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Réunion national badminton team
National badminton team representing Réunion From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Réunion national badminton team (French: Équipe nationale de badminton de la Réunion; Réunion Creole: Ekip nasional badminton La Rényon) represents Réunion, an overseas department and region of France, in international team competitions.[1] The team is controlled by Ligue Nouvelle du Badminton Réunionnais, the governing body of badminton in the region.
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In 2016, the Badminton World Federation granted Ligue Nouvelle du Badminton Réunionnais association membership, allowing the national players to compete under the Reunion flag in international tournaments and enter qualification for the international team events, that is the Thomas Cup, the Uber Cup and the Sudirman Cup.
Réunion hosted the first Indian Ocean Island Games in 1979 which introduced badminton as one of the few main sports in the games. Reunion also first competed in the African Badminton Championships in 2004 although the team were not affiliated members of the Badminton Confederation of Africa and the Badminton World Federation at the time.
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Men's team
In the 1979 Indian Ocean Island Games, Réunion finished in second place behind Mauritius in the men's team event. In the 1990 Indian Ocean Island Games, the team placed fourth after losing to Seychelles. The team were runners-up at the Indian Ocean Island Games from 1993 to 2003.[2]
In 2016, the team competed in the 2016 Africa Men's Team Championships.[3] The team were drawn into Group A with South Africa, Mauritius and Zimbabwe. The team lost 4–1 to South Africa. The team then lost 3–2 to Mauritius. The team finished third in their group after defeating Zimbabwe 5–0.
In 2022, the team entered the quarter-finals of the African Men's Team Championships but lost 3–2 to Mauritius.
Women's team
In the 1990 Indian Ocean Island Games, the team placed third after defeating Seychelles. In 2016, the team competed in the 2016 Africa Women's Team Championships but were eliminated in the group stages. In 2019, the team were runners-up at the 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games women's team event.[4] In 2022, the women's team lost to South Africa and Mauritius in the group stage of the African Women's Team Championships.
Mixed team
In the 1985 Indian Ocean Island Games, the team finished third in the mixed team event after losing 3–2 to the Maldives. In 2004, the team competed in the 2004 African Mixed Team Championships. The team were drawn into Group B. The team lost to Nigeria and Seychelles but placed third in their group by defeating Botswana, Swaziland and Algeria.[5]
In 2021, the team competed in the 2021 African Mixed Team Championships and were drawn into Group A with Algeria and Zambia.[6] The team failed to advance to the knockout round.[7] In the 2023 African Mixed Team Championships, the team entered the knockout stages for the first time by defeating Botswana in the group stage to finish second in their group.[8] The team lost in the quarter-finals to Algeria.[9][10]
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Competitive record
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African Games
Mixed team
African Team Championships
Indian Ocean Island Games
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
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Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
African Youth Games
African Junior Team Championships
Mixed team
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
Current squad
- As of 2 January 2024
Men's team
Women's team
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References
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