MAXX North Harbour International Finals Wrap
Women’s Doubles: Chih Chen Lee/Yen Yu Lin [TPE] v Su Yu Chen/Yi En Hsieh [TPE] The first Final of the…
1 – 4 December 2022
The Manawatu International (an International Series tournament) was scheduled to take place in the week following the New Zealand Open. However, due to the tournament’s cancellation and continuing complexities related to COVID-19, the Manawatu International 2022 has also been cancelled.
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has confirmed that the BARFOOT & THOMPSON New Zealand Open 2022 scheduled for 22-27 November, has been cancelled. Badminton New Zealand concluded that it was no longer feasible for them to host their tournament this year due to organisational complications coming out of COVID-19.
15 – 20 November 2022
After a three year break due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the HSBC BWF World Tour 300 event is returning to Sydney in November 2022.
20 – 23 October 2022
After a three year break due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the grade three tournament returns to Badminton North Harbour, although this time as an International Challenge (previously a Future Series).
12 – 16 October 2022
The City of Bendigo, supported by Badminton Australia, are delighted to host their first grade three tournament at Bendigo Eaglehawk Badminton Association (Victoria, Australia) welcoming players to their International Challenge tournament.
5 – 9 October 2022
After a three year break due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Sydney International will return to Sydney’s Olympic Park in 2022 as an International Series tournament.
1 – 2 October 2022
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 mixed team tournament – linked to Tier 1 of Badminton Oceania’s Player Development programme.
29 July – 8 August 2022
The 22nd edition of the Commonwealth Games — only the third in England after London (1934) and Manchester (2002) – will consist of a total of 19 sports events will be held over 11 days. Badminton, to be conducted at the National Exhibition Center (NEC), will be held over 23 sessions, with three medal sessions.
29 – 31 July 2022
Badminton Oceania and Badminton Victoria are delighted to bring the VICTOR Oceania Para Badminton Championships 2022 to Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre. The Continental Para Badminton Championships last took place in 2020 in Ballarat, alongside the able-bodied Championships. Following the complications of the COVID-19 pandemic, neither tournament has been able to take place since. Under the new BWF Para Badminton tournament structure, these Continental Championships will become a Grade 3 tournament.
17-25 June 2022
The Pacific Mini Games 2022 have been rescheduled from their previous 2021 date following the global COVID-19 pandemic. The Multi-sport Games will include badminton, weightlifting, tennis, va’a, baseball, athletics, beach volleyball, triathlon and golf.
26 – 31 May 2022
Aged over 35? Love travelling? Fancy playing badminton in the stunning surroundings of Rarotonga? Oceania Masters in Paradise 2022 is coming in May 2022. The event combines all the elements of travel, sunshine, badminton competition, tourist activities, and social functions with new and old friends. With competitive and recreational divisions, exclusive deals with Air New Zealand and The Edgewater Resort & Spa – Cook Islands , this will be a trip to remember.
The Open Individual tournament of our Continental Championships (originally scheduled for February 2022) will take place at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre in Victoria, Australia. Offering prize money for the first time, we are excited to resume our tournament calendar with these exciting Championships, for the first time since the global COVID-19 pandemic began.
Due to the ongoing uncertainties and complications surrounding the global COVID-19 pandemic, Badminton Oceania, in consultation with hosts Badminton North Harbour and the Badminton World Federation, are disappointed to announce that the VICTOR Oceania Championships 2022 (Individual events) have been postponed, while the Junior Individual and Mixed Team Championships, along with the Men’s and Women’s Team Championships have been cancelled. Read the full update here.
