Barbados national badminton team

The national team was formed after the formation of the Barbados Badminton Association in 1983.^[2] The national team then competed in the Carebaco International tournaments organized by the Caribbean Regional Badminton Confederation (CAREBACO).

The Barbadian men's team competed in the 1994 Thomas Cup qualifiers. The team were placed into Group C with Iceland, Spain and Bulgaria. The team lost all of their matches to all three teams in the group.^[3]

In 2010, the team competed in the 2012 Thomas Cup Preliminaries but were eliminated in the group stages.^[4] The team then competed in the 2018 Pan Am Badminton Championships. The team were grouped with Canada and Peru. The team lost 5–0 to both teams and placed 6th in the final standings after losing 3–0 to Dominican Republic in the fifth place tie.^[5][6]

The Barbadian women's team took part in qualifying for the 2002 Uber Cup. The team finished at the bottom of the group after losing 5–0 against the United States, Italy and Cuba.^[7] In 2012, the team competed in the 2012 Uber Cup Preliminaries. Although the team did not qualify for the 2012 Uber Cup, they managed to win 3–2 against Puerto Rico to finish 4th in the tournament.^[8]

Barbados first competed in the 1990 CAREBACO Team Championships and finished as runners-up after almost beating Trinidad and Tobago in the final.

In 2009, the Barbadian team lost against the United States but won 3–1 against Dominican Republic to place 6th at the 2009 Pan Am Badminton Championships.^[9] In 2010, the team debuted in the Commonwealth Games team event. The team were eliminated in the group stages but won 4–1 against Kenya in the group. In 2018, the team made history by winning the CAREBACO Team Championships after defeating Suriname 3–1 in the final. The team competed in the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The team won a match against Mauritius when Shae Martin and Sabrina Scott defeated Tejraj Pultoo and Kobita Dookhee 21–17, 16–21, 21–19.^[10]

Thomas Cup edit Year Round Pos 1949 to 1964 Part of the   United Kingdom 1967 to 1992 Did not enter 1994 Did not qualify 1996 Did not enter 1998 2000 2002 Did not qualify 2004 2006 Did not enter 2008 2010 2012 Did not qualify 2014 Did not enter 2016 2018 Did not qualify 2020 Did not enter 2022 2024 2026 To be determined 2028 2030

Uber Cup edit Year Round Pos 1957 to 1966 Part of the   United Kingdom 1969 to 2000 Did not enter 2002 Did not qualify 2004 2006 Did not enter 2008 2010 2012 Did not qualify 2014 Did not enter 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 To be determined 2028 2030

Sudirman Cup edit Year Round Pos 1989 to 2023 Did not enter 2025 To be determined 2027 2029

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

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

The following list shows the coaching staff for the Barbados national badminton team.^[11]

Name	Role
Shakeira Waithe	Head coach
Mariama Eastmond	Coach

As of 2 January 2024