Nauru national badminton team

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Nauru
AssociationNauru Badminton Association (NBA)
ConfederationBO (Oceania)
PresidentMarissa Cook
BWF ranking
Current rankingUnranked (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking98 (3 April 2014)
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2014)
Best resultGroup stage

The Nauru national badminton team (Nauruan: Karone ekaramwen badminton eben Ripubrikin Naoero) represents Nauru in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is administered by the Nauru Badminton Association, the governing body for badminton in Nauru. The Nauruan team first competed in the 2014 Oceania Badminton Championships mixed team event.

History[edit]

Badminton was first played in Nauru in the early 1990s. The Nauru Badminton Association was formed in 1992.[2] The national association sent their first few players to compete in the 2003 South Pacific Games.

Mixed team[edit]

Nauru made their international team debut when the mixed team competed in the 2003 South Pacific Games mixed team event.[3] The team finished in 5th place.[4] In 2014, the team made their Oceania Mixed Team Championships debut. The team were eliminated in the group stages.[5]

Competitive record[edit]

Commonwealth Games[edit]

Oceania Team Championships[edit]

Pacific Games[edit]

Mixed team[edit]

Year Result
Fiji 2003 Round robin – 5th
Samoa 2007 Did not enter
New Caledonia 2011
Samoa 2019
French Polynesia 2027 TBD

Pacific Mini Games[edit]

Mixed team[edit]

Year Result
Northern Mariana Islands 2022 Did not enter
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record[edit]

Suhandinata Cup[edit]

Year Result
China 2000 Did not enter
South Africa 2002
Canada 2004
South Korea 2006
New Zealand 2007
India 2008
Malaysia 2009
Mexico 2010
Chinese Taipei 2011
Japan 2012
Thailand 2013
Malaysia 2014
Peru 2015
Spain 2016
Indonesia 2017
Canada 2018
Russia 2019
Spain 2022
United States 2023
N/A 2024 TBD

Oceania Junior Team Championships[edit]

Mixed team[edit]

Year Result
Fiji 2011 Did not enter
French Polynesia 2013
New Zealand 2015
New Caledonia 2017
Australia 2019
New Zealand 2023
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team[edit]

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Image Declan Capelle (1999-09-21) 21 September 1999 (age 24) - - -
Ronson-Dedemaro Cook (1999-06-05) 5 June 1999 (age 24) - - -

Women's team[edit]

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Ruth Bagaga (2000-07-01) 1 July 2000 (age 23) - - -
Zoshka Detenamo (1998-09-08) 8 September 1998 (age 25) - - -

Previous squads[edit]

Oceania Team Championships[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  2. ^ Tom (2020-03-19). "Nauru All Set to Shuttle Up". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  3. ^ "2003 South Pacific Games - Badminton - Archive - Team List by Country". sportingpulse.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  4. ^ "2003 South Pacific Games - Badminton". sportingpulse.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  5. ^ "BWF - 2014 KUMPOO Oceania Mixed Team Championships - Oceania Mixed Team - Group A". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-05-20.