10 – 18 December 2021
Following on from the 2021 YONEX Australia Bendigo International, Badminton Australia is pleased to announce the 2021 YONEX Australian Combined National Championships. The event will also be taking place at the Eaglehawk Badminton Stadium, combining the individual championships for Under 15, Under 17 and Under 19 age groups. The junior events are open to junior players from Oceania.
3 – 6 December 2021
Badminton Australia is delighted to announce the Australian Bendigo Invitational, taking place at the Bendigo Eaglehawk Badminton Association.
The event replaces the Bendigo International 2021 which was not able to run due to Australian border restrictions. The results from this event will assist national selectors select athlete to the Badminton Australia national senior program that is a prerequisite to being selected into Australian national teams.
Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt the tournament calendar and it is not currently feasible for the tournaments to go ahead at this time.
This event was scheduled for 22 – 26 September 2021
Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt the tournament calendar and it is not currently feasible for the tournaments to go ahead at this time.
This event was scheduled for 16 -19 September 2021
New dates: 24 August – 5 September 2021
Previously scheduled to take place in August/September 2020, the event was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Para badminton will be part of the Paralympic programme for the first time ever in the Games of the XXXII Olympiad.
New dates: 23 July – 8 August 2021
Previously scheduled to take place in July/August 2020, the event was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt the tournament calendar and it is not currently feasible for the tournaments to go ahead at this time.
This event was scheduled for 11-16 May 2021.
Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt the tournament calendar and it is not currently feasible for the tournaments to go ahead at this time.
This event was scheduled for 4-9 May 2021.
The VICTOR Oceania Championships 2021 was set to combine the biggest elements of the Continental Championships, bringing together the region’s top junior and open players under one roof for the open and junior individual and mixed team events. However, the tournament has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
NEW DATES TBC
The ongoing COVID-19 restrictions and uncertainty around this, left BWF and Badminton New Zealand no choice but to cancel the Championships. With the host for the next edition already in place for later in 2021, and the uncertainty of the COVID-19 situation expected to stretch into next year, postponement was not an option.
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This weekend, Badminton Oceania is partnering up with Counties Manukau Badminton Association and CLM Community Sport to deliver a Pasifika…
A brand-new initiative for 2022, the Trans-Tasman Challenge will bring together the top under-19 players from Australia and New Zealand for a…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and Badminton World Federation (BWF) have published the qualification regulations for the…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE The 2023 and 2024 badminton seasons will start with a bang with the newly elevated Super 1000…
Gronya and Wendy’s dream run at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games came to an end at the NEC Arena this…
Quarterfinals – Saturday 6 August 2022 Australia’s and New Zealand’s remaining competitors were in quarterfinal action on Saturday 6 August,…
Pictured: Lin Ying Xiang (Australia) takes on the world number 10, Lakshya Sen (India) Two more pairs from Australia are…
Pictured: Oliver Leydon-Davis and Anona Pak (New Zealand) take on Tran Pham and Angela Yu (Australia) This morning’s performance from…
Morning Session Australia started the morning with two convincing victories in the mixed doubles. After a comfortable opening game, Jack…
Morning session Angela Yu enjoyed back-to-back success in the opening rounds of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games this morning, giving…
The finals of the VICTOR Oceania Para Badminton Championships 2022 brought extra heat into the Melbourne winter cold today, with…
Australia’s Mixed Team campaign came to an end this evening as they fell to the defending champions and top seeds,…
The VICTOR Oceania Para Badminton Championships 2022 had the largest number of entries in the history of the event, including…
With the imminent finals day tomorrow, tension and excitement was high on Day 2 of the VICTOR Oceania Para Badminton…
Team Australia stepped up to the show court on day two of the Mixed Team event at the Birmingham 2022…
Australia suffered a frustrating loss on day one of the Mixed Team event at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Their…
Badminton is one of only four sports to take place every day throughout the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. The Mixed…
Day 1 of the VICTOR Oceania Para Badminton Championships 2022 has proven to be one of the most exciting days…
Growing up and living in Papua New Guinea, Dorna Longbut discovered badminton a few months ago, ahead of her debut…
Pictured: Bree Wright, Australia. Photo Credit: Badminton Photo, James Varghese Para badminton is Bree Wright’s (née Mellberg) latest addition to…
Dorna Longbut (pictured second from left) prepares to make her Para badminton debut In 2020, four players made history as…
In April, Nathan Tang proved he was a force to be reckoned with at the VICTOR Oceania Championships 2022. The…
Earlier this year, a contingent of Australian Para badminton players travelled to compete in the 4th Fazza Dubai Para Badminton…
Photo Credit: Badminton Photo Few athletes can claim qualification for five consecutive Commonwealth Games. However, New Zealand’s Oliver Leydon-Davis has…
Earlier this year, Badminton Oceania announced the return of the Oceania Tour 2022. The initiative is linked to the Badminton…
When Carrie Wilson walked into Ballarat Badminton Stadium in February 2020 to compete in her first Continental Championships, little did…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has confirmed that the BARFOOT & THOMPSON New Zealand Open 2022 scheduled…
Pictured: Tiffany Ho, Australia. Photo Credit: Badminton Photo, Erika Sawauchi. Australia’s Tiffany Ho will be making her Commonwealth Games debut…
Selina Seau made her international debut at the VICTOR Oceania Para Badminton Championships 2020, where she was Fiji’s sole representative.…
Pictured: Jiten Bhatt, umpiring at the Indonesia Masters 2022. Photo Credit: Yves Lacroix – Badminton Photo Australia’s Jiten Bhatt, now a…
The VICTOR Oceania Championships 2023 will return to the Harcourts Cooper & Co North Harbour Badminton Centre from Friday 10…
Following six fantastic days of action-packed badminton at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium, the Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games 2022…
Men’s Singles The two finalists from the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games, Rémi Rossi (Tahiti) and Yohan De Geoffroy (New Caledonia)…
Quarterfinals wrap at the Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games 2022 Home national champions, Nathan Guerrero and Janelle Panilingan, were the…
