New Zealander national badminton team
The New Zealand national badminton team represents New Zealand in international badminton team competitions. The best result the national team has produced on the international stage was being the semifinalist at the Uber Cup in 1960 and 1972 respectively.
It is controlled by Badminton New Zealand, the governing body for badminton in New Zealand. In February 2018, Danish badminton player, Rikke Olsen Siegemund was assigned to be the coach of the national team.
Current squad
Men's squad
The following squad was selected to represent the New Zealand men's team at the 2022 Thomas & Uber Cup.[4]
| Name
|
DoB/Age
|
Ranking of event
|
| MS
|
MD
|
| Adam Jeffrey
|
(2001-01-04)4 January 2001 (aged 21)
|
1124 |
1021
|
| Dylan Soedjasa
|
(1995-01-13)13 January 1995 (aged 27)
|
– |
277
|
| Edward Lau
|
(2001-02-22)22 February 2001 (aged 21)
|
373 |
–
|
| Joshua Feng
|
(2001-09-07)7 September 2001 (aged 21)
|
1506 |
446
|
| Oliver Leydon-Davis
|
(1990-05-10)10 May 1990 (aged 32)
|
– |
80
|
| Ricky Cheng
|
(2002-06-10)10 June 2002 (aged 20)
|
1124
|
1298
|
| Ryan Tong
|
(2001-01-22)22 January 2001 (aged 21)
|
605
|
752
|
Women's squad
The following squad was selected to represent the New Zealand women's team at the 2020 Oceania Badminton Championships.[5]
| Name
|
DoB/Age
|
Ranking of event
|
| WS
|
WD
|
| Erena Calder-Hawkins
|
(1998-04-04)4 April 1998 (aged 24)
|
255 |
332
|
| Sally Fu
|
(1999-08-04)4 August 1999 (aged 23)
|
288 |
224
|
| Shaunna Li
|
(2003-08-07)7 August 2003 (aged 19)
|
350 |
507
|
| Jasmin Ng Chung Man
|
(1996-12-11)11 December 1996 (aged 25)
|
385 |
256
|
| Anona Pak
|
(1993-11-29)29 November 1993 (aged 28)
|
– |
255
|
| Catelyn Rozario
|
(2001-05-24)24 May 2001 (aged 21)
|
424
|
690
|
| Alyssa Tagle
|
(1999-08-27)27 August 1999 (aged 23)
|
–
|
224
|
| Justine Villegas
|
(1995-12-22)22 December 1995 (aged 26)
|
–
|
385
|
