Venezuela
AssociationFederación Venezolana de Badminton (FVBAD)
ConfederationBPA (Pan America)
PresidentDhayisbel Torrealba
BWF ranking
Current ranking90 Increase 2 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking69 (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

Pan American Team Championships

South American Games

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2010 Did not enter
2018 Fourth place 4th
2022 Did not enter

South American Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1984 Did not enter
1985
1988
1990
1996
1998
2012 Withdrew
2013 Did not enter
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2022
2023 Semi-finals 3rd

Central American and Caribbean Games

Bolivarian Games

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
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
2000 Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015 Group stage 37th
2016 Did not enter
2017
2018
2019
2022
2023
2024

Pan American Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1977 Did not enter
1980
1981
1988
1990
1991
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2021
2022
2023
2024 TBD

South American Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2012 Group stage 5th
2013 Did not enter
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2022
2023
**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
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
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

  • 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. 1 2 "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 18 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  6. "Equipos Bolivarianos Valledupar 2022". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
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