Women’s Doubles: Chih Chen Lee/Yen Yu Lin [TPE] v Su Yu Chen/Yi En Hsieh [TPE] The first Final of the…
Mixed Doubles Shaunna Li/Edward Lau [NZL] came out firing in the first game of the Semi Final against Alvin Morada/Airah…
Women’s Singles Quarter Final Results: It was an all-Singapore battle between Jaslyn Hooi [SGP] and Joelle Jia Ya Chee [SGP]…
Mixed Doubles: In one of the last matches of the day, Edward Lau and Shaunna Li’s [NZL] hope of making…
It was a very proud moment when the three words “love, all, play” were spoken this morning to kick off…
Women’s Doubles The first clash of the day was the Women’s Doubles Final rematch from last week in Bendigo between…
Mixed Doubles: Cheng Kuan Chen/Yin-Hui Hsu [TPE] v Nozomi Shimizu/Andika Ramadiansyah [AUS] Australian pair Nozomi Shimizu and Andika Ramadiansyah have…
A shift to hot and sticky conditions for Day 3 at the Roketto Sydney International certainly put the players to…
Paris Olympian Tiffany Ho [AUS] stuck to what she does best today to lock in her spot in the Women’s…
Two years of on-court experience between New Zealanders Adam Jeffrey and Justine Villegas showed its strength today during the pair’s…
Sunday 13 October 2024 – To start off the Finals Day action, mixed doubles was first on. The Singapore pair…
Friday 11 October 2024 – The third day of Yonex Bendigo International concluded all round of 16’s across the 5…
Thursday 10 October 2024 – The second day of the Yonex Bendigo International showcased an impressive display of passion and…
Wednesday 9 October 2024 – The Yonex Bendigo International kicked off a thrilling three-week stretch of BWF International Challenge competitions…
The stage is set for the Yonex Bendigo International, to be held at Red Energy Stadium from tomorrow, October 9,…
The seeding report and version two of the M & Q for the MAXX North Harbour International 2024 has now…
Photo Credit: Roketto Badminton (Jaslyn Hooi SGP) The seeding report and version two of the M & Q for the…
The seeding report and version two of the M & Q for the Yonex Bendigo International has now been released,…
Badminton Oceania is pleased to announce the hosts of the VICTOR Oceania Championships 2025. In February the VICTOR Oceania Championships…
Text by Grace Cai – Photo Credit: NMBA 13 July 2024 – Malaysian badminton sensation Justin Hoh has secured one…
Photo Credit: NMBA 13 July 2024 – The finals day at the DOVE Saipan International 2024 delivered thrilling matches, showcasing…
Text by Grace Cai – Photo Credit: NMBA 13 July 2024 – Viren Nettasinghe, the captain of Sri Lanka’s men’s…
ain Photo Credit: NMBA 12 July 2024 – Day four of the DOVE Saipan International 2024 (9-13 July) featured both…
Photo Credit: NMBA 11 July 2024 – Day three of the DOVE Saipan International 2024 (9-13 July) unfolded with the…
Photo Credit: NMBA 10 July 2024 – Day two of the DOVE Saipan International 2024 (9-13 July) featured the round of…
Photo Credit: NMBA 9 July 2024 – The anticipated DOVE Saipan International 2024 (9-13 July) kicked off today, starting at…
Photo Credit: NMBA 7 July 2024 – The finals at the CROWNE PLAZA Northern Marianas Open 2024 took place today,…
Photo Credit: NMBA 6 July 2024 – As we near the final stages of the competition, the intensity reached new…
Photo Credit: NMBA 5 July 2024 – Happy World Badminton Day! Day four of the CROWNE PLAZA Northern Marianas Open…
Photo Credit: NMBA 4 July 2024 – Day three of the CROWNE PLAZA Northern Marianas Open (2 – 7 July…
Photo Credit: NMBA 2 July 2024 – The second day of the CROWNE PLAZA Northern Marianas Open 2024 (2 -7…
Photo Credit: NMBA 2 July 2024 – Day 1 of the CROWNE PLAZA Northern Marianas Open 2024 tipped off with…
Saipan, Monday 1 July 2024 – The CROWNE PLAZA Northern Marianas Open 2024 is set to ignite the courts of…
The SATHIO GROUP Australian Open 2024 will not disappoint with the Men’s Singles draw being anchored by Jonatan Christie (INA)…
What do you get when you take a well-run, fun filled badminton tournament on a tropical island and decide to…
9am Session Women’s Team Event New Zealand were not at full strength going into the team final against Australia, due…
SATURDAY 17 FEBRUARY REVIEW The Cook Islands Men’s team have made history at the VICTOR Oceania Championships 2024. This is…
Today marks the start of the VICTOR Men’s and Women’s Team Championships. This three-day tournament will produce a team that…
