New Caledonia national badminton team

National badminton team representing New Caledonia
New Caledonia
AssociationNew Caledonia Badminton Association (NCBA)
ConfederationBO (Oceania)
PresidentJohanna Kou
BWF ranking
Current ranking67 Increase 1 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking34 (4 January 2018)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2017)
Best resultGroup stage
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Appearances7 (first in 1999)
Best resultThird place (1999, 2008, 2014, 2019, 2023)
Oceania Men's Team Championships
Appearances4 (first in 2010)
Best resultThird place (2010, 2012)
Oceania Women's Team Championships
Appearances4 (first in 2010)
Best resultThird place (2010, 2012, 2016, 2020)

The New Caledonia national badminton team (French: Équipe nationale de badminton de Nouvelle-Calédonie) represents New Caledonia, an overseas collectivity of France, in international badminton team competitions.[1] New Caledonia has competed in the Sudirman Cup once, which was in 2017, where the team was placed in Group 3A.

New Caledonia has reached many semifinals at the Oceania Badminton Championships. The men's team finished in third place in 2010 and 2012. The women's team have won bronze since 2010. The mixed team won bronze in 1999, 2008, 2014 and 2019. The New Caledonian team also competes in the Pacific Mini Games. They were runners-up at the 2022 Pacific Mini Games.

Competitive record

Thomas Cup

Year Result
England 1949 Not a member of the BWF
Colony of Singapore 1952
Colony of Singapore 1955
Colony of Singapore 1958
Indonesia 1961
Japan 1964
Indonesia 1967
Malaysia 1970
Indonesia 1973
Thailand 1976
Indonesia 1979
England 1982
Malaysia 1984
Indonesia 1986
Malaysia 1988
Japan 1990
Malaysia 1992
Indonesia 1994
Hong Kong 1996
Hong Kong 1998
Malaysia 2000 Did not enter
China 2002
Indonesia 2004
Japan 2006
Indonesia 2008
Malaysia 2010 Did not qualify
China 2012
India 2014 Did not enter
China 2016 Did not qualify
Thailand 2018 Did not enter
Denmark 2020 Did not qualify
Thailand 2022 Did not enter
China 2024 TBD
N/A 2026 TBD
N/A 2028 TBD
N/A 2030 TBD

Uber Cup

Year Result
England 1957 Not a member of the BWF
United States 1960
United States 1963
New Zealand 1966
Japan 1969
Japan 1972
Indonesia 1975
New Zealand 1978
Japan 1981
Malaysia 1984
Indonesia 1986
Malaysia 1988
Japan 1990
Malaysia 1992
Indonesia 1994
Hong Kong 1996
Hong Kong 1998
Malaysia 2000 Did not enter
China 2002
Indonesia 2004
Japan 2006
Indonesia 2008
Malaysia 2010 Did not qualify
China 2012
India 2014 Did not enter
China 2016 Did not qualify
Thailand 2018 Did not enter
Denmark 2020 Did not qualify
Thailand 2022 Did not enter
China 2024 TBD
N/A 2026 TBD
N/A 2028 TBD
N/A 2030 TBD

Sudirman Cup

Year Result
Indonesia 1989 Not a member of the BWF
Denmark 1991
England 1993
Switzerland 1995
Scotland 1997
Denmark 1999
Spain 2001
Netherlands 2003
China 2005
Scotland 2007
China 2009
China 2011
Malaysia 2013 Did not enter
China 2015
Australia 2017 Group 3 − 24th
China 2019 Did not enter
Finland 2021
China 2023 Did not qualify
China 2025 TBD
N/A 2027 TBD
N/A 2029 TBD

Oceania Team Championships

Men's team

Year Result
Australia 2004 Did not enter
New Zealand 2006
New Caledonia 2008
New Zealand 2010 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Australia 2012 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
New Zealand 2016 Fourth place
New Zealand 2018 Did not enter
Australia 2020 Fourth place
Australia 2024 Did not enter

Women's team

Year Result
Australia 2004 Did not enter
New Zealand 2006
New Caledonia 2008
New Zealand 2010 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Australia 2012 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
New Zealand 2016 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
New Zealand 2018 Did not enter
Australia 2020 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Australia 2024 Did not enter

Mixed team

Year Result
Australia 1999 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Fiji 2002 Did not enter
New Zealand 2004
New Zealand 2006
New Caledonia 2008 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
New Zealand 2010 Did not enter
Australia 2012 Fourth place
Australia 2014 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
New Zealand 2016 Fourth place
Australia 2019 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
New Zealand 2023 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place

Pacific Games

Mixed team

Year Result
Fiji 2003 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Samoa 2007 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
New Caledonia 2011 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Samoa 2019 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
French Polynesia 2027 TBD

Pacific Mini Games

Mixed team

Year Result
Northern Mariana Islands 2022 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Year Result
China 2000 Did not enter
South Africa 2002
Canada 2004
South Korea 2006
New Zealand 2007
India 2008
Malaysia 2009
Mexico 2010
Chinese Taipei 2011
Japan 2012
Thailand 2013
Malaysia 2014
Peru 2015
Spain 2016
Indonesia 2017
Canada 2018
Russia 2019
Spain 2022
United States 2023
N/A 2024 TBD

Oceania Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Result
Fiji 2011 Did not enter
French Polynesia 2013
New Zealand 2015
New Caledonia 2017 Fourth place
Australia 2019 Fourth place
New Zealand 2023 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
**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
MS MD XD
Jeremy Lemaitre (1994-09-21) 21 September 1994 (age 29) 1047 - 737
Yohan de Geoffroy (1998-11-29) 29 November 1998 (age 25) - - -
Ronan Ho-Yagues (2000-07-17) 17 July 2000 (age 23) - - -
Lucas Juillot (2005-01-13) 13 January 2005 (age 19) 1828 - 408

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Soizick Ho-Yagues (1997-11-24) 24 November 1997 (age 26) 586 587 408
Dgenyva Matauli (2001-12-02) 2 December 2001 (age 22) 463 587 -
Marine Souviat (2006-05-16) 16 May 2006 (age 18) 1243 - -
Julie Wongsodjirono (2006-05-12) 12 May 2006 (age 18) - - -

References

  1. ^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.