Northern Mariana Islands national badminton team

Northern Mariana Islands
AssociationNorthern Marianas Badminton Association (NMBA)
ConfederationBO (Oceania)
PresidentMerlie Tolentino
BWF ranking
Current ranking73 Decrease 4 (2 January 2023)
Highest ranking69 (4 July 2023)
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2023)
Best result7th (2023)

The Northern Mariana Islands national badminton team (Chamorro: Inetnon juëgo de badminton na Islas Mariånas; Carolinian: Téén likkabadminton kka Efáng llól Marianas) represents Northern Mariana Islands, an unincorporated territory and commonwealth of the United States, in international badminton team competitions. The Northern Mariana Islands national team is controlled by the Northern Marianas Badminton Association in Saipan.[1]

The Northern Mariana Islands competed in the 2022 Pacific Mini Games after qualifying as host nation. The team finished in fourth place after only scoring 2 points in the overall group tie.

History

Badminton in the Northern Mariana Islands was first played in the 2000s and at the time was played by a large Asian community which consisted of mostly Filipinos in the region.[2] The Northern Marianas Badminton Association was formed in 2008. The national team competed at the 2022 Pacific Mini Games when the team qualified as host team.[3][4]

Mixed team

The Northern Mariana Islands first competed in the 2019 Pacific Games.[5] The team finished 5th after beating Samoa and Kiribati.[6] The Northern Mariana Islands then competed in the 2022 Pacific Mini Games mixed team event. The team won 2 points in the round robin tie after defeating Guam and Solomon Islands 5–0.[7][8][9][10] In 2023, the team made their first appearance at the Oceania Badminton Championships mixed team event. The team first 5–0 to Australia and New Caledonia.[11] The team then won a point after defeating the Cook Islands 3–2.[12]

Competitive record

Oceania Team Championships

See also: Oceania Badminton Championships

Pacific Games

Mixed team

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

Pacific Mini Games

Mixed team

Year Result
Northern Mariana Islands 2022 Fourth place
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

See also: BWF World Junior Championships
Year Round Pos
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 Did not enter
Japan 2012
Thailand 2013
Malaysia 2014
Peru 2015
Spain 2016
Indonesia 2017
Canada 2018
Russia 2019
Spain 2022
United States 2023
China 2024 Group stage 39th

Oceania Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Result
Fiji 2011 Did not enter
French Polynesia 2013
New Zealand 2015
New Caledonia 2017
Australia 2019
New Zealand 2023
**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
MS MD XD
Ian Lubao (2004-12-05) 5 December 2004 (age 20) 660 349 -
Leonard Manuel (2001-06-19) 19 June 2001 (age 23) 547 349 740
Nathan Guerrero (1993-08-03) 3 August 1993 (age 31) - - 357

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Jeanelyn Cardinio (1997-01-27) 27 January 1997 (age 27) 577 448 740
Janelle Pangilinan (1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 (age 25) 470 448 357
Jenine Savellano (1997-05-14) 14 May 1997 (age 27) - - -

Previous squads

Oceania Team Championships

Pacific Games

Pacific Mini Games

References

  1. ^ "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  2. ^ Tom (7 April 2021). "Humans of Shuttle Time: Merlie Tolentino – Northern Marianas". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  3. ^ Tom (December 2022). "Northern Marianas legacy transpires with first BWF international tournaments sanctioned in 2023". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  4. ^ "Badminton | Sports | Northern Marianas". northernmarianas2022.com. 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  5. ^ "BWF - Pacific Games Mixed Team Event 2019 - Team: [NMP] Northern Marianas (NM) - Players". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  6. ^ "Oceania badminton official praises Samoan team". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  7. ^ Tom (20 June 2022). "Wallis and Futuna stun Guam; Top seeds show no remorse – Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games 2022". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  8. ^ Tom (20 January 2022). "Northern Marianas announce team to represent at home Pacific Mini Games". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  9. ^ "BWF - Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games Mixed Team Event 2022 - Team matches | Northern Mariana Islands - Solomon Islands: 5-0". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  10. ^ "BWF - Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games Mixed Team Event 2022 - Team matches | Northern Mariana Islands - Guam: 5-0". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  11. ^ "Australia start strongly in mixed team event at Oceania Badminton Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. 2023-02-17. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  12. ^ "BWF - VICTOR Oceania Mixed Team Championships 2023 - Team matches | Cook Islands - Northern Marianas: 2-3". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.