In February, players from around Oceania will congregate in Melbourne to compete in the prestigious event. For the first time, Oceania will see ten countries competing across the Open and Junior individual and team events.
That means that two thirds of Oceania’s member countries will be competing – and we look forward to growing this number in the future.
Entries for the team event have now closed and we are very excited to see the following countires represented at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre in February:
VICTOR Oceania Open Championships 2019:
| Australia |
| Fiji |
| Guam |
| New Caledonia |
| New Zealand |
| Samoa |
| Tahiti |
VICTOR Oceania Junior Championships 2019:
| Australia |
| Cook Islands |
| Fiji |
| New Caledonia |
| New Zealand |
| Papua New Guinea |
| Samoa |
| Tahiti |
| Tonga |
MEMBER COUNTRIES AND PLAYER INFORMATION
In the lead up to the tournament, there are still some important announcements and timelines to consider.
WITHDRAWALS
Teams may withdraw from the event without penalty until 11.59pm on 31 December 2018, New Zealand time.
After this time, teams will incur a USD 250 withdrawal fee. Withdrawals should be done online through the same link where the original entry was made.
TEAM SUBMISSION
Team names must be submitted by Friday 1 February 2019 on the following links:
If you need assistance adding player names to your country database and allocating them a BWF number – which must be done prior to being able to add them to you team – please contact Julie Carrel.
DRAWS
The team seeding will be determined from the BWF World Rankings lists as of Thursday 10 January 2019 and the draw will be made on Tuesday 15 January 2019.
INIDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS ENTRIES
Online entries for the individual competition closes on Tuesday 15 January. In the meantime, you can register on the following links:
VICTOR Oceania Open Individual Championships
VICTOR Oceania Junior Individual Championships
ACCOMMODATION
Our understanding is that Quest Apartments have a limited amount of rooms available, so please ensure you get your accommodation booked as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
For any further information, please contact Julie Carrel.
