“The World Championships is no different to any other tournament, I’m always going to try my best to prepare for the match ahead”. That’s the spirit of Australia’s Olympian and this year’s Women’s Singles qualifier for next week’s TOTAL BWF World Championships in Switzerland, Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen. Chen, the reigning regional Champion, leads by example…
New Zealand’s Para-Badminton star, Corrie Robinson, has qualified for this month’s TOTAL BWF Para-Badminton World Championships in Basel, Switzerland. The avid shuttler is the region’s reigning Para-Badminton Champion in the Men’s Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles from last year’s VICTOR Oceania Para-Badminton Championships. Having taken on some of this year’s top Para-Badminton tournaments in the…
Photo credit: Badminton Photo For one of the region’s highest ranked Men’s Singles players, Daniel Fan, qualifying for the TOTAL BWF World Championships comes with huge celebration after the sacrifices and hard-work is paid off. In 2018, Fan embarked on a journey around the world to get a feel for a professional playing career, while…
Loke Poh Wong heads to Poland this week to play in the YONEX BWF World Senior Championships with the goal of winning his fifth consecutive World Championships medal in Men’s Singles. Loke Poh may be better known to many as the Events Champion in Australia, having been the driving force behind the Australian Open for…
Australian Para-Badminton player, Celine Vinot, continues to make waves on the region’s Para-Badminton scene, after medalling in all three disciplines at last year’s VICTOR Oceania Para-Badminton Championships. Following a year of international tournaments, Celine will compete in this month’s TOTAL BWF World Para-Badminton Championships in Basel, Switzerland, in the ‘Standing Lower 3’ (SL3) Women’s Singles,…
Photo credit: Badminton Photo The whirlwind journey continues for Australia’s golden girls, Gronya Somerville and Setyana Mapasa. A series of career highs and lows which included victories in Europe and Pan-America and career-threatening injuries have struck their performance in recent years. Yet Australian power duo, Gronya and Setyana, are leaping through the world rankings. Around…
From the small suburb of Denison, Victoria, to the World Championships in Switzerland, Missen is embracing all the opportunities that life throws at him. “People are often amazed by the opportunities I am given, getting to leave my small hometown and see the world with my favourite sport”, says Missen. Like many other athletes, Missen…
Photo Credit: Pacific Games News Service – Therese Rivers Johanna Kou boasts an impressive portfolio in the badminton world. The New Caledonian superstar recently won her third consecutive Gold Medal in the Women’s Doubles at the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games, having won the previous two events in Fiji 2007 and New Caledonia 2011. She also…
Tahitian teenager Louis Beaubois made headlines again last week after seizing the bronze medal in the Men’s Singles at the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games. His podium finish comes two years after he soaked up the media attention at the TOTAL BWF Sudirman Cup 2017 in the Gold Coast where he was the youngest competitor (15…
Tahiti’s Rémi Rossi tops the badminton medal table at the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games after swiping all three possible Gold medals at the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games. Meanwhile, New Caledonia’s Johanna Kou is celebrating an incredible achievement after defending her Women’s Doubles crown for the third time (2007, 2011 and 2019). The finals of the…