# Costa Rica national badminton team

The Costa Rica national badminton team (Spanish: Selección nacional de bádminton de Costa Rica) represents Costa Rica in international badminton team competitions. The Costa Rican junior team have competed in the BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event, which is also called the Suhandinata Cup.

## History

Badminton in Costa Rica was first played in the 1970s. The sport later lost its recognition in the late 1980s. Soon after, badminton enthusiasts in Costa Rica attempted to revive badminton in the country by establishing the Association for the Development of Badminton (Spanish: Asociación para el Desarrollo del Bádminton).

### Mixed team

The Costa Rican mixed team competed in the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games mixed team event. They were placed in Group B with Cuba, Barbados and Mexico. The team lost to 5–0 to Cuba and Mexico. The team then almost beat Barbados but were eliminated in the group stages.

## Competitive record
### Central American and Caribbean Games

    **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 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2008 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2009 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2010 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 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 | Group stage | 36th |
| 2016 | Group stage | 47th |
| 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 | TBD | TBD |

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

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1977 | 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 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1996 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1998 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 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 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2008 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2009 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2010 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2011 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2012 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2013 | Group stage | 13th |
| 2014 | Group stage | 12th |
| 2015 | Group stage | 8th |
| 2016 | Group stage | 12th |
| 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 | Group stage | 8th |
| 2024 | TBD | TBD |
    **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 |
| Gianpiero Cavallotti | (1997-09-09) 9 September 1997 (age 27) | 398 | 717 | 494 |
| Takeru Fujisawa | (2002-05-11) 11 May 2002 (age 22) | 1339 | 717 | – |
| Santiago Suárez | (2006-06-29) 29 June 2006 (age 18) | – | – | – |

#### Women's team

| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | WS | WD | XD |
| Lauren Villalobos | (2000-08-20)20 August 2000 (aged 24) | – | – | – |
| Cristal Villarreal | (2005-05-19) 19 May 2005 (age 19) | – | – | – |
| Arianna Rodríguez | (2006-07-10) 10 July 2006 (age 18) | – | – | – |

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

* Mixed team: 2018