Uruguay national badminton team

The Uruguay national badminton team (Spanish: Selección nacional de bádminton de Uruguay) represents Uruguay in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is controlled by Uruguay Badminton Association. While badminton is not a popular sport in Uruguay, it has been gaining popularity after the country entered the Shuttle Time program organized by the Badminton World Federation.

Uruguay
AssociationAssociacion Uruguaya de Badminton
ConfederationBadminton Pan America
PresidentJorge Rosales
BWF ranking
Current rankingUnranked
Highest rankingUnranked
WebsiteAUB

Uruguay first competed in the South American Badminton Championships in 1985. Uruguay later qualified for a second time in 1988 when it hosted the championships. The last time the team ever competed in the championships was in 1996.[2]

History

It is not known when badminton first set foot in Uruguay. In one interview, the interviewee claims that the sport was first played by attachés in embassies, especially in Germany and the sport later spread in popularity and Uruguayans started to get involved in badminton.[3]

In another interview, the interviewee stated that the first president of the Uruguay Badminton Federation, Enrique Collerati bought badminton books, rackets with other equipment including shuttlecocks and began inviting experienced badminton players from Mexico to play badminton in a shed he had around the corner.[3] After that, he had the idea of forming the Uruguay Badminton Federation in 1985.[3] Around that time, the nation began hosting its first national championships and soon competed in the 1985 South American Badminton Championships.[3]

In the 2000s, badminton began to fade away in popularity in the country and the Uruguay Badminton Federation was disbanded. In 2016, with the help of Badminton Pan America and the Badminton World Federation, Shuttle Time courses were held and organized as an attempt to revive badminton in Uruguay.[4]

Mixed team

The Uruguayan mixed team debuted in the South American Badminton Team Championships in 1985. The team finished in third place. In 1988, the Uruguayan mixed team finished in fourth place in the round robin tournament at the 1988 South American Team Championships.[5]

Competitive record

South American Team Championships
See also: South American Badminton Championships

Mixed team

Staff

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

Name Role
Uruguay Luis Pintos Coach

Players

Men's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Santiago Tucuna 2003 (age 19–20) - - -
Santiago Brun 2005 (age 17–18) - - -
Marcos Carrasco 2001 (age 21–22) - - -

Women's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Karina Sosa 2000 (age 22–23) - - -
Lara Guillen 2002 (age 20–21) - - -
Yamila Barreto 2003 (age 19–20) - - -

Previous squads
  • South American Team Championships: 1996

References
  1. "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  2. "South American Champs 1996 I". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  3. Stefanelli, María Lucia. "El Bádminton y su contexto actual en Uruguay, p. 35" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 March 2023.
  4. "Uruguay Players Training in China – Badminton Pan America". Archived from the original on 2022-09-19. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  5. "Campeonatos Sudamericanos". Angelfire.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-19. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.