Puerto Rico national badminton team

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).

Puerto Rico

Association	Federación de Bádminton de Puerto Rico (FBPR)
Confederation	BPA (Pan America)
President	Carlos Maldonado González
BWF ranking
Current ranking	Unranked (2 April 2024)
Highest ranking	54 (5 July 2012)
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Appearances	1 (first in 2007)
Best result	Group stage

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

See also: BWF World Junior Championships

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

See also: Pan Am Junior Badminton 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 25)	-	-	-
Luis Pérez Justiniano	(2000-08-08) 8 August 2000 (age 24)	-	-	-
Raynaldo Vargas Carmenatty	(2000-08-31) 31 August 2000 (age 24)	-	-	-
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 28)	-	-	-
Vitmary Rivera Rodriguez	(1999-02-06) 6 February 1999 (age 26)	-	-	-
Yuneyshka Guzmán Rosa	(2000-11-03) 3 November 2000 (age 24)	-	-	-

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.