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Humans of Shuttle Time – Duncan Yeow Heng Choy, NZL

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;…

GUATEMALAN PLAYER CHASING FIFTH OLYMPIC GAMES

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…

PRESIDENT OF BADMINTON FIJI, PAST AND PRESENT

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…

Northern Mariana Islands to Host Double Header

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…

FALCONS SPREAD WINGS TO CHASE EUROPEAN RESULTS

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…