National badminton team representing Kenya
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Association | Badminton Kenya (BK) |
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Confederation | BCA (Africa) |
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President | Danny Solanki |
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BWF ranking |
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Current ranking | 107 16 (2 April 2024) |
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Highest ranking | 65 (3 October 2013) |
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African Mixed Team Championships |
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Appearances | 8 (first in 1980) |
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Best result | Runners-up (1980) |
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African Men's Team Championships |
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Appearances | 2 (first in 1979) |
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Best result | Champions (1979) |
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African Women's Team Championships |
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Appearances | 2 (first in 1979) |
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Best result | Runners-up (1979) |
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The Kenya national badminton team (Swahili: Timu ya taifa ya Kenya ya badminton) is a badminton team that plays for Kenya in international competitions.[1] It is controlled by Kenya's governing body for the sport, Badminton Kenya. Kenya is one of the first three countries to compete in the inaugural African Badminton Championships in 1979.
History
Men's team
In 1979, Kenya emerged as champions of the men's team event at the 1979 African Badminton Championships after defeating Tanzania and Ghana.[2][3] In that same year, Kenya also competed in the men's team event at the 1979 WBF World Championships and were eliminated in the group stages. The team were also runners-up at the 1980 African Badminton Championships in Beira.
From 2008 to 2012, the team took part in qualifying for the Thomas Cup in the African Zone qualifiers but failed to advance beyond the group stages.
Women's team
Kenya's were runners-up at the 1979 African Badminton Championships women's team event. In 2010, the team reached the quarter-finals of the 2010 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa but lost 3–0 to Nigeria.[4]
Mixed team
Kenya were runners-up in the mixed team event at the 1980 African Badminton Championships. In 1982, Kenya competed in the 1982 Commonwealth Games mixed team event.[5] The team fell short and lost to all of their opponents in the Group A tie.[6] In 1998, the team competed in the 1998 African Badminton Championships and finished fourth.[7] In 2003, the team competed in the 2003 African Games team event. The team started their campaign with a 5–0 loss to hosts Nigeria. The team then lost to Seychelles by the same margin.[8]
At the Commonwealth Games of 2006, Kenya's national team participated in the mixed team competition but did not advance further from the group stage.[9] Four years later, the team made their third appearance at the Commonwealth Games mixed team event. The team finished on the bottom of their group.[10] In participating in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Kenya's national team was ranked the 18th seed for their competition. They finished last place within Pool B.[11]
At the 2019 Sudirman Cup, while Kenya was scheduled to participate, the team unexpectedly withdrew.[12] As part of an effort to improve the country's performance, Kenya sent 290 athletes to the 2019 African Games. As part of this effort, the Kenya national badminton team participated in the badminton events.[13]
Competitive record
Thomas Cup | Uber Cup | Sudirman Cup Year | Round | Pos | 1989 to 2017 | Did not enter | 2019 | Withdrew | 2021 | Did not enter | 2023 | 2025 | To be determined | 2027 | 2029 | |
WBF World Championships
Men's team Year | Round | Pos | 1979 | Group stage | | | Women's team Year | Round | Pos | 1979 | Did not enter | |
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 | | 1986 | Did not enter | 1990 | 1994 | 2002 | 2006 | Group stage | | 2010 | Group stage | | 2014 | Group stage | | 2018 | Did not enter | 2022 | 2026 | To be determined | |
African Games
Mixed team
Year | Round | Pos |
2003 | Group stage | 6th |
2007 | Did not enter |
2011 | Group stage | |
2015 | Group stage | |
2019 | Quarter-finals | |
2027 | To be determined |
African Team Championships
Men's team | Women's team | Mixed team |
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
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 | Champions | 1st |
1980 | Fifth place | 5th |
1982 | Did not enter |
1984 |
1993 |
1995 |
1997 |
1999 |
2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
2007 |
2009 |
2011 |
2013 |
2016 |
2021 |
2022 |
2024 | To be determined |
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
Current squad
- As of 2 January 2024
Men's team
Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event |
MS | MD | XD |
Sammy Mdogo Sikoyo | (1995-07-22) 22 July 1995 (age 29) | 1684 | 717 | - |
Edwin Akwanyi | (1995-08-04) 4 August 1995 (age 29) | 1245 | 717 | - |
Fred Nyaribo Momanyi | (2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 22) | 894 | - | - |
Women's team
Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event |
WS | WD | XD |
Saumya Gupta | (2000-10-20) 20 October 2000 (age 23) | 417 | - | - |
Maryann Makon'go | (1988-02-25) 25 February 1988 (age 36) | 726 | - | - |
Kivisi Andia | (1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 29) | - | - | - |
See also
References
- ^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ Tejuoso, Dapo (1989). The Ultimate Honour. Nelson Publishers. p. 207. ISBN 9789781261657.
- ^ "Kenya are tops". Daily Graphic. 1979-04-21. p. 16. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "BWF - Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa - Quarter-finals - Nigeria vs Kenya". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ "Badminton Team Event – Mixed Brisbane 1982". thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games results - Badminton - Team preliminaries". The Canberra Times. 1982-10-03. p. 7. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ Rakotoarivelo, Julian (2017-12-29). "Badminton : « Peu pratiqué mais un vrai potentiel » dixit Eugénio Raniriharinosy -". Midi Madagasikara (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "Badminton - Nigeria, S/Africa in Bright Start". This Day. 2003-10-07. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ "Badminton Team Event – Mixed Melbourne 2006". thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "CWG: India drawn in Group D in badminton event". NDTV. 23 September 2010. Archived from the original on 27 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 Mixed Team Championships". BWF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ Damohe, Shivam (18 May 2019). "Sudirman Cup 2019: Everything you need to know about BWF's Mixed Team event as hosts China eye 11th title". Firstpost. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Kenya sending large squad to 2019 Africa Games, eyeing improved performance". Xinhuanews. 6 August 2019. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.