Kiribati national badminton team

The Kiribati national badminton team (Gilbertese: Koraki nu aomata ae maramara badminton ni Kiribati) represents Kiribati in international badminton team competitions and is organized by the Kiribati Badminton Federation (Gilbertese: Raorao ni badminton ni Kiribati), the governing body for badminton in Kiribati.[1] The Gilbertese team competed in the Pacific Games.

Kiribati
AssociationKiribati Badminton Federation
ConfederationBadminton Oceania
PresidentHenry Bwebweata
BWF ranking
Current rankingUnranked
Highest ranking111 (1 October 2019)
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2014)
Best resultGroup stage

The Gilbertese team is part of the Badminton Oceania confederation.

History

Badminton in Kiribati started in the late 2000s. The Kiribati Badminton Federation then partnered with the Badminton World Federation and organized the Shuttle Time program across the country to develop badminton in the country.[2] In 2019, former Australian national player Dean Lewis was appointed as the national coach for the Gilbertese team.[3]

Mixed team

The Gilbertese mixed team first competed in the 2014 Oceania Badminton Championships mixed team event. The team were eliminated in the group stages.[4] The team then competed in the Badminton at the 2019 Pacific Games and lost in the group stages.[5]

Competitive record

Pacific Games

Oceania Team Championships

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the Kiribati national badminton team.

Name Role
Australia Dean Lewis Head coach

Players

Men's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Timwata Kabaua 1993 (age 29–30) - - -
Tooma Teuaika 1993 (age 29–30) - - -

Women's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Tinabora Tekeiaki (1986-01-05)5 January 1986 (aged 37) - - -
Teitiria Utimawa (1993-01-15)15 January 1993 (aged 30) - - -

Oceania Team Championships

Pacific Games

References
  1. "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  2. "Teitiria and Tinabora – Kiribati's Perfect Badminton Role Models". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  3. "Kiribati badminton gets off to good start". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  4. "BWF - 2014 KUMPOO Oceania Mixed Team Championships - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  5. "BWF - Pacific Games Mixed Team Event 2019 - Team: [KIR] Kiribati (KIR) - Players". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
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