Kiribati national badminton team

Kiribati

Association	Kiribati Badminton Federation (KBF)
Confederation	BO (Oceania)
President	Henry Bwebweata
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 Kiribati national badminton team (Gilbertese: Koraki nu aomata ae maramara badminton ni Kiribati) represents Kiribati in international badminton team competitions and is organized by the Kiribati Badminton Federation (Gilbertese: Raorao ni badminton ni Kiribati), the governing body for badminton in Kiribati.^[1] The Gilbertese team competed in the Pacific Games.

The Gilbertese team is part of the Badminton Oceania confederation.

History

Badminton in Kiribati started in the late 2000s. The Kiribati Badminton Federation then partnered with the Badminton World Federation and organized the Shuttle Time program across the country to develop badminton in the country.^[2] In 2019, former Australian national player Dean Lewis was appointed as the national coach for the Gilbertese team.^[3]

Mixed team

The Gilbertese mixed team first competed in the 2014 Oceania Badminton Championships mixed team event. The team were eliminated in the group stages.^[4] The team then competed in the Badminton at the 2019 Pacific Games and lost in the group stages.^[5]

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 Kiribati national badminton team.

Name	Role
Dean Lewis	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 38)	-	-	-
Teitiria Utimawa	(1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 (age 31)	-	-	-

Previous squads

Oceania Team Championships

• Mixed team: 2014

Pacific Games

• Mixed team: 2019

References

1. "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2022-08-20.
2. "Teitiria and Tinabora – Kiribati's Perfect Badminton Role Models". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
3. "Kiribati badminton gets off to good start". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
4. "BWF - 2014 KUMPOO Oceania Mixed Team Championships - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
5. "BWF - Pacific Games Mixed Team Event 2019 - Team: [KIR] Kiribati (KIR) - Players". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2022-08-20.