Fabiana Layla Oliviero (1994-09-16) 16 September 1994 351 346 380
Avishi Raina (2005-07-27) 27 July 2005 348 346 409
Shalom Sibanda (2000-03-31) 31 March 2000 540 902 509
Nyasha Kopolo (1999-11-23) 23 November 1999 - - -
Rumbidzai Ruwende (2001-01-20) 20 January 2001 - - -
Jestina Taruvinga (1997-03-31) 31 March 1997 - - -

African Team Championships

References
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  2. "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  3. "About Us". Badminton Association of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  4. "BWF - Africa Continental Team Championships 2016 - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  5. "BWF - All Africa Men's and Women's Team Championships 2018 - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
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  8. "BWF - All Africa Men's & Women's Team Championships 2022 - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  9. "Badminton Team Event – Mixed Brisbane 1982". thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  10. "African Senior Badminton Championships 2014 -Archive -Seychelles Nation". www.nation.sc. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  11. "BWF - Africa Team Championships 2014 - Team: Zimbabwe - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  12. "BWF - All Africa Mixed Team Championships 2023 - Team matches". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  13. "BWF - All Africa Mixed Team Championships 2023 - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
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