The VICTOR Oceania Para Badminton Championships 2022 is coming to Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre from 29-31 July 2022. It…
Photo Credit: Michael Jornal Following yesterday’s eventful conclusion to the Mixed Team event at the Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games…
Gold medal match Over 100 New Caledonian and Tahitian supporters turned up for today’s highly anticipated gold medal match between…
Pictured: Leonard Manuel, Northern Marianas. Photo Credit: Michael Jornal Morning Session The home team (Northern Marianas) celebrated their first win…
Pictured: Leilana Likuvalu. Photo Credit: Michael Jornal You can imagine Leilana’s surprise at being selected for the Northern Marianas Pacific…
Pictured: Janelle Pangilinan and Jenine Savellano, New Caledonia. Photo Credit: Michael Jornal Morning session Second seeds Tahiti opened their campaign…
Solomon Islands are making their international mixed team debut at the Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games 2022. Despite three representatives…
Endrina Nau is one of six players from Wallis and Futuna making their international debut at this year’s Northern Marianas…
After spending more than two years discussing and planning via Zoom, members of our development team: Nadia Bleaken (based in…
Pictured: Caroline Brial leading Shuttle Time sessions in Wallis and Futuna Badminton Oceania’s newest member association, Wallis and Futuna, will…
Tuvalu, one of the smallest and least visited countries in the world and a member association of Badminton Oceania since…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE. Photo Credit: Badminton Photo The transition process to unfreeze the BWF World Junior Rankings towards a live, 52-week ranking…
Pictured: Johanna Kou, New Caledonia (left) and Rémi Rossi, Tahiti (right). Photo credit: Samoa 2019 Pacific Games News Service 53…
The Cook Islands pride themselves on the ‘Kia Orana values’, representing the essence of their people and islands, encompassing everything…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE Australia will have to contend with defending champions India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Group 1 of…
The 10-strong Australian Falcons team are bound for Birmingham, ready to be bold, brave and brilliant against the best players…
Mixed Team Event podium at the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games. Photo Credit: Pacific Games News Service, Trina Edwards Badminton has…
Pictured: Oliver Leydon-Davis and Anona Pak (New Zealand) competing at the VICTOR Oceania Championships 2022 (finishing as runners up) Badminton…
Text Credit: LNC. Pictured: Ronan Hô-Yagues, Credit: Niolas Petit The Caledonian won the local ABC Dumbéa tournament over the weekend,…
Pictured: Badminton Australia CEO, Jamie Parsons, with Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul (BWF) and Poul-Erik Hoyer (BWF). Photo Credit: Erika Sawauchi Australia…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE Team New Zealand has withdrawn from the BWF Thomas Cup Finals 2022 due to a significant number…
BWF MEDIA ALERT The Badminton World Federation’s (BWF) qualification regulations for Paris 2024 have been approved by the International Olympic…
MEN’S SINGLES Nathan Tang opened his game with the same aggression that saw him past the first seed and reigning…
Pictured: Jack Wang (right) and Abhinav Manota (left), New Zealand. Photo Credit: Ho Kah Meng Australia is guaranteed to bring…
Despite playing international level badminton for over 10 years, Nathan Tang’s parents have never seen him play. It was their…
The quarterfinals of the VICTOR Oceania Championships 2022 took place at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre this morning. The…
One of the most anticipated matches of day two came in the form of a men’s singles third round match,…
Only one seed remains in the mixed doubles draw as two withdrawals and a shock exit opened up the draw.…
BADMINTON OCEANIA PRESS RELEASE UPDATED ON 29/04/2022 AT 11.30AM Badminton Oceania (BOC) can confirm that two more players from the…
Australia’s Gronya Somerville came out in fighting form on day one of the VICTOR Oceania Championships 2022 as the reigning…
09The VICTOR Oceania Championships 2022 opened with the men’s singles draw this afternoon, with a large draw of 65 players…
Pictured: Oliver Leydon-Davis and Anona Pak, New Zealand. Photo Credit: Badminton Photo Badminton Oceania has caught up with Badminton New…
The VICTOR Oceania Championships 2022 will feature 97 players from four member associations: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Tahiti. The…
In February 2022, the VICTOR Oceania Men’s and Women’s Team Championships were meant to take place in North Harbour, New…
Pictured: Ryan Tong (New Zealand). Photo credit: Badminton Photo The recent Thomas Cup Finals team announcement by Badminton New Zealand…
There are just over two weeks left until the VICTOR Oceania Championships make a comeback following a two-year COVID-related hiatus.…
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can confirm it will initiate a transition towards a live 52-week BWF World Ranking commencing…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE (Adapted) Thomas Cup champions Indonesia, who regained the trophy last year after a 19-year wait, find themselves…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE The TotalEnergies BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2022 take place in Bangkok, Thailand from 8 –…
In February 2022, the VICTOR Oceania Men’s and Women’s Team Championships were meant to take place in North Harbour, New…
For the last two months, students from across the Northern Marianas Islands have been competing in the TakeCare Interscholastic Badminton…
Oceania Masters in Paradise 2022 delighted to welcome Australian players following border re-opening and quarantine-free travel announcement. Following the New…
The Oceania Tour was first launched in 2019 – an initiative which is linked to the Badminton Oceania Player Development…
Pictured: U17 Men’s Doubles winners Jin Chung and Chen Yang with Sandra Low (right) Photo credit: Guam National Badminton Federation …
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Badminton Oceania and Badminton Victoria are delighted to announce that the VICTOR Oceania Para Badminton Championships 2022 will be taking…
Over the last two years, Badminton has soared in popularity in the Cook Islands during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The…
The Northern Marianas Badminton Association has narrowed the selection to 14 individuals who will spend the next few months training…
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BWF Media Update. Pictured: Emcee Rashid Salleh (left) hosts the TotalEnergies BWF World Championships 2021 Draw at BWF Headquarters in…
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Badminton Oceania, in partnership with Badminton Cook Islands, is delighted to announce that an additional wheelchair division will be added…
Pictured: (left to right) Tereapii Akavi, Te Pa O Te Rangi Tupa, Zarrian Heather-Rau and Kaiyin Mataio It was a…
Ex-Australian national and state players, Jeff Tho and Henry Wong are two years into their quest to create the world’s…
