GUATEMALAN PLAYER CHASING FIFTH OLYMPIC GAMES

Following the release of the Northern Marianas Open seeding report, Kevin Cordon, a seasoned campaigner for his beloved Guatemala, is the number one seed in Saipan.  Cordon, a four-time Olympic representative for his Central American country will lead the men’s singles lineup. Beginning his Olympic career in 2008 in Beijing, Cordon had the honour of…

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PRESIDENT OF BADMINTON FIJI, PAST AND PRESENT

Badminton Fiji has had a change of President recently with Barry Whiteside stepping down after many years of service.  Whiteside, a Fijian citizen, balanced his presidential duties with a career in banking, having the role of Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji until he retired in 2017.  In 2018 he was awarded the Companion…

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Northern Mariana Islands to Host Double Header

Excitement is building with two international badminton tournaments within two weeks in the beautiful Northern Mariana Islands.  As Badminton Oceania’s northern most member country and part of the Mariana Archipelago, the capital, Saipan will host the Northern Marianas Open followed by the Saipan International. Due to a BWF regulation change in late 2022 allowing a country…

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Humans of Shuttle Time – Josefa Matasau, Fiji

The Humans of Shuttle Time series from the Badminton World Federation shares the viewpoints of those who contribute to grassroots badminton development. Josefa Matasau, shuttle time teacher from Fiji, shares his story of being brought up in Fiji and the experiences that he has gone through in the shuttle time program. I hail from the beautiful…

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FALCONS SPREAD WINGS TO CHASE EUROPEAN RESULTS

Over the past two months, members of the Australian Falcons have spent time traveling, training, and playing tournaments across Europe gaining valuable international experience and world ranking points. With the Netherlands National Training Centre as base camp, eleven players; a mixture of experienced campaigners and young up and coming players and National Coach; Leanne Choo…

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Badminton Oceania is recruiting – Communications and Marketing Manager (Full Time)

Badminton Oceania is one of five Continental Confederations working closely with the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to implement a wide range of development programmes and events in the Oceania Region in partnership with our 17 Member Countries. The Executive Board leads the organisation of 6 full-time and 1 part-time staff. This full-time Communications and Marketing…

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