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| Association | Federación de Bádminton Costa Rica (FBCR) |
|---|---|
| Confederation | BPA (Pan America) |
| President | Adrian Gomez Calvo |
| BWF ranking | |
| Current ranking | 113  4 (2 January 2024) |
| Highest ranking | 79 (3 January 2023) |
The Costa Rica national badminton team (Spanish: Selección nacional de bádminton de Costa Rica) represents Costa Rica in international badminton team competitions.[1] The Costa Rican junior team have competed in the BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event, which is also called the Suhandinata Cup.[2]
History
Badminton in Costa Rica was first played in the 1970s. The sport later lost its recognition in the late 1980s. Soon after, badminton enthusiasts in Costa Rica attempted to revive badminton in the country by establishing the Association for the Development of Badminton (Spanish: Asociación para el Desarrollo del Bádminton).[3][4]
Mixed team
The Costa Rican mixed team competed in the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games mixed team event.[5] They were placed in Group B with Cuba, Barbados and Mexico.[6][7] The team lost to 5–0 to Cuba and Mexico.[8] The team then almost beat Barbados but were eliminated in the group stages.[9][10]
Competitive record
Central American and Caribbean Games
Mixed team
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Group stage |
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
Mixed team
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
 2015 | Group C2 - 36th of 40 |
 2016 | Group G1 - 47th of 52 |
Pan American Junior Team Championships
Mixed team
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 13th place |
| 2014 | 12th place |
| 2015 | 8th place |
| 2016 | 12th place |
| 2023 | 8th place |
Players
Current squad
- As of 2 January 2024
Men's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | MD | XD | ||
| Gianpiero Cavallotti | 9 September 1997 | 398 | 717 | 494 |
| Takeru Fujisawa | 11 May 2002 | 1339 | 717 | - |
| Santiago Suárez | 29 June 2006 | - | - | - |
Women's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS | WD | XD | ||
| Lauren Villalobos | 20 August 2000 (aged 23) | - | - | - |
| Cristal Villarreal Zapata | 19 May 2005 | - | - | - |
| Arianna Rodríguez | 10 July 2006 | - | - | - |
Previous squads
Central American and Caribbean Games
- Mixed team: 2018
References
- ↑ "World Junior Championships | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ↑ Noticias, Agencia Cubana de (2015-10-28). "Campeonato Mundial de Bádminton juvenil con presencia cubana". www.acn.cu (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-23.
- ↑ "¿Cuánto sabe del bádminton?". El Financiero (in Spanish). 2013-03-31. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
- ↑ "Asociación para el Desarrollo del Bádminton - Comité Olímpico" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-23.
- ↑ Mindeporte. "Mindeporte". www.mindeporte.gov.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-23.
- ↑ "Centroamerican and Caribbean Games (Badminton) Event Overview". JCC2018. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ↑ "XIII Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Barranquilla 2018 (Torneo por Equipos) - Torneo por Equipos JCC 2018 - Group B". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
- ↑ "XIII Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Barranquilla 2018 (Torneo por Equipos) - CUBA - COSTA RICA: 5-0". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
- ↑ "XIII Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Barranquilla 2018 (Torneo por Equipos) - MEXICO - COSTA RICA: 5-0". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
- ↑ "XIII Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Barranquilla 2018 (Torneo por Equipos) - COSTA RICA - BARBADOS: 2-3". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-05-23.