Inside The Games Media Update Tahiti will host the Pacific Games for the third time having been awarded the 2027…
Pictured: Gronya Somerville (Australia). Photo credit: Erika Sawauchi, Badminton Photo Last month, Gronya decided to put her badminton career first…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE Further to September’s announcement detailing updates to the BWF Tournament Calendar 2021, the Badminton World Federation (BWF)…
Photo Credit: Badminton Photo, Yves Lacroix Remi Rossi won for Tahiti their first match of the TotalEnergies BWF Thomas & Uber Cup…
Pictured: Trish Gubb – Umpire, New Zealand (left) and Lynne Nixey – Deputy Referee, New Zealand (right) at the Tokyo…
TakeCare Insurance Company Inc. marked its inaugural sponsorship of a sports tournament with Northern Marianas Badminton Association (NMBA) – the…
Photo credit: Therese Rivers, Pacific Games News Service. Remi Rossi stole the show at the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games as…
TotalEnergies and the Badminton World Federation (BWF) have announced the renewal of their partnership for another five years until 2025.…
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has launched a brand-new mobile app offering fans a unique content and user experience designed…
Who would have thought only three years into her badminton career, Heirautea Curet would be stepping onto the court against…
The youth talent of Tahiti Badminton Federation is stepping up to the mark at this year’s TotalEnergies Sudirman Cup 2021,…
Pictured: Grant Manzoney (left) and Caitlin Dransfield (right), Australia. Photo Credit: Craig Burgess, Badminton Photo Australia’s Para badminton debutants, Grant…
Pictured: Caitlin Dransfield, Australia. Photo credit: Craig Burgess, Badminton Photo Caitlin Dransfield believes she is in a unique position to…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE Further to August’s announcement detailing updates to the BWF Tournament Calendar 2021, the Badminton World Federation (BWF)…
Badminton has soared in popularity in the Cook Islands over the last two years. Particularly as the non-contact sport identified…
Pictured (left to right): Dheva Anrimusthi, Cheah Lieh Hou and Suryo Nugroho. Photo Credit: Parabadmintonphoto/BWF Cheah Liek Hou of Malaysia…
Pictured: Grant Manzoney, Australia. Photo credit = Craig Burgess, Badminton Photo It wasn’t the start that Australia wanted in their…
Pictured (left to right): Ian Bridge, Grant Manzoney and Caitlin Dransfield. Photo credit: Paralympics Australia It’s the speed of the…
Pictured: Karen Arnold, line judging at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Australian line judge, Karen Arnold, has arrived in…
Pictured: Justin Zuo, New Zealand, umpiring at the Singapore Open 2017. Photo Credit: Badminton Photo “I am so glad that…
The much-awaited draw for the 14 events at Para badminton’s debut at the Paralympics was conducted today at the Main…
Pictured: Ravi Nadan, holding the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch at the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games Players were not the only…
Nellie Ruth Leva is an inspirational leader and athlete in Papua New Guinea’s sporting circles. In 2020, she was part…
On Wednesday 18 August 2021, the BWF made a live draw for the TotalEnergies BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE The Badminton World Federation can today reveal its first-ever mobile app Badminton4U will be hitting app stores…
NORTHERN MARIANAS BADMINTON ASSOCIATION PRESS RELEASE The Northern Marianas Badminton Association brought the sport back to its first home after…
BWF MEDIA RELEASE The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can announce updates to the BWF Tournament Calendar for the remainder of…
Pictured: Team Tahiti win bronze at VICTOR Oceania Men’s Team Championships (left). Team Tahiti compete in VICTOR Oceania Mixed Team…
Pictured (left to right): Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen, Simon Leung/Gronya Somerville, Setyana Mapasa/Gronya Somerville. Photo Credit: Badminton Photo The Australian Olympic…
Australian Paralympic Committee Press Release Shortly after badminton was officially included on the program for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, Grant…
Pictured: Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen. Photo credit: Australian Olympic Committee The reigning and six-time Oceania women’s singles champion, Wendy Chen, is…
AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE PRESS RELEASE The AOC has thanked the Members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for their decision…
Pictured: Richard Wong (line judge), Australia. Oceania Line Judge, Richard Wong (from Australia) is attending his first Olympic Games in…
Pictured: Gronya Somerville. Photo credit: Australian Olympic Committee Another Olympic debutant in Tokyo is Gronya Somerville, representing Australia in the…
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can confirm Suzhou, China has been awarded the hosting rights of the TotalEnergies BWF Sudirman…
Australia’s Simon Leung will be travelling to Tokyo next week to compete in the Mixed Doubles draw at the Tokyo…
Pacific Games Council Media Update The Executive Board of the Pacific Games Council, after consultations with the 22 member Pacific…
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can reveal an updated BWF Tournament Calendar for the remainder of 2021. The changes represent…
Australian Olympic Committee Press Release. Photo credit: Badminton Australia The Australian Olympic Committee has announced the Badminton team for Tokyo…
With under five weeks to go until the start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, reigning Oceania Champion and Australian…
Secondary schools students from around Rarotonga came together to battle it out in the sixth Annual College Badminton Tournament on…
The Northern Marianas Badminton Association (NMBA) hosted its first competition of the 2021 season last weekend, at the TSL Sports Complex.…
Further to the BWF tournament update on 25 May 2021, the BWF wishes to advise that the following tournaments have…
BWF Media Update Olympic gold medallists Zhang Ning, Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng have been inducted into the Badminton World…
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can confirm no further tournaments will be played inside the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games qualifying…
Pictured: Members of the Akavi family storm to the top of the podium at the Cook Islands Games 2020 The…
UPDATE (28/05/21): Following the latest lockdown in Melbourne announced by the Victorian lockdown on 28 May 2021, the YONEX City…
Tournament organisers Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) and Badminton World Federation (BWF) have jointly agreed to cancel the Singapore Open 2021 scheduled…
Tournament organisers Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) and Badminton World Federation have jointly agreed to postpone the CELCOM AXIATA Malaysia Open…
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is excited to announce the conclusion of its periodic tender process to award its Official…
Eight junior players from the Cook Islands will be travelling to Auckland this week to take part in a 10-day…
The Solomon Islands National Badminton Federation have successfully completed their first ever Easter badminton tournament, with 23 players competing over…
