Australia national badminton team

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Australia
Flag of Australia.svg
Nickname(s)The Falcons [1]
Association Badminton Australia (BA)
Confederation BO (Oceania)
PresidentAndrew Greenway
BWF ranking
Current ranking19 Increase2.svg 2 (3 October 2023)
Highest ranking16 (5 October 2017)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances16 (first in 1989 )
Best resultGroup stage
Thomas Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1955 )
Best resultGroup stage
Uber Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1975 )
Best resultGroup stage
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Appearances11 (first in 1999 )
Best resultChampions (1999, 2002, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2023)
Oceania Men's Team Championships
Appearances6 (first in 2008 )
Best resultChampions (2010, 2018, 2020)
Oceania Women's Team Championships
Appearances6 (first in 2008 )
Best resultChampions (2010, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020)

The Australia national badminton team represents Australia in international badminton team competitions. [2] The national team is controlled by Badminton Australia, the top governing body for badminton in the country.

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They have yet to reach any semifinal at the Thomas Cup, Uber Cup and the Sudirman Cup.

History

Australia's badminton history first began in 1900, when the sport was played and was considered a popular pastime for church groups which played the game in church halls. In 1932, Badminton Australia was established which led to the formation of the national team. Nicknamed the Falcons, [3] the Australian team made their international team debut when the men's team competed in the 1955 Thomas Cup.

Men's team

Australia qualified for their first Thomas Cup in 1955 after defeating New Zealand 7–2 in the Australasian zone qualifiers. [4] The team then lost 9–0 to Denmark in the inter-zone playoffs. [5] In the 1961 Thomas Cup, the Australian team failed to advance further after losing the first round to Thailand. [4]

After 49 years, Australia qualified for the Thomas Cup once again in 2010 after being crowned champions at the 2010 Oceania Men's Team Championships. [6] [7] The team were eliminated in the group stages after losing to Indonesia and India in Group D. [8] The team failed to qualify for the next two editions of the championships but returned to the 2018 Thomas Cup. The team lost all their matches in Group A against China, France and India. [9] [10]

In 2020, the team qualified for the 2020 Thomas Cup but withdrew from the competition due to travel costs and quarantine restrictions in the country. [11] [12] The team were then replaced by Tahiti. [13]

Women's team

The Australian women's team made their Uber Cup debut in 1975 after defeating New Zealand. The team missed their chances of entering the second round after losing narrowly to Canada. [14]

The Australian women's team won every Oceania Women's Team Championships and qualified for the Uber Cup consecutively in the 2010s. In 2020, the women's team withdrew from the 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup along with the men's team. [11]

Mixed team

The Australian mixed team first competed in the 1982 Commonwealth Games. The team won third place after winning against New Zealand in the bronze-medal tie. The team won third place for a second time in 1986 after a close battle against Scotland. In 1989, the team competed in the inaugural edition of the Sudirman Cup. The team lost 4–1 to Scotland but managed to win 3–2 against Germany and Poland to claim 16th place in the final standings. [15] The team won the first two Oceania Mixed Team Championships in 1999 and 2002. The team won every mixed team title in the 2010s. [16]

The mixed team continued their win streak by winning the Oceania Mixed Team Championships for the sixth time in 2023. [17] This qualified them for the 2023 Sudirman Cup in Suzhou. [18] [19]

Competitive record

Commonwealth Games

Oceania Team Championships

FISU World University Games

Mixed team

YearRoundPos
2007 Did not enter
2011
2013 Group stage
2015 Group stage
2017 Group stage11th
2021 Did not enter
2025 TBD

World University Team Championships

Mixed team

YearRoundPos
2008 Did not enter
2010
2012
2014 Group stage12th
2016 Did not enter
2018 Group stage10th
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

YearRoundPos
2000 Group stage12th
2002 Group stage22nd
2004 Did not enter
2006 Group stage24th
2007 Group stage19th
2008 Did not enter
2009 Group stage21st
2010 Did not enter
2011 Group stage18th
2012 Group stage19th
2013 Group stage19th
2014 Group stage23rd
2015 Group stage22nd
2016 Group stage26th
2017 Group stage35th
2018 Group stage35th
2019 Group stage35th
2022 Group stage19th
2023 Group stage25th
2024 TBD

Commonwealth Youth Games

Mixed team

YearRoundPos
2004 Group stage7th

Oceania Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

YearRoundPos
2011 Runners-up2nd
2013 Champions1st
2015 Champions1st
2017 Runners-up2nd
2019 Champions1st
2023 Champions1st
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the Australian national badminton team. [20]

NameRole
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leanne Choo Head coach
Flag of Malaysia.svg Vountus Indra Mawan Assistant coach

Players

Current squad

As of 3 October 2023

Men's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
MSMDXD
Kenneth Choo 1 April 1997 (age 26)-15445
Keith Mark Edison 31 May 1999 (age 24)228260878
Lin Ying Xiang 25 November 1999 (age 24)809417-
Jacob Schueler 17 February 1998 (age 25)149215166
Nathan Tang 26 August 1990 (age 33)107215-
Jack Yu 13 September 2004 (age 19)214260152
Rayne Wang 17 January 2003 (age 20)-154103
Teoh Kai Chen 1 November 2000 (age 23)235417146
Ricky Tang 6 April 2004 (age 19)174203324
Huaidong Tang 21 March 1998 (age 25)-203-

Women's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
WSWDXD
Chen Hsuan-yu 1 June 1993 (age 30)199132-
Tiffany Ho 6 January 1998 (age 25)842361241
Gronya Somerville 10 May 1995 (age 28)-5945
Kaitlyn Ea 25 June 2003 (age 20)-59324
Angela Yu 8 March 2003 (age 20)-54103
Setyana Mapasa 15 August 1995 (age 28)-54-
Louisa Ma 26 November 1994 (age 29)128305166
Joyce Choong 20 December 1995 (age 27)-305393
Bernice Teoh 4 October 2003 (age 20)121-146
Sydney Go 11 June 2004 (age 19)259315-

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