The 35th Annual General Meeting took place at Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre on Saturday 30 April 2022. The voting AGM was also a hybrid AGM, with a combination of personnel meeting in the same room and the majority of member association representatives and delegates joining via Zoom. There were two nominations for the Presidential…
DetailsPictured: Oliver Leydon-Davis and Anona Pak, New Zealand. Photo Credit: Badminton Photo Badminton Oceania has caught up with Badminton New Zealand’s top Mixed Doubles pair, Oliver Leydon-Davis and Anona Pak, who head into this year’s Championships as top seeds. Oliver Leydon-Davis is the reigning men’s doubles champion, but will be focusing solely on the mixed…
DetailsPictured: Adam Jeffrey, New Zealand. Photo Credit: New Zealand Badminton League Badminton Oceania caught up with Badminton New Zealand’s doubles specialist Adam Jeffrey to discuss about his badminton journey leading up to this year’s VICTOR Oceania Championships, which takes place at Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre from 28 April – 1 May, 2022. The 21-year-old…
DetailsPictured: Edward Lau and Shaunna Li New Zealand’s Edward Lau and Shaunna Li both celebrated gold medals in their respective singles disciplines at the VICTOR Oceania Junior Championships 2019. They also teamed up in the mixed doubles event and narrowly missed out on a third collective gold in a thrilling three-game final against Australia’s Jack…
DetailsPictured: 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…
DetailsPictured: Kaitlyn Ea, Australia. Photo Credit: Badminton Photo For the upcoming VICTOR Oceania Championships 2022, Badminton Oceania reached out to Badminton Australia’s reigning Women’s Doubles Junior Champion, Kaitlyn Ea, who won the 2019 junior title with Angela Yu. Can she break into the Open era with a tournament win right off the bat, in her…
DetailsThe newest member of the Badminton Oceania and Badminton World Federation family, Wallis and Futuna, has started the process of implementing Shuttle Time in schools around the French-speaking South Pacific Island. Wallis and Futuna became an Associate Member of BWF in August 2021 and has been looking to introduce Shuttle Time to promote badminton as…
DetailsThere are just over two weeks left until the VICTOR Oceania Championships make a comeback following a two-year COVID-related hiatus. Last taking place in February 2020 (in Ballarat), the Continental Championships will be taking place from 28 April – 1 May 2022 at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre. Here are some of the draw…
DetailsPictured: Wendy Chen (Australia). Photo credit: Badminton Photo With the pandemic-related restrictions starting to ease across the Oceanic region, Badminton Oceania caught up with Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen (reigning six-time Women’s Singles Oceania champion and two-time Australian Olympian) to find out on her recent happenings and preparation for upcoming events. Could she extend her history-breaking record…
DetailsPictured: Jin Yujia and Wong Jia Ying Crystal, Singapore. Photo Credit: Erika Sawauchi, Badminton Photo Are you a Badminton High Performance Doubles Coach capable of developing World Class Players? Do you have: A minimum of 5 years’ experience coaching within a National Team structure with a primary focus on Doubles A proven record of success…
DetailsSince the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the tournament calendar, the ability to attend tournaments has been limited for Oceania’s players and Technical Officials alike. Many programmes and initiatives have adopted a digital footprint over the last two years – the multiple projects delivered by Badminton Oceania are no exception. Badminton Oceania’s Technical Official Committee (BOTOC), supported…
DetailsBWF MEDIA UPDATE The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can announce the outcome of an integrity case involving four men’s doubles players from China: He Ji Ting, Tan Qiang, Li Jun Hui (now retired), and Liu Yu Chen. The four players were found to have violated Article 3.1.2 of the 2017 BWF Code of Conduct in…
DetailsInternational Women’s Day is celebrated annually on 8 March, with this year’s theme being #BreakTheBias. Badminton Oceania aims to combat stereotypes and dismantling such discrimination by upholding a commitment to Gender Equity across all programme areas, whether it is on or off the filed: Executive Board, Staff, Technical Officials, Coaches, Administrators, Shuttle Time Trainers, Tutors…
DetailsBWF PRESS RELEASE Monday 28 February 2022 The Badminton World Federation (BWF) issued a statement today following a BWF Council meeting condemning Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine and expressing concern over the civilians affected in the conflict. The BWF is of the strong belief that any conflict should be resolved without the use of violence…
DetailsCongratulations to Badminton Oceania’s fourth Serve-ing Pacific winner, Kinivanagi Karo, from Papua New Guinea. He was nominated for excelling in INCLUSIVENESS – one of the five organizational values which Badminton Oceania embeds across all programme areas. Serve-ing Pacific is Badminton Oceania’s volunteer recognition scheme, acknowledging the hard work and commitment of volunteers across Oceania as…
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