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The Humans of Shuttle Time series from the Badminton World Federation shares the viewpoints of those who contribute to grassroots badminton development. Duncan Yeow Heng Choy, shuttle time teacher from New Zealand, shares his story 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 I’m from Malaysia where badminton is huge. I’ve been playing badminton with neighbours for fun since I was five;…
At the Badminton Oceania Annual General Meeting on Thursday 25 May in Kuala Lumpur the winner of the Heather Robson Award for 2022 was announced. This award which is presented to an individual in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the promotion and development of badminton in the Oceania region, was awarded to a volunteer…
The Serve-ing Pacific June winner is Barry Whiteside from Badminton Fiji. Barry is well known within the Oceania region through the work that he has done as the President of Badminton Fiji a role in which he was in for over 20 years. Barry has had a considerable amount of influence and impact on badminton…
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.…
Badminton Fiji has had a change of President recently with Barry Whiteside stepping down after many years of service. Whiteside, a Fijian citizen, balanced his presidential duties with a career in banking, having the role of Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji until he retired in 2017. In 2018 he was awarded the Companion…
Excitement is building with two international badminton tournaments within two weeks in the beautiful Northern Mariana Islands. As Badminton Oceania’s northern most member country and part of the Mariana Archipelago, the capital, Saipan will host the Northern Marianas Open followed by the Saipan International. Due to a BWF regulation change in late 2022 allowing a country…
Over the past two months, members of the Australian Falcons have spent time traveling, training, and playing tournaments across Europe gaining valuable international experience and world ranking points. With the Netherlands National Training Centre as base camp, eleven players; a mixture of experienced campaigners and young up and coming players and National Coach; Leanne Choo…