Northern Mariana Islands

Association	Northern Marianas Badminton Association (NMBA)
Confederation	BO (Oceania)
President	Merlie Tolentino
BWF ranking
Current ranking	73 4 (2 January 2023)
Highest ranking	69 (4 July 2023)
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Appearances	1 (first in 2023)
Best result	7th (2023)

The Northern Mariana Islands national badminton team (Chamorro: Inetnon juëgo de badminton na Islas Mariånas; Carolinian: Téén likkabadminton kka Efáng llól Marianas) represents Northern Mariana Islands, an unincorporated territory and commonwealth of the United States, in international badminton team competitions. The Northern Mariana Islands national team is controlled by the Northern Marianas Badminton Association in Saipan.^[1]

The Northern Mariana Islands competed in the 2022 Pacific Mini Games after qualifying as host nation. The team finished in fourth place after only scoring 2 points in the overall group tie.

History

Badminton in the Northern Mariana Islands was first played in the 2000s and at the time was played by a large Asian community which consisted of mostly Filipinos in the region.^[2] The Northern Marianas Badminton Association was formed in 2008. The national team competed at the 2022 Pacific Mini Games when the team qualified as host team.^[3][4]

Mixed team

The Northern Mariana Islands first competed in the 2019 Pacific Games.^[5] The team finished 5th after beating Samoa and Kiribati.^[6] The Northern Mariana Islands then competed in the 2022 Pacific Mini Games mixed team event. The team won 2 points in the round robin tie after defeating Guam and Solomon Islands 5–0.^{[7][8][9][10]} In 2023, the team made their first appearance at the Oceania Badminton Championships mixed team event. The team first 5–0 to Australia and New Caledonia.^[11] The team then won a point after defeating the Cook Islands 3–2.^[12]

Competitive record

Oceania Team Championships

Pacific Games

Mixed team

Year	Result
2003	Did not enter
2007
2011
2019
2027	TBD

Pacific Mini Games

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