Association | Fédération Burundaise de Badminton (FBB) |
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Confederation | BCA (Africa) |
President | Ndondo Francois Abedi |
BWF ranking | |
Current ranking | Unranked (2 April 2024) |
Highest ranking | 89 (1 July 2011) |
The Burundi national badminton team (Kirundi : Ikipe y'igihugu ya badminton yo mu Burundi) represents Burundi in international badminton team competitions. [1] [2] The Burundian Federation of Badminton manages the national team.
In 2010, the Burundian Federation of Badminton sent its first few players to debut in the 2010 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa and the Burundian women's team reached the semifinals. In 2012, the Burundian Federation of Badminton along with the national team were disbanded for a brief period of time due to the country being under political turmoil.
In 2021, Burundi partnered with the Badminton Confederation of Africa and joined the Shuttle Time program organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to improve the presence of badminton in Burundi. [3] [4] [5]
Badminton first started in Burundi in the 1950s when the nation was still under colonial rule. The sport was then played by a small minority of white people in Bujumbura, and by Catholic priests in other parts of the country. The sport then spread its popularity to the city of Bubanza and the youth began to play badminton regularly outside football fields. [3]
The Burundian men's team first competed in the 2010 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa. The team failed to advance further after being defeated by South Africa and Ghana in the group stage. [6]
The Burundian women's team debuted in the 2010 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa. Although the team lost to South Africa in the group stage, they were able to advance further to the quarter-finals. [7] The team then entered the semi-finals after Seychelles conceded a walkover to the team. [8] The team then lost the semi-final tie to Egypt but won bronze in the event. [9]
Thomas Cup
| Uber Cup
| Sudirman Cup
|
Year | Round | Pos |
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2003 | Did not enter | |
2007 | ||
2011 | ||
2015 | ||
2019 | ||
2027 | To be determined |
Men's team
| Women's team
| Mixed team
|
Year | Round | Pos |
---|---|---|
2000 to 2024 | Did not enter | |
2025 | To be determined |
Year | Round | Pos |
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1979 to 2016 | Did not enter | |
2021 | Group stage | 10th |
2022 | Did not enter | |
2024 | To be determined |
The following list shows the coaching staff for the national badminton team of Burundi. [5]
Name | Role |
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Nicolas Bikorimana | Coach |
Don-Christ Darcy Arakaza | Coach |
Gabin Muhabuka | Coach |
Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
MS | MD | XD | ||
Patrick-Adonis Munezero | 3 January 2004 | - | - | - |
Devy Marc Muvunyi | 28 November 2004 | - | - | - |
Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
WS | WD | XD | ||
Kelly-Janviere Iradukunda | 20 September 2003 | - | - | - |
Berthila Niyomwungere | 21 November 2008 | - | - | - |
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