Australia national badminton team

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.

Australia
Nickname(s)The Falcons[1]
AssociationBadminton Australia
ConfederationBadminton Oceania
PresidentAndrew Greenway
BWF ranking
Current ranking36 Decrease 5 (4 April 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)

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
See also: Badminton at the Commonwealth Games

Oceania Team Championships
See also: Oceania Badminton Championships

Despite Australia having yet to be a competitive country in badminton, the nation is currently the most dominant in Oceania, winning a total of 16 team titles at the Oceania Badminton Championships, as of 2022.

Summer Universiade
See also: Badminton at the Summer Universiade

Mixed team
Year Result
Thailand 2007 Did not participate
China 2011
Russia 2013 Group stage
South Korea 2015 Group stage
Chinese Taipei 2017 Group stage - 11th
China 2023 TBD

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup
See also: BWF World Junior Championships
Year Result
China 2000 Group stage - 12th of 24
South Africa 2002 Group stage - 22nd of 23
Canada 2004 Did not participate
South Korea 2006 Group stage - 24th of 28
New Zealand 2007 Group stage - 19th of 25
India 2008 Did not participate
Malaysia 2009 Group stage - 21st of 21
Mexico 2010 Did not participate
Chinese Taipei 2011 Group stage - 18th of 22
Japan 2012 Group X2 - 19th of 30
Thailand 2013 Group W1 - 19th of 30
Malaysia 2014 Group Z2 - 23rd of 33
Peru 2015 Group D1 - 22nd of 40
Spain 2016 Group A2 - 26th of 52
Indonesia 2017 Group D - 35th of 45
Canada 2018 Group A2 - 35th of 39
Russia 2019 Group E - 35th of 43
New Zealand 2020Cancelled
China 2021Cancelled
Spain 2022 Group B - 19th of 38
United States 2023

Mixed team
Year Result
Fiji 2011 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
French Polynesia 2013 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
New Zealand 2015 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
New Caledonia 2017 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
Australia 2019 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
New Zealand 2023 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions

Mixed team
Year Result
Australia 2004 Group stage - 7th

Staff

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

Name Role
Australia Leanne Choo Head coach
Malaysia Vountus Indra Mawan Assistant coach

Players

Men's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Kenneth Choo (1997-04-01)1 April 1997 (aged 26) - 154 87
Keith Mark Edison (1999-05-31)31 May 1999 (aged 24) 251 192 832
Lin Ying Xiang (1999-11-25)25 November 1999 (aged 23) 775 417 -
Jacob Schueler (1998-02-17)17 February 1998 (aged 25) 185 218 274
Nathan Tang (1990-08-26)26 August 1990 (aged 33) 139 218 -
Jack Yu (2004-09-13)13 September 2004 (aged 19) 263 220 556
Rayne Wang (2003-01-17)17 January 2003 (aged 20) - 216 213
Kai Chen Teoh 1 November 2000 (aged 23) 234 371 146
Ricky Tang (2004-04-06)6 April 2004 (aged 19) 320 315 309

Women's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Chen Hsuan-yu (1993-06-01)1 June 1993 (aged 30) 110 106 -
Gronya Somerville (1995-05-10)10 May 1995 (aged 28) - 110 87
Tiffany Ho (1998-01-06)6 January 1998 (aged 25) 104 168 1142
Kaitlyn Ea (2003-06-25)25 June 2003 (aged 20) - 169 309
Angela Yu (2003-03-08)8 March 2003 (aged 20) - 192 213
Louisa Ma (1994-11-26)26 November 1994 (aged 28) 156 316 274
Joyce Choong (1995-12-20)20 December 1995 (aged 27) - 165 505
Kai Qi (Bernice) Teoh 4 October 2003 (aged 20) 121 524 146
Sydney Go (2004-06-11)11 June 2004 (aged 19) 381 326 -
Sylvina Kurniawan (1988-05-05)5 May 1988 (aged 35) - 206 190
Setyana Mapasa (1995-08-15)15 August 1995 (aged 28) - 206 -

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