Tahiti International

The Tahiti International is an international badminton tournament held in Tahiti, French Polynesia organised by Tahiti Badminton Federation, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) and Badminton Oceania.[1] In the last few years, this tournament has been an BWF International Challenge with total prize money US$17.500.[2] In fact, this tournament established since 2009, but not yet sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation.[3][4]

This tournament held at the University of French Polynesia sports hall in Punaauia.[5] The opening ceremony of this event displayed the Tahitian culture with music and dance.[6]

Previous winners

Year	Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles	Notes
2016	Indra Bagus Ade Chandra	Moe Araki	Adam Cwalina Przemyslaw Wacha	Akane Araki Ayaka Kawasaki	Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova	Tahiti Phone International BWF International Challenge
2013	Brice Leverdez	Salakjit Ponsana	Ruud Bosch Koen Ridder	Nicole Grether Charmaine Reid	Ruud Bosch Salakjit Ponsana	Air Tahiti Nui International BWF International Challenge
2012	Tan Chun Seang	Michelle Li	Adrian Liu Derrick Ng	Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obanana	Ross Smith Renuga Veeran	Air Tahiti Nui International BWF International Challenge
2010	Alistair Casey	Cee Nantana Ketpura	Ross Smith Glenn Warfe	Leanne Choo Kate Wilson-Smith	Ross Smith Kate Wilson-Smith	Tahiti International BWF International Series
2009	Arnaud Genin	Johanna Kou	Alistair Casey Brent Kevin Miller	no competition	Nicholas Jinadasa Victoria Liu	Tahiti International

Performances by nation

Pos	Nation	MS	WS	MD	WD	XD	Total
1	Australia	0	0	1	1	2	4
2	United States	0	1	0	1	1	3
	Canada	0	1	1	1	0	3
4	France	2	0	0	0	0	2
	Japan	0	1	0	1	0	2
6	Netherlands	0	0	1	0	0.5	1.5
	Scotland	1	0	0.5	0	0	1.5
	Thailand	0	1	0	0	0.5	1.5
9	Italy	1	0	0	0	0	1
	Malaysia	1	0	0	0	0	1
	New Caledonia	0	1	0	0	0	1
	Poland	0	0	1	0	0	1
	Russia	0	0	0	0	1	1
14	New Zealand	0	0	0.5	0	0	0.5
Total		5	5	5	4	5	24

References

1. "Tahiti Phone International Challenge 2016". websites.sportstg.com. Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
2. "2016 Tahiti International". www.bwfbadminton.org. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
3. "Programme du premier tournoi international de badminton à Tahiti". bucpf.pf (in French). Badminton Université Club de Polynésie Française. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
4. "Badminton Oceania: 2009 Annual Report". websites.sportstg.com. Badminton Oceania. pp. 27–29. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
5. "Badminton - Tahiti Phone International Challenge: Trois Internationaux de Plus Aux Jo". www.ladepeche.pf (in French). La Dépêche de Tahiti. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
6. "Spectacular Ceremony Opens Air Tahiti Nui International Challenge 2012". websites.sportstg.com. Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 26 December 2016.