# 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. 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. 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.

### 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.

### 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
### CAREBACO Team Championships
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1972 to 1993 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1995 | Fifth place | 5th |
| 1996 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1997 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1998 | Fifth place | 5th |
| 1999 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2000 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2001 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2002 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2003 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2004 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2005 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2011 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2012 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2014 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2015 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2016 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2017 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2018 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
    **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

## Junior competitive record
### Suhandinata Cup

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

### Pan American Junior Team Championships
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1977 to 1994 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1996 | Group stage | 7th |
| 1998 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2000 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2002 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 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 | Did not enter |
| 2013 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2014 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2015 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2016 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2017 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2018 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2019 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2021 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2022 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2023 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2024 | To be determined | To be determined |

### CAREBACO Junior Team Championships
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1976 to 2001 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2002 | Group stage | 5th |
| 2004 | Group stage | 5th |
| 2005 | Group stage | 6th |
| 2007 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2011 | Champions | 1st |
| 2012 | Champions | 1st |
| 2013 | Champions | 1st |
| 2014 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2015 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2016 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2017 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
    **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 | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | 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 | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | 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 25) | - | - | - |
| Yuneyshka Guzmán Rosa | (2000-11-03) 3 November 2000 (age 23) | - | - | - |