# Barbados at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Barbados competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018. It was Barbados's 16th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.
Squash athlete Meagan Best was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Badminton | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Boxing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cycling | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Netball | — | 12 | 12 |
| Shooting | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Squash | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Table tennis | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Triathlon | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 25 | 20 | 45 |

## Athletics

Barbados participated with 8 athletes (5 men and 3 women).

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Ramon Gittens | 100 m | 10.50 | 2 Q | 10.44 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Stephen Headley | 100 m | 10.70 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Shane Brathwaite | 200 m | DSQ | DSQ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nicholas Deshong | 200 m | 21.26 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Burkheart Ellis Jr | 200 m | 21.02 | 2 Q | 20.79 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Shane Brathwaite | 110 m hurdles | 13.64 | 5 q | — | — | 13.53 | 6 |
| Shane Brathwaite Nicholas Deshong Burkheart Ellis Jr Ramon Gittens | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.95 | 4 q | — | — | 39.04 | 5 |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Sada Williams | 200 m | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kierre Beckles | 100 m hurdles | 13.66 | 6 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tia-Adana Belle | 400 m hurdles | 56.55 | 7 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |

## Badminton

Barbados participated with two athletes (two men)
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Cory Fanus | Men's singles | Yang (CAN) L 0 - 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Dakeil Thorpe | Men's singles | BYE | Mulenga (ZAM) L 0 - 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Cory Fanus Dakeil Thorpe | Men's doubles | — | BYE | Dunn / Hall (SCO) L 0 - 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Boxing

Barbados participated with a team of 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman)
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Jabali Breedy | Men's −52 kg | Brendan Irvine (NIR) L 0-5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kimberly Gittens | Women's −60 kg | Sarita Devi (IND) L 0-5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Cycling

Barbados participated with 1 athlete (1 woman).

### Track
#### Points race

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
| Amber Joseph | Women's points race | 0 | 15 |

#### Scratch race

| Athlete | Event | Final |
| Amber Joseph | Women's scratch race | 16 |

## Netball

Barbados qualified a netball team by virtue of being ranked in the top 11 (excluding the host nation, Australia) of the INF World Rankings on July 1, 2017.

### Roster

* Shonette Azore
* Latonia Blackman
* Vanessa Bobb
* Damisha Croney
* Rieah Holder
* Teresa Howell
* Rhe-Ann Niles
* Nikita Piggott
* Tonisha Rock-Yaw
* Shonte Seale
* Sabreena Smith
* Shonica Wharton

### Pool A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 413 | 162 | +251 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Jamaica | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 351 | 221 | +130 | 8 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | South Africa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 310 | 205 | +105 | 6 | Classification matches |
| 4 | Northern Ireland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 224 | 307 | −83 | 4 | Classification matches |
| 5 | Barbados | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 185 | 333 | −148 | 2 | Classification matches |
| 6 | Fiji | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 171 | 426 | −255 | 0 | Classification matches |
| 6 April 2018 20:30 vte | Report | Barbados | 24–79 | Australia | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Lisa McPhail Kristie Simpson Reserve umpire: Kate Stephenson |
| 6 April 2018 20:30 vte | Report | Wharton 12/17 (71%) Blackman 8/10 (80%) Payne 4/5 (80%) | | Thwaites 24/24 (100%) Bassett 23/26 (88%) Wood 17/17 (100%) Pettitt 15/15 (100%) | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Lisa McPhail Kristie Simpson Reserve umpire: Kate Stephenson |
| 7 April 2018 20:30 vte | Report | Fiji | 44–65 | Barbados | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Maria van der Merwe Theresa Prince Reserve umpire: Michelle Phippard |
| 7 April 2018 20:30 vte | Report | M. Rusivakula 27/31 (87%) U. Rusivakula 10/12 (83%) Waqa 7/8 (88%) | | Wharton 33/38 (87%) Blackman 22/28 (79%) Payne 10/12 (83%) | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Maria van der Merwe Theresa Prince Reserve umpire: Michelle Phippard |
| 9 April 2018 18:30 vte | Report | Jamaica | 76–32 | Barbados | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Maria van der Merwe Marc Henning Reserve umpire: Gary Burgess |
| 9 April 2018 18:30 vte | Report | Fowler-Reid 32/36 (89%) Aiken 28/33 (85%) Beckford 12/14 (86%) Robinson 4/8 (50%) | | Blackman 17/19 (89%) Wharton 9/12 (75%) Payne 6/9 (67%) | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Maria van der Merwe Marc Henning Reserve umpire: Gary Burgess |
| 10 April 2018 13:00 vte | Report | Barbados | 39–49 | Northern Ireland | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Theresa Prince Gary Burgess Reserve umpire: Maria van der Merwe |
| 10 April 2018 13:00 vte | Report | Wharton 27/29 (93%) Blackman 9/12 (75%) Payne 3/3 (100%) | | L. Bowman 20/25 (80%) Lennon 15/16 (94%) Oonagh McCullough 9/15 (60%) K. Bowman 5/7 (71%) | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Theresa Prince Gary Burgess Reserve umpire: Maria van der Merwe |
| 11 April 2018 11:00 vte | Report | South Africa | 85–25 | Barbados | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Jackie Mizon Kate Stephenson Reserve umpire: Jono Bredin |
| 11 April 2018 11:00 vte | Report | Venter 34/35 (97%) Burger 33/35 (94%) Holtzhausen 10/14 (71%) Stoltz 8/9 (89%) | | Blackman 14/15 (93%) Payne 11/17 (65%) | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Jackie Mizon Kate Stephenson Reserve umpire: Jono Bredin |

