National badminton team representing Namibia
Namibia |
Association | Badminton Federation of Namibia (BFN) |
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Confederation | BCA (Africa) |
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President | Lynn du Preez |
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BWF ranking |
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Current ranking | Unranked (2 April 2024) |
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Highest ranking | 98 (5 July 2012) |
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African Mixed Team Championships |
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Appearances | 2 (first in 1992) |
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Best result | Semi-finals (1994) |
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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]
History
Mixed team
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
Thomas Cup Year | Round | Pos | 1949 to 1990 | Part of South Africa | 1992 to 2024 | Did not enter | 2026 | To be determined | 2028 | 2030 | | Uber Cup | Sudirman Cup |
Commonwealth Games
Men's team Year | Round | Pos | 1998 | Did not enter | | Women's team Year | Round | Pos | 1998 | Did not enter | | Mixed team Year | Round | Pos | 1978 to 1990 | Part of South Africa | 1994 to 2022 | Did not enter | 2026 | To be determined | 2030 | 2034 | |
African Games
Mixed team
Year | Round | Pos |
2003 to 2019 | Did not enter |
2023 | To be determined |
African Team Championships
Men's team | Women's team | Mixed team |
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
Year | Round | Pos |
2000 to 2024 | Did not enter |
2025 | To be determined |
Commonwealth Youth Games
Mixed team
Year | Round | Pos |
2004 | Did not enter |
African Youth Games
Men's team Year | Round | Pos | 2018 | Did not enter | | Women's team Year | Round | Pos | 2018 | Did not enter | | Mixed team Year | Round | Pos | 2014 | Did not enter | |
African Junior Team Championships
Mixed team
- **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 |
MS | MD | XD |
Nino Leicher | (2000-10-04) 4 October 2000 (age 23) | - | - | - |
Ronald Smith Neville | (1995-04-10) 10 April 1995 (age 29) | - | - | - |
Colbin du Plessis | (1996-12-17) 17 December 1996 (age 27) | - | - | - |
Women's team
Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event |
WS | WD | XD |
Liza Hanekom | (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23) | - | - | - |
Gesa Jeske | (1995-07-15) 15 July 1995 (age 28) | - | - | - |
Liezl Maritz | (1985-10-26) 26 October 1985 (age 38) | - | - | - |
References
- ^ "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.
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