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 edit
Mixed team edit
Namibia 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 edit
Thomas Cup edit
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Uber Cup edit
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Sudirman Cup edit
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Commonwealth Games edit
Men's team edit
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Women's team edit
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Mixed team edit
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African Games edit
Mixed team edit
Year | Round | Pos |
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2003 to 2019 |
Did not enter | |
2023 | To be determined |
African Team Championships edit
Men's team edit
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Women's team edit
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Mixed team edit
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- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record edit
Suhandinata Cup edit
Year | Round | Pos |
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2000 to 2024 |
Did not enter | |
2025 | To be determined |
Commonwealth Youth Games edit
Mixed team edit
Year | Round | Pos |
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2004 | Did not enter |
African Youth Games edit
Men's team edit
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Women's team edit
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Mixed team edit
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African Junior Team Championships edit
Mixed team edit
Year | 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 edit
Current squad edit
- As of 2 January 2024
Men's team edit
Name | 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 edit
Name | 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.