Australia national badminton team

Australia
Nickname(s)The Falcons[1]
AssociationBadminton Australia (BA)
ConfederationBO (Oceania)
PresidentAndrew Greenway
BWF ranking
Current ranking18 Increase 1 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking16 (5 October 2017)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances16 (first in 1989)
Best resultGroup stage
Thomas Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1955)
Best resultGroup stage
Uber Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1975)
Best resultGroup stage
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Appearances12 (first in 1999)
Best result Champions (1999, 2002, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2023, 2025)
Oceania Men's Team Championships
Appearances6 (first in 2008)
Best result Champions (2010, 2018, 2020)
Oceania Women's Team Championships
Appearances6 (first in 2008)
Best result Champions (2010, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020)

The Australia national badminton team, also known as The Falcons,[2] represents Australia in international badminton team competitions. The team is controlled by Badminton Australia, the leading authority for badminton in the country. The team's history dates back to 1900, with the establishment of Badminton Australia in 1932 leading to the formation of the national team. The Falcons made their international debut in the 1955 Thomas Cup.

The team has had some success in regional competitions, particularly the Oceania Mixed Team Championships, where they have been crowned champions multiple times. Despite their regional success, the team has yet to reach the semi-finals in global competitions such as the Thomas Cup, Uber Cup, and the Sudirman Cup. The team's highest global ranking to date is 16th, achieved on 5 October 2017. As of 2 January 2024, the team is ranked 18th in the world.

History

Australia's badminton history first began in 1900, when the sport was played and was considered a popular pastime for church groups which played the game in church halls. In 1932, Badminton Australia was established which led to the formation of the national team. Nicknamed the Falcons,[3] the Australian team made their international team debut when the men's team competed in the 1955 Thomas Cup.

Men's team

Australia qualified for their first Thomas Cup in 1955 after defeating New Zealand 7–2 in the Australasian zone qualifiers.[4] The team then lost 9–0 to Denmark in the inter-zone playoffs.[5] In the 1961 Thomas Cup, the Australian team failed to advance further after losing the first round to Thailand.[4]

After 49 years, Australia qualified for the Thomas Cup once again in 2010 after being crowned champions at the 2010 Oceania Men's Team Championships.[6][7] The team were eliminated in the group stages after losing to Indonesia and India in Group D.[8] The team failed to qualify for the next two editions of the championships but returned to the 2018 Thomas Cup. The team lost all their matches in Group A against China, France and India.[9][10]

In 2020, the team qualified for the 2020 Thomas Cup but withdrew from the competition due to travel costs and quarantine restrictions in the country.[11][12] The team were then replaced by Tahiti.[13]

Women's team

The Australian women's team made their Uber Cup debut in 1975 after defeating New Zealand. The team missed their chances of entering the second round after losing narrowly to Canada.[14]

The Australian women's team won every Oceania Women's Team Championships and qualified for the Uber Cup consecutively in the 2010s. In 2020, the women's team withdrew from the 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup along with the men's team.[11]

Mixed team

The Australian mixed team first competed in the 1982 Commonwealth Games. The team won third place after winning against New Zealand in the bronze-medal tie. The team won third place for a second time in 1986 after a close battle against Scotland. In 1989, the team competed in the inaugural edition of the Sudirman Cup. The team lost 4–1 to Scotland but managed to win 3–2 against Germany and Poland to claim 16th place in the final standings.[15] The team won the first two Oceania Mixed Team Championships in 1999 and 2002. The team won every mixed team title in the 2010s.[16]

The mixed team continued their win streak by winning the Oceania Mixed Team Championships for the sixth time in 2023.[17] This qualified them for the 2023 Sudirman Cup in Suzhou.[18][19]

Competitive record

Commonwealth Games

Oceania Team Championships

FISU World University Games

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2007 Did not enter
2011
2013 Group stage
2015 Group stage
2017 Group stage 11th
2021 Did not enter
2025 TBD

