Formation | August, 1972 |
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Type | Sports federation |
Membership | 15 member associations |
President | Dionne Forde (Barbados) |
The Carebaco International is an international badminton tournament of the "Caribbean Regional Badminton Confederation" (Carebaco). Until 1999 the tournament was a closed event eligible only for Carebaco members, but to gain BWF World Ranking points since 1999 the Carebaco International tournament became a level 4 open individual event, now part of the BWF Future Series.
The tournament established since 1972, when four countries in the Caribbean Region with the fanatical badminton enthusiasts started an annual competition among themselves. These countries were Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Suriname and Guyana. As the years progressed the membership of Carebaco increased to include Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Cuba, Curacao, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Panama, Puerto Rico, and Martinique. [1]
The Carebaco International is held annually and is part of the Carebaco Games which also include a mixed team event for both seniors and juniors players of Carebaco member and associate member countries. The individual event for juniors is nowadays played in the different age groups comparable to the Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships. Since 2013 there is also an Open Carebaco Junior International U19 part of the Badminton World Federation Future Juniors series eligible for BWF Juniors World Ranking Points.
Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
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CARIBBEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS CLOSED EVENT | |||||
1972 | Romeo Caster | Jennifer Haddad | No doubles competition | No doubles competition | No doubles competition |
1973 | Roel Sjauw Mook Reginald Chin Jong | Jennifer Haddad Margareth Parslow | Richard Wong Margareth Parslow | ||
1974 | Keith Palmer | Beena Narwani | Roel Sjauw Mook Otmar Kersout | Richard Roberts Jennifer Haddad | |
1975 | Richard Wong | Jennifer Haddad | Jennifer Haddad G. Hew | Brian Haddad Anna van de Groot | |
1976 | Beena Narwani | Jennifer Haddad Christine Chung | Richard Wong Jennifer Haddad | ||
1977 | no competition | ||||
1978 | George Hugh | Beena Narwani | Brian Haddad Victor Ziadie | Diana Uiterloo Loes Sjauw Mook | Brian Haddad Jennifer Haddad |
1979 | George Hugh Sammy Leyow | Carol Leyow Marie Leyow | George Hugh Marie Leyow | ||
1980 | Sammy Leyow | Carol Leyow | Tommy Lee Sammy Leyow | Carol Leyow Marie Leyow | Dudley Chen Marie Leyow |
1981 | George Hugh | Marie Leyow | George Hugh Sammy Leyow | Anette Leyow Marie Leyow | George Hugh Marie Leyow |
1982 | Tommy Lee | Carol Leyow Marie Leyow | |||
1983 | Garth King | Debra O'Connor | Garth King Sammy Leyow | Virginia Chariandy Debra O'Connor | Carl Khan Debra O'Connor |
1984 | Mike van Daal | Mike van Daal Clyde van Daal | Sammy Leyow Marie Leyow | ||
1985 | Mike van Daal John Sno | Mike van Daal Sherida Ramzan | |||
1986 | Robert Richards | Robert Richards Garth King | Debra O'Connor Beverly Tang Choon | Carl Khan Debra O'Connor | |
1987 | Garth King | Robert Richards Marie Leyow | |||
1988 | Hedwig de La Fuente | Yu Nilen Shoh Chung | Clyde van Daal John Sno | Yu Nilen Shoh Chung Loes Sjauw Mook | Hedwig de La Fuente Yu Nilen Shoh Chung |
1989 | no competition | ||||
1990 | Vernon Griffiths | Debra O'Connor | Ronald Clarke David Lee Kim | Debra O'Connor Virginia Chariandy | Ronald Clarke Debra O'Connor |
1991 | no competition | ||||
1992 [2] | Kenneth Erichsen | Debra O'Connor | Roy Paul Jr. Robert Richards | Marie Leyow Terry Leyow | Robert Richards Marie Leyow |
1993 [3] | Roy Paul Jr. Paul Leyow | Debra O'Connor Sabrina Cassie | Paul Leyow Terry Leyow | ||
1994 | no competition | ||||
1995 [4] | Kenneth Erichsen | Debra O'Connor | Roy Paul Jr. Paul Leyow | Debra O'Connor Beverly Tang Choon | Paul Leyow Terry Leyow |
1996 [5] | |||||
1997 [6] | Nigella Saunders | Roy Paul Jr. Robert Richards | Sabrina Cassie Zuedi Mack | Argyle Maynard Chalise Jordan | |
