Peru national badminton team

The Peru national badminton team (Spanish: Equipo nacional de bádminton de Perú) represents Peru in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is controlled by the Peruvian Sports Federation of Badminton (Spanish: Federation Deportiva Peruana de Badminton). The Peruvian mixed team were champions at the 1993 Pan Am Badminton Championships. This qualified them for the Sudirman Cup. The mixed team would continue to compete in the Sudirman Cup until 2011.

Peru
AssociationPeruvian Sports Federation of Badminton
ConfederationBadminton Pan America
PresidentGonzalo Castillo
BWF ranking
Current ranking28 Increase 15 (3 January 2023)
Highest ranking21 (1 July 2011)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1993)
Best resultGroup stage
Thomas Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2010)
Best resultGroup stage
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Appearances16 (first in 1978)
Best resultChampions (1993)
Pan Am Men's Team Championships
Appearances5 (first in 2010)
Best resultChampions (2010)
Pan Am Women's Team Championships
Appearances5 (first in 2010)
Best resultRunners-up (2010)

The men's team won the 2010 Pan Am Badminton Championships men's team event and qualified for the Thomas Cup for the first time. The men's team competed in the 2010 Thomas Cup but were eliminated in the group stages. The women's team were runners-up at the 2010 Pan Am Badminton Championships.

Peru also competes in badminton at the Pan American Games. The national team has yet to enter a semifinal in any badminton event at the Pan American Games. The national team won 15 bronze medals in the events. Peru also competes in para-badminton. Carmen Giuliana Póveda Flores won Peru its first para-badminton gold medal at the 2017 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships in the women's singles SS6 category.

Participation in BWF competitions

Participation in Pan American Badminton Championships

Current squad

The following players were selected to represent Peru at the 2022 Pan Am Male & Female Badminton Cup.[2]

References
  1. Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. "Tournamentsoftware.com". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
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