Tournament organisers Badminton Association of India (BAI) have postponed the YONEX-SUNRISE India Open – a Super 500 tournament on the…
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can confirm two BWF Tour Super 100 tournaments – the Russian Open 2021 and Indonesia…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE The Badminton World Federation (BWF) and Badminton England can confirm that a number of players and team…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can confirm the US Open 2021 – a Super 300 tournament on…
Pictured: Australia winning the VICTOR Oceania Mixed Team Championships 2019 The VICTOR Oceania Championships 2021 was originally scheduled to take…
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can announce changes to the HSBC BWF World Tour 2021 tournament calendar. The CELCOM AXIATA…
Badminton Australia have successfully filed an application to upgrade the two Grade 3 tournaments scheduled to take place in September…
Badminton Oceania, with the support of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) are pleased to announce Remi Rossi (Tahiti) and Dgeniva…
The YONEX German Open 2021 to be staged in Mülheim an der Ruhr from 9-14 March 2021 has been cancelled. The…
Badminton World Federation (BWF) has partnered with Creative Technology to enhance the fan experience of watching badminton matches by bringing…
Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen, winner of the first two men’s singles events of the Asian Leg in Bangkok, Thailand, has his…
Photo Credit: Badminton Photo Badminton World Federation (BWF) has confirmed the qualifiers for the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals to…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE Badminton World Federation (BWF) can confirm India player Sai Praneeth B. has tested positive for COVID-19 and…
Photo Credit: Badminton Photo The Asian Leg of the HSBC BWF World Tour continues this week as the Super 1000…
Badminton World Federation (BWF) and Badminton Association of Thailand (BAT) can confirm three of the four players who tested positive…
Photo Credit: Badminton Photo Badminton is embraced for an emphatic return this week as the Asian Leg of the HSBC…
Badminton Oceania and VICTOR first joined forces in 2017 when the brand was first awarded the Oceania Championships naming rights.…
BWF MEDIA RELEASE The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has successfully completed a review process of the BWF Tournament Calendar for…
Badminton Cook Islands are celebrating tremendous growth in the sport following a global pandemic which saw people rush on to…
In 2020, a total of seven BWF international events were cancelled in Oceania due to COVID-19. While all sports continue…
Pictured: Northern Marianas players at the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games CNMI2022 PACIFIC MINI GAMES PRESS RELEASE Following the hugely successful…
This year, the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) collectively decided to host a national Games for the…
BWF PRESS RELEASE The much-awaited DANISA Denmark Open 2020 begins tomorrow. It marks the return of competitive badminton after seven…
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) today held a virtual press conference on confirmation of the Asian leg of the badminton…
BWF MEDIA STATEMENT The Badminton World Federation (BWF), in full consultation and agreement with local host Badminton Denmark, has made…
After winning the men’s and women’s team event at this year’s VICTOR Oceania Championships 2020 and securing the continental spot…
BWF MEDIA RELEASE Following yesterday’s announcement of an adjusted tournament calendar for the HSBC BWF World Tour in 2020, in…
BWF MEDIA RELEASE | BADMINTON OCEANIA The Badminton World Federation (BWF) will implement an adjusted tournament calendar for the HSBC…
The draw for the TOTAL BWF Thomas and Uber Cup Finals 2020 was staged at BWF Headquarters in Kuala Lumpur…
BWF Media Update Further to our update of 23 July, and in light of the ongoing developments surrounding the spread…
Text adapted by InsideTheGames | Photo Credit: Samoa 2019 Pacific Games News Service – Trina Edwards Organisers in the Commonwealth…
Following the release of the revamped tournament calendar for the remainder of the 2020 season, the Badminton World Federation (BWF)…
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) today announced the new dates for the BARFOOT & THOMPSON BWF World Junior Championships 2020,…
Following last week’s announcement of a revamped tournament calendar for 2020, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) can outline the updated…
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has announced a revamped tournament calendar for the remainder of 2020 following disruptions caused by…
Further to the update on tournaments made on 29 April, the BWF announced that in close consultation and agreement with…
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) and Spanish Badminton Federation (FESBA) can confirm the BWF World Championships traditionally scheduled for August…
BWF MEDIA STATEMENT Badminton World Federation (BWF) and Badminton Denmark can confirm the TOTAL BWF Thomas and Uber Cup Finals…
The Badminton World Federation (BWF), in close consultation and consensus with the Host Member Associations and Continental Confederations, has taken…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can announce it will freeze World Rankings and World Junior Rankings until…
Following the cancellation and suspension of three events in Badminton Oceania’s playing calendar, the Oceania Tour 2020 has been cancelled.…
International Olympic Committee Media Update The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee,…
TEXT BY BWF The unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to many unforeseen challenges. Today, we stand in…
BWF MEDIA STATEMENT The International Olympic Committee (IOC), Tokyo Organising Committee and Japan Government today confirmed that the Tokyo 2020 Olympic…
BWF MEDIA STATEMENT The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can confirm that the Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Open 2020 to…
BWF PRESS RELEASE The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can confirm that the TOTAL BWF Thomas and Uber Cup Finals 2020…
Every year at the continental championships, a player is awarded with the Daniel Shirley Sportsmanship Award. Daniel Shirley is one…
BWF MEDIA STATEMENT The International Olympic Committee (IOC), while continuing its consultations with stakeholders of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, has…
This breaking news directly impacts the two Grade 3 tournaments to be played in New Zealand in the next two…
In light of the developing COVID-19 outbreak and recent ‘Pandemic’ prescribed by the World Health Organisation, Badminton Oceania and Badminton…
Pictured: Corrie Keith Robinson, New Zealand. Photo credit: Badminton Photo On Saturday, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) confirmed the cancellation…
Pictured: Carrie Wilson, New Zealand. Photo Credit: Ballarat Badminton In 2020, over 70 applications were received from more than 30…
Pictured: Abhinav Manota, New Zealand Following a successful launch last year, the Oceania Tour returns in 2020. The initiative is…
