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 (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

History

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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

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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

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Commonwealth Games

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Oceania Team Championships

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Pacific Games

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Mixed team

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Year Result
  2003 Round robin – 5th
  2007 Did not enter
  2011
  2019
  2027 TBD

Pacific Mini Games

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Mixed team

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

Junior competitive record

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Suhandinata Cup

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Year Result
  2000 Did not enter
  2002
  2004
  2006
  2007
  2008
  2009
  2010
  2011
  2012
  2013
  2014
  2015
  2016
  2017
  2018
  2019
  2022
  2023
  2024 TBD

Oceania Junior Team Championships

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Mixed team

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Year Result
  2011 Did not enter
  2013
  2015
  2017
  2019
  2023
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

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Current squad

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As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

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Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Image Declan Capelle (1999-09-21) 21 September 1999 (age 25)
Ronson-Dedemaro Cook (1999-06-05) 5 June 1999 (age 25)

Women's team

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Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Ruth Bagaga (2000-07-01) 1 July 2000 (age 24)
Zoshka Detenamo (1998-09-08) 8 September 1998 (age 26)

Previous squads

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Oceania Team Championships

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References

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  1. ^ "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. ^ Tom (19 March 2020). "Nauru All Set to Shuttle Up". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  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 20 May 2023.