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 January 2024)
Highest ranking54 (5 July 2012)
Pan Am Men's Team Championships
Appearances3 (first in 2006)
Best result9th (2006)
Pan Am Women's Team Championships
Appearances2 (first in 2010)
Best result5th (2012)

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 (Spanish: Federación de Bádminton de Puerto Rico). The small island territory of Puerto Rico competed in the Pan American Badminton Championships.

The men's and women's team competed in 2010 and 2012. The men's team were eliminated in the group stage in the 2012 Pan Am Badminton Championships while the women's team achieved 5th place.

Competitive record

Thomas Cup

Year Result
England 1949 Not a member of the BWF
Colony of Singapore 1952
Colony of Singapore 1955
Colony of Singapore 1958
Indonesia 1961
Japan 1964
Indonesia 1967
Malaysia 1970
Indonesia 1973
Thailand 1976
Indonesia 1979
England 1982
Malaysia 1984
Indonesia 1986
Malaysia 1988
Japan 1990
Malaysia 1992
Indonesia 1994 Did not enter
Hong Kong 1996
Hong Kong 1998
Malaysia 2000
China 2002 Did not qualify
Indonesia 2004 Did not enter
Japan 2006 Did not qualify
Indonesia 2008 Did not enter
Malaysia 2010 Did not qualify
China 2012
India 2014 Did not enter
China 2016
Thailand 2018
Denmark 2020
Thailand 2022
China 2024 TBD
N/A 2026 TBD
N/A 2028 TBD
N/A 2030 TBD

Uber Cup

Year Result
England 1957 Not a member of the BWF
United States 1960
United States 1963
New Zealand 1966
Japan 1969
Japan 1972
Indonesia 1975
New Zealand 1978
Japan 1981
Malaysia 1984
Indonesia 1986
Malaysia 1988
Japan 1990
Malaysia 1992
Indonesia 1994 Did not enter
Hong Kong 1996
Hong Kong 1998
Malaysia 2000
China 2002
Indonesia 2004
Japan 2006
Indonesia 2008
Malaysia 2010 Did not qualify
China 2012
India 2014 Did not enter
China 2016
Thailand 2018
Denmark 2020
Thailand 2022
China 2024 TBD
N/A 2026 TBD
N/A 2028 TBD
N/A 2030 TBD

Sudirman Cup

Year Result
Indonesia 1989 Not a member of the BWF
Denmark 1991
England 1993 Did not enter
Switzerland 1995
Scotland 1997
Denmark 1999
Spain 2001
Netherlands 2003
China 2005
Scotland 2007
China 2009
China 2011
Malaysia 2013
China 2015
Australia 2017
China 2019
Finland 2021
China 2023
China 2025 TBD
N/A 2027 TBD
N/A 2029 TBD

Pan American Team Championships

Men's team

Year Result
Barbados 2004 Did not enter
Peru 2006 Group stage – 9th
Brazil 2008 Did not enter
Peru 2010 Group stage
United States 2012 Group stage
Mexico 2016 Did not enter
Trinidad and Tobago 2018
Brazil 2020
Mexico 2022
N/A 2024 TBD

Women's team

Year Result
Barbados 2004 Did not enter
Peru 2006
Brazil 2008
Peru 2010 Group stage
United States 2012 Round robin – 5th
Mexico 2016 Did not enter
Trinidad and Tobago 2018
Brazil 2020
Mexico 2022
N/A 2024 TBD

Mixed team

Year Result
Canada 1977 Not a member of the BPA
Peru 1978
Mexico 1979
United States 1980
Peru 1987
Mexico 1989
Jamaica 1991
Guatemala 1993 Did not enter
Canada 1997
Peru 2001
Peru 2004
Barbados 2005
Canada 2007
Peru 2008
Mexico 2009
Brazil 2010
Peru 2012
Dominican Republic 2013
Canada 2014
Brazil 2016
Dominican Republic 2017
Peru 2019
Mexico 2023
N/A 2025 TBD

Central American and Caribbean Games

Men's team

Year Result
Puerto Rico 2010 Group stage

Women's team

Year Result
Puerto Rico 2010 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up

Mixed team

Year Result
Mexico 1990 Did not enter
Dominican Republic 2006
Mexico 2014
Colombia 2018
El Salvador 2023

CAREBACO Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Result
Jamaica 1972 Did not enter
Suriname 1973
Guyana 1974
Trinidad and Tobago 1975
Jamaica 1976
Suriname 1978
Netherlands Antilles 1979
Guyana 1980
Trinidad and Tobago 1981
Jamaica 1982
Netherlands Antilles 1983
Suriname 1984
Guyana 1985
Trinidad and Tobago 1986
Jamaica 1987
Suriname 1988
Trinidad and Tobago 1990
Netherlands Antilles 1992
Barbados 1993
Jamaica 1995
Trinidad and Tobago 1996
Barbados 1997
Cuba 1998
Suriname 1999
Jamaica 2001
Puerto Rico 2002 Round robin
Trinidad and Tobago 2003 Did not enter
Trinidad and Tobago 2004
Barbados 2011
Dominican Republic 2012
Jamaica 2014 Fourth place
Dominican Republic 2015 Did not enter
Aruba 2016
Trinidad and Tobago 2017
Barbados 2018
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Year Result
China 2000 Did not enter
South Africa 2002
Canada 2004
South Korea 2006
New Zealand 2007 Group Y2 − 25th of 25
India 2008 Did not enter
Malaysia 2009
Mexico 2010 Group Y1 − 22nd of 24
Chinese Taipei 2011 Did not enter
Japan 2012
Thailand 2013
Malaysia 2014
Peru 2015
Spain 2016
Indonesia 2017
Canada 2018
Russia 2019
Spain 2022
United States 2023
N/A 2024 TBD

Pan American Junior Team Championships

Year Result
Mexico 1977 Not a member of the BPA
Peru 1980
Mexico 1981
Canada 1988
Guatemala 1990
United States 1991
Peru 1992
Cuba 1994 Did not enter
Puerto Rico 1996 Group stage
Mexico 1998 Did not enter
Cuba 2000
United States 2002
Peru 2004 Group stage − 9th
Brazil 2006 Group stage
Mexico 2007 Group stage − 9th
Guatemala 2008 Group stage − 10th
Puerto Rico 2009 Group stage − 6th
Dominican Republic 2010 Group stage − 5th
Jamaica 2011 Group stage − 7th
Canada 2012 Did not enter
Mexico 2013 Quarter-finals
Guatemala 2014 Did not enter
Mexico 2015
Peru 2016
Canada 2017
Brazil 2018
Canada 2019
Mexico 2021
Dominican Republic 2022
Peru 2023

CAREBACO Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Result
Jamaica 1976 Did not enter
Suriname 1978
Netherlands Antilles 1979
Guyana 1980
Trinidad and Tobago 1981
Jamaica 1982
Netherlands Antilles 1983
Suriname 1984
Guyana 1985
Trinidad and Tobago 1986
Jamaica 1987
Suriname 1988
Trinidad and Tobago 1990
Netherlands Antilles 1992
Barbados 1993
Jamaica 1995
Trinidad and Tobago 1996
Barbados 1997
Cuba 1998
Suriname 1999
Barbados 2000
Jamaica 2001
Puerto Rico 2002 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Trinidad and Tobago 2003 Did not enter
Trinidad and Tobago 2004
Cuba 2005
Suriname 2007
Barbados 2011 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Dominican Republic 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Puerto Rico 2013 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Jamaica 2014 Did not enter
Dominican Republic 2015
Aruba 2016
Trinidad and Tobago 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.
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