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Paraguay national badminton team

The Paraguay national badminton team (Spanish: Selección nacional de bádminton de Paraguay; Guarani: Aty tetãygua badminton Paraguái) represents Paraguay in international badminton team competitions.[1] The national team is controlled and organized by the Paraguay Badminton Federation. Paraguay debuted in team badminton at the 2022 South American Games when it was granted qualification as host nation.[2]

Paraguay
AssociationFederación Paraguaya de Bádminton (FPB)
ConfederationBPA (Pan America)
PresidentChung-Lee Kao
BWF ranking
Current ranking114 Decrease 4 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking91 (3 January 2023)

History edit

Badminton in Paraguay began to be practiced in 2012 following the formation of the national team and the establishment of the Paraguay Badminton Federation. At the time, the sport was widely played by the Chinese community in Ciudad del Este and in Chinese colleges in Asunción.[3]

In 2022, the national team appointed Kentaro Asoh as the head coach in preparation for the 2022 South American Games.[3]

Mixed team edit

The Paraguayan team debuted in the 2022 South American Games mixed team event. The team was placed in Group A with Brazil and Ecuador but lost 5–0 to both teams and were eliminated in the group stages.[4]

Competitive record edit

Pan American Team Championships edit

South American Games edit

Mixed team edit

Year Result
  2010 Did not enter
  2018
  2022 Group stage

South American Team Championships edit

Mixed team edit

Year Result
  1984 Did not enter
  1985
  1988
  1990
  1996
  1998
  2012
  2013
  2014
  2015
  2016
  2017
  2018
  2019
  2020
  2022

Bolivarian Games edit

Mixed team edit

Year Result
   2009 Did not enter
  2013
  2017
  2022
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record edit

Suhandinata Cup edit

See also: BWF World Junior Championships
Year Result
  2000 Did not enter
  2002
  2004
  2006
  2007
  2008
  2009
  2010
  2011
  2012
  2013
  2014
  2015
  2016
  2017
  2018
  2019
  2022
  2023
  2024 TBD

Pan American Junior Team Championships edit

See also: Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships
Year Result
  1977 Did not enter
  1980
  1981
  1988
  1990
  1991
  1992
  1994
  1996
  1998
  2000
  2002
  2004
  2006
  2007
  2008
  2009
  2010
  2011
  2012
  2013
  2014
  2015
  2016
  2017
  2018
  2019
  2021
  2022
  2023

South American Junior Team Championships edit

Mixed team edit

Year Result
  2012 Did not enter
  2013
  2014
  2015
  2016
  2017
  2018
  2019
  2020
  2022
  2023
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Staff edit

The following list shows the coaching staff for the national badminton team of Paraguay.

Name Role
  Kentaro Asoh Head coach

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team edit

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Alejandro Ávalos (2005-01-22) 22 January 2005 (age 19) 834 - 1021
Julio Gonzáles (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 (age 21) - - -
Josias Haneman (2006-11-09) 9 November 2006 (age 17) 1444 - -
Leo Lee (2002-06-20) 20 June 2002 (age 21) 231 - -

Women's team edit

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Camila Álvarez (2002-08-12) 12 August 2002 (age 21) - - -
Ana Amarilla (2005-03-05) 5 March 2005 (age 19) - - -
Cecilla Haneman (2005-02-06) 6 February 2005 (age 19) - - -

Previous squads edit

  • South American Games: 2022

References edit

  1. ^ "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  2. ^ "Odesur: Paraguay perdió 5-0 con Brasil en el debut en Bádminton - Polideportivo - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  3. ^ a b "El bádminton aspira a ser un deporte masivo en el país y crece en número de atletas". infonegocios.com.py. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  4. ^ "Odesur: Paraguay quedó fuera de las semifinales en Bádminton - Polideportivo - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-04.
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