It was a potentially risky visit, but it was all worth it for Daniel Fan as he travelled to Malaysia as a reserve in the qualifying rounds at the PERODUA Malaysia Masters 2019 in Kuala Lumpur and the DAIHATSU Indonesia Masters 2019 in Jakarta. For the latter, he was promoted from qualifiers, meaning he had…
Badminton Oceania welcomes Ian Bridge to the team, undertaking the role as Coaching and Development Officer on a part-time basis. Ian has been involved with badminton for a number of years after coaching in schools and clubs in the UK. More recently, he has spent the last two years acting as Australia’s Para-Badminton national coach…
Entries to the VICTOR Oceania Badminton Championships 2019 have now closed and with a high calibre of players from across the region registered to play, we’re excited for one of the biggest regional Championships to ever take place in Melbourne. 109 athletes have entered the Open Championships, while 92 players have entered the Junior events from a…
In one of the first tournaments of the year, the PERODUA Malaysia Masters 2019 has kicked off the badminton-fuelled year ahead. The HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500 event takes place from 15 – 20 January 2019 at Kuala Lumpur Sports City in Malaysia and we saw the doubles pairing of Gronya Somerville and Setyana…
The draws and schedule for the VICTOR Oceania Mixed Team Championships 2019 (Open and Junior) has been approved by the Badminton World Federation and is now available to view: OPEN MIXED TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS Round robin format – all teams will play each other on the following dates and times: Friday 15/02/2019 10:00am 2:00pm 6:00pm Australia[1]…
At the recent Badminton Oceania Executive Board meeting the establishment of an Athletes Commission was approved. The Athletes’ Commission is a consultative body which aims to represent the needs and views of athletes to the Badminton Oceania Executive Board and Committees to both increase their participation and improve performance at all levels. The Chair of…
All of the footage from the Australia Para-Badminton International 2018 and the VICTOR Oceania Para-Badminton Championships 2018 is now available to watch. During the events, the live-streaming footage was provided by OVO and now archived footage is available to watch on their website. Simply click on the links below to watch: Australia Para-Badminton International 2018…
The final day of competition in Geelong has come to an end following two days of exhilarating badminton. Players from across Oceania have been competing at Leisuretime Centre in Geelong, Victoria, in one of the last para-badminton tournaments of the year in this region. This morning saw New Zealand’s Corrie and Australia’s Caitlin dominate the Singles…
The wheelchair classifications have been in action throughout the afternoon at the VICTOR Oceania Para-Badminton Championships 2018 – Men’s Singles 1 and 2 classification and a combined Men’s Doubles 1 and 2 event. At the end of day one, Australia leads the way with home players topping the table in each category. Richard Davis is…
A big badminton welcome to Iosefo Rakesa from Fiji – competing in his first ever para-badminton tournament! Training for badminton in Fiji would be an ‘interesting’ experience for most seasoned players. The population of the beautiful island typically enjoys playing badminton outdoors, which means playing in difficult windy conditions. Iosefo had only taken up badminton…