# Aruba national badminton team

The Aruba national badminton team (Dutch: Arubaans badmintonteam; Papiamento: Grupo nashonal di bádminton di Aruba) represents Aruba in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Aruba Badminton Federation which is affiliated with Badminton Pan America and the Caribbean Regional Badminton Confederation (CAREBACO). The team first competed in their first international team tournament in 1990.
The team first made its appearance at the CAREBACO Team Championships in 1974. The team also competed in the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games, where badminton was first inaugurated in the Games. The Aruban junior team competed in the 2009 Pan Am Junior Team Championships and finished in 12th place.

## History
### Mixed team

Aruba made their debut in the CAREBACO Team Championships in 1974. The team placed fifth in the final rankings, losing 7–0 to Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana.

## Competitive record

The following tables show the Aruba national badminton team's competitive record in international tournaments.

### Key

| CH | RU | 3rd | SF | 4th | QF | #R | GS | Q# | #th | A | NH | WDN | DNQ |

### Thomas Cup

| Year | 1949 | 1952 | 1955 | 1958 | 1961 | 1964 | 1967 | 1970 | 1973 | 1976 |
| Result | Part of the Netherlands | Part of the Netherlands | Part of the Netherlands Antilles | Part of the Netherlands Antilles | Part of the Netherlands Antilles | Part of the Netherlands Antilles | Part of the Netherlands Antilles | Part of the Netherlands Antilles | Part of the Netherlands Antilles | Part of the Netherlands Antilles |
| Year | 1979 | 1982 | 1984 | 1986 | 1988 | 1990 | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 |
| Result | Part of the Netherlands Antilles | Part of the Netherlands Antilles | Part of the Netherlands Antilles | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Year | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 |
| Result | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Year | 2020 | 2022 | 2024 | 2026 | 2028 | 2030 | 2032 | 2034 | 2036 | 2038 |
| Result | A | A | A | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |

### Uber Cup

| Year | 1950–1953 | 1950–1953 | 1950–1953 | 1957 | 1960 | 1963 | 1966 | 1969 | 1972 | 1975 |
| Result | NH | NH | NH | Part of the Netherlands Antilles | Part of the Netherlands Antilles | Part of the Netherlands Antilles | Part of the Netherlands Antilles | Part of the Netherlands Antilles | Part of the Netherlands Antilles | Part of the Netherlands Antilles |
| Year | 1978 | 1981 | 1984 | 1986 | 1988 | 1990 | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 |
| Result | Part of the Netherlands Antilles | Part of the Netherlands Antilles | Part of the Netherlands Antilles | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Year | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 |
| Result | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Year | 2020 | 2022 | 2024 | 2026 | 2028 | 2030 | 2032 | 2034 | 2036 | 2038 |
| Result | A | A | A | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |

### Sudirman Cup

| Year | 1989 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 |
| Result | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Year | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 |
| Result | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | TBD |

### Pan American Team Championships
#### Men's team

| Year | 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | 2022 | 2024 | 2026 | 2028 | 2030 | 2032 | 2034 |
| Result | A | A | A | A | A | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Year | 2036 | 2038 | 2040 | 2042 | 2044 | 2046 | 2048 | 2050 | 2052 | 2054 |
| Result | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |

#### Women's team

| Year | 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | 2022 | 2024 | 2026 | 2028 | 2030 | 2032 | 2034 |
| Result | A | A | A | A | A | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Year | 2036 | 2038 | 2040 | 2042 | 2044 | 2046 | 2048 | 2050 | 2052 | 2054 |
| Result | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |

#### Mixed team

| Year | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1987 | 1989 | 1991 | 1993 | 1997 | 2001 |
| Result | Part of the Netherlands Antilles | Part of the Netherlands Antilles | Part of the Netherlands Antilles | Part of the Netherlands Antilles | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Year | 2004 | 2005 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2016 |
| Result | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Year | 2017 | 2019 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | 2029 | 2031 | 2033 | 2035 | 2037 |
| Result | A | A | A | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |

### Central American and Caribbean Games
#### Men's team

| Year | 2010 |
| Result | A |

#### Women's team

| Year | 2010 |
| Result | A |

#### Mixed team

| Year | 1990 | 1993 | 2006 | 2014 | 2018 | 2023 |
| Result | GS | A | A | A | A | A |

### Caribbean Team Championships (CAREBACO)
#### Mixed team

| Year | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 |
| Result | A | A | 5th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th |
| Year | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1990 | 1992 | 1993 | 1995 | 1996 |
| Result | 5th | 5th | 5th | A | A | 4th | A | A | A | A |
| Year | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2011 |
| Result | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Year | 2012 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
| Result | A | A | A | A | A | A | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
    **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

## Junior competitive record
### Suhandinata Cup

| Year | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2013 |
| Result | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Year | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Result | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | TBD |

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

| Year | 1977 | 1980 | 1981 | 1988 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 |
| Result | Part of the Netherlands Antilles | Part of the Netherlands Antilles | Part of the Netherlands Antilles | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Year | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Result | A | A | A | A | A | A | GS | A | A | A |
| Year | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Result | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Year | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 |
| Result | A | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |

### Caribbean Junior Team Championships (CAREBACO)
#### Mixed team

| Year | 1976 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 |
| Result | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Year | 1987 | 1988 | 1990 | 1992 | 1993 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
| Result | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Year | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2004 | 2005 | 2007 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
| Result | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Year | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 |
| Result | A | GS | A | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
    **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

## Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the Aruba national badminton team.
| Name | Role |
| Su-ying Lau | Coach |

## 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 |
| Junjie Feng | (1998-06-01) 1 June 1998 (age 26) | - | - | - |
| Jonah Arthur Tromp | (1997-07-23) 23 July 1997 (age 27) | - | - | - |
| Kevin Dijkhoff | (1994-09-03) 3 September 1994 (age 30) | - | - | - |
| Mackie Lu | (2001-08-26) 26 August 2001 (age 23) | - | - | - |

#### Women's team

| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | WS | WD | XD |
| Leyenne Schairer | (2003-06-18) 18 June 2003 (age 21) | - | - | - |
| Cristle Nieuw | (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 26) | - | - | - |
| Thirsa van der Linden | (2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 24) | - | - | - |

### Previous squads
#### Central American and Caribbean Games

* Mixed team: 1990