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The BWF World Ranking is the official ranking of the Badminton World Federation for badminton players who participate in tournaments sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. It is used to determine the qualification for the World Championships and Summer Olympic Games , [ 1 ] as well as BWF World Tour tournaments. [ 2 ]
This is not to be confused with the All African Games, the multi sports event, held every four years where badminton is included since 2003. This tournament started in 1979 where Kumasi, Ghana held the competition. [1] Kenya emerged as the men's team champions while Tanzania clinched the women's team title at the first edition. [2]
Lavina Sabastian Martins (born 3 February 1993) is a Kenyan badminton player. [2] In 2015, she won the bronze medal at the African Games in women's doubles event. [ 3 ] She also competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow , Scotland.
Mercy Mwethya Joseph (born 21 March 1992) is a Kenyan badminton player. [2] She was selected among the 14 best African players to be a member of the Road to Rio Program organised by the BWF and Badminton Confederation of Africa, to provide financial and technical support to African players and the lead-up to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. [3]
The mixed doubles badminton tournament started in the 1996 Summer Olympics. [2] The Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings are used to determine the qualification of the players for the tournament. Nations can enter a maximum of two players each in the men's and women's singles if both are ranked in the world's top 16; otherwise, one quota ...
The Zambian mixed team first competed in the 1982 African Badminton Championships. The team finished as runners-up after losing to Nigeria in the final. Zambia then competed in the 2017 African Badminton Championships. The Zambian team finished as group runner-up and advanced to the semi-finals for a guaranteed bronze medal. [8]
In 1980, Nigeria finished behind Zimbabwe in the women's team event at the 1980 African Badminton Championships. In 1982, the team won the women's team title at the 1982 African Badminton Championships. In 1988, the team won their third title in the 1988 African Badminton Championships. In 1990 and 1998, the team were eliminated in the group ...
All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships is a continental stage tournament of Thomas and Uber Cups, organized by the Badminton Confederation of Africa (BCA), to crown the best national men's and women's badminton teams in Africa. [1] The winner of this tournament will be represented BCA at the Thomas and Uber Cup finals. [2] [3]