Tahiti national badminton team

Tahiti
Association	Tahitian Badminton Federation (TFB)
Confederation	BO (Oceania)
President	Michael Alezrah
BWF ranking
Current ranking	76 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking	40 (5 April 2018)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2017)
Best result	Group stage
Thomas Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2020)
Best result	Group stage
Uber Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2020)
Best result	Group stage
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Appearances	4 (first in 2014)
Best result	Third place (2016)
Oceania Men's Team Championships
Appearances	4 (first in 2012)
Best result	Third place (2016, 2018, 2020)
Oceania Women's Team Championships
Appearances	3 (first in 2016)
Best result	Fourth place (2016, 2018, 2020)

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.

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

Thomas Cup

Year	Result
1949	Not a member of the BWF
1952
1955
1958
1961
1964
1967
1970
1973
1976
1979
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010	Did not enter
2012	Did not qualify
2014
2016
2018
2020	Group C − 14th
2022	Did not qualify
2024	Did not qualify
2026	TBD
2028	TBD
2030	TBD

Uber Cup

Year	Result
1957	Not a member of the BWF
1960
1963
1966
1969
1972
1975
1978
1981
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010	Did not enter
2012	Did not enter
2014	Did not qualify
2016
2018
2020	Group C − 16th
2022	Did not qualify
2024	Did not qualify
2026	TBD
2028	TBD
2030	TBD

Sudirman Cup

Year	Result
1989	Not a member of the BWF
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009	Did not enter
2011
2013
2015
2017	Group 3 − 27th
2019	Did not enter
2021	Group B − 16th
2023	Did not qualify
2025	TBD
2027	TBD
2029	TBD

Oceania Team Championships

Men's team

Year	Result
2004	Not a member of BO
2006
2008
2010	Did not participate
2012	Fourth place
2016	Third place
2018	Third place
2020	Third place
2024	Third place

Women's team

Year	Result
2004	Not a member of BO
2006
2008
2010	Did not participate
2012	Did not participate
2016	Fourth place
2018	Fourth place
2020	Fourth place
2024	Third place

Mixed team

Year	Result
1999	Not a member of BO
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010	Did not participate
2012	Did not participate
2014	Fourth place
2016	Third place
2019	Fourth place
2023	5th place

Pacific Games

Mixed team

Year	Result
2003	Not a member of BO
2007	Not a member of BO
2011	Third place
2019	Third place
2027	TBD

Pacific Mini Games

Mixed team

Year	Result
2022	Champions

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Year	Result
2000	Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2022	Group E − 35th of 37
2023	Group G
2024	withdrew

Oceania Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year	Result
2011	Round robin − 5th
2013	Third place
2015	Fourth place
2017	Third place
2019	Third place
2023	Fourth place

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
Name	DoB/Age	MS	MD	XD
Rémi Rossi	(1995-12-23) 23 December 1995 (age 28)	379	717	-
Teiva Politi	(2001-11-05) 5 November 2001 (age 23)	1028	1110	1160
Rémy Goubin	(1996-07-19) 19 July 1996 (age 28)	1047	578	740
Glen Lefoll	(1991-12-28) 28 December 1991 (age 32)	1047	578	-
Antoine Beaubois	(1997-08-29) 29 August 1997 (age 27)	1551	1110	-
Elias Maublanc	(2007-09-05) 5 September 2007 (age 17)	-	-	-
Heiva Yvonet	(2004-06-06) 6 June 2004 (age 20)	1057	711	-
Kaihei Teiefitu	(2004-11-17) 17 November 2004 (age 19)	1047	711	-

Women's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
Name	DoB/Age	WS	WD	XD
Jenny Maho	(1997-10-25) 25 October 1997 (age 27)	586	589	740
Taphira Barsinas	(2007-03-04) 4 March 2007 (age 17)	-	-	-
May Gaymann	(1993-11-20) 20 November 1993 (age 30)	-	-	-
Maeva Gaillard	(2007-04-04) 4 April 2007 (age 17)	1183	-	1160
Heirautea Curet	(2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 (age 19)	-	-	-
Mélissa Mi You	(2003-12-25) 25 December 2003 (age 20)	-	-	-
Chloé Segrestan	(2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 22)	-	-	-
Jenica Lesourd	(2006-04-28) 28 April 2006 (age 18)	-	-	-

Previous squads

References

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

[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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