Pictured: Team New Zealand performing the Haka. Photo Credit: Badminton Photo The BWF World Junior Championships got underway yesterday, with 32 Mixed Team ties taking place on day one in Kazan, Russia. In the Mixed Team event, New Zealand and Australia are the only teams representing from Oceania. New Zealand had a tough opening game,…
MEN’S SINGLES Yusuke Onodera (JPN)[15] vs Lim Chong King (JPN) 21-8 21-15 Looking to repeat his recent victory in the Hellas Open, Lim Chong King entered the Final with plenty of momentum following his ousting of the fourth, seventh and tenth seed en route to the final. However, Japan’s Yusuke Onodera set an incredibly fast…
Men’s Singles All four players put on a scintillating performance this evening, across two marathon matches which went the distance. Making it his third match to come within 6 minutes either side of the hour, Onodera looked unphased in the third and deciding game this evening, sussing out his game plan to execute a comfortable…
Pictured: Alvin Morada and Alyssa Yasbel Leonardo, Philippines. Photo credit: Luis Veniegra Photography The Filipino’s had plenty of reasons to celebrate this morning as two Mixed Doubles pairs got off to a cracking start, including a win over last week’s runners-up in Adelaide (Dejan and Serena). New Zealand’s Leydon-Davis and Pak also continued their good…
Pictured: Oliver Leydon-Davis/Anona Pak. Photo Credit: Luis Veniegra Photography Another day of intense competition saw a number of top seeds crumble on day three, as the Quarter Finalists are decided at the BWF International Series event. The Mixed Doubles contingent from the Philippines opened the day with two stunning blows to the top seeded Australians,…
Pictured: Philip Joper Escueta/Paul John Pantig. Photo credit: Luis Veniegra Photography Ten members of the Filipino national team are putting their skills to the test in Australia, competing at the recent South Australia International and this week’s Sydney International. The team has spent the last two months at an intensive training camp in Indonesia and…
Pictured: Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen. Photo Credit: Luis Veniegra Photography The regional reigning champion from Australia, Wendy Chen, was the first shock exit on day two of competition as she struggled to find her form in Sydney. Similarly, the third seed from USA wasn’t able to push past her talented opposition from Chinese Taipei, leaving the…
Window of opportunity for Louisa Ma to take the Oceania Tour title The Oceania Tour was a new concept for 2019, encouraging the region’s players to compete in local tournaments. The World Ranking points accrued in these eligible events are totalled to find an overall winner in each discipline, with the winners will receive prize…
Pictured: Abhinav Manota, New Zealand. Photo credit: Luis Veniegra Photography A handful of qualification matches in the Men’s and Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles opened the Sydney International 2019 as players battled for a place in the Main Draw and a shot at earning some vital World Ranking points. Japan’s Ebihara continued her…
MEN’S SINGLES Tze Yong Ng (MAS) vs Lee Hyun Il (KOR)[1] 23-21 5-1 Retired There’s a very bright future ahead for Tze Yong Ng. His first year on the Open circuit after reaching the Quarter-Finals in last year’s BWF World Junior Championships and Badminton Asia Junior Championships, and he’s nearing the end of 2019 with…