Solomon Islands national badminton team

The Solomon Islands national badminton team represents Solomon Islands in international badminton team competitions and is administered by the Solomon Islands National Badminton Federation, the governing body for badminton in Solomon Islands headquartered in Honiara.

Solomon Islands
AssociationSolomon Islands National Badminton Federation (SINBF)
ConfederationBO (Oceania)
PresidentCharles Meke
BWF ranking
Current rankingUnranked (3 October 2023)
Highest rankingUnranked

The Solomon Islands made their team competition debut when the team competed in the 2022 Pacific Mini Games. The team finished in 6th place in the round-robin tie.

History

The Solomon Islands National Badminton Federation was founded in 2018. In 2019, the national association became a member of the Badminton Oceania confederation and was the 191st country to become a member the Badminton World Federation.[1] The Solomon Islands first sent their players to compete in individual events at the 2019 Pacific Games.[2][3]

Mixed team

The Solomon Islands mixed team competed in the 2022 Pacific Mini Games mixed team event.[4][5] The team lost 5−0 to all their opponents in the round robin competition and finished in 6th place.[6][7]

Competitive record

Commonwealth Games

Oceania Team Championships
See also: Oceania Badminton Championships

Mixed team
Year Result
Fiji 2003 Did not enter
Samoa 2007
New Caledonia 2011
Samoa 2019
French Polynesia 2027 TBD

Mixed team
Year Result
Northern Mariana Islands 2022 Round robin − 6th
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup
See also: BWF World Junior Championships
Year Result
China 2000 Not a member of the BWF
South Africa 2002
Canada 2004
South Korea 2006
New Zealand 2007
India 2008
Malaysia 2009
Mexico 2010
Chinese Taipei 2011
Japan 2012
Thailand 2013
Malaysia 2014
Peru 2015
Spain 2016
Indonesia 2017
Canada 2018
Russia 2019
Spain 2022 Did not enter
United States 2023
N/A 2024 TBD

Mixed team
Year Result
Australia 2004 Did not enter

Mixed team
Year Result
Fiji 2011 Not a member of BO
French Polynesia 2013
New Zealand 2015
New Caledonia 2017
Australia 2019 Did not enter
New Zealand 2023
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

Men's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Joseph Taupiri - - -
Joseph Matiota - - -
Jeffery Kalia - - -
Rodney Vaka - - -

Women's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Elizabeth Meke - - -
Norah Meke - - -
Emma Soaki - - -
Catherine Temete - - -

Pacific Mini Games

References
  1. Tom (2019-02-21). "Badminton Oceania is delighted to welcome the Solomon Islands as the newest member country". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  2. "Badminton". www.samoa2019.ws. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  3. "Pacific Games Individual Events Final results" (PDF). Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  4. "Badminton | Sports | Northern Marianas". northernmarianas2022.com. 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  5. Tom (2022-06-20). "Badminton is a game of mathematics and physics". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  6. GSPN (2022-06-20). "BADMINTON GOES 5-0 AGAINST SOLOMON ISLANDS – GSPN – Guam Sports Network". Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  7. Tom (2022-06-20). "Wallis and Futuna stun Guam; Top seeds show no remorse – Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games 2022". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
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