Seychelles |
| Association | Seychelles Badminton Association (SBA) |
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| Confederation | BCA (Africa) |
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| President | Michel Bau |
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| Current ranking | 130 6 (2 April 2024) |
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| Highest ranking | 44 (5 April 2012) |
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| Appearances | 2 (first in 2011) |
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| Best result | Group stage |
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| Appearances | 10 (first in 1992) |
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| Best result | Champions (2007) |
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| Appearances | 1 (first in 2018) |
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| Best result | Group stage |
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The Seychelles national badminton team (French: Équipe nationale des Seychelles de badminton; Seychellois Creole: Ekip nasyonal badminton Sesel) represents Seychelles in international badminton team competitions.[1] The Seychellois team is controlled by the Seychelles Badminton Association. While badminton is not popular in Seychelles, the island nation has competed in the African Badminton Championships and have decent results over the years.
The national team won the African Badminton Championships mixed team event in 2007 and were runners-up two years later. The team were semifinalists in the 2013 and 2014 African Badminton Championships. The team also participated in the Sudirman Cup two times in 2011 and 2015 but were eliminated in the group stage.
The Seychelles team also participated in the Commonwealth Games.
Competitive record
Thomas Cup
|
Uber Cup
|
Sudirman Cup
|
Commonwealth Games
Men's team
| Year
|
Round
|
|
| 1998
|
Did not enter
|
|
Women's team
| Year
|
Round
|
|
| 1998
|
Did not enter
|
|
Mixed team
| Year
|
Round
|
|
1978
to
1994
|
Did not enter
|
| 2002
|
Group stage
|
|
| 2006
|
Group stage
|
|
| 2010
|
Group stage
|
|
| 2014
|
Group stage
|
|
| 2018
|
Disqualified
|
| 2022
|
Did not enter
|
| 2026
|
To be determined
|
|
African Games
Mixed team
| Year
|
Round
|
|
| 2003
|
Semi-finals
|
4th
|
| 2007
|
Semi-finals
|
3rd
|
| 2011
|
Semi-finals
|
4th
|
| 2015
|
Semi-finals
|
4th
|
| 2019
|
Did not enter
|
| 2027
|
To be determined
|
African Team Championships
Men's team
|
Women's team
| Year
|
Round
|
|
1979
to
2024
|
Did not enter
|
| 2026
|
To be determined
|
| 2028
|
| 2030
|
|
Mixed team
|
Indian Ocean Island Games
Men's team
| Year
|
Round
|
|
| 1979
|
Fourth place
|
4th
|
| 1990
|
Third place
|
3rd
|
| 1993
|
Fourth place
|
4th
|
| 1998
|
Fourth place
|
4th
|
| 2003
|
Third place
|
3rd
|
| 2011
|
Runners-up
|
2nd
|
| 2015
|
Third place
|
3rd
|
| 2019
|
Fourth place
|
4th
|
| 2023
|
Group stage
|
|
| 2027
|
To be determined
|
|
Women's team
| Year
|
Round
|
|
| 1979
|
Third place
|
3rd
|
| 1990
|
Fourth place
|
4th
|
| 1993
|
Third place
|
3rd
|
| 1998
|
Third place
|
3rd
|
| 2003
|
Runners-up
|
2nd
|
| 2011
|
Runners-up
|
2nd
|
| 2015
|
Runners-up
|
2nd
|
| 2019
|
Did not enter
|
| 2023
|
| 2027
|
To be determined
|
|
Mixed team
| Year
|
Round
|
|
| 1985
|
Fourth place
|
4th
|
|
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
Commonwealth Youth Games
Mixed team
| Year
|
Round
|
|
| 2004
|
Did not enter
|
African Youth Games
Men's team
| Year
|
Round
|
|
| 2018
|
Did not enter
|
|
Women's team
| Year
|
Round
|
|
| 2018
|
Did not enter
|
|
Mixed team
| Year
|
Round
|
|
| 2014
|
Group stage
|
|
|
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
| Name
|
DoB/Age
|
Ranking of event
|
| MS
|
MD
|
XD
|
| Aaron Malcouzane
|
(2003-05-04) 4 May 2003
|
1057
|
534
|
-
|
| Jie Luo
|
(2000-03-26) 26 March 2000
|
-
|
717
|
740
|
| Jakim Renaud
|
(2001-03-25) 25 March 2001
|
1057
|
534
|
-
|
| Ryan Boniface
|
(2003-04-30) 30 April 2003
|
1057
|
717
|
-
|
Women's team
| Name
|
DoB/Age
|
Ranking of event
|
| WS
|
WD
|
XD
|
| Allisen Camille
|
(1992-06-26) 26 June 1992
|
-
|
-
|
740
|
| Xiang Luo
|
(2002-06-09) 9 June 2002
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Sejaljayesh Shah
|
(1994-01-07) 7 January 1994
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Chlorie Cadeau
|
(1996-03-17) 17 March 1996
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
References