New Zealand national badminton team
National badminton team representing New Zealand
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The New Zealand national badminton team (Māori: kapa pūkura 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.
AssociationBadminton New Zealand (BNZ)
ConfederationBO (Oceania)
PresidentIan Willans
Current ranking49 
1 (2 January 2024)
1 (2 January 2024) | |
| 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 | 12 (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) |
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
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Uber Cup
|
Sudirman Cup
|
Commonwealth Games
Men's team
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Women's team
|
Mixed team
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Oceania Team Championships
Men's team
|
Women's team
|
Mixed team
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- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
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 |
 2025 |
Runners-up |
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
Current squad
- As of 16 April 2025[1]
Men's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | MD | XD | ||
| Adam Jeffrey | 1 April 2001 | - | 126 | 137 |
| Dylan Soedjasa | 13 January 1995 | - | 126 | 144 |
| Edward Lau | 22 February 2001 | 129 | - | 94 |
| Raphael Deloy | 26 August 2007 | 513 | 637 | 522 |
Women's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS | WD | XD | ||
| Camellia Zhou | 13 April 2005 | - | 206 | 144 |
| Jenny Zhu | 22 March 2002 | 214 | 492 | 796 |
| Josephine Zhao | 15 December 2008 | 358 | 492 | 796 |
| Justine Villegas | 22 December 1995 | - | 702 | 137 |
| Shaunna Li | 7 August 2003 | 161 | - | 94 |
| Yanxi Liu | 17 November 2009 | 531 | 702 | 522 |
Coaches: Rikke Olsen and Oliver Leydon-Davis
Previous squads
Thomas Cup
Notes
- 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.