Muhammad Rafi Zafran Ferary is a champion. On Sunday at the ROKETTO Badminton Centre in Lidcombe, the Australian won his first international title, defeating Chinese Taipei’s Huang Yu 21-19, 15-21, 21-7 in the men’s singles final at the ROKETTO Sydney International. It was the longest match of the day at 70 minutes, and the third…
DetailsA few weeks ago, Raphael Deloy and Sydney Tjonadi had never played together. The ROKETTO Sydney International is only their second tournament as a pair, and it has already taken them to their first international final. The trans-Tasman partnership, New Zealand’s Deloy and Australia’s Tjonadi, first teamed up in Bendigo. They arrived at the ROKETTO…
DetailsThe match everyone had circled opened Day 3 at the ROKETTO Badminton Centre, and it lived up to it. Andika Ramadiansyah and Nozomi Shimizu, who defeated Lin Bing-Wei and Lin Yen Yu 21-12, 21-14 in the Bendigo final, faced the same Chinese Taipei pair in the mixed doubles round of 16. This time there was…
DetailsThe match everyone had circled opened Day 3 at the ROKETTO Badminton Centre, and it lived up to it. Andika Ramadiansyah and Nozomi Shimizu, who defeated Lin Bing-Wei and Lin Yen Yu 21-12, 21-14 in the Bendigo final, faced the same Chinese Taipei pair in the mixed doubles round of 16. This time there was…
DetailsNorth Harbour, then Bendigo, and now Sydney. The Oceania circuit has barely paused for breath, and on Day 2 at the ROKETTO Badminton Centre in Lidcombe, the players who made the noise in the first two weeks kept making it at the ROKETTO Sydney International 2026. Dhand sets the tone Reigning Oceania men’s singles champion…
DetailsThree weeks, three tournaments, and the same pair on top of the mixed doubles seeding. Andika Ramadiansyah and Nozomi Shimizu opened the ROKETTO Sydney International at the ROKETTO Badminton Centre in Lidcombe the way they have played for a fortnight: quickly. Around them, our players filled both draws, played each other in a string of…
DetailsIn the middle of the Pacific lies a country that scatters just 811 square kilometres of land across 3.5 million square kilometres of ocean. Despite the massive geographical isolation of its four-hemisphere territory, Kiribati has defied the odds to turn badminton into a thriving sport. In September, Badminton Oceania’s Participation and Development Manager, Sam Kreutzer,…
DetailsSame pair. Same result. A different podium. Andika Ramadiansyah and Nozomi Shimizu stood on top again, adding the YONEX Bendigo International 2026 mixed doubles title to the one they won at the MAXX North Harbour International a week earlier. A familiar opponent, a new partner The final had a rematch feel. Chinese Taipei’s Lin Bing-Wei…
DetailsOceania began the semi-finals in Bendigo with three doubles pairs still in contention. By the end of the day, one remained. Nozomi Shimizu and Andika Ramadiansyah are into the mixed doubles final, while the rest of the draw has become a Chinese Taipei showcase with a strong Indian presence in the men’s singles. Shimizu and…
DetailsMichael Owen played three matches on Day 3 in Bendigo and left with two wins and a place in the men’s doubles semi-finals. It was a fair picture of the day for Oceania, with strong runs for our doubles pairs and the end of the line in singles. Owen’s long day Owen and Jack Yu…
DetailsThe toughest opponents for some of Oceania’s best on Day 2 in Bendigo were the players they know best. Early in the round of 32, Australians were pushed hard by fellow Australians. By the round of 16, a run of stronger international rivals had ended the singles hopes of four Oceania players. Round of 32…
DetailsFitness was the common thread on opening day in Bendigo. Ken Richardson and Ephraim Stephen Sam both credited their conditioning after winning their men’s singles openers, while a defeat in the mixed doubles ended the tournament for two of Australia’s best. Richardson controls Choo in straight games Richardson defeated Malaysia’s Chung Li Eric Choo 21-13,…
DetailsA month in China has given New Zealand’s Josephine Zhao a fresh perspective ahead of her third BWF World Junior Championships. While many players spent the final weeks before the world championships refining their preparations at home, Josephine took a different path. The New Zealand representative travelled to Guangzhou, China, where she spent 10 days…
DetailsAndika Ramadiansyah and Nozomi Shimizu (AUS) won the mixed doubles title on finals day of the MAXX North Harbour International at Badminton North Harbour on Sunday, defeating Chinese Taipei’s Lin Bing-Wei and Liao Jui-Chi 21-10, 21-18. It is their first international title as a pair. The top seeds were runners-up here last year, and Ramadiansyah…
DetailsAustralia’s Nozomi Shimizu will play for two titles tomorrow after Day 4 of the MAXX North Harbour International at Badminton North Harbour on Saturday. Shimizu is into the women’s doubles final with Laudya Chelsea Griselda and the mixed doubles final with Andika Ramadiansyah. Shimizu and Griselda open the day with a win Shimizu and Griselda…
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