# Samoa national badminton team

The Samoa national badminton team (Samoan: Au badminton a Samoa) 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
### Pacific Games
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2003 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 2007 | Third place | 3rd |
| 2011 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2019 | Sixth place | 6th |
| 2027 | TBD | TBD |

### Pacific Mini Games
#### Mixed team

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

### Commonwealth Youth Games
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2004 | Did not enter | Did not enter |

### Oceania Junior Team Championships
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2011 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2013 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2015 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2017 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2019 | Eighth place | 8th |
| 2023 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
    **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 | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | MS | MD | XD |
| Charles Iamanu Faalogoifo | (2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 (age 23) | - | - | - |
| Chris Peti | (2004-12-25) 25 December 2004 (age 19) | - | - | - |

#### Women's team

| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | WS | WD | XD |
| Faafofoga Reti | (2003-05-25) 25 May 2003 (age 21) | - | - | - |
| Jasmine Reti | (2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 (age 20) | - | - | - |

### Previous squads
#### Pacific Games

* Mixed team: 2019

#### Oceania Team Championships

* Mixed team: 2019