Guyana
AssociationGuyana Badminton Association (GBA)
ConfederationBPA (Pan America)
PresidentEmelia Ramdhani
BWF ranking
Current ranking103 Decrease 1 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking74 (3 January 2023)

The Guyana national badminton team represents Guyana in international badminton team competitions.[1] The Guyanese junior team have competed in the BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event, which is also called the Suhandinata Cup. The Guyanese team have never competed in the Pan American Badminton Championships.

History

Badminton was first practiced in Guyana in the 1970s. The sport was played mostly by the Indo-Guyanese. The sport later grew in popularity and the national team later sent its first few players to debut in the 1992 CAREBACO Badminton Championships. The Ramdhani badminton family became a household name for badminton in Guyana.[2][3]

Gokarn Ramdhani was appointed as president of the Guyana Badminton Association in the 1990s. Under his leadership, Guyanese badminton grew as the junior team claimed 2nd place at the CAREBACO Junior Team Championships in 1990, 1992 and 2016 before his passing in 2021.[4][5] The Ramdhani siblings, Priyanna and Narayan Ramdhani have made many achievements for Guyanese badminton on the world stage.[6] The Guyana badminton team later reached rank 74 on the BWF World Ranking which would be their highest ranking to date.[7]

Emelia Ramdhani soon took over Gokarn's place as president of Guyana Badminton Association and head coach of the Guyana badminton team.[8]

Mixed team

The Guyanese mixed team first competed in the 1972 CAREBACO Team Championships in Kingston, Jamaica. The team beat Trinidad and Tobago to finish in third place.[9] The team then competed in the 1992 CAREBACO Team Championships and finished in 5th place. In 1993, the team finished in fourth place at the 1993 CAREBACO Team Championships.

Competitive record

CAREBACO Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Result
1972 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
1992 5th place
1993 Fourth place

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Mixed team

YearResult
Peru 2015Group C1 - 39th of 39
Canada 2018Group G - 32nd of 39

Pan Am Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Result
2009 Group C - 11th

CAREBACO Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Result
1990 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1992 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 6th place
2016 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 6th place

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the Guyana national badminton team.

Name Role
Guyana Emelia Ramdhani Coach
Guyana Jonathan Mangra Coach

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Akili Haynes 18 June 2001 781 - 355
Tyrese Jeffrey 30 October 2001 - - -
Narayan Ramdhani 3 June 1998 - - -

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Priyanna Ramdhani 2 January 2002 385 - 355
Jayde Dasilva 18 August 2003 - - -
Ambika Ramraj 20 January 1999 - - -

Previous squads

References

  1. ↑ "World Junior Championships | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  2. ↑ GTIMES (2020-12-25). "Family that plays together: Ramdhanis on navigating badminton and family". Guyana Times. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  3. ↑ KNews (2010-12-22). "2010 was a historic year for Guyana's Badminton says Ramdhani". Kaieteur News. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  4. ↑ GTIMES (2021-10-10). "GBA President Gokarn Ramdhani passes away after suffering heart attack". Guyana Times. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  5. ↑ KNews (2021-10-12). "GBA President Gokarn Ramdhani gone at 55". Kaieteur News. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  6. ↑ "The Ramdhani Duo - Guyana Times". Guyana Times International. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  7. ↑ "BWF - BWF World Team Rankings". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  8. ↑ GTIMES (2022-08-01). "Guyanese badminton family continuing a proud legacy". Guyana Times. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  9. ↑ DBNL. "B, De eerste Surinaamse sportencyclopedie (1893-1988), Ricky W. Stutgard". DBNL (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-06-01.
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