Pictured: Cherish Reti, Samoa. Photo credit: Ballarat Badminton In January 2019, Badminton Oceania joined forces with Samoa Badminton Federation to…
Pictured: Louisa Ma (Australia). Photo credit: Ballarat Badminton Team Australia double booked their TOTAL BWF Thomas and Uber 2020 Finals…
Pictured: Jacob Schueler, Australia. Photo credit: Ballarat Badminton Two rivalries ensured an electric atmosphere on finals day at the VICTOR…
Pictured: Oscar Guo, New Zealand. Photo credit: Ballarat Badminton On the second day of the team event, Australia and New…
Pictured: David Joe Kaniku, Papua New Guinea. Photo credit: Ballarat Badminton For the first time in Oceania’s history, the able-bodied…
New Zealand and Australia showed no mercy on the opening day of the VICTOR Oceania Men’s and Women’s Team Championships…
The mixed team event at last year’s Samoa 2019 Pacific Games ended with a spectacular twist as Fiji, New Caledonia…
Pictured: Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen, Australia. Photo credit: Ballarat Badminton MEN’S SINGLES The reigning Oceania junior champion Edward Lau stepped onto…
Men’s Singles New Zealand’s Edward Lau lit up the hall this morning as he topped of his impressive run to…
The quarterfinals at the VICTOR Oceania Championship opened with the mixed doubles this afternoon. Top seeds Simon Wing Hang Leung…
Tonga’s campaign may have come to an end in Ballarat, but the team has plenty to take away from the…
Day two of the VICTOR Oceania Championship 2020 began with a major upset as the third seeds were knocked out…
Pictured: Damus Matakinio and Morani Karikia, Cook Islands. Photo credit: Badminton Victoria When 15 and 16-year-old, Eleanor Wichman and Vaitoti…
Pictured: Edward Lau (New Zealand). Photo credit: Badminton Victoria The second half of day one at the VICTOR Oceania Championship…
The top seeds were fast off the mark on day one of the VICTOR Ocenaia Championships 2020. With vital World…
For the first time, the VICTOR Oceania Championships will combine the able-bodied and the Para badminton Championships in the same…
With the growing popularity of badminton in Papua New Guinea, yet only half marked badminton courts available to the aspiring…
The race is on at this year’s VICTOR Oceania Championships as many payers will be vying for essential World Ranking…
Pictured: Setyana Mapasa (left) and Gronya Somerville (right), Australia. Photo Credit: Badminton Photo From February 10-16 February, the VICTOR Oceania…
The first seeds from New Zealand, Oliver Leydon-Davis and Anona Pak ended their tour of the United Kingdom on a…
Three players from Oceania celebrated a spot in the second round in the VICTOR Welsh International 2019 following a tough…
VICTOR Welsh International 2019 Australia’s Men’s Singles players were in qualification action on day one of the VICTOR Welsh International…
Pictured: Abhinav Manota, New Zealand. Photo Credit: Luis Veniegra Photography Players from Australia and New Zealand continue the tour of…
Pictured: Coach and players from Team Australia. Photo Credit: Badminton Australia On day four of the Singapore Youth International Series…
Pictured: Shrey Dhand, Australia. Photo Credit: Badminton Australia As the competition reaches the midway point, two Australian Men’s Singles players…
Pictured: Gavin Kyjac Ong, Australia. Photo Credit: Badminton Victoria From Monday 18 – Sunday 24, top juniors from Australia and…
Pictured: Setyana Mapasa (left) and Gronya Somerville (Australia). Photo Credit: @Gronyasomerville (Instagram) Australia’s National Champions and the reigning regional Champions,…
Pictured: Simon Leung and Mitchell Wheller, Australia. Photo Credit: Luis Veniegra Photography Simon Leung celebrated double success on day two…
Pictured: Corrie Robinson, New Zealand. Photo Credit: Badminton Photo Australia’s Caitlin Dransfield tasted more victory on day two at the…
Pictured: Keith Edison, Australia. Players from Australia and New Zealand continue to tour the globe in search of valuable world…
Qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games continues to be the them of the year for the world’s Para badminton…
Pictured: Oliver Leydon-Davis and Anona Pak. Photo credit: Luis Veniegra The Mixed Doubles pair from New Zealand are chasing qualification…
Pictured: Louisa Ma, Australia At the Macau Open 2019, Australian sixth seeds (Gronya Somerville and Setyana Mapasa) were awarded a…
On day two of the Dubai International Challenge, Australia’s Wendy Chen became the last player standing from Oceania. Alongside Mitchell…
Pictured: Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen, Australia. Photo Credit: Luis Veniegra Six players from Australia are competing at the Dubai International Challenge…
Pictured: Luke Missen, Australia. Photo Credit: Luis Veniegra Badminton Oceania is pleased to announce that we will be holding the…
Pictured: Jacob Schueler, Australia. Photo credit: Luis Veniegra As the rush for Olympic qualification continues, players from Australia have travelled…
Pictured: Jack Wang and Ella Smith, New Zealand. Photo credit: Badminton Photo The four remaining pairs and players from Oceania…
Pictured: Edward Lau, New Zealand. Photo credit: Badminton Photo The Trans-Tasman rivalry between Australia and New Zealand opened the Mixed…
Pictured: Angela Yu (left) and Kaitlyn Ea (right), Australia. Photo credit: Badminton Photo Following the Mixed Team Championships which took…
Pictured: Teiva Politi (front) and Nina Smits, Tahiti. Tahiti’s Teiva Politi is about to see out his Junior years in…
Pictured: Louis Beaubois, Tahiti. Photo Credit: Samoa 2019 Pacific Games New Service Tahiti’s Louis Beaubois and Teiva Politi are about…
Pictured: Rio Agustino, Australia. Photo credit: Badminton Photo On the penultimate day of the BWF Junior Mixed Team Championships for…
Pictured: Catelyn Rozario, New Zealand. Photo credit: Badminton Photo The BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships closed the Group stages…
Pictured: Jack Yu and Kaitlyn Ea, Australia. Photo credit: Badminton Photo On day two of the BWF World Junior Mixed…
Pictured: Team New Zealand performing the Haka. Photo Credit: Badminton Photo The BWF World Junior Championships got underway yesterday, with…
MEN’S SINGLES Yusuke Onodera (JPN)[15] vs Lim Chong King (JPN) 21-8 21-15 Looking to repeat his recent victory in the…
Men’s Singles All four players put on a scintillating performance this evening, across two marathon matches which went the distance.…
Pictured: Alvin Morada and Alyssa Yasbel Leonardo, Philippines. Photo credit: Luis Veniegra Photography The Filipino’s had plenty of reasons to…
Pictured: Oliver Leydon-Davis/Anona Pak. Photo Credit: Luis Veniegra Photography Another day of intense competition saw a number of top seeds…
Pictured: Philip Joper Escueta/Paul John Pantig. Photo credit: Luis Veniegra Photography Ten members of the Filipino national team are putting…
Pictured: Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen. Photo Credit: Luis Veniegra Photography The regional reigning champion from Australia, Wendy Chen, was the first…
Window of opportunity for Louisa Ma to take the Oceania Tour title The Oceania Tour was a new concept for…
Pictured: Abhinav Manota, New Zealand. Photo credit: Luis Veniegra Photography A handful of qualification matches in the Men’s and Women’s…
