Tuvalu national badminton team

Tuvalu

Association	Tuvalu Badminton Federation (KBF)
Confederation	BO (Oceania)
BWF ranking
Current ranking	Unranked (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking	111 (1 October 2019)
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Appearances	1 (first in 2014 )
Best result	Group stage

The Tuvalu national badminton team (Gilbertese : Koraki nu aomata ae maramara badminton ni Kiribati) represents Tuvalu in international badminton team competitions and is organized by the Tuvalu Badminton Federation (Gilbertese: Raorao ni badminton ni Kiribati), the governing body for badminton in Tuvalu. ^[1] The Tuvaluan team competed in the Pacific Games.

The Tuvaluan team is part of the Badminton Oceania confederation.

History

Badminton in Tuvalu started in the late 2000s. The Tuvalu Badminton Federation then partnered with the Badminton World Federation and organized the Shuttle Time program across the country to develop badminton in the country.

Mixed team

The Tuvaluan mixed team first competed in the 2014 Oceania Badminton Championships mixed team event. The team were eliminated in the group stages. ^[2] The team then competed in the Badminton at the 2019 Pacific Games and lost in the group stages. ^[3]

Competitive record

Pacific Games

Mixed team Year Result 2019 7th place

Oceania Team Championships

Mixed team Year Result 2014 Group stage

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the Tuvaluan national badminton team.

Name	Role
	Head coach

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
		MS	MD	XD
Timwata Kabaua	1993 (age 31–32)	–	–	–
Tooma Teuaika	1993 (age 31–32)	–	–	–

Women's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
		WS	WD	XD
Tinabora Tekeiaki	(1986-01-05) 5 January 1986 (age 39)	–	–	–
Teitiria Utimawa	(1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 (age 32)	–	–	–

Previous squads

Oceania Team Championships

• Mixed team: 2014

Pacific Games

• Mixed team: 2019

References

1. "Members | BWF Corporate" . Retrieved 20 August 2022.
2. "BWF – 2014 KUMPOO Oceania Mixed Team Championships – General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
3. "BWF – Pacific Games Mixed Team Event 2019 – Team: [KIR] Kiribati (KIR) – Players". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 20 August 2022.