Zimbabwe national badminton team

National badminton team representing Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
AssociationBadminton Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ)
ConfederationBCA (Africa)
PresidentChipo Zumburani
BWF ranking
Current ranking71 Decrease 3 (2 April 2024)
Highest ranking55 (3 January 2023)
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances5 (first in 1980)
Best resultFifth place (1980)
African Men's Team Championships
Appearances4 (first in 1980)
Best resultFifth place (1980)
African Women's Team Championships
Appearances4 (first in 1980)
Best resultChampions (1980)

The Zimbabwe national badminton team (Shona: Chikwata chenyika cheZimbabwe badminton) represents Zimbabwe in international team competitions and is controlled by the Zimbabwe Badminton Association, the governing body for Zimbabwean badminton.[1] It is affiliated with the Badminton Confederation of Africa (BCA).[2]

History

Badminton was first played in Zimbabwe around the early 1960s. The national team was revived in 2008 after the reformation of the Zimbabwe Badminton Association.[3] The national team competed in the 2014 African Badminton Championships.

Men's team

The Zimbabwean men's team competed in the 2016 Africa Continental Team Badminton Championships. The team were grouped with South Africa, Mauritius and Réunion in Group A. The team finished on the bottom of the group and failed to advance to the quarter-finals.[4] The team were also eliminated in the group stages two years later at the 2018 All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championships.[5]

The team competed in the 2022 All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championships. They lost 5–0 to Mauritius and Zambia.[6]

Women's team

In 1980, Zimbabwe clinched the women's team title at the 1980 African Badminton Championships in Beira after defeating Tanzania, Mozambique, Nigeria and Kenya.[7]

In 2016, the women's team competed in the 2016 Africa Continental Team Badminton Championships. The team lost 5–0 to Mauritius and Ghana in the group stages.[8] They competed in the 2022 All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championships. The team were grouped with Uganda, Egypt and Algeria. The team lost all of their matches to the opposing teams.[9]

Mixed team

Zimbabwe debuted in the 1982 Commonwealth Games. They were eliminated in the group stages.[10]

The mixed team competed at the 2014 African Badminton Championships. The team were drawn into Group A with South Africa, Seychelles, Botswana and Cameroon. The team first lost 5–0 to South Africa, then won 3–2 against the Cameroonian team. The team later lost 5–0 to Botswana and Seychelles, thus failing to qualify for the quarter-finals.[11][12]

The team made their fourth appearance at the African Mixed Team Championships in 2023. The team placed as third best in the group after winning their tie against Lesotho.[13][14]

Competitive record

Thomas Cup

Year Round Pos
1949
to
1964 		Part of the  United Kingdom
1967
to
2012 		Did not enter
2014 Did not qualify
2016
2018
2020 Did not enter
2022 Did not qualify
2024 Did not enter
2026 To be determined
2028
2030

Uber Cup

Year Round Pos
1957
to
1963 		Part of the  United Kingdom
1966
to
2012 		Did not enter
2014 Did not qualify
2016
2018
2020 Did not enter
2022 Did not qualify
2024 Did not enter
2026 To be determined
2028
2030

Sudirman Cup

Year Round Pos
1989
to
2021 		Did not enter
2023 Did not qualify
2025 To be determined
2027
2029

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 Did not enter
1982 Group stage 11th
1986 Did not enter
1990
1994
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
2026 To be determined

African Games

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2003 Did not enter
2007
2011
2015
2019
2027 To be determined

African Team Championships

Men's team

Year Round Pos
1979 Did not enter
1980 Fifth place 5th
1982 Did not enter
1984
1988
2016 Group stage 7th
2018 Group stage 12th
2020 Did not enter
2022 Group stage 10th
2024 Did not enter
2026 To be determined
2028
2030

Women's team

Year Round Pos
1979 Did not enter
1980 Champions 1st
1982 Did not enter
1984
1988
2016 Group stage 6th
2018 Group stage 7th
2020 Did not enter
2022 Group stage 7th
2024 Did not enter
2026 To be determined
2028
2030

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1980 Fifth place 5th
1982 Did not enter
1984
1988
1992
1994
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2007
2009
2011
2013
2014 Group stage 8th
2017 Group stage 9th
2019 Group stage 9th
2021 Did not enter
2023 Group stage 9th
2025 To be determined
2027
2029

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Year Round Pos
2000 Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2022
2023
2024 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

Year Round Pos
1979 Did not enter
1980
1982
1984
1993 Fifth place 5th
1995 Did not enter
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2013
2016
2021
2022
2024 To be determined
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Staff

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

Name Role
Zimbabwe Paul Kopolo Coach

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Ashel Dziva (1995-05-02) 2 May 1995 (age 29) 1057 525 -
Trinity Chipumho (1999-12-14) 14 December 1999 (age 24) 517 - -
Thabani Mathe (1997-07-15) 15 July 1997 (age 26) 451 525 567
Blessing Mahwire (2003-11-18) 18 November 2003 (age 20) 705 - -
Dean Matyanga (1998-02-20) 20 February 1998 (age 26) - - -

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Fabiana Layla Oliviero (1994-09-16) 16 September 1994 (age 29) 586 915 567
Avishi Raina (2005-07-27) 27 July 2005 (age 18) 790 - -
Shalom Sibanda (2000-03-31) 31 March 2000 (age 24) 577 915 -
Nyasha Kopolo (1999-11-23) 23 November 1999 (age 24) - - -
Rumbidzai Ruwende (2001-01-20) 20 January 2001 (age 23) - - -

Previous squads

African Team Championships

References

  1. ^ "Africa Team Championships 2014". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  3. ^ "About Us". Badminton Association of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  4. ^ "BWF - Africa Continental Team Championships 2016 - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  5. ^ "BWF - All Africa Men's and Women's Team Championships 2018 - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  6. ^ "BWF - All Africa Men's & Women's Team Championships 2022 - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  7. ^ Maclaren, I.P. (1982). More Rhodesian Senior Schools. Books of Zimbabwe. pp. 29, 37. ISBN 9780869202609.
  8. ^ "BWF - Africa Continental Team Championships 2016 - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  9. ^ "BWF - All Africa Men's & Women's Team Championships 2022 - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  10. ^ "Badminton Team Event – Mixed Brisbane 1982". thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  11. ^ "African Senior Badminton Championships 2014 -Archive -Seychelles Nation". www.nation.sc. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  12. ^ "BWF - Africa Team Championships 2014 - Team: Zimbabwe - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  13. ^ "BWF - All Africa Mixed Team Championships 2023 - Team matches". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  14. ^ "BWF - All Africa Mixed Team Championships 2023 - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
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