# Venezuela national badminton team

The Venezuela national badminton team (Spanish: Selección Venezolana de bádminton) represents Venezuela in international badminton team competitions. It is controlled by the Venezuelan Badminton Association, the governing body for Venezuelan badminton.
The Venezuelan Badminton Association was formed in 1960 and the national team competed in the 1959 Mexico City International held in Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico. Venezuela also competed in the first Pan Am Badminton Championships but did not compete in the mixed team event.
The Venezuelan team also competed in the South American Games. The Venezuelan junior team have competed in the BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event, which is also called the Suhandinata Cup.

## History
### Mixed team

The Venezuelan mixed team competed in their first international team tournament at the 2009 Bolivarian Games. The team finished in third place. In 2013, the team competed in the 2013 Bolivarian Games mixed team event. The team lost the third place tie to the Dominican Republic. The team then competed in the next edition of the Bolivarian Games and finished fourth for a second time.
In the 2022 Bolivarian Games, the Venezuelan mixed team were eliminated in the quarter-finals after narrowly losing to the Dominican Republic. In 2023, Venezuela hosted the 2023 South American Badminton Championships. With home advantage, the team advanced to the semi-finals but lost 3–0 to Brazil. In the third place playoff, the team defeated Chile 3–0.

## Competitive record
### South American Games
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2010 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2018 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 2022 | Did not enter | Did not enter |

### Bolivarian Games
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2009 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2013 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 2017 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 2022 | Quarter-finals | 5th |
    **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

## Junior competitive record
### Suhandinata Cup

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2000 to 2014 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2015 | Group stage | 37th |
| 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 |

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

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1977 to 2023 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2024 | To be determined | To be determined |

### South American Junior Team Championships
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1997 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2000 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2001 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2005 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2009 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2012 | Group stage | 5th |
| 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 |
| 2020 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2022 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2023 | 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 |
| William Barrios | (2000-06-10) 10 June 2000 (age 24) | 709 | 301 | 958 |
| Frank Barrios | (1998-11-26) 26 November 1998 (age 25) | 333 | 301 | 411 |
| Joiser Calanche | (2000-06-23) 23 June 2000 (age 24) | 894 | 281 | 633 |
| Keiber Peñalver | (2001-04-25) 25 April 2001 (age 23) | 827 | 281 | 958 |

#### Women's team

| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | WS | WD | XD |
| Daibelis Mendoza | (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 (age 23) | 453 | 314 | 958 |
| Damaris Ortiz | (1998-10-06) 6 October 1998 (age 26) | 682 | 314 | - |
| Eslenny Parra | (2000-09-24) 24 September 2000 (age 24) | 528 | 589 | 958 |
| Maria Rojas Camacho | (2004-06-27) 27 June 2004 (age 20) | 528 | 589 | 411 |

### Previous squads

* South American Games: 2018
* South American Team Championships: 2012
* Bolivarian Games: 2017, 2022