National badminton team representing Barbados
Barbados Association Barbados Badminton Association (BBA)Confederation BPA (Pan America)President Kevin Wood Current ranking 101 8 (2 January 2024) Highest ranking 56 (4 July 2013) Appearances 5 (first in 1993 ) Best result Group stage Appearances 2 (first in 2012 ) Best result Group stage Appearances 2 (first in 2004 ) Best result Fourth 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.
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).
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]
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]
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]
Year Round 1998 Did not enter
Year Round 1998 Did not enter
Pan American Team Championships [ edit ] Central American and Caribbean Games [ edit ] Year Round 2010 Group stage
Year Round 2010 Group stage
CAREBACO Team Championships [ edit ] Year Round 1972 to1983 Did not enter 1984 Fourth place 4th 1985 Fourth place 4th 1986 Third place 3rd 1987 Third place 3rd 1990 Runners-up 2nd 1992 Third place 3rd 1993 Third place 3rd 1995 Fourth place 4th 1996 Fourth place 4th 1997 Runners-up 2nd 1998 Fourth place 4th 1999 Fourth place 4th 2000 Fourth place 4th 2001 Fourth place 4th 2002 Fourth place 4th 2003 Runners-up 2nd 2004 Third place 3rd 2005 Runners-up 2nd 2011 Runners-up 2nd 2012 Third place 3rd 2014 Third place 3rd 2015 3rd / 4th in group 4th 2016 Fourth place 4th 2017 Third place 3rd 2018 Champions 1st
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. Junior competitive record [ edit ] Pan American Junior Team Championships [ edit ] CAREBACO Junior Team Championships [ edit ] Year Round 1976 to1982 Did not enter 1984 Fifth place 5th 1985 Third place 3rd 1986 Fourth place 4th 1987 Fifth place 5th 1988 Did not enter 1990 Fourth place 4th 1992 Third place 3rd 1993 Runners-up 2nd 1995 Runners-up 2nd 1996 Champions 1st 1997 Third place 3rd 1998 Did not enter 1999 Third place 3rd 2000 Fourth place 4th 2001 Fourth place 4th 2002 Fourth place 4th 2004 Fourth place 4th 2005 Fourth place 4th 2007 Fourth place 4th 2011 Third place 3rd 2012 Fourth place 4th 2013 Fifth place 5th 2014 Third place 3rd 2015 3rd / 4th in group 4th 2016 Fourth place 4th 2017 Fourth place 4th
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. The following list shows the coaching staff for the Barbados national badminton team.[ 11]
Name Role Shakeira Waithe Head coach Mariama Eastmond Coach
As of 2 January 2024 Name DoB/Age Ranking of event MS MD XD Kennie King (2002-06-07 ) 7 June 2002 (age 22) 409 - 633 Shae Martin (1999-09-21 ) 21 September 1999 (age 25) - - - Gavin Robinson (2000-10-13 ) 13 October 2000 (age 23) - - - Ziyad Mehter (2006-02-17 ) 17 February 2006 (age 18) - - -
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event WS WD XD Shari Hope (1986-04-03 ) 3 April 1986 (age 38) - - 633 Sabrina Scott (1986-02-24 ) 24 February 1986 (age 38) 722 766 633 Monyata Riviera (1994-05-14 ) 14 May 1994 (age 30) 586 - 633 Eboni Atherley (2006-09-13 ) 13 September 2006 (age 18) - - -