The Serve-ing Pacific June winner is Barry Whiteside from Badminton Fiji. Barry is well known within the Oceania region through the work that he has done as the President of Badminton Fiji a role in which he was in for over 20 years. Barry has had a considerable amount of influence and impact on badminton…
DetailsWith the Northern Marianas Open preceding the Saipan International, there will be many players taking the opportunity to play in two BWF Grade 3 events in as many weeks. With a slight shuffle of seeds and positions from the Northern Marianas Open to the Saipan International, there will be a lot of global talent on…
DetailsWith the draws released for the Northern Marianas Open 2023, excitement is building as there are a number of profile players with some interesting badminton history competing at the tournament. Host city Saipan will be a buzz with the inclusion of former world number 1, Son Wan Ho from Korea in the men’s singles. As…
DetailsFollowing 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…
DetailsAfter winning the VICTOR Oceania Mixed Team Championships in Auckland, New Zealand in February 2023, Australia qualified to compete at the TOTALEnergies Sudirman Cup Finals 2023. This prestigious event is being played in Suzhou, China where the atmosphere is sure to be electric. Group play begins on 14 May at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre.…
DetailsBadminton 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…
DetailsExcitement 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…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsOver 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…
DetailsNews aplenty in the April edition of What’s Happening, Badminton Oceania’s monthly newsletter. Click here to read
DetailsFeatured above from left to right – Grant Manzoney, David Templeman, Julie Carrel, Nang Nquyen Van, Mark Cunningham, Caitlyn Dransfield, Lochan Cowper Our Secretary General, Julie Carrel was in Perth, Western Australia for the launch of the “Festival of Badminton” happening in the seaside location of Mandurah, 70km south of the State Capital – Perth,…
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DetailsThe Humans of Shuttle Time series from the Badminton World Federation shares the viewpoints of those who contribute to grassroots badminton development. Violaine Dauptain, shuttle time teacher from Wallis and Futuna, Badminton Oceania’s most recent member association shares her story of how she got into badminton and the influence she is having on the development…
DetailsBadminton 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…
DetailsPictured: VICTOR Oceania Mixed Team Championships 2023 Podium. Photo Credit: Paul Foxall On the final day of the VICTOR Oceania Championships 2023, Australia and New Zealand were playing off for the gold medal once again. They are the only nations from Oceania to have ever competed for gold and silver since the Open Mixed Team…
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