New Caledonia boast some of the strongest players and the top seeded team in the upcoming Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games 2022. Spearheaded by the experience of Johanna Kou, who has 12 Pacific Games medals to her name, the New Caledonian wears several hats: player, Badminton Oceania Executive Board member, President of New Caledonia badminton…
Pictured: Caroline Brial leading Shuttle Time sessions in Wallis and Futuna Badminton Oceania’s newest member association, Wallis and Futuna, will make their international debut next week at the Northern Marianas Pacific Games 2022. The association is diving into the deep end, immersing themselves in all the opportunities available to enhance badminton’s exposure in country. They…
Pictured: Johanna Kou, New Caledonia (left). Photo Credit: Badminton Photo, Luis Veniegra. This year, badminton will feature at the Pacific Mini Games for the first time in the Northern Marianas 2022 edition (rescheduled from its original date in 2021). Two-time mixed team champions, New Caledonia, will enter the tournament as top seeds based on the…
Tuvalu, one of the smallest and least visited countries in the world and a member association of Badminton Oceania since 2006, is set to take part in the Northern Marianas 2022 Pacific Mini Games this month. While they will not compete in the mixed team event, they will be represented in a Pacific Games (although…
Pictured: Richard, Shirley and Lorelle Olsen (far left) take part in Shuttle Time in Fiji Every year, the United Nation celebrates International Day of Families on May 15 – a tradition since 1989. The day provides an opportunity to promote awareness of issues relating to families and to increase the knowledge of the social, economic and…
Pictured: Saintly Alesi Molotii The Badminton World Federation’s Humans of Shuttle Time series presents the perspectives of those who work on badminton development at the grassroots level. This month, they caught up with Saintly Alesi Molotii (Shuttle Time National Coordinator of Tuvalu) to discuss her experiences with coaching, helping the community through badminton and its impact. I…
Pictured: Oliver Leydon-Davis and Anona Pak, New Zealand. Photo Credit: Badminton Photo Badminton Oceania has caught up with Badminton New Zealand’s top Mixed Doubles pair, Oliver Leydon-Davis and Anona Pak, who head into this year’s Championships as top seeds. Oliver Leydon-Davis is the reigning men’s doubles champion, but will be focusing solely on the mixed…
Pictured: Adam Jeffrey, New Zealand. Photo Credit: New Zealand Badminton League Badminton Oceania caught up with Badminton New Zealand’s doubles specialist Adam Jeffrey to discuss about his badminton journey leading up to this year’s VICTOR Oceania Championships, which takes place at Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre from 28 April – 1 May, 2022. The 21-year-old…
Pictured: Edward Lau and Shaunna Li New Zealand’s Edward Lau and Shaunna Li both celebrated gold medals in their respective singles disciplines at the VICTOR Oceania Junior Championships 2019. They also teamed up in the mixed doubles event and narrowly missed out on a third collective gold in a thrilling three-game final against Australia’s Jack…
Pictured: Ryan Tong (New Zealand). Photo credit: Badminton Photo The recent Thomas Cup Finals team announcement by Badminton New Zealand confirmed the selection of Ryan Tong – one of the reigning Oceania Junior Men’s Doubles Champion. Tong was victorious during the VICTOR Oceania Junior Championships 2019 alongside Jack Wang. The pair overcame Australia’s Ricky Tang…