| Guyana | |
| Association: | Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) |
| Confederation: | BPA (Pan America) |
| President: | Emelia Ramdhani |
| Rank: | 101 2 |
| Date: | 2 April 2024 |
| Max Rank: | 74 |
| Max Date: | 3 January 2023 |
The Guyana national badminton team represents Guyana in international badminton team competitions.[1] The Guyanese junior team have competed in the BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event, which is also called the Suhandinata Cup. The Guyanese team have never competed in the Pan American Badminton Championships.
Badminton was first practiced in Guyana in the 1970s. The sport was played mostly by the Indo-Guyanese. The sport later grew in popularity and the national team later sent its first few players to debut in the 1992 CAREBACO Badminton Championships. The Ramdhani badminton family became a household name for badminton in Guyana.[2] [3]
Gokarn Ramdhani was appointed as president of the Guyana Badminton Association in the 1990s. Under his leadership, Guyanese badminton grew as the junior team claimed 2nd place at the CAREBACO Junior Team Championships in 1990, 1992 and 2016 before his passing in 2021.[4] [5] The Ramdhani siblings, Priyanna and Narayan Ramdhani have made many achievements for Guyanese badminton on the world stage.[6] The Guyana badminton team later reached rank 74 on the BWF World Ranking which would be their highest ranking to date.[7]
Emelia Ramdhani soon took over Gokarn's place as president of Guyana Badminton Association and head coach of the Guyana badminton team.[8]
The Guyanese mixed team first competed in the 1972 CAREBACO Team Championships in Kingston, Jamaica. The team beat Trinidad and Tobago to finish in third place.[9] The team then competed in the 1992 CAREBACO Team Championships and finished in 5th place. In 1993, the team finished in fourth place at the 1993 CAREBACO Team Championships.
| Year | Round | |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 to 1964 | Part of the | |
| 1967 to 2024 | Did not enter | |
| 2026 | To be determined | |
| 2028 | ||
| 2030 | ||
| Year | Round | |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 to 1966 | Part of the | |
| 1969 to 2024 | Did not enter | |
| 2026 | To be determined | |
| 2028 | ||
| 2030 | ||
| Year | Round | |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 to 2023 | Did not enter | |
| 2025 | To be determined | |
| 2027 | ||
| 2029 | ||
| Year | Round | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 to 2024 | Did not enter | |
| 2026 | To be determined | |
| 2028 | ||
| 2030 | ||
| Year | Round | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 to 2024 | Did not enter | |
| 2026 | To be determined | |
| 2028 | ||
| 2030 | ||
| Year | Round | |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 to 2023 | Did not enter | |
| 2025 | To be determined | |
| 2027 | ||
| 2029 | ||
| Year | Round | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | To be determined | |
| 2018 | ||
| 2022 | ||
| Year | Round | |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Third place | 3rd |
| 1973 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 1974 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 1975 | Third place | 3rd |
| 1976 | Third place | 3rd |
| 1978 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 1979 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 1980 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 1981 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 1982 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 1983 | Third place | 3rd |
| 1984 | Third place | 3rd |
| 1985 | Third place | 3rd |
| 1986 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 1987 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 1990 | Third place | 3rd |
| 1992 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 1993 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 1995 | Did not enter | |
| 1996 | ||
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| 2003 | ||
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| 2011 | ||
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**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
See also: BWF World Junior Championships.
| Year | Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 to 2014 | Did not enter | ||
| 2015 | Group stage | 39th | |
| 2016 | Did not enter | ||
| 2017 | |||
| 2018 | Group stage | 32nd | |
| 2019 | Did not enter | ||
| 2022 | |||
| 2023 | |||
| 2024 | To be determined | ||
See also: Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships.
| Year | Round | |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 to 2008 | Did not enter | |
| 2009 | Group stage | 11th |
| 2010 | Did not enter | |
| 2011 | ||
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| Year | Round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | bgcolor=Silver | Runners-up | bgcolor=Silver | 2nd |
| 1978 | Third place | 3rd | ||
| 1979 | Fourth place | 4th | ||
| 1980 | Fourth place | 4th | ||
| 1981 | Fourth place | 4th | ||
| 1982 | Third place | 3rd | ||
| 1983 | Third place | 3rd | ||
| 1984 | Fourth place | 4th | ||
| 1985 | bgcolor=Silver | Runners-up | bgcolor=Silver | 2nd |
| 1986 | Third place | 3rd | ||
| 1987 | Third place | 3rd | ||
| 1988 | Third place | 3rd | ||
| 1990 | bgcolor=Silver | Runners-up | bgcolor=Silver | 2nd |
| 1992 | bgcolor=Silver | Runners-up | bgcolor=Silver | 2nd |
| 1993 | Third place | 3rd | ||
| 1995 | Did not enter | |||
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| 2013 | Fourth place | 4th | ||
| 2014 | Did not enter | |||
| 2015 | ||||
| 2016 | bgcolor=Silver | Runners-up | bgcolor=Silver | 2nd |
| 2017 | Group stage | 6th | ||
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
The following list shows the coaching staff for the Guyana national badminton team.
| Emelia Ramdhani | Coach | |
| Jonathan Mangra | Coach |
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | MD | XD | |||
| Akili Haynes | 18 June 2001 | 781 | - | 355 | |
| Tyrese Jeffrey | 30 October 2001 | - | - | - | |
| Narayan Ramdhani | 3 June 1998 | - | - | - | |
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS | WD | XD | |||
| Priyanna Ramdhani | 2 January 2002 | 385 | - | 355 | |
| Jayde Dasilva | 18 August 2003 | - | - | - | |
| Ambika Ramraj | 20 January 1999 | - | - | - | |