Nauru national badminton team

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.

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

History

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

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

Mixed team
Year Result
2003 5th place

Oceania Team Championships

Players

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

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

Oceania Team Championships

References
  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.
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