Canada national badminton team
The Canada national badminton team (French: Équipe nationale de badminton du Canada) represents Canada in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is controlled by the nation's governing body of badminton, Badminton Canada. The team's best result was achieving two semifinal finishes in both Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup.
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| Association | Badminton Canada |
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| Confederation | Badminton Pan America |
| President | Anil Kaul |
| BWF ranking | |
| Current ranking | 12 |
| Highest ranking | 12 (1 October 2019) |
| Sudirman Cup | |
| Appearances | 14 (first in 1989) |
| Best result | Group stage |
| Thomas Cup | |
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1970) |
| Best result | Semi-finals (1970, 1973) |
| Uber Cup | |
| Appearances | 13 (first in 1960) |
| Best result | Semi-finals (1975, 1981) |
| Pan Am Mixed Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 21 (first in 1977) |
| Best result | Champions (1977, 1978, 1979, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023) |
| Pan Am Men's Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 8 (first in 2006) |
| Best result | Champions (2008, 2018, 2020, 2022) |
| Pan Am Women's Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 9 (first in 2004) |
| Best result | Champions (2004, 2018, 2020) |
Canada is one of the most prestigious badminton countries in the Americas, winning almost every mixed team event in the Pan American Badminton Championships and also winning gold in both men and women's teams. Next to the United States, Canada has won 21 gold medals, 22 silvers and 12 bronzes in badminton at the Pan American Games.
Participation in BWF competitions
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Participation in the Commonwealth Games
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Men's team
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Women's team
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Mixed team
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Participation in Pan American Badminton Championships
The national team has won almost every edition of the Pan American Badminton Championships mixed team events except for one in 2001. The men's team have also became recent champions while the women's team lost to the United States in 2022.
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Current squad
The following players were selected to represent Canada at the 2022 Thomas & Uber Cup.[2]
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References
- Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- "BWF - TotalEnergies BWF Thomas and Uber Cup Finals 2022 - Club: CAN Badminton CANADA (CAN) - Players". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
