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| Association | Federación Venezolana de Badminton (FVBAD) |
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| Confederation | BPA (Pan America) |
| President | Dhayisbel Torrealba |
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| Current ranking | 90  2 (2 January 2024) |
| Highest ranking | 69 (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 junior team have competed in the BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event, which is also called the Suhandinata Cup.[2]
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
Thomas Cup
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Uber Cup
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Sudirman Cup
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Pan American Team Championships
Men's team
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Women's team
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Mixed team
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South American Games
Mixed team
| Year | Round | Pos |
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| 2010 | Did not enter | |
| 2018 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 2022 | Did not enter | |
South American Team Championships
Mixed team
| Year | Round | Pos |
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| 1984 | Did not enter | |
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| 2012 | Withdrew | |
| 2013 | Did not enter | |
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| 2023 | Semi-finals | 3rd |
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bolivarian Games
Mixed team
| Year | Round | Pos |
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| 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
| Year | Round | Pos |
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| 2000 | Did not enter | |
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| 2015 | Group stage | 37th |
| 2016 | Did not enter | |
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Pan American Junior Team Championships
Mixed team
| Year | Round | Pos |
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| 1977 | Did not enter | |
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| 2024 | TBD | |
South American Junior Team Championships
Mixed team
| Year | Round | Pos |
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| 2012 | Group stage | 5th |
| 2013 | Did not enter | |
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- **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 | ||
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| MS | MD | XD | ||
| William Barrios | 10 June 2000 | 709 | 301 | 958 |
| Frank Barrios | 26 November 1998 | 333 | 301 | 411 |
| Joiser Calanche | 23 June 2000 | 894 | 281 | 633 |
| Keiber Peñalver | 25 April 2001 | 827 | 281 | 958 |
Women's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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| WS | WD | XD | ||
| Daibelis Mendoza | 24 September 2001 | 453 | 314 | 958 |
| Damaris Ortiz | 6 October 1998 | 682 | 314 | - |
| Eslenny Parra | 24 September 2000 | 528 | 589 | 958 |
| Maria Rojas Camacho | 27 June 2004 | 528 | 589 | 411 |
Previous squads
References
- ↑ "World Junior Championships | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ↑ "BWF - World Junior Mixed Team Championships 2015 - Team: [VEN] Venezuela - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- 1 2 "Historia -". fvbadminton.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ↑ "2013 Bolivarian Games Mixed Team Tournament Results". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Equipos Bolivarianos Valledupar 2022". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
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