### Ninth place match

| 12 April 2018 11:00 vte | Report | Barbados | 48–50 | Scotland | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Helen George Maria van der Merwe Reserve umpire: Gary Burgess |
| 12 April 2018 11:00 vte | Report | Payne 22/24 (92%) Blackman 15/17 (88%) Wharton 11/12 (92%) | | Gallagher 35/37 (95%) Goodwin 13/21 (62%) Pettitt 2/5 (40%) | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Helen George Maria van der Merwe Reserve umpire: Gary Burgess |

## Shooting

Barbados participated with 8 athletes (7 men and 1 woman).

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Louis Estwick | 50 metre rifle prone | 577.8 | 29 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bernard Chase | 50 metre pistol | 470 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ronald Sargeant | 50 metre pistol | 481 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bernard Chase | 10 metre air pistol | 537 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ronald Sargeant | 10 metre air pistol | 519 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Michael Maskell | Trap | 102 | 29 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Justin St. John | Trap | 103 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Michael Maskell | Skeet | 118 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Michelle Elliot | Skeet | 62 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Open

| Athlete | Event | Day 1 | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 3 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Overall | Rank |
| Richard Arthur | Queen's prize individual | 96-1v | 28 | 139-4v | 29 | 139-13v | 27 | 374-18v | 28 |
| Jason Wood | Queen's prize individual | 102-4v | 23 | 142-12v | 27 | 147-14v | 10 | 391-30v | 22 |
| Richard Arthur Jason Wood | Queen's prize pairs | 274-20v | 14 | 250-5v | 14 | — | — | 524-25v | 14 |

## Squash

Barbados participated with 3 athletes (1 man and 2 women).

### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Shawn Simpson | Men's singles | Seth (GUY) L 1 - 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Meagan Best | Women's singles | Bye | Waters (ENG) L 0 - 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Amanda Haywood | Women's singles | Laing (CAY) W 3 - 2 | Massaro (ENG) L 0 - 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Doubles

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Meagan Best Shawn Simpson | Mixed doubles | Mua / Henry (FIJ) W 2 - 0 | Waters / Selby (ENG) L 0 - 2 | 2 Q | King / Coll (NZL) L 0 - 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Swimming

Barbados participated with 1 athlete (1 man).

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Alex Sobers | 50 m freestyle | 23.75 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alex Sobers | 100 m freestyle | 51.12 | 29 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alex Sobers | 200 m freestyle | 1:51.87 | 20 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |

## Table tennis

Barbados participated with 4 athletes (4 men).

### Singles

| Athletes | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Kristian Doughty | Men's singles | Rameez (PAK) L 0 - 4 | Mutua (KEN) W 4 - 2 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mark Dowell | Men's singles | Taucoory (MRI) L 2 - 4 | Howieson (SCO) L 0 - 4 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tyrese Knight | Men's singles | Sam (GHA) L 3 - 4 | Bryan (GUY) W 4 - 1 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Doubles

| Athletes | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Kristian Doughty Marcus Smith | Men's doubles | Bye | Choong / Leong (MAS) L 0 - 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mark Dowell Tyrese Knight | Men's doubles | Bye | Hu / Yan (AUS) L 0 - 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Team

| Athletes | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Kristian Doughty Mark Dowell Tyrese Knight Marcus Smith | Men's team | Singapore (SGP) L 0 - 3 | Mauritius (MRI) L 2 - 3 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Triathlon

Barbados participated with 2 athletes (2 men).

### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Swim (750 m) | Trans 1 | Bike (20 km) | Trans 2 | Run (5 km) | Total | Rank |
| Jason Wilson | Men's | 9:13 | 0:34 | 31:12 | 0:27 | 16:48 | 58:14 | 23 |
| Matthew Wright | Men's | 10:12 | 0:37 | 30:48 | 0:28 | 16:41 | 58:46 | 25 |

## Weightlifting

Barbados participated with two athletes (two men).
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Romario Forde | Men's −77 kg | 117 | 13 | 160 | 7 | 277 | 11 |
| Ivorn McKnee | Men's −105 kg | 145 | 6 | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |