Samoa national badminton team

The Samoa national badminton team (Samoan: Au badminton a Samoa) represents Samoa in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Samoa Badminton Association located in Apia.[1] It is associated with Badminton Oceania. The Samoan team once won bronze in the 2007 South Pacific Games mixed team event.[2]

Samoa
AssociationSamoa Badminton Association
ConfederationBadminton Oceania
PresidentNynette Sass
BWF ranking
Current rankingUnranked (4 July 2023)
Highest ranking117 (2 July 2019)
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Appearances4 (first in 2019)
Best result5th (1999, 2002, 2006)
Oceania Men's Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2006)
Best resultFourth place (2006)
Oceania Women's Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2006)
Best resultFourth place (2006)

History

Badminton was first played in Samoa in the 1950s when expatriates from the London Missionary Society serving at the Apia Protestant Church started playing the sport. The country began organizing badminton competitions in 1987 to spread the popularity of the sport around the country.[3]

Mixed team

The Samoan mixed team competed in the mixed team event at the 2003 South Pacific Games.[4] The team lost to New Caledonia, Fiji and Wallis and Futuna but beat Nauru 5−0 to finish in 4th place.[5] In 2007, the team won their first international team medal when the team finished in 3rd place for bronze in the 2007 South Pacific Games mixed team event.[6] In 2019, the team competed in the 2019 Oceania Mixed Team Championships and finished in 7th place.[7][8] In that same year, the team competed in the 2019 Pacific Games as the home team and finished in 6th place.[9][10]

Competitive record

Commonwealth Games

Oceania Team Championships
See also: Oceania Badminton Championships

Mixed team
Year Result
Fiji 2003 Round robin – 4th
Samoa 2007 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
New Caledonia 2011 Did not enter
Samoa 2019 Round robin – 6th
French Polynesia 2027 TBD

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

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup
See also: BWF World Junior Championships
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

Mixed team
Year Result
Australia 2004 Did not enter

Mixed team
Year Result
Fiji 2011 Did not enter
French Polynesia 2013
New Zealand 2015
New Caledonia 2017
Australia 2019 Round robin – 8th
New Zealand 2023 Did not enter
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

Men's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Charles Iamanu Faalogoifo (2001-02-22)22 February 2001 (aged 22) - - -
Chris Peti (2004-12-25)25 December 2004 (aged 18) - - -

Women's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Faafofoga Reti (2003-05-25)25 May 2003 (aged 20) - - -
Jasmine Reti (2004-03-18)18 March 2004 (aged 19) - - -

Pacific Games

Oceania Team Championships

References
  1. "VICTOR Oceania Mixed Team Championships 2019". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. Tom (2019-07-11). "Day one highlights from the Individual event – Samoa 2019 Pacific Games". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  3. "Badminton Oceania | History Document by Badminton Oceania - Issuu". issuu.com. 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  4. "2003 South Pacific Games - Badminton - Archive - Team List by Country". sportingpulse.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  5. "2003 South Pacific Games - Badminton". sportingpulse.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  6. "BWF - South Pacific Games 2007 - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  7. "Tournament | VICTOR Oceania Mixed Team Championships 2019". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  8. "Oceania Championships Teams - Mix 2019 Scores / Results | Livesport.com". www.livesport.com. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  9. Tom (2019-07-10). "Astonishing end to the Mixed Team event as Fiji take Gold – Samoa 2019 Pacific Games". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  10. "Badminton". www.samoa2019.ws. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
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