SATHIO GROUP Australian Open – Day 1

After a raft of promotions into the qualifying draw, the opening session was dominated by Australian players looking to progress further,  with many of them successful. Two Oceania mixed doubles pairs started the qualifying session with positive results, winning their prospective matches to advance to the main draw.  Adrian Reynardi and Victoria Tjonadi together with…

BWF World Super 500 Arrives In Sydney

The Sydney badminton community is gearing up for their biggest tournament of the year as the SATHIO GROUP Australian Badminton Open 2023 is only four days away from the first shuttle being served. In 2023, the tournament has been elevated to a HSBC BWF World Super 500, attracting a number of  high caliber players such…

Finals Set To Light Up Courts

Pictured: Fang-Chih Lee/Fang-Jen Lee (TPE) Out of the four mixed doubles pair that made it to the semifinals, only one was seeded, and not one featured in last weeks CROWNE PLAZA Northern Marianas Open 2023 semifinals.  The top seeds, who did not make it past round two last week, struggled against team USA, ending their…

Two Tournaments, Two Weeks, Two Friends

Over the last two weeks there has been international badminton in the Northern Mariana Islands with many players from numerous nations enjoying the tournaments and the beautiful location they are in. Two of these are players from Europe with this being their first visit to Saipan. Max Weisskirchen and Elias Bracke are good friends on…