Number one seed, Kevin Cordon from Guatemala made his first appearance on court today at the CROWNE PLAZA Northern Marianas Open 2023. Playing against Allan Zeng from Guam, Cordon eased through his first match to progress to the round of 16. A casualty of day one was Takuma Obayashi (5] who began strong against his…
Day one highlights of the CROWNE PLAZA Northern Marianas Open 2023 started with four qualifying matches before the main draws of the men’s singles and women’s singles began. There were some big matches in the first round of the men’s singles, most notably between the fifth seed, Takuma Obayashi (JPN) and Jia Heng Jason Teh…
With the Northern Marianas Open preceding the Saipan International, there will be many players taking the opportunity to play in two BWF Grade 3 events in as many weeks. With a slight shuffle of seeds and positions from the Northern Marianas Open to the Saipan International, there will be a lot of global talent on…
With the draws released for the Northern Marianas Open 2023, excitement is building as there are a number of profile players with some interesting badminton history competing at the tournament. Host city Saipan will be a buzz with the inclusion of former world number 1, Son Wan Ho from Korea in the men’s singles. As…
Following the release of the Northern Marianas Open seeding report, Kevin Cordon, a seasoned campaigner for his beloved Guatemala, is the number one seed in Saipan. Cordon, a four-time Olympic representative for his Central American country will lead the men’s singles lineup. Beginning his Olympic career in 2008 in Beijing, Cordon had the honour of…
After winning the VICTOR Oceania Mixed Team Championships in Auckland, New Zealand in February 2023, Australia qualified to compete at the TOTALEnergies Sudirman Cup Finals 2023. This prestigious event is being played in Suzhou, China where the atmosphere is sure to be electric. Group play begins on 14 May at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre.…
Featured above from left to right – Grant Manzoney, David Templeman, Julie Carrel, Nang Nquyen Van, Mark Cunningham, Caitlyn Dransfield, Lochan Cowper Our Secretary General, Julie Carrel was in Perth, Western Australia for the launch of the “Festival of Badminton” happening in the seaside location of Mandurah, 70km south of the State Capital – Perth,…
Pictured: VICTOR Oceania Mixed Team Championships 2023 Podium. Photo Credit: Paul Foxall On the final day of the VICTOR Oceania Championships 2023, Australia and New Zealand were playing off for the gold medal once again. They are the only nations from Oceania to have ever competed for gold and silver since the Open Mixed Team…
Pictured: Lata ‘Isitolo and Mele Kei (Tonga). Photo Credit: Paul Foxall Tonga were last seen on the international badminton scene at the VICTOR Oceania Championships 2020 in Ballarat. Three years later, they have sent a contingent to compete in the Continental Championships once again. While they had to contend with the global COVID-19 pandemic like…
Pictured: Team Cook Islands. Photo Credit: Paul Foxall This year, a team from the Cook Islands entered the VICTOR Oceania Open Mixed Team Championships for the very first time. Their entry is testament to the collaboration between Badminton Oceania and Badminton Cook Islands over player development initiatives and coach development opportunities which helped them reach…