Since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the tournament calendar, the ability to attend tournaments has been limited for Oceania’s players and Technical Officials alike. Many programmes and initiatives have adopted a digital footprint over the last two years – the multiple projects delivered by Badminton Oceania are no exception. Badminton Oceania’s Technical Official Committee (BOTOC), supported…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can announce the outcome of an integrity case involving four men’s doubles players from China: He Ji Ting, Tan Qiang, Li Jun Hui (now retired), and Liu Yu Chen. The four players were found to have violated Article 3.1.2 of the 2017 BWF Code of Conduct in…
In February 2022, the VICTOR Oceania Men’s and Women’s Team Championships were meant to take place in North Harbour, New Zealand, alongside the Open Individual Championships, Junior Individual and Mixed Team tournament. While the (Open) Individual tournament was able to be postponed and has moved to Melbourne (Australia) between 28 April – 1 May, the…
For the last two months, students from across the Northern Marianas Islands have been competing in the TakeCare Interscholastic Badminton League at the TSL Sports Complex – the same where the impending Northern Marianas 2022 Pacific Mini Games will take place from 17-25 June 2022. A total of 17 teams took part in the inaugural…
Oceania Masters in Paradise 2022 delighted to welcome Australian players following border re-opening and quarantine-free travel announcement. Following the New Zealand Government and Cook Islands Government announcements this week, Badminton Oceania is delighted to extend the invite to Australian players to compete in the Oceania Masters in Paradise 2022. Until now, only players from New…
The Oceania Tour was first launched in 2019 – an initiative which is linked to the Badminton Oceania Player Development programme which is supported by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). With an aim to encourage players to support Oceania events and provide the highest performing players with additional support to enable them to attend international…
Pictured: Nellie Leva (Papua New Guinea) speaking at the Women in Sport conference at Expo 2020 Dubai. Photo Credit: Australian Pavilion A cohort of sportswomen from the Pacific have just attended Expo 2020 Dubai, where they took part in a week of activities hosted by the Australian Government to showcase women in sport, centred around…
BWF Media Update BWF is pleased to announce the six members of the BWF Para Badminton Athletes’ Commission 2021 – 2025: Raùl Anguiano Araujo Guatemala Amy Burnett USA Chan Ho Yuen Daniel Hong Kong China Richard Perot France Cathrine Rosengren Denmark To Man Kei Belgium An online election was conducted on Friday 11 March 2022.…
To date, 104 Member Associations have received their first sums of money under the BWF Membership Grants Programme activated in 2021. Around US$520,000 have been distributed so far, out of a long-term project investment pool planned for 2020-2024. The programme provides opportunities for Member Associations to access tailored support, to assist them in developing badminton in their…
International Women’s Day is celebrated annually on 8 March, with this year’s theme being #BreakTheBias. Badminton Oceania aims to combat stereotypes and dismantling such discrimination by upholding a commitment to Gender Equity across all programme areas, whether it is on or off the filed: Executive Board, Staff, Technical Officials, Coaches, Administrators, Shuttle Time Trainers, Tutors…