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New Zealand

Association	Badminton New Zealand (BNZ)
Confederation	BO (Oceania)
President	Ian Willans
BWF ranking
Current ranking	49 1 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking	21 (3 October 2013)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1989)
Best result	Group stage
Thomas Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1970)
Best result	Group stage
Uber Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1960)
Best result	Semi-finals (1960, 1972)
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Appearances	11 (first in 1999)
Best result	Champions (2004, 2006, 2008)
Oceania Men's Team Championships
Appearances	8 (first in 2004)
Best result	Champions (2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2016)
Oceania Women's Team Championships
Appearances	8 (first in 2004)
Best result	Champions (2006, 2008)

The New Zealand national badminton team (Māori: Kapa badminton o Aotearoa) 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.

Competitive record

Thomas Cup Year Result 1949 Did not enter 1952 1955 Did not qualify 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 First round inter-zone 1973 First round inter-zone 1976 Did not qualify 1979 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 Did not enter 1996 Did not qualify 1998 2000 Did not enter 2002 Did not qualify 2004 Round of 16 2006 Round of 16 2008 Round of 16 2010 Did not qualify 2012 Group stage 2014 Did not enter 2016 Group stage 2018 Did not qualify 2020 2022 Withdrew 2024 Did not qualify 2026 TBD 2028 TBD 2030 TBD

Uber Cup Year Result 1957 Did not qualify 1960 Second round inter-zone 1963 First round inter-zone 1966 Did not qualify 1969 1972 Second round inter-zone 1975 Did not qualify 1978 First round inter-zone 1981 Did not qualify 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 Did not enter 2002 Did not qualify 2004 2006 Round of 16 2008 Round of 16 2010 Did not qualify 2012 2014 Did not enter 2016 Did not qualify 2018 2020 2022 Did not enter 2024 Did not qualify 2026 TBD 2028 TBD 2030 TBD

Sudirman Cup Year Result 1989 Group 5 Promoted − 19th 1991 Group 4 − 17th 1993 Group 4 − 16th 1995 Group 4 − 16th 1997 Group 3 − 18th 1999 Did not enter 2001 Group 4 − 25th 2003 Did not enter 2005 Group 3 − 19th 2007 Group 3 − 21st 2009 Did not enter 2011 2013 Group 3 − 26th 2015 Did not enter 2017 Group 2 − 19th 2019 Group 3 − 26th 2021 Did not enter 2023 Did not qualify 2025 TBD 2027 TBD 2029 TBD

Commonwealth Games

Men's team Year Result 1998 Semi-finals

Women's team Year Result 1998 Quarter-finals

Mixed team Year Result 1978 Fourth place 1982 Fourth place 1986 Group stage 1990 Fourth place 1994 Group stage 2002 Semi-finals 2006 Fourth place 2010 Quarter-finals 2014 Group stage 2018 Did not enter 2022 2026 TBD

Oceania Team Championships

Men's team Year Result 2004 Champions 2006 Champions 2008 Champions 2010 Runners-up 2012 Champions 2016 Champions 2018 Runners-up 2024 Runners-up

Women's team Year Result 2004 Runners-up 2006 Champions 2008 Champions 2010 Runners-up 2012 Runners-up 2016 Runners-up 2018 Runners-up 2020 Runners-up 2024 Runners-up

Mixed team Year Result 1999 Runners-up 2002 Runners-up 2004 Champions 2006 Champions 2008 Champions 2010 Runners-up 2012 Runners-up 2014 Runners-up 2016 Runners-up 2019 Runners-up 2023 Runners-up

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Year	Result
2000	Group stage – 20th of 24
2002	Did not enter
2004
2006	Group Z2 – 23rd of 28
2007	Group W2 – 12th of 25
2008	Group Z – 15th of 21
2009	Group W – 16th of 21
2010	Did not enter
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2022
2023	Group G – 23rd of 38
2024	Group D – 20th of 39

Commonwealth Youth Games

Mixed team

Year	Result
2004	Group stage

Oceania Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year	Result
2011	Champions
2013	Runners-up
2015	Runners-up Third place (Team B)
2017	Champions
2019	Runners-up
2023	Runners-up

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Women's team

Previous squads

Thomas Cup

• 2008, 2012, 2016

Notes

1. New Zealand withdrew from the tournament due to a significant number of their squad being unable to participate after testing positive for COVID-19. They were replaced by the United States as no other Oceanian member association was able to fulfil the continental quota place. Hong Kong and Spain, the next highest ranking member associations (overall), were also unable to participate.

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