Guatemala
AssociationFederación Nacional de Bádminton de Guatemala (FEDEBADGT)
ConfederationBPA (Pan America)
PresidentGuillermo López
BWF ranking
Current ranking25 Decrease 1 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking22 (3 January 2023)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1997)
Best resultGroup stage
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Appearances8 (first in 1993)
Best resultRunners-up (1993)
Pan Am Men's Team Championships
Appearances5 (first in 2010)
Best resultThird place (2010, 2016)
Pan Am Women's Team Championships
Appearances4 (first in 2016)
Best resultFourth place (2016, 2018, 2022)

The Guatemala national badminton team (Spanish: Equipo nacional de bádminton de Guatemala) represents Guatemala in international badminton team competitions.[1] The Guatemalan team is controlled by the National Badminton Federation of Guatemala (Spanish: Federation Nacional de Badminton de Guatemala). Guatemala have only participated in the Sudirman Cup once in 1997.

The men's team were runners-up in the 2012 Pan Am Badminton Championships and have been third place in 2010 and 2016. The women's team finished in third place in 2016, 2018 and 2022. The mixed team were runners-up in the 1993 Pan Am Mixed Team Championships, which qualified them for the 1997 Sudirman Cup.

Guatemala made their Olympic badminton debut in 1996. The nation made history when national player Kevin Cordón reached the semifinals of the 2020 Summer Olympics and finished in 4th place after his defeat to Anthony Sinisuka Ginting.

Participation in BWF competitions

Participation in Pan American Badminton Championships

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Mixed team

Year Result
Peru 2015 Group B1 - 24th of 39

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Kevin Cordón 28 November 1986 42 707 -
Yeison del Cid 3 January 2004 150 200 -
Christopher Martínez 5 May 2000 788 200 215
Aníbal Marroquín 7 November 1992 - 91 -
Jonathan Solís 21 August 1993 - 91 111

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Nikté Sotomayor 1 July 1994 101 99 -
Diana Corleto 18 December 2000 - 99 111
Mariana Paiz 4 July 2000 - 494 215
Alejandra Paiz 4 July 2000 335 494 940
Adriana Barrios 20 October 2005 323 225 973

References

  1. Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.


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