1998 [7] | Roy Paul Jr. | Yesenia Leon Ruiz | Roy Paul Jr. Robert Richards | Shackerah Cupidon Terry Leyow | Roy Paul Jr. Terry Leyow |
CARIBBEAN CAREBACO OPEN INDIVIDUAL EVENT | |||||
1999 [8] | Mike Beres | Kara Solmundson | Bobby Milroy William Milroy | Milaine Cloutier Robbyn Hermitage | Mike Beres Kara Solmundson |
2000 | no seniors competition, only juniors events held | ||||
2001 [9] | Bradley Graham | Nigella Saunders | Alex Haddad Roy Paul Jr. | Alya Lewis Nigella Saunders | Bradley Graham Nigella Saunders |
2002 [10] | Tjitte Weistra | Sandra Jimeno | Guilherme Kumasaka Guilherme Pardo | Sandra Jimeno Doriana Rivera | Tjitte Weistra Doriana Rivera |
2003 [11] | Tōru Matsumoto | Miyo Akao | Ingo Kindervater Björn Siegemund | Yoshiko Iwata Miyuki Tai | Mike Beres Jody Patrick |
2004 [12] | Andrew Dabeka | Charmaine Reid | Khankham Malaythong Raju Rai | Helen Nichol Charmaine Reid | Philippe Bourret Helen Nichol |
2005 [13] | Ilian Perez | Mike Beres William Milroy | Mike Beres Valérie Loker | ||
2007 [14] | Brice Leverdez | Marlin Maldonado | Paulo von Scala Lucas Araújo | Paula Pereira Thayse Cruz | Lucas Araújo Thayse Cruz |
2011 [15] | Howard Shu | Lohaynny Vicente | Virgil Soeroredjo Mitchel Wongsodikromo | Lohaynny Vicente Luana Vicente | Mitchel Wongsodikromo Crystal Leefmans |
2012 [16] | Joe Wu | Nicole Grether | Rodolfo Ramírez Jonathan Solís | Nicole Grether Charmaine Reid | Nelson Javier Berónica Vibieca |
2013 [17] | Rosario Maddaloni | Nikté Sotomayor | Gareth Henry Bjorn Seguin | Berónica Vibieca Daigenis Saturria | Aníbal Marroquín Krisley Nohemi López |
2014 | Gareth Henry | Solángel Guzmán | Gareth Henry Garron Palmer | Shari Watson Tamisha Williams | Garron Palmer Mikaylia Haldane |
2015 [18] | Gareth Henry Dayvon Reid | Daigenis Saturria Licelott Sánchez | Nelson Javier Daigenis Saturria | ||
2016 [19] | Nelson Javier | Aimee Moran | Gilmar Jones Dylan Darmohoetomo | Nairoby Abigail Jiménez Bermary Polanco | Dakeil Thorpe Tamisha Williams |
2017 | Kevin Cordón | Jamie Subandhi | Gareth Henry Samuel Ricketts | Daniela Macías Dánica Nishimura | Daniel la Torre Regal Dánica Nishimura |
2018 | Robert Mann | Tamisha Williams | Shae Michael Martin Dakeil Thorpe | Monyata Riviera Tamisha Williams | Dylan Darmohoetomo Crystal Leefmans |
2019 | Sam Parsons | Jordan Hart | Gareth Henry Samuel Ricketts | Vinson Chiu Breanna Chi | |
2020 | no competition canceled due to Covid-19 | ||||
2021 | no competition canceled due to Covid-19 | ||||
2022 | no competition | ||||
2023 |
Venue | Country | Year | Senior Champion | Senior Runner-up | Score | Year | Junior Champion | Junior Runner-up | Score |
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Kingston | Jamaica | 1972 | Jamaica | Suriname | 5-2 | 1972 | No junior competition | No junior competition | |
Paramaribo | Suriname | 1973 | Jamaica | Suriname | 5-2 | 1973 | No junior competition | No junior competition | |
Georgetown | Guyana | 1974 | Jamaica | Suriname | 4-3 | 1974 | No junior competition | No junior competition | |
Port of Spain | Trinidad and Tobago | 1975 | Jamaica | Suriname | 5-2 | 1975 | No junior team competition | No junior team competition | |
Kingston | Jamaica | 1976 | Jamaica | Suriname | 5-2 | 1976 | Jamaica | ||
Oranjestad | Aruba (Canceled) | 1977 | No competition | No Competition | 1977 | No Competition | No Competition | ||
Paramaribo | Suriname | 1978 | Jamaica | Suriname | 4-3 | 1978 | Jamaica | Suriname | |
Santa Cruz | Aruba | 1979 | Jamaica | Suriname | 7-0 | 1979 | Jamaica | Suriname | |
Georgetown | Guyana | 1980 | Jamaica | Suriname | 1980 | Trinidad and Tobago | Jamaica | 3-2 | |
Port of Spain | Trinidad and Tobago | 1981 | Jamaica | Trinidad and Tobago | 5-2 | 1981 | Trinidad and Tobago | Jamaica | 5-0 |
Kingston | Jamaica | 1982 | Jamaica | Suriname | 6-1 | 1982 | Jamaica | Suriname | 3-2 |
Willemstad | Curaçao | 1983 | Suriname | Trinidad and Tobago | 5-2 | 1983 | Jamaica | Suriname | |
Paramaribo | Suriname | 1984 | Suriname | Trinidad and Tobago | 4-3 | 1984 | Suriname | Jamaica | |
