Barbados national badminton team

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Barbados
Flag of Barbados.svg
Association Barbados Badminton Association (BBA)
Confederation BPA (Pan America)
PresidentKevin Wood
BWF ranking
Current ranking101 Decrease2.svg 8 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking56 (4 July 2013)
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Appearances5 (first in 1993 )
Best resultGroup stage
Pan Am Men's Team Championships
Appearances2 (first in 2012 )
Best resultGroup stage
Pan Am Women's Team Championships
Appearances2 (first in 2004 )
Best resultFourth place (2012)

The Barbados national badminton team represents Barbados in international badminton team competitions. [1] The national team is managed by the Barbados Badminton Association in Bridgetown. Barbados have never medaled at the Pan American Badminton Championships. The Barbadian mixed team started participating in the Commonwealth Games mixed team event since 2010.

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History

The national team was formed after the formation of the Barbados Badminton Association in 1983. [2] The national team then competed in the Carebaco International tournaments organized by the Caribbean Regional Badminton Confederation (CAREBACO).

Men's team

The Barbadian men's team competed in the 1994 Thomas Cup qualifiers. The team were placed into Group C with Iceland, Spain and Bulgaria. The team lost all of their matches to all three teams in the group. [3]

In 2010, the team competed in the 2012 Thomas Cup Preliminaries but were eliminated in the group stages. [4] The team then competed in the 2018 Pan Am Badminton Championships. The team were grouped with Canada and Peru. The team lost 5–0 to both teams and placed 6th in the final standings after losing 3–0 to Dominican Republic in the fifth place tie. [5] [6]

Women's team

The Barbadian women's team took part in qualifying for the 2002 Uber Cup. The team finished at the bottom of the group after losing 5–0 against the United States, Italy and Cuba. [7] In 2012, the team competed in the 2012 Uber Cup Preliminaries. Although the team did not qualify for the 2012 Uber Cup, they managed to win 3–2 against Puerto Rico to finish 4th in the tournament. [8]

Mixed team

Barbados first competed in the 1990 CAREBACO Team Championships and finished as runners-up after almost beating Trinidad and Tobago in the final.

In 2009, the Barbadian team lost against the United States but won 3–1 against Dominican Republic to place 6th at the 2009 Pan Am Badminton Championships. [9] In 2010, the team debuted in the Commonwealth Games team event. The team were eliminated in the group stages but won 4–1 against Kenya in the group. In 2018, the team made history by winning the CAREBACO Team Championships after defeating Suriname 3–1 in the final. The team competed in the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The team won a match against Mauritius when Shae Martin and Sabrina Scott defeated Tejraj Pultoo and Kobita Dookhee 21–17, 16–21, 21–19. [10]

Competitive record

Commonwealth Games

Pan American Team Championships

Central American and Caribbean Games

CAREBACO Team Championships

Mixed team

YearRoundPos
1972
to
1983 		Did not enter
1984 Fourth place4th
1985 Fourth place4th
1986 Third place3rd
1987 Third place3rd
1990 Runners-up2nd
1992 Third place3rd
1993 Third place3rd
1995 Fourth place4th
1996 Fourth place4th
1997 Runners-up2nd
1998 Fourth place4th
1999 Fourth place4th
2000 Fourth place4th
2001 Fourth place4th
2002 Fourth place4th
2003 Runners-up2nd
2004 Third place3rd
2005 Runners-up2nd
2011 Runners-up2nd
2012 Third place3rd
2014 Third place3rd
2015 3rd / 4th in group4th
2016 Fourth place4th
2017 Third place3rd
2018 Champions1st
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

YearRoundPos
2000
to
2024 		Did not enter
2025 To be determined

Pan American Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

YearRoundPos
1977 Did not enter
1980
1981
1988
1990
1991
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004 Group stage11th
2006 Did not enter
2007
2008
2009 Group stage8th
2010 Did not enter
2011 Group stage8th
2012 Group stage7th
2013 Did not enter
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2021
2022
2023
2024 Group stage7th
2025 To be determined

CAREBACO Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

YearRoundPos
1976
to
1982 		Did not enter
1984 Fifth place5th
1985 Third place3rd
1986 Fourth place4th
1987 Fifth place5th
1988 Did not enter
1990 Fourth place4th
1992 Third place3rd
1993 Runners-up2nd
1995 Runners-up2nd
1996 Champions1st
1997 Third place3rd
1998 Did not enter
1999 Third place3rd
2000 Fourth place4th
2001 Fourth place4th
2002 Fourth place4th
2004 Fourth place4th
2005 Fourth place4th
2007 Fourth place4th
2011 Third place3rd
2012 Fourth place4th
2013 Fifth place5th
2014 Third place3rd
2015 3rd / 4th in group4th
2016 Fourth place4th
2017 Fourth place4th
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the Barbados national badminton team. [11]

NameRole
Flag of Barbados.svg Shakeira WaitheHead coach
Flag of Barbados.svg Mariama EastmondCoach

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
MSMDXD
Kennie King 7 June 2002 (age 22)409-633
Shae Martin 21 September 1999 (age 25)---
Gavin Robinson 13 October 2000 (age 24)---
Ziyad Mehter 17 February 2006 (age 18)---

Women's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
WSWDXD
Shari Hope 3 April 1986 (age 38)--633
Sabrina Scott 24 February 1986 (age 38)722766633
Monyata Riviera 14 May 1994 (age 30)586-633
Eboni Atherley 13 September 2006 (age 18)---

References

  1. ↑ "XV Pan Am Championships". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Barbados Badminton Association". The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  3. ↑ "Archiv Thomas Cup". Mike's Badminton Populorum. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "2012 TUC Pan Am Preliminary - Group A". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  5. ↑ "BWF - M&F Pan Am Team Continental Championships 2018 - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  6. ↑ "BWF - M&F Pan Am Team Continental Championships 2018 - Team matches". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  7. ↑ "Uber Cup Results". World Badminton. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "Puerto Rico Uber Cup - Barbados Uber Cup: 2-3". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  9. ↑ "XV Pan Am Championships - Team - 5 - 8". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  10. ↑ "Badminton - Mixed Team results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  11. ↑ "My Goal Is To Continue Developing Badminton in Barbados – Shakeira Waithe – Badminton Pan America" . Retrieved 2023-03-28.
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