As the sole representative of Sri Lanka at this year’s Australian Junior International 2019, 16-year-old Dumindu Aberwickrama is embracing his independence early on with his eyes set on the ultimate goal, the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Having previously represented Sri Lanka in last year’s BWF World Junior Championships, Dumindu continues to compete internationally as he…
On day one of the Australian Junior International 2019, the youngsters from Sri Lanka and Chinese Taipei showed they weren’t afraid of Australia’s home advantage. Out of the 68 players in the tournament, eight players traveled from Chinese Taipei while one Men’s Singles specialist flew from Sri Lanka to compete. Together, the talented youngsters didn’t…
Chinese Taipei brings a squad of eight to Altona Badminton Centre in Melbourne to compete in this year’s Australian Junior International. The team consists of varying ages, from 13 – 18, with two of the players looking to capitalise on this experience ahead of their national squad selection for next month’s BWF World Junior Championships…
Photo credit: Badminton Photo The Perth International 2019, a BWF Future Series event, will take place next month inside the Kingsway Indoor Stadium from 5 – 8 September 2019. While scrolling through the draw, one name which stood out, comes in the form of Guinness Book of World Record holder, Tan Boon Heong. At 493…
“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…