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Northern Mariana Islands national badminton team

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]

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 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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Oceania Team Championships edit

See also: Oceania Badminton Championships

Pacific Games edit

Mixed team edit

Year Result
  2003 Did not enter
  2007
  2011
  2019
  2027 TBD

Pacific Mini Games edit

Mixed team edit

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

Junior competitive record edit

Suhandinata Cup edit

See also: BWF World Junior Championships
Year Result
  2000 Not a member of the BWF
  2002
  2004
  2006
  2007
  2008
  2009
  2010
  2011 Did not enter
  2012
  2013
  2014
  2015
  2016
  2017
  2018
  2019
  2022
  2023
  2024 TBD

Oceania Junior Team Championships edit

Mixed team edit

Year Result
  2011 Did not enter
  2013
  2015
  2017
  2019
  2023
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team edit

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Ian Lubao (2004-12-05) 5 December 2004 (age 19) 660 349 -
Leonard Manuel (2001-06-19) 19 June 2001 (age 22) 547 349 740
Nathan Guerrero (1993-08-03) 3 August 1993 (age 30) - - 357

Women's team edit

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 24) 470 448 357
Jenine Savellano (1997-05-14) 14 May 1997 (age 27) - - -

Previous squads edit

Oceania Team Championships edit

Pacific Games edit

Pacific Mini Games edit

References edit

  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.
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