The VICTOR Oceania Para Badminton Championships 2022 is coming to Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre from 29-31 July 2022. It will be the first Continental Championships for Para badminton since the 2020 tournament in Ballarat and only the third edition overall, after the inaugural tournament took place in 2018, hosted by Geelong, Australia. This year,…
Photo Credit: Michael Jornal Following yesterday’s eventful conclusion to the Mixed Team event at the Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games 2022, the Individual Events got underway today. Opening with the mixed doubles, the drama started to unfold early on as two of the top seeds were knocked out. Two pairs from Tahiti (Bernaix/Gaymann and Cucuel/Ateni)…
Gold medal match Over 100 New Caledonian and Tahitian supporters turned up for today’s highly anticipated gold medal match between the top two seeds at the Gilbert. C Ada Gymnasium. The last rivalry showdown was at the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games where New Caledonia’s narrow 3-2 victory resulted in a three-way tie and a subsequent…
Pictured: Leonard Manuel, Northern Marianas. Photo Credit: Michael Jornal Morning Session The home team (Northern Marianas) celebrated their first win this morning, with an empathic 5-0 victory over the Solomon Islands. In the men’s singles, Jeffery Kalia (Solomon Islands) showed glimpses of hope to take one match for the team, but Leonard Manuel proved too…
Pictured: Leilana Likuvalu. Photo Credit: Michael Jornal You can imagine Leilana’s surprise at being selected for the Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games 2022, only six months after taking up badminton. Athleticism comes naturally to the 15-year-old player, more than half the age of her fellow compatriots which makes the team from Wallis and Futuna. Back…
Pictured: Janelle Pangilinan and Jenine Savellano, New Caledonia. Photo Credit: Michael Jornal Morning session Second seeds Tahiti opened their campaign with a convincing 5-0 victory over the home team, Northern Marianas, on day one of the Mixed Team event in Northern Marianas. Rémi Rossi and Melissa Mi You got off to a strong start in…
Solomon Islands are making their international mixed team debut at the Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games 2022. Despite three representatives playing in the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games, they are delighted to be sending a team for the first time, guided by their coach Joanne Adrian Tasa. Joanne came across the national badminton association in 2014…
Endrina Nau is one of six players from Wallis and Futuna making their international debut at this year’s Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games 2022. While some players may use this opportunity to kickstart their own ambitions of a competitive badminton career, Endrina is driven by the thought of inspiring her children and instilling good habits.…
After spending more than two years discussing and planning via Zoom, members of our development team: Nadia Bleaken (based in New Zealand), Ian Bridge (Australia) and KumOn Tarawa (Fiji) were able to meet face-to-face in Fiji over the last ten days. Meeting with the likes of Badminton Fiji (BF), Fiji National Sports Commission (FNSC), Special…
Pictured: Caroline Brial leading Shuttle Time sessions in Wallis and Futuna Badminton Oceania’s newest member association, Wallis and Futuna, will make their international debut next week at the Northern Marianas Pacific Games 2022. The association is diving into the deep end, immersing themselves in all the opportunities available to enhance badminton’s exposure in country. They…