The final day of competition in Geelong has come to an end following two days of exhilarating badminton. Players from across Oceania have been competing at Leisuretime Centre in Geelong, Victoria, in one of the last para-badminton tournaments of the year in this region.
This morning saw New Zealand’s Corrie and Australia’s Caitlin dominate the Singles and Mixed Doublesdisciplines, along with Luke Missen taking the Singles short stature gold medal!
Throughout the afternoon, the players have been battling it out in the Men’s Singles WH 1 and WH2 event, alongside the combined Men’s Doubles 1-2 classifications.
Australia’s Richard Davis fought valiantly to earn his place on the top of podium after winning all his games in the WH1 discipline. Meanwhile, his fellow compatirots Duke Trench-Thiedeman takes home the silver medal and Daniel O’Neill takes the bronze.
“I was able to continue my form from day one into today’s competition and I’m really happy to be going home with the gold medal.” – says Richard.
In the WH2 event, Australia’s Grant Manzoney is celebrating his gold medal after comfortably finishing at the top of the table. Over four matches, Manzoney’s opponents have struggled to get well into the doubles figures as Grant found his form in Geelong.
Davis and Manzoney joined forces in the Men’s Doubles WH 1-2 and stormed to the top of table once again following their 21-12 21-17 win over silver medallists Richard Engles and Pradeep Hewavitharana from Australia.
“I’m really happy and excited to have won the singles. In February I became National Champion so to now become Oceania Champion is a great feeling.” – says Manzoney.
Final results are as follows:
| Classification | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| Men’s singles Standing Lower 3 – 4 |
CORRIE KEITH ROBINSON NEW ZEALAND |
PHONEXAY KINNAVONG AUSTRALIA |
GUY HARRISON NEW ZEALAND |
| Men’s singles Wheelchair 1 |
RICHARD DAVIS AUSTRALIA |
DUKE TRENCH-THIEDEMAN AUSTRALIA |
DANIEL O’NEIL AUSTRALIA |
| Men’s singles Wheelchair 2 |
GRANT MANZONEY AUSTRALIA |
RICHARD ENGLES AUSTRALIA |
BENJAMIN HASSELMAN NEW ZEALAND |
| Women’s singles Standing Lower 3 – 4 |
CAITLIN DRANSFIELD AUSTRALIA |
ANU FRANCIS AUSTRALIA |
CELINE VINOT AUSTRALIA |
| Singles Short Stature 6 |
LUKE MISSEN AUSTRALIA |
KOBIE DONOVAN AUSTRALIA |
IOSEFO RAKESA FIJI |
| Men’s Doubles Wheelchair 1 – 2 |
RICHARD DAVIS/ GRANT MANZONEY AUSTRALIA |
RICHARD ENGLES/ PRADEEP HEWAVITHARANA AUSTRALIA |
DUKE TRENCH-THIEDEMAN/ DOUGLAS YOULTEN AUSTRALIA |
| Mixed Doubles Standing Lower 3 – Standing Upper 5 |
CORRIE KEITH ROBINSON/ CAITLIN DRANSFIELD NEW ZEALAND/AUSTRALIA |
PHONEXAY KINNAVONG/ ANU FRANCIS AUSTRALIA |
HAYDEN BOGNAR/ CELINE VINOT AUSTRALIA |
All of the draws and results from the VICTOR Oceania Para-Badminton Championships 2018 are available onTournament Software.
