One week after the BWF Future Series event in Auckland, the drama continues to unfold in Hamilton at the YONEX Waikato International 2019 – a BWF International Series event. The biggest upset of the day came from last week’s champion at the YONEX North Harbour International 2019, who lost in the first round. In a…
The Sudirman Cup is the world mixed team badminton championship that takes place every two years. This year, the bi-annual Championships will be held in Nanning, China from 19-26 May. Australia, who won the VICTOR Oceania Mixed Team Championships for the fourth consecutive year last month, have announced their team of nine players who will…
On day three of competition at the 5th Turkish Para-Badminton International, Australia’s Caitlin Dransfield and Céline Vinot bowed out of the singles competition after completing the last of their group matches. Dransfield came up against Thailand’s Chanida Srinavakul in a nail-biting game which went the distance. The match spanned over forty minutes, with the Australian…
The men’s singles champion from the VICTOR Oceania Championships 2018, Abhinav Manota, and one half of the partnership which took the mixed doubles title in 2013 at the same event, Oliver Leydon-Davis, have paired up in pursuit of a men’s doubles spot at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. As the Olympic-qualifying period approaches, players are…
Grant Manzoney, Caitlin Dransfield and Céline Vinot were all in action on day two at the 5th Turkish Para-Badminton International – the first Paralympic qualifying event of the year. The group stages continue to unfold as players look to qualify for the main draws for those all-important world rankings points. On day two of the Championships, Australia’s…
Three Australian players have travelled to Turkey to compete in the first Paralympic qualifying event of the year. The six-day long tournament is taking place in Antalya, Turkey with over 275 players competing in a rush to get a head-start on the world ranking lists. Caitlin Dransfield,reigning regional champion in the women’s singles and mixed…
Players from around the world congregated in Auckland this week for the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Future Series event – the YONEX North Harbour International 2019. A large number of talented Chinese juniors were amongst the entry list, with several of the top junior players from various Chinese provinces getting their first taste for the…
One more top seeded pair bowed out at the semi-finals stage, before all ten finalists were decided. Australia’s Simon Leung, Mitchell Wheller and Qin Jinjing and Vietnam’s Tien Minh Nguyen are the only players standing in China’s way to achieve a whitewash at the YONEX North Harbour 2019. Mixed Doubles At 5pm, the mixed doubles…
The semi-finalists have been decided at the YONEX North Harbour International 2019 as a morning of world-class badminton saw more top seed upsets and domination from the Chinese players competing in the quarter-finals. The mixed doubles opened proceedings, with the first seeds and reigning mixed doubles champions at the VICTOR Oceania Individual Championships, Gronya Somerville…
Day two at the YONEX North Harbour International 2019 delivered with world-class badminton, shock exits from some top seeded players and plenty of promising talent. With places in the quarter finals up for grabs, we are set for some fascinating matches on day three. One of the biggest upsets of the day came from China’s…