Pictured: Leilana Likuvalu. Photo Credit: Michael Jornal You can imagine Leilana’s surprise at being selected for the Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games 2022, only six months after taking up badminton. Athleticism comes naturally to the 15-year-old player, more than half the age of her fellow compatriots which makes the team from Wallis and Futuna. Back…
Solomon Islands are making their international mixed team debut at the Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games 2022. Despite three representatives playing in the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games, they are delighted to be sending a team for the first time, guided by their coach Joanne Adrian Tasa. Joanne came across the national badminton association in 2014…
After spending more than two years discussing and planning via Zoom, members of our development team: Nadia Bleaken (based in New Zealand), Ian Bridge (Australia) and KumOn Tarawa (Fiji) were able to meet face-to-face in Fiji over the last ten days. Meeting with the likes of Badminton Fiji (BF), Fiji National Sports Commission (FNSC), Special…
Tuvalu, one of the smallest and least visited countries in the world and a member association of Badminton Oceania since 2006, is set to take part in the Northern Marianas 2022 Pacific Mini Games this month. While they will not compete in the mixed team event, they will be represented in a Pacific Games (although…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE. Photo Credit: Badminton Photo The transition process to unfreeze the BWF World Junior Rankings towards a live, 52-week ranking on 3 January 2023 will begin on 2 August 2022 . Due to the impact of COVID-19, the BWF World Junior Rankings were frozen as of 17 March 2020. Transition Process On 2 August 2022,…
Pictured: Johanna Kou, New Caledonia (left) and Rémi Rossi, Tahiti (right). Photo credit: Samoa 2019 Pacific Games News Service 53 players from seven member association countries will be competing in the Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games 2022 Individual event, which takes place from 23-25 June 2022 at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium. While Tuvalu is…
Pictured: Bree Malberg, Australia. Bree Mellberg refused to accept the life her doctors outlined for her after an accident in 2013 put her in a wheelchair. “A mediocre life is not for me,” said the 32-year-old recipient of the BWF Female Participation Grant 2022, which supports a new athlete’s participation needs, including classification. An active child,…
Badminton Asia Development Officer, Ian Gil Piencenaves, recently joined Northern Marianas Badminton Association (NMBA) to prepare their team for the upcoming Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games 2022, while conducting coaching workshops for members of their committee. The former player and BWF Level 2 badminton coach is collaborating with Badminton Oceania to assist with player development…
Pictured: Ryan Tong (New Zealand). Photo credit: Badminton Photo The recent Thomas Cup Finals team announcement by Badminton New Zealand confirmed the selection of Ryan Tong – one of the reigning Oceania Junior Men’s Doubles Champion. Tong was victorious during the VICTOR Oceania Junior Championships 2019 alongside Jack Wang. The pair overcame Australia’s Ricky Tang…
The Oceania Tour was first launched in 2019 – an initiative which is linked to the Badminton Oceania Player Development programme which is supported by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). With an aim to encourage players to support Oceania events and provide the highest performing players with additional support to enable them to attend international…