Cook Islands national badminton team

National badminton team representing the Cook Islands
Cook Islands
AssociationCook Islands Badminton Association Inc. (CIBA)
ConfederationBO (Oceania)
PresidentThomas Mereana-Ngauru
BWF ranking
Current ranking78 Decrease 1 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking76 (4 July 2023)
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2023)
Best resultFourth place (2023)

The Cook Islands national badminton team (Cook Islands Māori: Te kapa badminton srot a motu o nga Kūki ʻĀirani) represents the Cook Islands, a self-governing island country in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand, in international badminton team competitions.[1] The Cook Islands team will debut in the 2023 Oceania Badminton Championships mixed team event.

Competitive record

Thomas Cup

Year Round Pos
1949 Did not enter
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
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024 Did not qualify
2026 TBD
2028
2030

Uber Cup

Year Round Pos
1957 Did not enter
1960
1963
1966
1969
1972
1975
1978
1981
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024 Did not qualify
2026 TBD
2028
2030

Sudirman Cup

Year Round Pos
1989 Did not enter
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023 Did not qualify
2025 TBD
2027
2029

Oceania Team Championships

Men's team

Year Round Pos
2004 Did not enter
2006
2008
2010
2012
2016
2018
2020
2024 Fourth place 4th
2026 TBD
2028
2030

Women's team

Year Round Pos
2004 Did not enter
2006
2008
2010
2012
2016
2018
2020
2024 Fourth place 4th
2026 TBD
2028
2030

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1999 Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2019
2023 Fourth place 4th
2025 TBD
2027
2029

Pacific Games

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2003 Did not enter
2007
2011
2019
2027 TBD

Pacific Mini Games

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2022 Did not enter
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Year Round Pos
2000 Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2022
2023 Group stage 32nd
2024 TBD

Commonwealth Youth Games

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2004 Did not enter

Oceania Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2011 Did not enter
2013
2015
2017
2019 Group stage 6th
2023 Fifth place 5th
**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
Daniel Akavi (2006-02-15) 15 February 2006 (age 18) - - -
Emanuela Mataio (2006-10-31) 31 October 2006 (age 17) 1828 - -
Damus Matakino (2003-07-08) 8 July 2003 (age 21) 1054 711 -
David Piakura (1995-08-29) 29 August 1995 (age 28) 1054 711 -
Tahitoa Webb (2008-04-25) 25 April 2008 (age 16) - - -

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Tereapii Akavi (2005-01-05) 5 January 2005 (age 19) 1243 - -
Tehani Matapo (2007-04-04) 4 April 2007 (age 17) - - -
Tuaanaore Mitchell (2007-09-05) 5 September 2007 (age 16) - - -
Te Pa O Te Rangi Tupa (2008-08-11) 11 August 2008 (age 15) 1243 - -
Loureina Kureta (2007-01-14) 14 January 2007 (age 17) - - -

References

  1. ^ "2016 Oceania Mixed Team Championships". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 8 February 2022.