National badminton team representing Aruba
Aruba Association Aruba Badminton Federation (ABF)Confederation BPA (Pan America)President Terence Sybesma Current ranking Unranked (2 April 2024) Highest ranking 105 (6 April 2017)
The Aruba national badminton team (Dutch : Arubaans badmintonteam ; Papiamento : Grupo nashonal di bádminton di Aruba ) represents Aruba in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Aruba Badminton Federation which is affiliated with Badminton Pan America and the Caribbean Regional Badminton Confederation (CAREBACO).[ 1] The team first competed in their first international team tournament in 1990.
The team first made its appearance at the CAREBACO Team Championships in 1974. The team also competed in the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games , where badminton was first inaugurated in the Games. The Aruban junior team competed in the 2009 Pan Am Junior Team Championships and finished in 12th place.[ 2]
History
Mixed team Aruba made their debut in the CAREBACO Team Championships in 1974. The team placed fifth in the final rankings, losing 7–0 to Jamaica , Suriname , Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana .[ 3]
Competitive record
Thomas Cup
Uber Cup
Sudirman Cup
Pan American Team Championships
Men's team
Women's team
Mixed team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Men's team
Year
Round
2010
Did not enter
Women's team
Year
Round
2010
Did not enter
Mixed team
CAREBACO Team Championships
Mixed team
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
Pan American Junior Team Championships
Mixed team
CAREBACO Junior Team Championships
Mixed team
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Staff The following list shows the coaching staff for the Aruba national badminton team.
Name
Role
Su-ying Lau
Coach[ 4]
Players
Current squad As of 2 January 2024
Men's team
Name
DoB/Age
Ranking of event
MS
MD
XD
Junjie Feng
(1998-06-01 ) 1 June 1998 (age 26)
-
-
-
Jonah Arthur Tromp
(1997-07-23 ) 23 July 1997 (age 27)
-
-
-
Kevin Dijkhoff
(1994-09-03 ) 3 September 1994 (age 30)
-
-
-
Mackie Lu
(2001-08-26 ) 26 August 2001 (age 23)
-
-
-
Women's team
Previous squads
Central American and Caribbean Games
References