National badminton team representing Venezuela
Venezuela Association Federación Venezolana de Badminton (FVBAD)Confederation BPA (Pan America)President Dhayisbel Torrealba Current ranking 89 1 (2 April 2024) Highest ranking 69 (4 April 2023)
The Venezuela national badminton team (Spanish : Selección Venezolana de bádminton ) represents Venezuela in international badminton team competitions.[ 1] It is controlled by the 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] Venezuela also competed in the 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]
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] In 2023, Venezuela hosted the 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]
Pan American Team Championships [ edit ] South American Games [ edit ] Year Round 2010 Did not enter 2018 Fourth place 4th 2022 Did not enter
South American Team Championships [ edit ] Year Round 1990 Did not enter
Central American and Caribbean Games [ edit ] Year Round 2010 Did not enter
Year Round 2010 Did not enter
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 [ edit ] Pan American Junior Team Championships [ edit ] South American Junior Team Championships [ edit ] **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. 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 25) 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
South American Games: 2018 South American Team Championships: 2012 Bolivarian Games: 2017 , 2022