MEN’S SINGLES Tze Yong Ng (MAS) vs Lee Hyun Il (KOR)[1] 23-21 5-1 Retired There’s a very bright future ahead…
Three days of scintillating action simmered down to an epic evening of Semi-Finals action in Adelaide. The Regional Champions from…
The South Australia International 2019 Quarter-Finals came to a dramatic end this afternoon as one of the biggest contenders for…
Pictured: Phillip and Ryan Chew. Photo credit: Badminton Photo An intense day of competition has seen numerous seeds fall with…
Since Monday 9 – Friday 13 September, juniors from Tonga, Samoa and the Cook Islands have joined the intermediate school…
In one of his biggest tournaments to date, Australia’s Jack Yu is celebrating a second-round victory on his fifteenth birthday…
Australia’s Anthony Joe was one of the first seeds to fall on day one of the South Australia International 2019,…
Between the years of 2005 and 2011, Australia’s Boris Ma collected a number of Men’s Singles titles in the Under…
Top junior players from around the world will congregate in Kazan, Russia to compete in the BWF World Junior Championships…
MEN’S SINGLES Chi Yu Jen (TPE)[7] vs Liu Wei Chi (TPE)[8] 21-16 21-18 Without dropping a game and barely letting…
Kok Xian Tan and Kha Yan Wong, Malaysia. Photo credit: @jbmedia_perth Men’s Singles The eighth seed from Chinese Taipei brought…
Pictured: Buwaneka Goonethilleka, Sri Lanka. Photo credit: @jbmedia_perth (Instagram) The day opened with a number of three-game thrillers as the…
Pictured: Keith Edison. Photo Credit: @jbmedia_perth (Instagram) The second day ended with the round of 16 across all five disciplines…
Pictured: Thea Geil, Denmark (left) and Chen You-Chi, Chinese Taipei (right). Photo credit: @jbmedia_perth (Instagram) Tournaments across the world have…
From the distant islands in the Pacific to the West Coast of Australia, 26-year-old Teitiria Utimawa is reveling in her…
With one week to go until the annual Anchor AIMS Games takes place in Tauranga, New Zealand, players from Tonga…
Photo credit: Badminton Photo The BWF International Series event takes place in Sydney from 18 – 21 September 2019. Men’s…
Photo credit: Badminton Photo The Oceania Tour is a new initiative for 2019 which encourages players from Oceania to compete…
WOMEN’S SINGLES Lee Yu-Hsuan (TPE) vs Angela Yu (AUS)[1] 19-21 21-14 21-15 The closely contested first game was anyone’s for the taking…
The finalists have been decided at the Australian Junior International 2019. Australia proved their strength and depth in the Mixed…
Players from Australia and Chinese Taipei denied the other competing countries (New Zealand and Sri Lanka) a chance of competing…
Day two of the Australian Junior International 2019 opened with the Men’s Singles, where more seeded players dropped out of…
As the sole representative of Sri Lanka at this year’s Australian Junior International 2019, 16-year-old Dumindu Aberwickrama is embracing his…
On day one of the Australian Junior International 2019, the youngsters from Sri Lanka and Chinese Taipei showed they weren’t…
Chinese Taipei brings a squad of eight to Altona Badminton Centre in Melbourne to compete in this year’s Australian Junior…
Photo credit: Badminton Photo The Perth International 2019, a BWF Future Series event, will take place next month inside the…
“The World Championships is no different to any other tournament, I’m always going to try my best to prepare for…
New Zealand’s Para-Badminton star, Corrie Robinson, has qualified for this month’s TOTAL BWF Para-Badminton World Championships in Basel, Switzerland. The…
Photo credit: Badminton Photo For one of the region’s highest ranked Men’s Singles players, Daniel Fan, qualifying for the TOTAL…
Loke Poh Wong heads to Poland this week to play in the YONEX BWF World Senior Championships with the goal…
Australian Para-Badminton player, Celine Vinot, continues to make waves on the region’s Para-Badminton scene, after medalling in all three disciplines…
Photo credit: Badminton Photo The whirlwind journey continues for Australia’s golden girls, Gronya Somerville and Setyana Mapasa. A series of…
From the small suburb of Denison, Victoria, to the World Championships in Switzerland, Missen is embracing all the opportunities that…
Photo Credit: Pacific Games News Service – Therese Rivers Johanna Kou boasts an impressive portfolio in the badminton world. The…
Tahitian teenager Louis Beaubois made headlines again last week after seizing the bronze medal in the Men’s Singles at the…
Tahiti’s Rémi Rossi tops the badminton medal table at the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games after swiping all three possible Gold…
With only three spaces on the podium, the pressure was piled on this morning as player’s competed for the Bronze…
The results are in and the Finalists for the final day of badminton competition at the 2019 Samoa 2019 Pacific…
Day two of the Individual event at the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games opened with the Quarter-Final. There were a number…
Team Tonga are thriving in the Pacific badminton scene as their national federation grows stronger and their coaches become more…
Following the dramatic conclusion to the Mixed Team tournament, the players returned to the Multi Sports Centre in Apia this…
Fiji rejoiced when they won Gold on the final day of the Mixed Team event. The third seeds won on…
Team Samoa lead by example as their Coconut-leaf player bags went viral as they opened their Mixed Team campaign on…
MORNING SESSION Fiji took no prisoners in their match against Kiribati this morning. Fresh from a top result against the…
In 2011, only three teams entered the Mixed Team event at the Pacific Games. Eight years later and the growth…
It’s been a rollercoaster ride for Oceania’s regional Women’s Doubles Champions, Gronya Somerville and Setyana Mapasa. The pair were relatively…
MORNING SESSION New Caledonia eased through their match against Northern Marianas this morning to extend their impressive run at the…
Photo credit Games News Service – Therese Rivers Fiji, Tahiti and New Caledonia opened with a dominant performance on day…
Northern Marianas arrived in Apia, Samoa with high spirits and an eagerness to learn as the badminton team take part…
The reigning regional Champions and aspiring Tokyo 2020 Olympians are through to the Semi-Finals at this month’s first BWF Tour…
Samoa’s Charles Iamanu Faalogoifo could be up against the first seed in front of a home crowd in Samoa. The…
Oceania’s reigning Women’s Singles champion has been preparing for an upcoming month of intense competition in India. Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen…
Pictured above: Danielle Whiteside, Fiji | Photo Credit: Badminton Photo Badminton returns to the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games after last…
Runze Yan leads the charge as an influx of Oceania athletes compete in Mongolia. Players from New Zealand in Australia…
Seven teams will compete in the Mixed Team badminton event at the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games event from Monday 8…
The VICTOR Oceania Championships 2020 will return to Victoria, at the Ken Kay Badminton Stadium in Ballarat, Australia, from 10…
Four singles players from Australia are competing in Quatre Bornes this week at the FLEET Mauritius International 2019. The two…
