Zimbabwe national badminton team

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Zimbabwe
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Association Badminton Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ)
Confederation BCA (Africa)
PresidentChipo Zumburani
BWF ranking
Current ranking71 Decrease2.svg 3 (2 April 2024)
Highest ranking55 (3 January 2023)
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances6 (first in 1980 )
Best resultFifth place (1980)
African Men's Team Championships
Appearances4 (first in 1980 )
Best resultFifth place (1980)
African Women's Team Championships
Appearances4 (first in 1980 )
Best resultChampions (1980)

The Zimbabwe national badminton team (Shona : Chikwata chenyika cheZimbabwe badminton) represents Zimbabwe in international team competitions and is controlled by the Zimbabwe Badminton Association, the governing body for Zimbabwean badminton. [1] It is affiliated with the Badminton Confederation of Africa (BCA). [2]

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History

Badminton was first played in Zimbabwe around the early 1960s. The national team was revived in 2008 after the reformation of the Zimbabwe Badminton Association. [3] The national team competed in the 2014 African Badminton Championships.

Men's team

The Zimbabwean men's team competed in the 2016 Africa Continental Team Badminton Championships. The team were grouped with South Africa, Mauritius and Réunion in Group A. The team finished on the bottom of the group and failed to advance to the quarter-finals. [4] The team were also eliminated in the group stages two years later at the 2018 All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championships. [5]

The team competed in the 2022 All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championships. They lost 5–0 to Mauritius and Zambia. [6]

Women's team

In 1980, Zimbabwe clinched the women's team title at the 1980 African Badminton Championships in Beira after defeating Tanzania, Mozambique, Nigeria and Kenya. [7]

In 2016, the women's team competed in the 2016 Africa Continental Team Badminton Championships. The team lost 5–0 to Mauritius and Ghana in the group stages. [8] They competed in the 2022 All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championships. The team were grouped with Uganda, Egypt and Algeria. The team lost all of their matches to the opposing teams. [9]

Mixed team

Zimbabwe debuted in the 1982 Commonwealth Games. They were eliminated in the group stages. [10]

The mixed team competed at the 2014 African Badminton Championships. The team were drawn into Group A with South Africa, Seychelles, Botswana and Cameroon. The team first lost 5–0 to South Africa, then won 3–2 against the Cameroonian team. The team later lost 5–0 to Botswana and Seychelles, thus failing to qualify for the quarter-finals. [11] [12]

The team made their fourth appearance at the African Mixed Team Championships in 2023. The team placed as third best in the group after winning their tie against Lesotho. [13] [14]

Competitive record

The following tables show the Monaco national badminton team's competitive record in international tournaments.

Key
CHRU3rdSF4thQF#RGSQ##thANHWDNDNQ
(CH) champion; (RU) runners-up; (3rd) third place; (SF) semi-finalists; (4th) fourth place; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (#th) places 5, 6...; (GS) group stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (WDN) withdrawn; (DNQ) did not qualify.

Thomas Cup

Year 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1976
ResultPart of Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom A
Year 1979 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998
ResultA
Year 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018
ResultADNQ
Year 2020 2022 2024 2026 2028 2030 2032 2034 2036 2038
ResultADNQATBD

Uber Cup

Year1950–1953 1957 1960 1963 1966 1969 1972 1975
ResultNHPart of Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom A
Year 1978 1981 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998
ResultA
Year 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018
ResultADNQ
Year 2020 2022 2024 2026 2028 2030 2032 2034 2036 2038
ResultADNQATBD

Sudirman Cup

Year 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007
ResultA
Year 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027
ResultADNQATBD

Commonwealth Games

Men's team

Year 1998
ResultA

Women's team

Year 1998
ResultA

Mixed team

Year 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
ResultAGSA
Year 2022 2030 2034 2034 203820422046205020542058
ResultATBD

African Games

Mixed team

Year 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 2027 2031 2035 2039
ResultANHTBD

African Team Championships

Men's team

Year 1979 1980 1982 1984 1988 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
ResultA5thAGSGSAGSA
Year 2026 2028 2030 2032 2034 2036 2038 204020422044
ResultTBD

Women's team

Year 1979 1980 1982 1984 1988 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
ResultACHAGSGSAGSA
Year 2026 2028 2030 2032 2034 2036 2038 204020422044
ResultTBD

Mixed team

Year 1980 1982 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2000 2002 2004
Result5thA
Year 2006 2007 2009 2011 2013 2014 2017 2019 2021 2023
ResultAGSGSGSAGS
Year 2025 2027 2029 2031 2033 2035 2037 2039 20412043
ResultTBD
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Year 2000 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
ResultA
Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023 2024
ResultA

Commonwealth Youth Games

Mixed team

Year 2004
ResultA

African Youth Games

Boys' team

Year 2018
ResultA

Girls' team

Year 2018
ResultA

Mixed team

Year 2014
ResultA

African Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year 1979 1980 1982 1984 1988 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
ResultA5thA
Year 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2016 2021 2022 2024
ResultA
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the Zimbabwe national badminton team.

NameRole
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Paul KopoloCoach

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
MSMDXD
Ashel Dziva 2 May 1995 (age 29)1057525
Trinity Chipumho 14 December 1999 (age 25)517
Thabani Mathe 15 July 1997 (age 27)451525567
Blessing Mahwire 18 November 2003 (age 21)705
Dean Matyanga 20 February 1998 (age 26)

Women's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
WSWDXD
Fabiana Layla Oliviero 16 September 1994 (age 30)586915567
Avishi Raina 27 July 2005 (age 19)790
Shalom Sibanda 31 March 2000 (age 24)577915
Nyasha Kopolo 23 November 1999 (age 25)
Rumbidzai Ruwende 20 January 2001 (age 24)

Previous squads

African Team Championships

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