FINALS It’s three from three for established mixed doubles pair, Kenneth Choo and Gronya Somerville. Having won the title for…
SEMI FINALS The players hit the ground running this morning at the VICTOR Oceania Championships 2024 in Geelong, Australia. From…
Photo Credit: Paul Foxall ROUND 16 It’s moving day at the VICTOR Oceania Individual Championships 2024. With the matches becoming…
Australian badminton player and Falcons member, Jacob Schueler is feeling more comfortable than most on the day preceding the VICTOR…
The Mixed Doubles defending champions will be looking to repeat their good fortune from 2023. As top seed, the well-established…
Australian Women’s Doubles pair and number one seeds, Setyana Mapasa and Angela Yu sit in the box seat heading into…
With the withdrawal of the number one seeds in the Men’s Doubles, the draw has been left wide open with…
There will be one definite at the VICTOR Oceania Individual Championships 2024 in the Women’s Singles. With the 2023 finalists…
Featured: Wojtek Czyz (NZL) Oceania Para players are on the road again, this time traveling to Japan to play at…
Badminton Oceania is pleased to confirm Badminton Geelong as the host of the VICTOR Oceania Championships and the Pacific under…
There is a buzz in the air at the Sydney International 2023 this week. Shin Baek Cheol (KOR) is playing…
Day two was a hard road to climb for the Oceania teams at the BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships…
It was baptism by fire for some teams from Oceania on day one of the BWF World Junior Mixed Team…
Photo: Jie Ying Chan (AUS) Four Oceania countries are represented at the BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships 2023, the…
The BWF World Senior Championships 2023 begins today in Jeonju, Korea. This biannual tournament showcases the world best seniors and…
The VICTOR Oceania Para Badminton Championships are being played in the beachside City of Mandurah, an hour drive south of…
Day two began with the Tjonadi sisters, who are juniors from New South Wales, playing against the Aimsaard sisters from…
After a raft of promotions into the qualifying draw, the opening session was dominated by Australian players looking to progress…
31 Oceania players/pairs have been promoted to either the main or qualifying draws of the SATHIO GROUP Australian Badminton Open…
The Sydney badminton community is gearing up for their biggest tournament of the year as the SATHIO GROUP Australian Badminton…
With 17 days to go until the Sathio Group Australian Badminton Open 2023 begins, the draws have been released and…
Men’s Singles The Lee twins got off to a flying start in their men’s doubles final. Chang and Po seemed…
Pictured: Fang-Chih Lee/Fang-Jen Lee (TPE) Out of the four mixed doubles pair that made it to the semifinals, only one…
Day four opened with some heated contests in the men’s and women’s doubles. Hoping to progress to the quarterfinals later…
Pictured: Ryoma Muramoto (JPN) In a repeat of the men’s final at the CROWNE PLAZA Northern Marianas Open 2023, Liao…
Over the last two weeks there has been international badminton in the Northern Mariana Islands with many players from numerous…
Pictured: Wictoria Dabczynska (POL) The women’s singles draw at the TAKECARE Saipan International 2023 had a little stutter on day…
Pictured: Son Wan Ho (KOR) Photo Credit: badmintonphoto A new week equals a new badminton tournament in the Northern Mariana…
Pictured: Winner Womens Doubles – Hsu Ya Ching/Lin Wan Ching (TPE) & Lee Yu Lim/Shin Seung Chan (KOR) Men’s Singles…
Pictured: Tomoka Miyazaki (JPN) Photo credit: BadmintonPhoto With Japan, Chinese Taipei and Korea filling the schedule for semifinals day at…
Pictured: Lee Yu Lim/Shin Seung Chan (KOR) From the first match on day four of the CROWNE PLAZA Northern Marianas…
Pictured: Cho Geonyeop (KOR) Credit: BadmintonPhoto Day three had the 2022 junior world number 1 men’s doubles pair, Nge Joo…
Number one seed, Kevin Cordon from Guatemala made his first appearance on court today at the CROWNE PLAZA Northern Marianas…
Day one highlights of the CROWNE PLAZA Northern Marianas Open 2023 started with four qualifying matches before the main draws…
With the Northern Marianas Open preceding the Saipan International, there will be many players taking the opportunity to play in…
