Australian Para Badminton Player, Duke Trench-Thiedeman, appointed to Badminton Oceania Athletes’ Commission

Member Activity, Para-Badminton, Player DevelopmentBy Tom February 11, 2021

Pictured: Duke Trench-Thiedeman, Australia. Photo Credit: Badminton Photo Australia’s Duke Trench-Thiedeman has expressed his excitement on becoming the Para badminton representative on the Badminton Oceania’s Athletes’ Commission, helping to shape the future of Oceania’s events and initiatives for Para badminton players. Duke has competed in all Victorian, Australian and Oceania Championships since 2016, represented Australia…

Oceania players out of quarantine following Thailand stint

General News, Player DevelopmentBy Tom February 10, 2021

Five of Oceania’s players competed in the Asian Leg of the HSBC BWF World Tour last month, embracing the quarantine bubble both pre- and post-tournament. This was the sacrifice Australia’s Gronya Somerville and Setyana Mapasa and New Zealand’s Abhinav Manota, Oliver Leydon-Davis and Anona Pak chose to endure upon entering Thailand and returning to their…

BWF Membership Grant ensures Fiji under-19 Development Camp success

Gender Equity, General News, Member Activity, Player DevelopmentBy Tom January 20, 2021

Fiji Badminton staged their third initiative from their BWF membership grant this month as a group of under-19 players benefitted from a development camp. The initiative was split between Suva (central division) and Lautoka (western division) – two key bases for regular Shuttle Time delivery in Fiji over the last few years; a popular progressive…

Important Anti-Doping notices for players, coaches and team managers

Coach Education, General News, Player DevelopmentBy Tom January 6, 2021

Every athlete has the right to compete in clean and fair sport. Doping is one of many threats to the integrity of sport. The decisions made by players, coaches and technical officials today will affect badminton’s future. Their actions need to protect the integrity of badminton. As of 1 January 2021, there are some important…

Melbourne-based Louisa Ma on the importance of maintaining human connection and mental health

Member Activity, Player DevelopmentBy Tom November 10, 2020

Pictured: Louisa Ma, Australia. Photo Credit: Badminton Photo Australia’s aspiring Olympian, Louisa Ma, spent the latter half of 2019 travelling around the world, collecting qualification points for the Road to Tokyo 2020; breaking into the world’s top 100 for the first time in November 2019. However, the 25-year-old spent more than half of 2020 in…

14 Member Associations from Oceania benefit from BWF Membership Grant Programme – ‘Bringing Badminton Back’

AirBadminton, Member Activity, Player Development, Shuttle TimeBy Tom November 9, 2020

BWF MEDIA RELEASE | BADMINTON OCEANIA In October 2019, the BWF Council approved a new Membership Grants Programme for the period 2020-2024. The BWF Membership Grant Programme provides opportunities for Member Associations to access tailored support, to assist them in developing badminton in their country. Due to COVID-19, and current restrictions on international travel and…

Oliver Leydon-Davis: Self-reflection and control crucial for mental health

General News, Member Activity, Player DevelopmentBy Tom November 2, 2020

Photo credit: Badminton Photo New Zealand’s aspiring Olympian, Oliver Leydon-Davis was aiming for qualification at the Tokyo 2020 Games in the men’s doubles with Abhinav Manota and mixed doubles with Anona Pak. The year started out strong after winning the men’s doubles with Manota at the VICTOR Oceania Championships 2020 and climbing to his highest…

Pacific Mini Games postponed – new dates announced 17-25 June 2022

Events, Member Activity, Player DevelopmentBy Tom October 14, 2020

Pictured: Northern Marianas players at the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games CNMI2022 PACIFIC MINI GAMES PRESS RELEASE Following the hugely successful badminton event at the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games, badminton is one of six sports included in the Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games – which is part of our player development programme. Originally set to take…

Four tier one players smash it at New Zealand U17 National Championships

Player DevelopmentBy Tom October 8, 2020

Pictured: Tier one players from Australia and New Zealand at a two-week training camp in Thailand in December 2019 Four players from tier one of Badminton Oceania’s player development programme were among the top podium places at last weekend’s New Zealand U17 National Championships 2020. Most noticeably, Chris Benzie and Ashley Tan took home two…

A thank you to all the teachers who make badminton happen

General News, Member Activity, Para-Badminton, Player Development, Shuttle TimeBy Tom October 5, 2020

Every year on 5th October, World Teacher’s Day is celebrated across the world to highlight the unique role that adults play in children’s lives. For Badminton Oceania, there are over 2500 Shuttle Time teachers and plenty more coaches who bring badminton into the lives of thousands more across the continent. Whether it is for grass…

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