National badminton team representing Venezuela
Venezuela Association Federación Venezolana de Badminton (FVBAD)Confederation BPA (Pan America)President Dhayisbel Torrealba Current ranking 89 Highest ranking 69 (4 April 2023)
The Venezuela national badminton team (Spanish : Selección Venezolana de bádminton ) represents Venezuela in international badminton team competitions.[ 1] Venezuelan Badminton Association , the governing body for Venezuelan badminton.
The Venezuelan Badminton Association was formed in 1960 and the national team competed in the 1959 Mexico City International held in Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico .[ 2] first Pan Am Badminton Championships but did not compete in the mixed team event.
The Venezuelan team also competed in the South American Games . The Venezuelan junior team have competed in the BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event, which is also called the Suhandinata Cup.[ 3]
History
Mixed team
The Venezuelan mixed team competed in their first international team tournament at the 2009 Bolivarian Games . The team finished in third place. In 2013, the team competed in the 2013 Bolivarian Games mixed team event. The team lost the third place tie to the Dominican Republic . The team then competed in the next edition of the Bolivarian Games and finished fourth for a second time.[ 4]
In the 2022 Bolivarian Games , the Venezuelan mixed team were eliminated in the quarter-finals after narrowly losing to the Dominican Republic .[ 5] [ 6] 2023 South American Badminton Championships . With home advantage, the team advanced to the semi-finals but lost 3–0 to Brazil . In the third place playoff, the team defeated Chile 3–0.[ 7]
Competitive record
Thomas Cup
Uber Cup
Sudirman Cup
Pan American Team Championships
Mixed team
South American Games
Mixed team
Year
Round
2010
Did not enter
2018
Fourth place
4th
2022
Did not enter
South American Team Championships
Year
Round
1990
Did not enter
Mixed team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Year
Round
2010
Did not enter
Year
Round
2010
Did not enter
Mixed team
Bolivarian Games
Mixed team
Year
Round
2009
Third place
3rd
2013
Fourth place
4th
2017
Fourth place
4th
2022
Quarter-finals
5th
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
Pan American Junior Team Championships
Mixed team
South American Junior Team Championships
Mixed team
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
Current squad
As of 2 January 2024
Name
DoB/Age
Ranking of event
MS
MD
XD
William Barrios
(2000-06-10 ) 10 June 2000 (age 24)
709
301
958
Frank Barrios
(1998-11-26 ) 26 November 1998 (age 26)
333
301
411
Joiser Calanche
(2000-06-23 ) 23 June 2000 (age 24)
894
281
633
Keiber Peñalver
(2001-04-25 ) 25 April 2001 (age 23)
827
281
958
Previous squads
South American Games: 2018
South American Team Championships: 2012
Bolivarian Games: 2017 , 2022
References