With the draws released for the Northern Marianas Open 2023, excitement is building as there are a number of profile…
Following the release of the Northern Marianas Open seeding report, Kevin Cordon, a seasoned campaigner for his beloved Guatemala, is…
After winning the VICTOR Oceania Mixed Team Championships in Auckland, New Zealand in February 2023, Australia qualified to compete at…
Featured above from left to right – Grant Manzoney, David Templeman, Julie Carrel, Nang Nquyen Van, Mark Cunningham, Caitlyn Dransfield,…
Pictured: VICTOR Oceania Mixed Team Championships 2023 Podium. Photo Credit: Paul Foxall On the final day of the VICTOR Oceania…
Pictured: Lata ‘Isitolo and Mele Kei (Tonga). Photo Credit: Paul Foxall Tonga were last seen on the international badminton scene…
Pictured: Team Cook Islands. Photo Credit: Paul Foxall This year, a team from the Cook Islands entered the VICTOR Oceania…
Pictured: Lucas Julliot, New Caledonia. Photo credit: Paul Foxall JUNIOR INDIVIDUALS The drama began to unfold on day two of…
Pictured: Janelle Pangilinan, Northern Marianas. Photo credit: Paul Foxall Junior Individuals The VICTOR Oceania Junior Individual Championships 2023 opened proceedings…
Pictured: Junior players from Cook Islands and New Caledonia. Photo credit: Paul Foxall The junior competitions which took place over…
Pictured: (left to right) Team New Caledonia, Tahiti and Cook Islands on the podium. Photo credit: Paul Foxall Gold medal…
Gold medal match Following 5-0 victories in every group stage match so far, Australia and New Zealand set up a…
On Friday 28 January 2023, Auckland was the epicenter of a severe weather event which saw major flood damage across…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is delighted that Para badminton is one of 22 sports included in…
The VICTOR Oceania Championships 2023 combines the Open and Junior Individual and Mixed Team tournaments, scheduled to take place from…
The VICTOR Oceania Championships 2023 combines the Open and Junior Individual and Mixed Team tournaments, scheduled to take place from…
Pictured: Caleb Cui (right) and Aaron Zheng. Photo Credit: Leigh Gases Saipan International School will start its title defense in…
Oceania boasts a wide range of vibrant cultures with unique traditions and values. Recently, this was highlighted by Emanuela Mataio…
Next month, the Pacific Under 15 Invitation Team Challenge will be coming to Auckland. The new player development initiative for…
Badminton Oceania is delighted to announce a brand-new initiative for 2023, which will bring together the most aspiring Under 15…
On Tuesday 6 December 2022, six Australian parliamentarians visited Port Moresby to engage with and experience projects supported by the…
Pictured: Janelle Pangilinan and Jenine Savellano, Northern Marianas, competing at the 2022 Pacific Mini Games. Photo Credit: Michael Jornal Badminton…
The season-ending HSBC BWF World Tour Finals returns to Bangkok after the city last hosted it in January 2021. A…
The Oceania Tour is an initiative linked to our player development programme which encourages players from Oceania to participate in international…
Mixed Doubles The first match on court was an all-Korean affair between fourth seeds and Australian Open 2018, Champions Seo…
Pictured: Lu Guang Zu (China). Photo Credit: Choey In front of a sold out crowd at the Quay Centre, Sydney…
Pictured: Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin (Chinese Taipei). Photo Credit: Badminton Photo, Erika Sawauchi The mixed doubles opened proceedings at…
Pictured (left to right): Loke Poh Wong and Geraldine Brown (Australia, BOC Executive Board Members), Richard Bramley (New Zealand, retired…
Pictured: Lee Zii Jia, Malaysia. Photo Credit: Choey. The drama started to unfold on day three of the SATHIO GROUP…
Pictured: An Se Young (Korea). Photo Credit: Choey. Oceania representatives faced stiff competition on day two of the SATHIO GROUP…
China’s zero-COVID policy has meant the late cancellation of the VICTOR and Fuzhou China Opens (World Tour 1000 and 750…
Northern Marianas Badminton Media Update. Written by James Sablan Jr. SAIPAN International School bagged its second consecutive badminton title after winning…
From left, Shaina Angelo Malonzo, Ruth Charmaine Bautista, Lina Tsukagoshi, Evan Seguritan, Justin Gragasin, and Jude Mallari show the letter…
