With the draws released for the Northern Marianas Open 2023, excitement is building as there are a number of profile players with some interesting badminton history competing at the tournament. Host city Saipan will be a buzz with the inclusion of former world number 1, Son Wan Ho from Korea in the men’s singles. As…
Following the release of the Northern Marianas Open seeding report, Kevin Cordon, a seasoned campaigner for his beloved Guatemala, is the number one seed in Saipan. Cordon, a four-time Olympic representative for his Central American country will lead the men’s singles lineup. Beginning his Olympic career in 2008 in Beijing, Cordon had the honour of…
After winning the VICTOR Oceania Mixed Team Championships in Auckland, New Zealand in February 2023, Australia qualified to compete at the TOTALEnergies Sudirman Cup Finals 2023. This prestigious event is being played in Suzhou, China where the atmosphere is sure to be electric. Group play begins on 14 May at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre.…
Featured above from left to right – Grant Manzoney, David Templeman, Julie Carrel, Nang Nquyen Van, Mark Cunningham, Caitlyn Dransfield, Lochan Cowper Our Secretary General, Julie Carrel was in Perth, Western Australia for the launch of the “Festival of Badminton” happening in the seaside location of Mandurah, 70km south of the State Capital – Perth,…
Pictured: VICTOR Oceania Mixed Team Championships 2023 Podium. Photo Credit: Paul Foxall On the final day of the VICTOR Oceania Championships 2023, Australia and New Zealand were playing off for the gold medal once again. They are the only nations from Oceania to have ever competed for gold and silver since the Open Mixed Team…
Pictured: Lata ‘Isitolo and Mele Kei (Tonga). Photo Credit: Paul Foxall Tonga were last seen on the international badminton scene at the VICTOR Oceania Championships 2020 in Ballarat. Three years later, they have sent a contingent to compete in the Continental Championships once again. While they had to contend with the global COVID-19 pandemic like…
Pictured: Team Cook Islands. Photo Credit: Paul Foxall This year, a team from the Cook Islands entered the VICTOR Oceania Open Mixed Team Championships for the very first time. Their entry is testament to the collaboration between Badminton Oceania and Badminton Cook Islands over player development initiatives and coach development opportunities which helped them reach…
Pictured: Lucas Julliot, New Caledonia. Photo credit: Paul Foxall JUNIOR INDIVIDUALS The drama began to unfold on day two of the VICTOR Oceania Junior Championships, as a handful of top seeded players fell in the rounds of 16. There were two upsets in the men’s singles draw as the third and eighth seeds were knocked…
Pictured: Janelle Pangilinan, Northern Marianas. Photo credit: Paul Foxall Junior Individuals The VICTOR Oceania Junior Individual Championships 2023 opened proceedings today at Auckland Badminton Stadium. It was a largely successful day for the players from Australia and New Zealand. The Cook Islands’ Tereapii Akavi being one of the only non-Australian/New Zealand players to progress into…
Pictured: Junior players from Cook Islands and New Caledonia. Photo credit: Paul Foxall The junior competitions which took place over the weekend (VICTOR Oceania Junior Mixed Team Championships 2023 and Pacific U15 Invitation Team Challenge) were an important component in the development of talent across Oceania. 2019 was the last year the Junior edition of…