The Tahiti International is an international badminton tournament held in Tahiti, French Polynesia organised by Tahiti Badminton Federation, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) and Badminton Oceania.[1] In the last few years, this tournament has been an BWF International Challenge with total prize money US$17.500.[2] In fact, this tournament established since 2009, but not yet sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation.[3][4]
This tournament held at the University of French Polynesia sports hall in Punaauia.[5] The opening ceremony of this event displayed the Tahitian culture with music and dance.[6]
Previous winners edit
Performances by nation edit
| Pos | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 |  United States
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Canada
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  France
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Japan
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Netherlands
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
 Scotland
|
1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | |
 Thailand
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | |
| 9 |  Italy
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Malaysia
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 New Caledonia
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Poland
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Russia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 |  New Zealand
|
0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | |
References edit
- ^ "Tahiti Phone International Challenge 2016". websites.sportstg.com. Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ "2016 Tahiti International". www.bwfbadminton.org. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ "Programme du premier tournoi international de badminton à Tahiti". bucpf.pf (in French). Badminton Université Club de Polynésie Française. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ "Badminton Oceania: 2009 Annual Report". websites.sportstg.com. Badminton Oceania. pp. 27–29. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ "Badminton - Tahiti Phone International Challenge: Trois Internationaux de Plus Aux Jo". www.ladepeche.pf (in French). La Dépêche de Tahiti. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ "Spectacular Ceremony Opens Air Tahiti Nui International Challenge 2012". websites.sportstg.com. Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
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