As the hundreds of players race around the world in hunt of Olympic qualification, players from Australia have taken it…
WOMEN’S DOUBLES Yuki Fukushima/Sayaka Hirota (JPN)[2] bt Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan (CHN)[3] 21-10 21-16 The score did not reflect the incredible…
WS: Nozomi Okuhara (JPN)[1] beat Ratchanok Intanon (THA)[4] 21-17, 21-15 Even though Ratchanok Intanon was making Nozomi Okuhara run a…
The world class players from Indonesia and China opened proceedings on semi finals day at the Crown Group Australian Badminton…
Japanese superstars Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino opened proceedings on quarter finals day at the Crown Group Australian Badminton Open…
Jonatan Christie (INA)[3] beat Lin Dan (CHN)[8] 21-9, 24-22 It was a drama filled revenge match for the Indonesian who…
The quarter finalists have been decided at the Crown Group Australian Badminton Open 2019 as the round of 16 served…
Lin Dan (CHN)[8] beat Kashyap Parupalli (IND) 21-17, 20-22, 21-14 The Chinese and Indian played a chess-like match, using every…
After missing the Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Open last month, and only playing one match in the TOTAL BWF…
Day two of the Crown Group Australian Badminton Open 2019 delivered a thrilling day of badminton across all five disciplines…
Text written by Aaron Wong/Crown Group Australia Badminton Open 2019 MS: Kantaphon Wangcharoen (THA) beat Kenta Nishimoto (CHN) [4] 19-21,…
Australia lead the charge for Oceania as this year’s Crown Group Australian Badminton Open. With seven pairs in the qualifying…
Qualification Round – Men’s Singles Two former world junior champions, a former world #1, and a former world junior #1…
Like many other badminton player’s around the world, it takes an enormous amount of commitment, motivation and organisation to balance…
It was heartbreak for Australia this evening as the 23rd and 24th play off against Switzerland went down to the…
New Zealand and Slovakia both finished third in their level 3 group stages at the TOTAL BWF Sudirman Cup 2019,…
With two wins each in Group 3A of the TOTAL BWF Sudirman Cup 2019, Australia and Ireland were competing for…
In the last of the Group 3A matches, New Zealand faced Nepal on Wednesday evening. The two teams will be…
Oliver Leydon-Davis and Anona Pak lead the charge for the kiwis on day three of competition at the TOTAL BWF…
On day one of competition at the TOTAL BWF Sudriman Cup 2019, neighbouring countries New Zealand and Australia were up…
New Zealand will compete in Group 3A at the TOTAL BWF Sudirman Cup 2019, alongside neighbouring country Australia, Nepal and…
In just over one week’s time, Team Australia will travel to Nanning, China, to compete in the TOTAL BWF Sudirman…
The second HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300 to take place in Oceania this year comes to Sydney in June.…
Press release: Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Badminton Open 2019 The Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Badminton Open has proved…
Press release: Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Badminton Open WOMEN SERVE UP DOUBLES MATCH FOR THE AGES AS DAN DEPARTS…
On quarter-finals day, spectators were treated to a masterclass in badminton as two-time Olympic, five-time World Champion and defending Barfoot…
On day three of competition at the Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Open 2019, players are competing for quarter-final spots…
Plenty of Oceania’s top players were in action throughout the afternoon at the Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Open 2019.…
Day one of the Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Open 2019 started with mixed success for Oceania players in the qualification…
Australia’s Pit Seng Low was one of the first players on court this morning against Croatia’s Zvonimir Durkinjak, shortly followed…
The first Olympic qualifying event is upon us in New Zealand as they players have arrived in Auckland to compete…
The first Olympic qualifying event of the year comes to Auckland next week as the reputable Barfoot & Thompson New…
Prepare to watch some world-class badminton! The fantastic reputation of the Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Badminton Open 2019 lives…
Players from around the world congregated in Hamilton, New Zealand, this week for the Badminton World Federation (BWF) International Series…
The finalists have been decided at the YONEX Waikato International 2019. A thrilling evening of badminton went down in the…
Throughout the morning on Saturday 30 March, the quarter-finals took place in Hamilton, Waikato as the players compete for a…
The quarter-finalists have been decided at the BWF International Series event taking place in Hamilton this week. The drama continued…
One week after the BWF Future Series event in Auckland, the drama continues to unfold in Hamilton at the YONEX…
One more top seeded pair bowed out at the semi-finals stage, before all ten finalists were decided. Australia’s Simon Leung,…
Day two at the YONEX North Harbour International 2019 delivered with world-class badminton, shock exits from some top seeded players…
Players from around the world congregate in Auckland this week as the YONEX North Harbour International 2019 gets underway. With…
The recent VICTOR Oceania Championships 2019 in Melbourne showcased the inspiring legacy from the Pacific Islands, with players from Tonga, the…
Compared to the other regions in the world, Oceania faces unique challenges due to the remoteness, distance between countries/continents and…
One week after the YONEX North Harbour International takes place, many of the players will travel south of Auckland to…
It’s a busy week for the badminton world, with some of the Badminton World Federation’s top tournament taking place all…
You can now relive the action from the VICTOR Oceania Badminton Championships at Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre. Footage from…
The youngsters from Australia and New Zealand delivered a nail-biting display of badminton at the final of the VICTOR Oceania…
The penultimate day of competition took place in Melbourne today, with only one day left at the VICTOR Oceania Badminton…
As opposed to the junior event, the VICTOR Oceania Open Mixed Team Championships 2019 has been played in a round…
New Caledonia continue to celebrate as the Open team defeat the fourth seeds from Fiji minutes after their Junior team.…
New Caledonia cause the biggest upset of day one after defeating fourth seeds, Fiji in the VICTOR Oceania Open Mixed…
RISING STARS FROM NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA TAKE HOME GOLD AT THE VICTOR OCEANIA JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 The talented youngsters…
AUSTRALIA DOMINATE THE DOUBLES WHILE NEW ZEALAND’S PRODIGY AND REIGNING JUNIOR CHAMPION, OSCAR GUO, CONTINUES A LEGACY IN THE OPEN MEN’S…
Day three of competition saw some fierce competition across the Open and Junior disciplines as the quarter finals got underway.…
It was a potentially risky visit, but it was all worth it for Daniel Fan as he travelled to Malaysia…
Badminton Oceania welcomes Ian Bridge to the team, undertaking the role as Coaching and Development Officer on a part-time basis.…
Entries to the VICTOR Oceania Badminton Championships 2019 have now closed and with a high calibre of players from across the region…
