Tahiti national badminton team

The Tahiti national badminton team (French: Équipe nationale de badminton de Tahiti; Tahitian: Te pupu ma'iti badminton no te fenua Tahiti) represents French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France, in international badminton team competitions. The Tahitian team has competed in the Oceania Badminton Championships since 2014. The men's team achieved third place three times in the team tournament while the mixed team won bronze in the 2014 Oceania Badminton Championships.

Tahiti
AssociationTahitian Badminton Federation (TFB)
ConfederationBO (Oceania)
PresidentMichael Alezrah
BWF ranking
Current ranking76 Decrease 1 (3 October 2023)
Highest ranking40 (5 April 2018)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2017)
Best resultGroup stage
Thomas Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2020)
Best resultGroup stage
Uber Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2020)
Best resultGroup stage
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Appearances4 (first in 2014)
Best resultThird place (2016)
Oceania Men's Team Championships
Appearances4 (first in 2012)
Best resultThird place (2016, 2018, 2020)
Oceania Women's Team Championships
Appearances3 (first in 2016)
Best resultFourth place (2016, 2018, 2020)

In 2021, the Tahitian men's and women's team would make their debuts onto the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup when they qualified for the 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup finals after the withdrawal of the Australian team and New Zealand declining the invitation.[1] The team were also invited to compete in the 2021 Sudirman Cup. The team was eliminated in the group stages.

Tahiti also competes in the Pacific Mini Games. The Tahitian team became the first nation to win the first ever badminton gold in the Pacific Mini Games.

Competitive record

Oceania Team Championships
See also: Oceania Badminton Championships

Mixed team
Year Result
Fiji 2003Not a member of BO
Samoa 2007
New Caledonia 20113rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Samoa 20193rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
French Polynesia 2027TBD

Mixed team
Year Result
Northern Mariana Islands 20221st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
**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 Group E − 35th of 37
United States 2023 Group G
N/A 2024 TBD

Mixed team
Year Result
Fiji 2011 5th place
French Polynesia 2013 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
New Zealand 2015 Fourth place
New Caledonia 2017 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Australia 2019 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
New Zealand 2023 Fourth place
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

Men's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Rémi Rossi (1995-12-23) 23 December 1995 252 653 -
Teiva Politi (2001-11-05) 5 November 2001 936 477 -
Rémy Goubin (1996-07-19) 19 July 1996 927 544 656
Glen Lefoll (1991-12-28) 28 December 1991 927 544 -
Louis Beaubois (2002-04-10) 10 April 2002 - - -
Elias Maublanc (2007-09-05) 5 September 2007 - - -
Heiva Yvonet (2004-06-06) 6 June 2004 936 648 -
Kaihei Teiefitu (2004-11-17) 17 November 2004 927 648 -

Women's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Jenny Maho (1997-10-25) 25 October 1997 545 534 656
Taphira Barsinas (2007-03-04) 4 March 2007 - - -
May Gaymann (1993-11-20) 20 November 1993 - - -
Maeva Gaillard (2007-04-04) 4 April 2007 - - -
Heirautea Curet (2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 - - -
Mélissa Mi You (2003-12-25) 25 December 2003 - - -
Chloé Segrestan (2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 - - -
Jenica Lesourd (2006-04-28) 28 April 2006 - - -

Thomas Cup

Uber Cup

Sudirman Cup

References
  1. Tom (9 August 2021). "Tahiti to compete in TotalEnergies BWF Sudirman Cup, Thomas and Uber Cup Finals 2021". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
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