Puerto Rico national badminton team explained

Puerto Rico
Association:Federación de Bádminton de Puerto Rico (FBPR)
Confederation:BPA (Pan America)
President:Carlos Maldonado González
Rank:Unranked
Date:2 April 2024
Max Rank:54
Max Date:5 July 2012
Regional Name:Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Regional Cup Apps:1
Regional Cup First:2007
Regional Cup Best:Group stage
Regional2 Name:Pan Am Men's Team Championships
Regional3 Name:Pan Am Women's Team Championships

The Puerto Rico national badminton team (Spanish; Castilian: Selección nacional de bádminton de Puerto Rico) represents Puerto Rico in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is controlled by the Badminton Federation of Puerto Rico (FBPR; Federación de Bádminton de Puerto Rico). The team is part of Badminton Pan America and the Caribbean Regional Badminton Confederation (CAREBACO).

The team competes in the CAREBACO Team Championships. The team also competes in the Central American and Caribbean Games and won a silver medal in the women's team event in 2010.

History

Men's team

In 2006, the team competed in the 2006 Pan American Thomas Cup Preliminaries. The team did not advance further losing to Guatemala, Mexico and the United States in the group stage. In February 2010, the team competed in the 2006 Pan American Thomas Cup Preliminaries. The team were eliminated in the group stages after losing to Guatemala, Jamaica and the United States but won their first tie when they defeated Colombia 5–0.[2] In July 2010, the team competed in the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games men's team event while it was also the host. The team did not advance to the knockouts after losing 5–0 to Guatemala and 3–2 to Trinidad and Tobago.[3]

Women's team

The team took part in qualifying for the Uber Cup in 2010. The team lost to Canada, Mexico and Jamaica but won against Colombia to finish fourth in their qualifying group. In that same year, the team also competed in the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games women's team event. The team defeated the Dominican Republic in the semi-finals but lost to Mexico in the final to clinch silver.[4]

Mixed team

In 2002, Puerto Rico hosted the 2002 CAREBACO Team Championships. The team finished third in the championships. In 2007, the team competed in the 2007 Pan Am Mixed Team Championships but did not advance to the semi-finals.

Competitive record

Thomas Cup

YearRound
1949
to
2000
Did not enter
2002Did not qualify
2004Did not enter
2006Did not qualify
2008Did not enter
2010Did not qualify
2012
2014Did not enter
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
2026To be determined
2028
2030

Uber Cup

YearRound
1957
to
2008
Did not enter
2010Did not qualify
2012
2014Did not enter
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
2026To be determined
2028
2030

Sudirman Cup

YearRound
1989
to
2023
Did not enter
2025To be determined
2027
2029

Pan American Team Championships

Men's team

YearRound
2016
to
2024
Did not enter
2026To be determined
2028
2030

Women's team

YearRound
2016
to
2024
Did not enter
2026To be determined
2028
2030

Mixed team

YearRound
1977
to
2005
Did not enter
2007Group stage8th
2008Did not enter
2009
2010
2012
2013
2014
2016
2017
2019
2023
2025To be determined
2027
2029

Central American and Caribbean Games

Mixed team

YearRound
1990Did not enter
1993
2006
2014
2018
2023

CAREBACO Team Championships

Mixed team

YearRound
1972
to
1993
Did not enter
1995Fifth place5th
1996Did not enter
1997
1998Fifth place5th
1999Did not enter
2000
2001
2002Third place3rd
2003Did not enter
2004
2005
2011
2012
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

See also: BWF World Junior Championships.

YearRound
2000Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2007Group stage25th
2008Did not enter
2009
2010Group stage22nd
2011Did not enter
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2022
2023
2024
2025To be determined

Pan American Junior Team Championships

See also: Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships.

Mixed team

YearRound
1977
to
1994
Did not enter
1996Group stage7th
1998Did not enter
2000
2002
2004Group stage9th
2006Group stage
2007Group stage9th
2008Group stage10th
2009Group stage6th
2010Group stage5th
2011Group stage7th
2012Did not enter
2013Quarter-finals
2014Did not enter
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2021
2022
2023
2024To be determined

CAREBACO Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

YearRound
1976
to
2001
Did not enter
2002Group stage5th
2004Group stage5th
2005Group stage6th
2007Did not enter
2011bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2012bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2013bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2014Did not enter
2015
2016
2017

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

Current squad

Men's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
MSMDXD
Joshua Soler Román10 August 1999---
Luis Pérez Justiniano8 August 2000---
Raynaldo Vargas Carmenatty31 August 2000---
Pedro Zapata21 April 1996---

Women's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
WSWDXD
Génesis Valentín20 March 1998---
Saribel Cáceres14 September 1996---
Vitmary Rivera Rodriguez6 February 1999---
Yuneyshka Guzmán Rosa3 November 2000---

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TUC Regional 2010(Pan Am). www.tournamentsoftware.com . 11 May 2020.
  2. Web site: 2010-02-24 . Saunders, Palmer excited at prospects . 2024-07-02 . jamaica-gleaner.com . en.
  3. Web site: 2010-07-19 . T&T women do well in volleyball, Jamaica men in badminton . 2024-07-02 . Stabroek News . en-us.
  4. Web site: 2010-07-19 . Puerto Rico hace historia en Bádminton . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110521134248/http://mayaguez2010.com/es/noticias/ultimo-minuto/471-puerto-rico-hace-historia-en-badminton.html . 2011-05-21 . 2024-07-02 . mayaguez2010.com.