In one of the first tournaments of the year, the PERODUA Malaysia Masters 2019 has kicked off the badminton-fuelled year…
The draws and schedule for the VICTOR Oceania Mixed Team Championships 2019 (Open and Junior) has been approved by the…
At the recent Badminton Oceania Executive Board meeting the establishment of an Athletes Commission was approved. The Athletes’ Commission is…
All of the footage from the Australia Para-Badminton International 2018 and the VICTOR Oceania Para-Badminton Championships 2018 is now available…
The final day of competition in Geelong has come to an end following two days of exhilarating badminton. Players from…
The wheelchair classifications have been in action throughout the afternoon at the VICTOR Oceania Para-Badminton Championships 2018 – Men’s Singles…
A big badminton welcome to Iosefo Rakesa from Fiji – competing in his first ever para-badminton tournament! Training for badminton…
Players from around the region will spend the next two days competing at the VICTOR Oceania Para-Badminton Championships 2018. With…
In 2020, Para-Badminton will be included in the Paralympic Games for the first time. Ahead of the qualification period, which…
It’s been a tense atmosphere in the stadium as the elimination rounds of the Australian Para-Badminton International 2018 take place.…
The mixed doubles SL3 – SU5 opened day three at Leisuretime Centre in Geelong, Victoria with the first seeds from…
Most of the top seeded players continued to lead the charge throughout day two of the Australian Para-Badminton International. The…
As the preliminary rounds of the competition come to an end, the morning of day two at the competition was…
Day one at the Australian Para-Badminton International 2018 has come to a close as over 100 athletes compete in the…
The Australian Para-Badminton International 2018 started at 9.30am local time at Leisuretime Centre in Geelong, Victoria. In the opening round,…
Following two days of practice sessions, the players were treated to a traditional Australian evening to kick off the event…
The penultimate Para-Badminton event of the year for the region continues to build excitement as the players have arrived in…
It was a tough day for the remaining Oceania players at the LI-NING BWF World Junior Championships, with some fierce…
It’s been a tough day for our players on day two of the LI-NING BWF World Junior Championships 2018 with…
On day 1 of the LI-NING BWF World Junior Championships in Canada, we saw mixed success in the men’s and women’s…
Zecily Fung is the first Oceania player on court at the LI-NING BWF World Junior Championships 2018. On Monday 12…
It was mixed emotions on day 4 as we saw both our teams, New Zealand and Australia, take to the…
New Zealand and Australia returned to the court once again on day 3 of the LI-NING BWF World Junior Championships…
Neighbouring countries Australia and New Zealand went head-to-head in the Play Off stages at the LI-NING BWF World Junior Mixed…
From 11-17 February 2019, the VICTOR Oceania Championships 2019 will take place at the Melbourne Sport and Aquatic Centre, starting…
With a record breaking 65 countries competing at the 2018 blibli.com BWF World Junior championships the Australian and New Zealand…
As part of the Oceania development programme the U19’s national teams from Australia and New Zealand are in Magelang, Indonesia…
The LI-NING Australian Junior International is being played in Melbourne 31 August – 3 September
The BWF Total Sudirman Cup 2017 has come to an end in the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia.
Following on from their whitewash of the VICTOR Oceania Junior Championship finals, the New Zealand team have once again showed…
The VICTOR Oceania Junior Mixed Team Championships begun yesterday, setting in motion the final event from a busy week in…
If you held a mirror to the VICTOR Oceania Championships finals, you would see a perfect reflection of participants and…
It was a busy and long day at Salle Anewy in New Caledonia, as over 100 players took to the…
The Australian supremacy was on display last night at Salle Anewy in Noumea, as their players took out the title…
Dylan Soedjasa (NZ) was the name on everyone’s lips today at the Kiwi player made his presence felt in the…
Australian shuttlers had the most success as the Casa Del Sole Noumea International got underway today at Salle Anewy in…
In front of an enthusiastic crowd gathered at Salle Anewy, the Australians in the field continued the theme of yesterday…
Over the weekend 28-29 January 10 new Shuttle Time Tutors were put through their paces at the first Shuttle Time Tutor…
Due to a clash with the recently announced Adele concert, there will be a change to the date of the…
On the signing of this agreement Flemming Quach – from the Victor Global Marketing Division – emphasised:
Setyana Mapasa and Gronya Somerville have pulled off some outstanding results to win the Women’s Doubes at the Yonex Dutch…
Played at Altona, Melbourne – 23-25 September 2016
The Pan Pacific under 19 Team Championships were played at Altona, Melbourne prior to the Australian Junior International
Oceania is represented at the Olympic Games in Rio by five players and two support staff from Australia and five…
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – The first day of Oceania Men’s and Women’s Team Championships at the X-TRM North Harbour Centre…
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Wins for Australia and New Zealand set up an all Trans-Tasman gold medal showdown in the…
Tahiti have won bronze at the Oceania Mixed Team Championships in Auckland, New Zealand, today after a shock 5-0 win…
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Australia has won gold at the Oceania Mixed Team Championships after a 3-2 victory over New…
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Tahiti and New Caledonia have advanced to Stage 2 of the Oceania Mixed Team Championships at…
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Australia and New Zealand stamped their authority on the Oceania Mixed Team Championships Stage 2 at…
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – New Zealand coach Peter Jensen says his team is looking forward to facing Australia at tomorrow’s…
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Australia coach Lasse Bundgard says his team is ready for what tomorrow’s Oceania Mixed Team Championship…
Tahiti and New Caledonia were winners following their opening matches at the Oceania Mixed Team Championships at X-TRM North Harbour…
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – New Caledonia sit top of the Oceania Mixed Team Championships after wins over Guam and arch-rivals…
Tonga’s Lauti Naaniumoto can’t wait for the start of tomorrow’s Oceania Mixed Team Championships and the Men’s and Women’s Team…
New Caledonia’s Fabien Nadmimin can’t wait for the action to start with the Oceania Mixed Team Championship poised to begin…
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – The Badminton Oceania, Oceania Mixed Team Championships begins at X-TRM North Harbour Centre in Auckland, New…
The draws for the Oceania Mixed, Men’s and Women’s Team Championships being played 16 – 20 February at North Harbour,…
Badminton Oceania is running a weekend workshop – ‘Staying One Step Ahead” – aimed at equipping both current and potential…