Puerto Rico national badminton team

National badminton team representing Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
AssociationFederación de Bádminton de Puerto Rico (FBPR)
ConfederationBPA (Pan America)
PresidentCarlos Maldonado González
BWF ranking
Current rankingUnranked (2 April 2024)
Highest ranking54 (5 July 2012)
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2007)
Best resultGroup stage

The Puerto Rico national badminton team (Spanish: 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

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

Uber Cup

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

Sudirman Cup

Year Round Pos
1989
to
2023 		Did not enter
2025 To be determined
2027
2029

Pan American Team Championships

Men's team

Year Round Pos
2016
to
2024 		Did not enter
2026 To be determined
2028
2030

Women's team

Year Round Pos
2016
to
2024 		Did not enter
2026 To be determined
2028
2030

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1977
to
2005 		Did not enter
2007 Group stage 8th
2008 Did not enter
2009
2010
2012
2013
2014
2016
2017
2019
2023
2025 To be determined
2027
2029

Central American and Caribbean Games

Men's team

Year Round Pos
2010 Group stage

Women's team

Year Round Pos
2010 Runners-up 2nd

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1990 Did not enter
1993
2006
2014
2018
2023

CAREBACO Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1972
to
1993 		Did not enter
1995 Fifth place 5th
1996 Did not enter
1997
1998 Fifth place 5th
1999 Did not enter
2000
2001
2002 Third place 3rd
2003 Did 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

Year Round Pos
2000 Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2007 Group stage 25th
2008 Did not enter
2009
2010 Group stage 22nd
2011 Did not enter
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2022
2023
2024
2025 To be determined

Pan American Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1977
to
1994 		Did not enter
1996 Group stage 7th
1998 Did not enter
2000
2002
2004 Group stage 9th
2006 Group stage
2007 Group stage 9th
2008 Group stage 10th
2009 Group stage 6th
2010 Group stage 5th
2011 Group stage 7th
2012 Did not enter
2013 Quarter-finals
2014 Did not enter
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2021
2022
2023
2024 To be determined

CAREBACO Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1976
to
2001 		Did not enter
2002 Group stage 5th
2004 Group stage 5th
2005 Group stage 6th
2007 Did not enter
2011 Champions 1st
2012 Champions 1st
2013 Champions 1st
2014 Did not enter
2015
2016
2017
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Joshua Soler Román (1999-08-10) 10 August 1999 (age 24) - - -
Luis Pérez Justiniano (2000-08-08) 8 August 2000 (age 23) - - -
Raynaldo Vargas Carmenatty (2000-08-31) 31 August 2000 (age 23) - - -
Pedro Zapata (1996-04-21) 21 April 1996 (age 28) - - -

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Génesis Valentín (1998-03-20) 20 March 1998 (age 26) - - -
Saribel Cáceres (1996-09-14) 14 September 1996 (age 27) - - -
Vitmary Rivera Rodriguez (1999-02-06) 6 February 1999 (age 25) - - -
Yuneyshka Guzmán Rosa (2000-11-03) 3 November 2000 (age 23) - - -

References

  1. ^ "TUC Regional 2010(Pan Am)". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Saunders, Palmer excited at prospects". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2010-02-24. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  3. ^ "T&T women do well in volleyball, Jamaica men in badminton". Stabroek News. 2010-07-19. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  4. ^ "Puerto Rico hace historia en Bádminton". mayaguez2010.com. 2010-07-19. Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
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