Four Para badminton representatives among finalists for 2022 Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Awards

Events, Para-BadmintonBy Tom October 28, 2022

Pictured: Ian Bridge coaching Bree Mellberg (Australia). Photo Credit: Badminton Photo, James Varghese The 2022 Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Awards (VDSR Awards) finalists have been announced. Para badminton is represented across two award categories, including Sportsperson of the Year (Community) and Administrator of the Year. Badminton Oceania’s Coaching and Development Officer, Ian Bridge, is…

Japan claim 2 golds; Chinese Taipei take 3 – Finals at the VICTOR North Harbour International 2022

EventsBy Tom October 23, 2022

Pictured: Shiori Saito, Japan. Photo Credit: Bob Walsh Mixed Doubles The Japanese duo quickly settled down and found their groove on the morning of the finals, taking the early lead at half time as Asakura refused to give up control of the net. Despite a slow start, the pair from Chinese Taipei began to creep back…

Semifinal highlights at the VICTOR North Harbour International 2022

EventsBy Tom October 22, 2022

Pictured: Sumiya Nihei and Minami Asakura, Japan. Photo credit: Mel Walsh Out of the four seeded pairs who progressed into tonight’s mixed doubles semifinals, the lower seeded underdogs were the ones who rose to the occasion. Although that still includes the champions from last week’s tournament in Bendigo, Chang and Lee. Tomorrow, they’ll take on…

Quarterfinal highlights at the VICTOR North Harbour International 2022

EventsBy Tom October 22, 2022

Pictured: Gronya Somerville and Wendy Chen (Australia). Photo Credit: Mel Walsh Today’s quarterfinals opened with some heated mixed doubles contests as the draw narrows down to the final four pairs. Three out of the top four seeds lived up to expectations, while the first seeds from Canada fell at the hands of Chang and Lee…

Day two highlights at the VICTOR North Harbour International 2022

EventsBy Tom October 21, 2022

Pictured: Abhinav Manota, New Zealand. Photo Credit: Mel Walsh The men’s singles draw got a rude awakening on day two as the first seed from Canada (Jason Ho-Shue) was knocked out. At first it seemed like Ho-Shue had the game in the bag as he held a substantial lead throughout the opener. However, Wu Cheng-En…

Day one highlights at the VICTOR North Harbour International 2022

EventsBy Tom October 20, 2022

Day one of the VICTOR North Harbour International 2022 opened with a singular mixed doubles qualification match before the main draws of the men’s and women’s singles sprung into action. There were mixed fortunes for the players from Oceania. While the Continental men’s singles runner up in 2022, Nathan Tang got off to a scintillating…

12-years-old and taking on an Olympian – Yanxi Liu at the VICTOR North Harbour International 2022

EventsBy Tom October 20, 2022

New Zealand’s Yanxi Liu is the youngest competitor at the VICTOR North Harbour International 2022. At only 12-years-old, she is competing in her first international tournament. In a hall of Tokyo 2020 Olympians and players well beyond her years, this is new territory for her, but she insists the age and experience gap will not…

Another clean sweep for Chinese Taipei at the YONEX Bendigo International 2022

EventsBy Tom October 16, 2022

Mixed Doubles The third seeds from Japan took charge in the first game with tumbling net shots, clever deception and counter attacks to find the gaps on court. The contest got more heated in the second game as Chang Ko-Chi was making up for his slow start, engaging in fast and flat exchanges while the…

Semifinal results at the YONEX Bendigo International 2022

EventsBy Tom October 15, 2022

The winner of the women’s singles at last week’s YONEX Sydney International 2022, Sung Shuo Yun, doubles up on final appearances as she became the first player to book her spot this evening. Her opponent (Shiori Saito) was leading at the halfway mark in both games, but the second seed’s professionalism prevailed throughout the long…

Quarterfinals at the YONEX Bendigo International 2022

Events, General NewsBy Tom October 15, 2022

The morning got off to a dramatic start as the first seeds from Canada were knocked out of the mixed doubles draw, meaning that only two of the top four seeds remain. Tournament underdogs, Kazuhiro and Yui (Japan), came all the way through qualifying and have made a name for themselves in Bendigo by defeating…

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