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National badminton team representing Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico |
| Association | Federación de Bádminton de Puerto Rico (FBPR) |
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| Confederation | BPA (Pan America) |
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| President | Carlos Maldonado González |
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| Current ranking | Unranked (2 April 2024) |
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| Highest ranking | 54 (5 July 2012) |
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| Appearances | 1 (first in 2007) |
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| Best result | Group stage |
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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.
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]
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]
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.
Pan American Team Championships
[edit]Central American and Caribbean Games
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Round
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Group stage
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Round
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Runners-up
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2nd
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CAREBACO Team Championships
[edit]- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
[edit]Pan American Junior Team Championships
[edit]CAREBACO Junior Team Championships
[edit]- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
- As of 2 January 2024
