# Jamaica national badminton team

The Jamaica national badminton team represents Jamaica in international badminton team competitions. It is controlled by the Jamaica Badminton Association, the governing body for badminton in Jamaica. The Jamaican mixed team participated three times in the Sudirman Cup and were eliminated in the group stages.
The Jamaican mixed team also finished in fourth place at the 2016 Pan Am Badminton Championships. The national team's best result was achieving a third place position at the 2018 Pan Am Badminton Championships after defeating Peru in the bronze medal tie with a score of 3-0.

## Competitive record
### CAREBACO Team Championships
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1972 | Champions | 1st |
| 1973 | Champions | 1st |
| 1974 | Champions | 1st |
| 1975 | Champions | 1st |
| 1976 | Champions | 1st |
| 1978 | Champions | 1st |
| 1979 | Champions | 1st |
| 1980 | Champions | 1st |
| 1981 | Champions | 1st |
| 1982 | Champions | 1st |
| 1983 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1984 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1985 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1986 | Champions | 1st |
| 1987 | Champions | 1st |
| 1988 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1990 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1992 | Champions | 1st |
| 1993 | Champions | 1st |
| 1995 | Champions | 1st |
| 1996 | Champions | 1st |
| 1997 | Champions | 1st |
| 1998 | Third place | 3rd |
| 1999 | Champions | 1st |
| 2000 | Champions | 1st |
| 2001 | Champions | 1st |
| 2002 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 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 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2015 | Champions | 1st |
| 2016 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2017 | Champions | 1st |
| 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 to 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 | Fifth place | 5th |
| 1978 | Fifth place | 5th |
| 1979 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1980 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1981 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1988 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1990 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1991 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1992 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1994 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 1996 | Group stage | 6th |
| 1998 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2000 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2002 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2004 | Group stage | 6th |
| 2006 | Group stage | |
| 2007 | Group stage | 8th |
| 2008 | Group stage | 5th |
| 2009 | Group stage | 5th |
| 2010 | Group stage | 6th |
| 2011 | Group stage | 6th |
| 2012 | Group stage | 6th |
| 2013 | Quarter-finals | 5th |
| 2014 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2015 | Group stage | 5th |
| 2016 | Quarter-finals | 8th |
| 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 | Did not enter | Did not enter |

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

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1976 | Champions | 1st |
| 1978 | Champions | 1st |
| 1979 | Champions | 1st |
| 1980 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 1981 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 1982 | Champions | 1st |
| 1983 | Champions | 1st |
| 1984 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 1985 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1986 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 1987 | Champions | 1st |
| 1988 | Champions | 1st |
| 1990 | Champions | 1st |
| 1992 | Champions | 1st |
| 1993 | Champions | 1st |
| 1995 | Champions | 1st |
| 1996 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1997 | Champions | 1st |
| 1998 | Champions | 1st |
| 1999 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2000 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2001 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2002 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2004 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2005 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2007 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2011 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2012 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2013 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2014 | Champions | 1st |
| 2015 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2016 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2017 | Runners-up | 2nd |
    **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 |
| Samuel Ricketts | (1996-04-25) 25 April 1996 (age 28) | 146 | 180 | 86 |
| Bradley Evans | (2000-12-20) 20 December 2000 (age 24) | 329 | 180 | 539 |
| Joel Angus | (2000-05-31) 31 May 2000 (age 24) | 827 | 511 | 958 |
| Nathaniel Finzi | (2006-01-03) 3 January 2006 (age 19) | 827 | 511 | 958 |

#### Women's team

| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | WS | WD | XD |
| Tahlia Richardson | (2001-06-26) 26 June 2001 (age 23) | 183 | 204 | 86 |
| Katherine Wynter | (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996 (age 28) | 326 | 204 | 539 |
| Mikaelah Mustafaa | (2003-05-19) 19 May 2003 (age 21) | 682 | 435 | 958 |
| Rihanna Rust | (2006-09-11) 11 September 2006 (age 18) | 682 | 435 | 958 |