One of the best stories of the year is from the small island of French Polynesia, which made its debut at the Total Energy Sudirman Cup finals in September this year.
They competed in the world's largest mixed team event, replacing Australia and New Zealand as representatives of Oceania. Tahiti has a very young team, with six of their eight players under the age of twenty.
Although they failed to win the next match (against Chinese Taipei, South Korea and Germany), they traveled to Aarhus, Denmark, with more experience in the following week, to start the 2020 Total Energy Toyo Cup Finals.
In the final match of the Thomas Cup Group C, Rossi won the first victory for Tahiti against Messman of the Netherlands.
'We'd love to win a game, it's crazy for us. He said after the game, stressing that he hopes to achieve more in the future. ”
The famous haka dance on the badminton court is also a beautiful scenery, so let's learn about Tahiti's players and their inspiring stories!