Pictured: Ian Bridge coaching Bree Mellberg (Australia). Photo Credit: Badminton Photo, James Varghese The 2022 Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation…
Pictured: Shiori Saito, Japan. Photo Credit: Bob Walsh Mixed Doubles The Japanese duo quickly settled down and found their groove…
Pictured: Sumiya Nihei and Minami Asakura, Japan. Photo credit: Mel Walsh Out of the four seeded pairs who progressed into…
Pictured: Gronya Somerville and Wendy Chen (Australia). Photo Credit: Mel Walsh Today’s quarterfinals opened with some heated mixed doubles contests…
Pictured: Abhinav Manota, New Zealand. Photo Credit: Mel Walsh The men’s singles draw got a rude awakening on day two…
Day one of the VICTOR North Harbour International 2022 opened with a singular mixed doubles qualification match before the main…
New Zealand’s Yanxi Liu is the youngest competitor at the VICTOR North Harbour International 2022. At only 12-years-old, she is…
Mixed Doubles The third seeds from Japan took charge in the first game with tumbling net shots, clever deception and…
The winner of the women’s singles at last week’s YONEX Sydney International 2022, Sung Shuo Yun, doubles up on final…
The morning got off to a dramatic start as the first seeds from Canada were knocked out of the mixed…
Pictured: Koshiro Moriguchi (Japan) and Jason Anthony Ho-Shue (Canada). Photo Credit: Marthin Nanere Day three of the YONEX Bendigo International…
Players were fighting for a place in the last 16 on day two of the YONEX Bendigo International 2022. The…
This month, the Oceania Tour 2022 sprung back into action as three out of the five eligible tournaments get underway…
Pictured: Chun-Yi Lin (Chinese Taipei) and Athi Selladuri (Australia). Photo Credit:Marthin Nanere Many of last week’s competitors in Sydney made…
Pictured: Lin Ying Xiang (AUS) and Takahashi Koo (JPN). Photo credit: Marthin Nanere 25 players from Japan have travelled to…
Pictured: Chen Xin-Yuan/Yang Ching Tun and Po Li-Wei/Chang Ching Hui, Chinese Taipei. Photo Credit: Luis Veniegra Women’s Singles It has…
Pictured: Jia Wei Joel Koh, Singapore. Photo credit: Luis Veniegra Photograpy Two fiery mixed doubles matches opened proceedings in tonight’s…
Pictured: Chang Ko-Chi and Lee Chih Chen (Chines Taipei) The pairs from Chinese Taipei set the tone in the mixed…
Pictured: Kenneth Choo and Andika Ramadiansyah, Australia. Photo Credit: Luis Veniegra With a place in the quarterfinals at stake, the…
Pictured: Kenneth Choo and Gronya Somerville, Australia. Photo Credit: Luis Veniegra Photography Australia was in full force on the second…
Pictured (left to right): Fredrik Kristensen, Aimee Hong, Marie Christensen and Jorgen Rosenlund (Norway) Four players made the long-haul journey…
Pictured: Oscar Guo, New Zealand. Photo Credit: Luis Veniegra Photography Over 200 players from 21 countries congregated in Sydney Olympic…
Raphael Deloy is one of New Zealand’s youngest representatives at this week’s YONEX Sydney International 2022. He was also among…
The fate of the third test match had already been decided after Australia won the opening two tests against New…
The Trans-Tasman Challenge 2022 brings together the top under-19s from Australia and New Zealand in a brand-new initiative linked to…
The Trans-Tasman Challenge 2022 got underway this morning, becoming the first taste of international action since 2019 for more than…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE China is set to host its first international badminton tournament since 2019, with the Badminton World Federation…
Over the first weekend of October, the top under-19 players from Australia and New Zealand will compete in the Trans-Tasman Challenge…
The Oceania Tour 2022 is about to be injected with pace as a series of Grade Three tournaments take place…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE The Badminton World Federation (BWF) and the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) today released the qualification…
Pictured: Christy P. Villaflor (Northern Marianas, left) and Taurea Mara (Tahiti, right) Congratulations to the following BWF Line Judges for…
Over the first weekend of October, the top under-19 players from Australia and New Zealand will compete in the Trans-Tasman…
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…