On day two of the Dubai International Challenge, Australia’s Wendy Chen became the last player standing from Oceania. Alongside Mitchell Wheller, the pair went down to a strong Danish pair in two games, before Wendy returned to court and celebrated an emphatic victory against the higher ranked Fabienne Deprez from Germany. Deprez is currently ranked…
Pictured: Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen, Australia. Photo Credit: Luis Veniegra Six players from Australia are competing at the Dubai International Challenge 2019 this week, with four of the singles players in action on day one. Australia’s 2016 Olympian, Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen, was first up on court. The experienced player kept her cool against India’s 19-year-old Kumari,…
Pictured: Luke Missen, Australia. Photo Credit: Luis Veniegra Badminton Oceania is pleased to announce that we will be holding the VICTOR Oceania Para Badminton Championships 2020 at the same time, in the same venue as the VICTOR Oceania Men’s and Women’s Team Championships in Ballarat, Australia; 13-15 February. On Thursday 13 February classification and the…
TEXT BY LLOYD GREEN, BADMINTON WORLD FEDERATION On Sunday, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and the National Badminton Federation of Russia (NBFR) revealed the results of its Badminton Against Myopia Project during a presentation at the BWF World Junior Championships in Kazan, Russia. The Badminton Against Myopia Project began in 2013 with the aim of…
Badminton Oceania is deeply saddened to advise that our Life Member, former President and founder of Badminton Oceania, Heather Robson, passed away Thursday 10 October 2019; age 91. Heather was pivotal in the creation and development of Badminton Oceania, celebrating tremendous success in her own playing career, including 19 New Zealand National titles and an…
Pictured: Jacob Schueler, Australia. Photo credit: Luis Veniegra As the rush for Olympic qualification continues, players from Australia have travelled to Bahrain and The Netherlands to compete in an attempt to improve their world ranking. Bahrain International Series 2019 The recent winner of the Oceania Tour 2019, Pit Seng Low, opened the Men’s Singles draw…
Pictured: Jack Wang and Ella Smith, New Zealand. Photo credit: Badminton Photo The four remaining pairs and players from Oceania were in action on day three of the BWF World Junior Championships. Opening with the Mixed Doubles, Australia’s Otto and Kaitlyn were up against the Japanese twelfth seeds. They started both games strong, keeping the…
Nauru Badminton is on the rise as a group of badminton enthusiasts formed a board to oversee the development of badminton within the country. Nauru is one of the sixteen members of Badminton Oceania, however, the federation has not been active for a number of years. Following the support from Badminton Oceania and Nauru Badminton’s…
Pictured: Edward Lau, New Zealand. Photo credit: Badminton Photo The Trans-Tasman rivalry between Australia and New Zealand opened the Mixed Doubles draw on day two, as the two teams clashed for the first time in this year’s BWF World Junior Championships. New Zealand’s Tong and Rozario were the first pair to get a point on…
Pictured: Angela Yu (left) and Kaitlyn Ea (right), Australia. Photo credit: Badminton Photo Following the Mixed Team Championships which took place last week, the Individual competition got underway on Monday 7 October in Kazan, Russia. While the team players from Australia and New Zealand remain in the competition, they are joined by Tahiti’s Louis Beaubois…