Georgetown | Guyana | 1985 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1985 | |||||
Port of Spain | Trinidad and Tobago | 1986 | Jamaica | Trinidad and Tobago | 6-1 | 1986 | |||
Kingston | Jamaica | 1987 | Jamaica | Trinidad and Tobago | 4-1 | 1987 | |||
Paramaribo | Suriname | 1988 | Suriname | Trinidad and Tobago | 3-2 | 1988 | |||
Georgetown | Guyana (Canceled) | 1989 | No competition | No Competition | 1989 | No competition | No Competition | ||
Port of Spain | Trinidad and Tobago | 1990 | Trinidad and Tobago | Barbados | 7-0 | 1990 | Jamaica | Guyana | 3-2 |
Georgetown | Guyana (Canceled) | 1991 | No competition | No Competition | 1991 | No competition | No Competition | ||
Willemstad | Curaçao | 1992 | Jamaica | Trinidad and Tobago | 4-1 | 1992 | Jamaica | Guyana | 4-1 |
Bridgetown | Barbados | 1993 | 1993 | ||||||
n/a No Competition | n/a No Competition | 1994 | No Competition | No Competition | 1994 | No Competition | No Competition | ||
Kingston | Jamaica | 1995 | 1995 | ||||||
Port of Spain | Trinidad and Tobago | 1996 | Jamaica | Guatemala | 1996 | Barbados | Trinidad and Tobago | ||
Bridgetown | Barbados | 1997 | 1997 | Jamaica | Suriname | 5-0 | |||
Havana | Cuba | 1998 | Cuba | Guatemala | 1998 | Jamaica | Cuba | ||
Paramaribo | Suriname | 1999 | Jamaica | Trinidad and Tobago | 4-1 | 1999 | Suriname | Trinidad and Tobago | 5-0 |
Bridgetown | Barbados | 2000 | No Competition | No Competition | 2000 | Suriname | Jamaica | 5-0 | |
Kingston | Jamaica | 2001 | Jamaica | Trinidad and Tobago | 5-0 | 2001 | Suriname | Jamaica | 3-2 |
Mayaguez | Puerto Rico | 2002 | 2002 | Jamaica | Guatemala | ||||
Port of Spain | Trinidad and Tobago | 2003 | Trinidad and Tobago | Barbados | 3-2 | 2003 | Suriname | Jamaica | 5-0 |
Central Region, Chaguanas | Trinidad and Tobago | 2004 | 2004 | ||||||
Havana | Cuba | 2005 | No Team Competition | No Team Competition | 2005 | ||||
n/a No Competition | n/a No Competition | 2006 | No Competition | No Competition | 2006 | No Competition | No Competition | ||
Paramaribo | Suriname | 2007 | No Team Competition | No Team Competition | 2007 | ||||
n/a No Competition | n/a No Competition | 2008 | No Competition | No Competition | 2008 | No Competition | No Competition | ||
n/a No Competition | n/a No Competition | 2009 | No Competition | No Competition | 2009 | No Competition | No Competition | ||
n/a No Competition | n/a No Competition | 2010 | No Competition | No Competition | 2010 | No Competition | No Competition | ||
Wildey, St. Michael | Barbados | 2011 | Suriname | Barbados | 3-2 | 2011 | Puerto Rico | Suriname | 4-1 |
Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | 2012 | Dominican Republic | Suriname | 4-1 | 2012 | Puerto Rico | Dominican Republic | 3-2 |
San Juan | Puerto Rico | 2013 | Senior Event Canceled | Senior Event Canceled | 2013 | Puerto Rico | Suriname | 3-2 | |
Kingston | Jamaica | 2014 | Jamaica | Trinidad and Tobago | 3-0 | 2014 | Jamaica | Trinidad and Tobago | 3-0 |
Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | 2015 | Jamaica | Dominican Republic | 3-1 | 2015 | Dominican Republic | Jamaica | |
Oranjestad | Aruba | 2016 | Dominican Republic | Suriname | 3-1 | 2016 | Dominican Republic | Guyana | 3-2 |
Tacarigua | Trinidad and Tobago | 2017 | Jamaica | Dominican Republic | 3-1 | 2017 | Dominican Republic | Jamaica | 3-1 |
Paramaribo | Suriname | 2018 | Barbados | Suriname | 3-1 | 2018 | Canceled | Canceled | |
Wildey, St. Michael | Barbados | 2019 | No Team Competition | No Team Competition | 2019 | No Team Competition | No Team Competition | ||
Tacarigua | Trinidad and Tobago (Canceled) | 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | ||
Tacarigua | Trinidad and Tobago (Canceled) | 2021 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | 2021 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | ||
Oranjestad | Aruba (Canceled) | 2022 | No Competition | No Competition | 2022 | No Competition | No Competition | ||
Tacarigua | Trinidad and Tobago | 2023 | No Team Competition | No Team Competition | 2023 | No Team Competition | No Team Competition |
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