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…
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BWF Media Update. Pictured: Emcee Rashid Salleh (left) hosts the TotalEnergies BWF World Championships 2021 Draw at BWF Headquarters in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. Spanish icon Carolina Marin will contemplate an interesting draw as she returns from injury straight into the TotalEnergies BWF World Championships 2021, at which she will be accorded the rare honour of…