World University Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2008 Did not enter
2010
2012
2014 Group stage 12th
2016 Did not enter
2018 Group stage 10th
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Year Round Pos
2000 Group stage 12th
2002 Group stage 22nd
2004 Did not enter
2006 Group stage 24th
2007 Group stage 19th
2008 Did not enter
2009 Group stage 21st
2010 Did not enter
2011 Group stage 18th
2012 Group stage 19th
2013 Group stage 19th
2014 Group stage 23rd
2015 Group stage 22nd
2016 Group stage 26th
2017 Group stage 35th
2018 Group stage 35th
2019 Group stage 35th
2020 Cancelled because of COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022 Group stage 19th
2023 Group stage 25th
2024 Group stage 26th
2025 Group stage 20th of 36

Commonwealth Youth Games

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2004 Group stage 7th

Oceania Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2011 Runners-up 2nd
2013 Champions 1st
2015 Champions 1st
2017 Runners-up 2nd
2019 Champions 1st
2023 Champions 1st
2025 Champions 1st
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the Australian national badminton team.[20]

Name Role
Australia Leanne Choo Head coach
Malaysia Vountus Indra Mawan Assistant coach

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Jack Yu 13 September 2004 204 154 183
Keith Mark Edison 31 May 1999 291 154 952
Ricky Tang 6 April 2004 181 266 346
Huaidong Tang 21 March 1998 – 266 243
Jacob Schueler 17 February 1998 174 363 281
Nathan Tang 26 August 1990 155 363 –
Gavin Kyjac Ong 25 November 1999 709 403 346
Teoh Kai Chen 1 November 2000 267 403 144
Rayne Wang 17 January 2003 – 182 130
Kenneth Choo 1 April 1997 – 182 44

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Chen Hsuan-yu 1 June 1993 437 419 –
Tiffany Ho 6 January 1998 96 264 –
Gronya Somerville 10 May 1995 – 65 44
Kaitlyn Ea 25 June 2003 – 65 324
Angela Yu 8 March 2003 – 41 130
Setyana Mapasa 15 August 1995 – 41 –
Louisa Ma 26 November 1994 184 348 281
Joyce Choong 20 December 1995 – 207 413
Bernice Teoh 4 October 2003 131 457 144
Sydney Go 11 June 2004 287 357 –

References

  1. ↑ "Australian Badminton Falcons". Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Australian Badminton Falcons". Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Falcons". Badminton Australia. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Archiv Thomas Cup". Mike's Badminton Populorum. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Archiv Thomas Cup". Mike's Badminton Populorum. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  6. ↑ Sachetat, Raphaël. "THOMAS UBER CUP 2010 – Draws Out". Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Badminton: Australia dominate final day of Oceania champs". Otago Daily Times. 27 February 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Thomas Cup: China beats South Korea, India edges Australia". The Star. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  9. ↑ Banerjee, Sudeshna (22 May 2018). "Thomas and Uber Cup 2018: Indian men's and women's teams pummel Australia". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "汤杯国羽5–0轻取澳洲，印度男女队均1–4输球丨汤尤杯首日". www.aiyuke.com. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  11. 1 2 Tom (9 August 2021). "Tahiti to compete in TotalEnergies BWF Sudirman Cup, Thomas and Uber Cup Finals 2021". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "Australia Mundur dari Piala Thomas dan Uber". Republika Online (in Indonesian). 9 September 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  13. ↑ Aritona, Kautsar Rivolta. "Hasil Drawing Pembagian Grup Kejuaraan Thomas Cup dan Uber Cup 2020 di Denmark". semarangku.pikiran-rakyat.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  14. ↑ "1974–75 Uber Cup – First Round". Tangkis Tripod. Archived from the original on 14 December 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2006.
  15. ↑ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  16. ↑ "BWF – VICTOR Oceania Mixed Team Championships 2019 – Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  17. ↑ "Australia win sixth straight mixed team title at Oceania Badminton Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  18. ↑ "Who has qualified for the 2023 Sudirman Cup?". www.badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  19. ↑ "Sudirman Cup 2023 Schedule And 16 Countries That Qualified Qualifications". VOI – Waktunya Merevolusi Pemberitaan. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  20. ↑ "Staff". Badminton Australia. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
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