Northern Mariana Islands national badminton team

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.

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]

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]

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

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

As of 2 January 2024

• Mixed team: 2023

• Mixed team: 2019

• Mixed team: 2022