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]

Venezuela
AssociationVenezuelan Badminton Association
ConfederationBadminton Pan America
PresidentDhayisbel Torrealba
BWF ranking
Current ranking69 (4 April 2023)
Highest ranking69 (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

Mixed team
Year Result
2018 4th place

Mixed team
Year Result
2012 4th place

Mixed team
Year Result
2009 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
2013 4th place
2017 4th place
2022 Quarter-finals

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup
See also: BWF World Junior Championships
YearResult
Peru 2015Group D1 - 37th of 40

Mixed team
Year Result
2012 5th place

Players

Men's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
William Barrios (2000-06-10)10 June 2000 (aged 22) 315 835 -
Frank Barrios (1998-11-26)26 November 1998 (aged 24) 710 315 835
Joiser Calanche (2000-06-23)23 June 2000 (aged 22) - 459 -
Manuel Quijada (2002-01-07)7 January 2002 (aged 21) 368 459 467

Women's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Daibelis Mendoza (2001-09-24)24 September 2001 (aged 21) 368 295 552
Damaris Ortiz (1998-10-06)6 October 1998 (aged 24) 368 295 552
Eslenny Parra (2000-09-24)24 September 2000 (aged 22) - - -
Tiffany Sánchez (2000-05-01)1 May 2000 (aged 23) 644 467 -

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. "BWF - World Junior Mixed Team Championships 2015 - Team: [VEN] Venezuela - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  3. "Historia -". fvbadminton.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 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  6. "Equipos Bolivarianos Valledupar 2022". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
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