The Samoa national badminton team () represents Samoa in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Samoa Badminton Association located in Apia. It is associated with Badminton Oceania. The Samoan team once won bronze in the 2007 South Pacific Games mixed team event.
History Badminton was first played in Samoa in the 1950s when expatriates from the London Missionary Society serving at the Apia Protestant Church started playing the sport. The country began organizing badminton competitions in 1987 to spread the popularity of the sport around the country.
Mixed team The Samoan mixed team competed in the mixed team event at the 2003 South Pacific Games. The team lost to New Caledonia, Fiji and Wallis and Futuna but beat Nauru 5−0 to finish in 4th place. In 2007, the team won their first international team medal when the team finished in 3rd place for bronze in the 2007 South Pacific Games mixed team event. In 2019, the team competed in the 2019 Oceania Mixed Team Championships and finished in 7th place. In that same year, the team competed in the 2019 Pacific Games as the home team and finished in 6th place.
Competitive record
Thomas Cup YearRound1949Part of 19521955195819611964Did not enter196719701973197619791982198419861988199019921994199619982000200220042006Did not qualify2008Did not enter201020122014201620182020202220242026TBD20282030
Uber Cup YearRound1957Part of 19601963Did not enter196619691972197519781981198419861988199019921994199619982000200220042006Did not qualify2008Did not enter201020122014201620182020202220242026TBD20282030
Sudirman Cup YearRound1989Did not enter199119931995199719992001200320052007200920112013201520172019202120232025TBD20272029
Commonwealth Games
Men's team YearRound1998Did not enter
Women's team YearRound1998Group stage
Mixed team YearRound1978Did not enter19821986199019942002200620102014201820222026TBD
Oceania Team Championships
Men's team YearRound2004Did not enter2006Fourth place4th2008Did not enter2010201220162018202020242026TBD20282030
Women's team YearRound2004Did not enter2006Fourth place4th2008Did not enter2010201220162018202020242026TBD20282030
Mixed team YearRound1999Fifth place5th2002Fifth place5th2004Did not enter2006Fifth place5th2008Did not enter20102012201420162019Seventh place7th2023Did not enter2025TBD20272029
Pacific Games
Mixed team YearRound2003Fourth place4th2007Third place3rd2011Did not enter2019Sixth place6th2027TBD
Pacific Mini Games
Mixed team YearRound2022Did not enter
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record Suhandinata Cup
YearRound2000Did not enter2002200420062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202220232024TBD
Commonwealth Youth Games
Mixed team YearRound2004Did not enter Oceania Junior Team Championships Mixed team YearRound2011Did not enter2013201520172019Eighth place8th2023Did not enter
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
Current squad
Men's team NameDoB/AgeRanking of eventMSMDXDCharles Iamanu Faalogoifo - - -Chris Peti - - -
Women's team NameDoB/AgeRanking of eventWSWDXDFaafofoga Reti - - -Jasmine Reti - - -
Previous squads
Pacific Games
Mixed team: 2019
Oceania Team Championships
Mixed team: 2019
References