| Zimbabwe | |
| Association: | Badminton Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ) |
| Confederation: | BCA (Africa) |
| President: | Chipo Zumburani |
| Rank: | 71 3 |
| Date: | 2 April 2024 |
| Max Rank: | 55 |
| Max Date: | 3 January 2023 |
| Regional Name: | African Mixed Team Championships |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 6 |
| Regional Cup First: | 1980 |
| Regional Cup Best: | Fifth place (1980) |
| Regional2 Name: | African Men's Team Championships |
| Regional2 Cup Apps: | 4 |
| Regional2 Cup First: | 1980 |
| Regional2 Cup Best: | Fifth place (1980) |
| Regional3 Name: | African Women's Team Championships |
| Regional3 Cup Apps: | 4 |
| Regional3 Cup First: | 1980 |
| Regional3 Cup Best: | Champions (1980) |
The Zimbabwe national badminton team represents Zimbabwe in international team competitions and is controlled by the Zimbabwe Badminton Association, the governing body for Zimbabwean badminton.[1] It is affiliated with the Badminton Confederation of Africa (BCA).[2]
Badminton was first played in Zimbabwe around the early 1960s. The national team was revived in 2008 after the reformation of the Zimbabwe Badminton Association.[3] The national team competed in the 2014 African Badminton Championships.
The Zimbabwean men's team competed in the 2016 Africa Continental Team Badminton Championships. The team were grouped with South Africa, Mauritius and Réunion in Group A. The team finished on the bottom of the group and failed to advance to the quarter-finals.[4] The team were also eliminated in the group stages two years later at the 2018 All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championships.[5]
The team competed in the 2022 All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championships. They lost 5–0 to Mauritius and Zambia.[6]
In 1980, Zimbabwe clinched the women's team title at the 1980 African Badminton Championships in Beira after defeating Tanzania, Mozambique, Nigeria and Kenya.[7]
In 2016, the women's team competed in the 2016 Africa Continental Team Badminton Championships. The team lost 5–0 to Mauritius and Ghana in the group stages.[8] They competed in the 2022 All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championships. The team were grouped with Uganda, Egypt and Algeria. The team lost all of their matches to the opposing teams.[9]
Zimbabwe debuted in the 1982 Commonwealth Games. They were eliminated in the group stages.[10]
The mixed team competed at the 2014 African Badminton Championships. The team were drawn into Group A with South Africa, Seychelles, Botswana and Cameroon. The team first lost 5–0 to South Africa, then won 3–2 against the Cameroonian team. The team later lost 5–0 to Botswana and Seychelles, thus failing to qualify for the quarter-finals.[11] [12]
The team made their fourth appearance at the African Mixed Team Championships in 2023. The team placed as third best in the group after winning their tie against Lesotho.[13] [14]
| Year | Round | |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 to 1964 | Part of the | |
| 1967 to 2012 | Did not enter | |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | |
| 2016 | ||
| 2018 | ||
| 2020 | Did not enter | |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | |
| 2024 | Did not enter | |
| 2026 | To be determined | |
| 2028 | ||
| 2030 | ||
| Year | Round | |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 to 1963 | Part of the | |
| 1966 to 2012 | Did not enter | |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | |
| 2016 | ||
| 2018 | ||
| 2020 | Did not enter | |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | |
| 2024 | Did not enter | |
| 2026 | To be determined | |
| 2028 | ||
| 2030 | ||
| Year | Round | |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 to 2021 | Did not enter | |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | |
| 2025 | To be determined | |
| 2027 | ||
| 2029 | ||
See also: Badminton at the Commonwealth Games.
| Year | Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Did not enter | ||
| 1982 | Group stage | 11th | |
| 1986 | Did not enter | ||
| 1990 | |||
| 1994 | |||
| 2002 | |||
| 2006 | |||
| 2010 | |||
| 2014 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 2022 | |||
| 2026 | To be determined | ||
| Year | Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Did not enter | ||
| 2007 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2015 | |||
| 2019 | |||
| 2027 | To be determined | ||
| Year | Round | |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Did not enter | |
| 1980 | Fifth place | 5th |
| 1982 | Did not enter | |
| 1984 | ||
| 1988 | ||
| 2016 | Group stage | 7th |
| 2018 | Group stage | 12th |
| 2020 | Did not enter | |
| 2022 | Group stage | 10th |
| 2024 | Did not enter | |
| 2026 | To be determined | |
| 2028 | ||
| 2030 | ||
| Year | Round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Did not enter | |||
| 1980 | bgcolor=Gold | Champions | bgcolor=Gold | 1st |
| 1982 | Did not enter | |||
| 1984 | ||||
| 1988 | ||||
| 2016 | Group stage | 6th | ||
| 2018 | Group stage | 7th | ||
| 2020 | Did not enter | |||
| 2022 | Group stage | 7th | ||
| 2024 | Did not enter | |||
| 2026 | To be determined | |||
| 2028 | ||||
| 2030 | ||||
| Year | Round | |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Fifth place | 5th |
| 1982 | Did not enter | |
| 1984 | ||
| 1988 | ||
| 1992 | ||
| 1994 | ||
| 1998 | ||
| 2000 | ||
| 2002 | ||
| 2004 | ||
| 2006 | ||
| 2007 | ||
| 2009 | Group stage | |
| 2011 | Did not enter | |
| 2013 | ||
| 2014 | Group stage | 8th |
| 2017 | Group stage | 9th |
| 2019 | Group stage | 9th |
| 2021 | Did not enter | |
| 2023 | Group stage | 9th |
| 2025 | To be determined | |
| 2027 | ||
| 2029 | ||
See also: BWF World Junior Championships.
| Year | Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Did not enter | ||
| 2002 | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2006 | |||
| 2007 | |||
| 2008 | |||
| 2009 | |||
| 2010 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2012 | |||
| 2013 | |||
| 2014 | |||
| 2015 | |||
| 2016 | |||
| 2017 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 2019 | |||
| 2022 | |||
| 2023 | |||
| 2024 | To be determined | ||
| Year | Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Did not enter | ||
| 1980 | |||
| 1982 | |||
| 1984 | |||
| 1993 | Fifth place | 5th | |
| 1995 | Did not enter | ||
| 1997 | |||
| 1999 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2003 | |||
| 2005 | |||
| 2007 | |||
| 2009 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2013 | |||
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | |||
| 2022 | |||
| 2024 | To be determined | ||
The following list shows the coaching staff for the Zimbabwe national badminton team.
| Paul Kopolo | Coach |
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | MD | XD | |||
| Ashel Dziva | 2 May 1995 | 1057 | 525 | - | |
| Trinity Chipumho | 14 December 1999 | 517 | - | - | |
| Thabani Mathe | 15 July 1997 | 451 | 525 | 567 | |
| Blessing Mahwire | 18 November 2003 | 705 | - | - | |
| Dean Matyanga | 20 February 1998 | - | - | - | |
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS | WD | XD | |||
| Fabiana Layla Oliviero | 16 September 1994 | 586 | 915 | 567 | |
| Avishi Raina | 27 July 2005 | 790 | - | - | |
| Shalom Sibanda | 31 March 2000 | 577 | 915 | - | |
| Nyasha Kopolo | 23 November 1999 | - | - | - | |
| Rumbidzai Ruwende | 20 January 2001 | - | - | - | |