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Samoa
AssociationSamoa Badminton Federation (SBF)
ConfederationBO (Oceania)
PresidentNynette Sass
BWF ranking
Current rankingUnranked (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking117 (2 July 2019)
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Appearances4 (first in 2019)
Best resultFifth place (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)

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]

History

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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

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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

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Commonwealth Games

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See also: Badminton at the Commonwealth Games

Oceania Team Championships

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See also: Oceania Badminton Championships

Pacific Games

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See also: Badminton at the Pacific Games

Mixed team

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Year Round Pos
2003 Fourth place 4th
2007 Third place 3rd
2011 Did not enter
2019 Sixth place 6th
2027 TBD

Pacific Mini Games

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Mixed team

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Year Round Pos
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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See also: BWF World Junior Championships
Year Round Pos
2000 Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2022
2023
2024 TBD

Commonwealth Youth Games

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Mixed team

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Year Round Pos
2004 Did not enter

Oceania Junior Team Championships

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Mixed team

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Year Round Pos
2011 Did not enter
2013
2015
2017
2019 Eighth place 8th
2023 Did not enter
**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
Charles Iamanu Faalogoifo (2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 (age 23) - - -
Chris Peti (2004-12-25) 25 December 2004 (age 19) - - -

Women's team

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Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Faafofoga Reti (2003-05-25) 25 May 2003 (age 21) - - -
Jasmine Reti (2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 (age 20) - - -

Previous squads

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Pacific Games

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Oceania Team Championships

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References

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  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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