The Oceania Tour is a new initiative for 2019 which encourages players from Oceania to compete in the region’s tournaments to earn ranking points and a shot at prize money which can be used for international training and competition.
In 2019, eight tournaments were eligible to contribute towards the Oceania Tour ranking, including:
- VICTOR Oceania Championships (11-17 February)
- YONEX North Harbour International (21-24 March)
- YONEX Waikato International (28-31 March)
- Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Open (30 April-5 May)
- Crown Group Australian Open (4-9 June)
- Perth International (5 – 8 September)
- South Australia International (12-15 September)
- Sydney International (18 – 22 September)
Following the end of the Sydney International last weekend, the results for each discipline have been finalised and the winners are:
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Men’s Singles – Pit Seng Low, Australia
Seng Low was eager to win the title as he entered seven out of eight possible tournaments, with a combined total of 5990 World Ranking points contributing to the Oceania Tour. Having only missed out on the Crown Group Australian Open, he finished 700 points in front of New Zealand’s Abhinav Manota.
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Women’s Singles – Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen, Australia
Wendy got off to a strong start after winning the VICTOR Oceania Individual Championships in the Women’s Singles which earnt her a staggering 4000 points to get her off to a flying start. Australia’s Louisa Ma, Tiffany Ho and New Zealand’s Sally Fu were hot on her tail following the last three tournaments, with opportunities to overtake the regional champion, however, Wendy ended 480 points in front of the closest contender (Louisa Ma).
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Men’s Doubles – Simon Wing Hang Leung and Mitchell Wheller, Australia
In the first two tournaments of the Oceania Tour 2019 (VICTOR Oceania Championships and YONEX North Harbour International), the pair finished in second place which accumulated a score worthy of pole position. Having only missed out on the Perth International, the pair have managed to remain at the top of the table ever since, finishing almost 3000 points in front of second placed Jonathan Curtin and Dylan Soedjasa from New Zealand.
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Women’s Doubles – Setyana Mapasa and Gronya Somerville, Australia
The Regional Champions were outright winners in the Women’s Doubles. With five tournament appearances, including a first place (VICTOR Oceania Championships), second place (South Australia International 2019) and third/fourth place finish (YONEX Waikato International), the pair finished with a whopping 12490 points, 5000 points in front of the second place pair from New Zealand, Erena Calder-Hawkins and Anona Pak.
Mixed Doubles – Simon Wing Hang Leung and Gronya Somerville, Australia
Leung and Somerville continued to assert their dominance in the Mixed Doubles too – where they double up on Oceania Tour success. The regional champions celebrated a second-place finish at the YONEX Waikato International, and were Quarter-Finalists in the YONEX North Harbour International and South Australia International, reaching 10920 points on the board.
Find out more about the Oceania Tour 2019, including all results, by clicking here.
