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Venezuela national badminton team

Venezuela
AssociationFederación Venezolana de Badminton (FVBAD)
ConfederationBPA (Pan America)
PresidentDhayisbel Torrealba
BWF ranking
Current ranking89 Increase 1 (2 April 2024)
Highest ranking69 (4 April 2023)

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 Badminton Association was formed in 1960 and the national team competed in the 1959 Mexico City International held in Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico.[2] Venezuela also competed in the first Pan Am Badminton Championships but did not compete in the mixed team event.

The Venezuelan team also competed in the South American Games. The Venezuelan junior team have competed in the BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event, which is also called the Suhandinata Cup.[3]

History

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] In 2023, Venezuela hosted the 2023 South American Badminton Championships. With home advantage, the team advanced to the semi-finals but lost 3–0 to Brazil. In the third place playoff, the team defeated Chile 3–0.[7]

Competitive record

Pan American Team Championships

South American Games

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2010 Did not enter
2018 Fourth place 4th
2022 Did not enter

South American Team Championships

Central American and Caribbean Games

Bolivarian Games

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2009 Third place 3rd
2013 Fourth place 4th
2017 Fourth place 4th
2022 Quarter-finals 5th
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

See also: BWF World Junior Championships
Year Round Pos
2000
to
2014 		Did not enter
2015 Group stage 37th
2016 Did not enter
2017
2018
2019
2022
2023
2024

Pan American Junior Team Championships

See also: Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1977
to
2023 		Did not enter
2024 To be determined

South American Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1997 Did not enter
2000
2001
2005
2009
2012 Group stage 5th
2013 Did not enter
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2022
2023
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
William Barrios (2000-06-10) 10 June 2000 (age 24) 709 301 958
Frank Barrios (1998-11-26) 26 November 1998 (age 26) 333 301 411
Joiser Calanche (2000-06-23) 23 June 2000 (age 24) 894 281 633
Keiber Peñalver (2001-04-25) 25 April 2001 (age 23) 827 281 958

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Daibelis Mendoza (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 (age 23) 453 314 958
Damaris Ortiz (1998-10-06) 6 October 1998 (age 26) 682 314 -
Eslenny Parra (2000-09-24) 24 September 2000 (age 24) 528 589 958
Maria Rojas Camacho (2004-06-27) 27 June 2004 (age 20) 528 589 411

Previous squads

  • South American Games: 2018
  • South American Team Championships: 2012
  • Bolivarian Games: 2017, 2022

References

  1. ^ "World Junior Championships | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  2. ^ "Historia -". fvbadminton.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  3. ^ "BWF - World Junior Mixed Team Championships 2015 - Team: [VEN] Venezuela - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  4. ^ "2013 Bolivarian Games Mixed Team Tournament Results". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Badminton at Bolivarian Games 2022 – Badminton Pan America". Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  7. ^ Vargas, Dinaisa (2023-12-07). "Venezuela gana bronce en Suramericano de Bádminton". Ministerio de Juventud y Deporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-29.
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