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| Dates | 17–20 February | ||
| Venue | CODE II Jalisco | ||
| Location | Guadalajara, Mexico | ||
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| Men's teams |  Mexico | ||
| Women's teams |  United States | ||
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The 2016 Pan Am Team Badminton Championships is a continental championships tournament of badminton teams in Pan America. The event was held in Guadalajara, Mexico from 17 to 20 February 2016.
The 2016 Pan Am Team Badminton Championships, officially Pan Am Team Continental Championships 2016, is a continental stage tournament of Thomas and Uber Cups, and also to crown the best men's and women's badminton team in Pan America. [1] This event was organized by the Badminton Pan Am and Mexican Association of Badminton. 8 teams, consisting of 4 men's teams and 4 women's teams entered the tournament.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's Teams | Mexico |  Canada |  Guatemala |
| Women's Teams | United States | Canada | Mexico |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Mexico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 686 | 623 | +63 | 3 | Final |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 624 | 608 | +16 | 2 | |
| 3 | Guatemala | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 682 | 651 | +31 | 1 | |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 559 | 669 | −110 | 0 |
 Guatemala 2 | CODE II Jalisco, Court 1 17 February 2016, 16:00 UTC−6 [2] |  Mexico 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Canada 4 | CODE II Jalisco, Court 2 17 February 2016, 16:00 UTC−6 [3] |  United States 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Canada 3 | CODE II Jalisco, Court 1 18 February 2016, 16:00 UTC−6 [4] | Guatemala 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mexico 3 | CODE II Jalisco, Court 2 18 February 2016, 16:00 UTC−6 [5] | United States 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Canada 1 | CODE II Jalisco, Court 1 19 February 2016, 16:00 UTC−6 [6] | Mexico 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Guatemala 4 | CODE II Jalisco, Court 2 19 February 2016, 16:00 UTC−6 [7] | United States 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mexico 3 | CODE II Jalisco, Court 1 20 February 2016, 13:00 UTC−6 [8] | Canada 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 662 | 449 | +213 | 3 | Final |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 645 | 520 | +125 | 2 | |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 549 | 573 | −24 | 1 | |
| 4 | Guatemala | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 2 | 30 | −28 | 359 | 673 | −314 | 0 |
Guatemala 0 | CODE II Jalisco, Court 1 17 February 2016, 10:00 UTC−6 [9] | Mexico 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Canada 2 | CODE II Jalisco, Court 2 17 February 2016, 10:00 UTC−6 [10] | United States 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Canada 5 | CODE II Jalisco, Court 1 18 February 2016, 10:00 UTC−6 [11] | Guatemala 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mexico 1 | CODE II Jalisco, Court 2 18 February 2016, 10:00 UTC−6 [12] | United States 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Canada 4 | CODE II Jalisco, Court 1 19 February 2016, 10:00 UTC−6 [13] | Mexico 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Guatemala 0 | CODE II Jalisco, Court 2 19 February 2016, 10:00 UTC−6 [14] | United States 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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United States 3 | CODE II Jalisco, Court 20 February 2016, 10:00 UTC−6 [15] | Canada 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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