The VICTOR Oceania Para Badminton Championships 2022 had the largest number of entries in the history of the event, including the entries of four Tokyo 2020 Australian Paralympians: Grant MANZONEY (AUS): competed in Wheelchair Class Badminton Caitlin DRANSFIELD (AUS): competed in Standing Class Badminton Janine WATSON (AUS): won Paralympic Bronze in Para-taekwondo Bree MELLBERG (AUS):…
With the imminent finals day tomorrow, tension and excitement was high on Day 2 of the VICTOR Oceania Para Badminton Championships. The last of the preliminary round-robins were played throughout the day along with quarter- and semi-final matches throughout the afternoon and evening. In the group stages, there were tight matches in the Mixed Doubles…
Team Australia stepped up to the show court on day two of the Mixed Team event at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Their second Group A match against Pakistan was the perfect opportunity for Australia to showcase their youthful talent. Jack Yu, Angela Yu and Kaitlyn Ea may not be ‘junior players’ anymore, but between…
Australia suffered a frustrating loss on day one of the Mixed Team event at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Their opening Group A match against Sri Lanka came down to the wire, ending with a narrow 3-2 defeat. Commonwealth Games debutant Lin Ying Xiang opened the campaign with a powerful smash return to his opponent’s…
Badminton is one of only four sports to take place every day throughout the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. The Mixed Team event opened proceedings today, with Australia taking to the court against Sri Lanka in Group A from 2pm local time (BST). Meanwhile, the draws and seedings for the individual competition, which begins next Wednesday…
Day 1 of the VICTOR Oceania Para Badminton Championships 2022 has proven to be one of the most exciting days in the history of the event, with new players competing against seasoned athletes across 5 classifications. Also on court today were two recipients of the Badminton World Federation Female Participation Grant 2022: Dorna LONGBUT (PNG) and…
Growing up and living in Papua New Guinea, Dorna Longbut discovered badminton a few months ago, ahead of her debut at the VICTOR Oceana Para Badminton Championships 2022. “Back in the country, badminton is not a really popular sport apart from Rugby league,” Dorna shares after her practice session yesterday. Before her badminton journey, Dorna…
Pictured: Bree Wright, Australia. Photo Credit: Badminton Photo, James Varghese Para badminton is Bree Wright’s (née Mellberg) latest addition to a string of sporting accolades. As a junior, she excelled in gymnastics and diving, having represented Australia at the FINA World Junior Diving Championships in 2008. She retired two years later and in 2013, was…
Dorna Longbut (pictured second from left) prepares to make her Para badminton debut In 2020, four players made history as they became the first players to represent Papua New Guinea at an international badminton tournament – the VICTOR Oceania Para Badminton Championships in Ballarat, Australia. Jerome Bunge, David Joe Kaniku, Danny Ten and Nelly Leva…
In April, Nathan Tang proved he was a force to be reckoned with at the VICTOR Oceania Championships 2022. The 32-year-old was celebrating his tenth anniversary at the Continental Championships and it proved to be one of his best yet. The men’s singles specialist ousted the top seed on route to his first final and…