The Namibia national badminton team (Afrikaans: Namibië nasionale pluimbalspan; Khoekhoe: Namibiab Republiki dib pluimbal khoen) represents Namibia in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is controlled by the Badminton Federation of Namibia. Namibian badminton players first competed internationally at the 1992 African Badminton Championships.[2]
Association | Badminton Federation of Namibia (BFN) |
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Confederation | BCA (Africa) |
President | Lynn du Preez |
BWF ranking | |
Current ranking | Unranked (2 April 2024) |
Highest ranking | 98 (5 July 2012) |
African Mixed Team Championships | |
Appearances | 2 (first in 1992) |
Best result | Semi-finals (1994) |
History
editMixed team
editNamibia competed in the team event at the 1992 African Badminton Championships. The team placed third in their group and failed to advance to the semi-finals. Two years later, the team achieved bronze at the African Championships after losing to Mauritius.[3] The same team that won bronze at the 1994 African Championships later participated in the Commonwealth Games but did not take part in the team events.[4]
In 1998, Namibia achieved second place at the Southern Africa Invitational Badminton Championships in Harare, Zimbabwe.[5]
Competitive record
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Thomas Cupedit
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Uber Cupedit
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Sudirman Cupedit
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Commonwealth Games
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Men's teamedit
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Women's teamedit
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Mixed teamedit
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African Games
editMixed team
editYear | Round | Pos |
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2003 to 2019 |
Did not enter | |
2023 | To be determined |
African Team Championships
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Men's teamedit
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Women's teamedit
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Mixed teamedit
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- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
editSuhandinata Cup
editYear | Round | Pos |
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2000 to 2024 |
Did not enter | |
2025 | To be determined |
Commonwealth Youth Games
editMixed team
editYear | Round | Pos |
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2004 | Did not enter |
African Youth Games
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Men's teamedit
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Women's teamedit
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Mixed teamedit
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African Junior Team Championships
editMixed team
editYear | Round | Pos |
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1979 to 1988 |
Part of South Africa | |
1993 to 2022 |
Did not enter | |
2024 | To be determined |
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
editCurrent squad
edit- As of 2 January 2024
Men's team
editName | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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MS | MD | XD | ||
Nino Leicher | 4 October 2000 | - | - | - |
Ronald Smith Neville | 10 April 1995 | - | - | - |
Colbin du Plessis | 17 December 1996 | - | - | - |
Women's team
editName | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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WS | WD | XD | ||
Liza Hanekom | 1 January 2001 | - | - | - |
Gesa Jeske | 15 July 1995 | - | - | - |
Liezl Maritz | 26 October 1985 | - | - | - |
References
edit- ^ "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2022-09-08.
- ^ "Players - African Championships 1992 (T) | BWF". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ Scheele, H. A. E. (1994). World Badminton (PDF) (3rd ed.). International Badminton Federation. pp. 24, 25. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "BWF - 1994 Victoria Commonwealth Games - Players". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
- ^ New Era: Newspaper for a New Namibia. Published under the authority of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 1998-03-21. pp. 44, 45.