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Trinidad and Tobago national badminton team

The Trinidad and Tobago national badminton team represents Trinidad and Tobago in international badminton team competitions. It is managed by the Trinidad & Tobago Badminton Association. The team is affiliated to Badminton Pan America and the Caribbean Regional Badminton Confederation (CAREBACO).

Trinidad and Tobago made their first appearance at the Pan Am Mixed Team Championships in 1987. The Team debuted in the Pan American Men's and Women's Team Championships in 2018, when it qualified as the hosts. The team also competes in the CAREBACO Team Championships and have won the Caribbean team title in 1990, 2003, 2004 and 2005.

History

Men's team

In 1998, Trinidad and Tobago competed in the 1998 Commonwealth Games men's team event. Drawn into Group C with Australia, Wales and Fiji, the team lost to Australia and Wales placed third in their group after defeating Fiji. From 2002 to 2006, the team took part in qualifying for the Thomas Cup but were eliminated in the group stages. In 2010, the team won bronze at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games.

In 2018, the team entered the 2018 Pan Am Men's Team Championships as hosts. The team did not advance to the knockout stages, as they were eliminated in their group after losing to the United States, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic.

Women's team

In the 1998 Commonwealth Games women's team event, the team failed to advance to the knockout stage after placing last in their group. In 2006, the team competed in the 2006 Pan American Thomas & Uber Cup Preliminaries. The team were eliminated in the group stages after finishing last in their group.

In 2010, the team competed in the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games but failed to advance to the knockouts. In 2018, the team competed in the 2018 Pan Am Women's Team Championships but were eliminated early after losing 5–0 to the United States and Guatemala.

Mixed team

In 1972, the team competed in the inaugural CAREBACO Team Championships in Kingston, Jamaica. The team finished fourth in the tournament after losing to Jamaica, Guyana and Suriname. In 1987, the team competed in the 1987 Pan Am Badminton Championships. The team were given a tough challenge as they were drawn into Group B with favorites Canada and the United States. The team lost 5–0 to both teams in the group. The team competed in the Pan Am Championships again in 1989 but still could not advance to the knockouts. In 1990, the team finished third at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games.

In 2006, the team competed in the 2006 Commonwealth Games for the first time. The team were eliminated in the group stages. In that same year, the team competed in the Central American and Caribbean Games and also failed to get past the group stages. In 2007, the team competed in the 2007 Pan Am Badminton Championships but did not advance further. In 2017, the team withdrew from the Pan Am Championships.

Competitive record

Thomas Cup

Uber Cup

Sudirman Cup

Commonwealth Games

Men's team

Women's team

Mixed team

Pan American Team Championships

Men's team

Women's team

Mixed team

Central American and Caribbean Games

Men's team

Women's team

Mixed team

CAREBACO Team Championships

Mixed team

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

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Commonwealth Youth Games

Mixed team

Pan American Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

CAREBACO Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

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

Players

Current squad

Men's team

Women's team

References