Sportswomen from Team Up programs across the Pacific will showcase the positive impact of sport during a week of activities at Expo 2020 Dubai. Team Up is the Australian Government’s sport for development program in the Asia-Pacific, comprising more than 30 partnerships across the Asia-Pacific that are working towards three outcomes: Attract and retain women,…
DetailsEarlier this year, it was announced that most of the events in the VICTOR Oceania Championships (set to be hosted by North Harbour in New Zealand) were cancelled, including the Open Men’s and Women’s Team, Junior Mixed Team and Junior Individual tournaments, due to New Zealand’s COVID-19 related border restrictions. However, the Open Individual tournament…
DetailsPictured: U17 Men’s Doubles winners Jin Chung and Chen Yang with Sandra Low (right) Photo credit: Guam National Badminton Federation From 11-13 February 2022, teams from Guam and Northern Marianas (Team NMI) reunited for the first time since before the global pandemic began, to compete in the 2022 Guam Badminton Invitational Tournament. The invitational event…
DetailsPictured: Duke Trench-Thiedeman, competing at the BWF Para Badminton World Championships 2019. Photo credit: Badminton Photo Duke Trench-Thiedeman is Badminton Oceania’s Para Badminton Players Advisor, advocating for the development of Para badminton across the continent. The Australian wheelchair player is a popular figure among Oceania’s Para badminton scene, having competed in the last (and only)…
DetailsPictured: Oliver Leydon-Davis and Anona Pak, New Zealand, competing at the Sydney International 2019. Photo credit: Luis Veniegra Photography Badminton Oceania (BOC) is delighted to bring international badminton back to the continent in the last quarter of 2022, following two years of frustrating tournament cancellations due to the global COVID-19 pandemic and the associated tight…
DetailsPictured: Team Northern Marianas arrive in Guam Oceania is a region made up of thousands of islands. Not a single country in the continent is joined by land and the Pacific Ocean covers the majority of land mass. For many of Badminton Oceania’s 17 member associations, travel between countries would vary (on average) from 3-12…
DetailsPictured: Joseph Devenecia (far right), Shuttle Time National Coordinator of Guam. The Badminton World Federation’s Humans of Shuttle Time series presents the perspectives of those who work on badminton development at the grassroots level. Joseph Devenecia, Shuttle Time National Coordinator of Guam, talks about his experiences with coaching and helping his community through badminton. Childhood Days I…
DetailsOver the last two years, Badminton has soared in popularity in the Cook Islands during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Cook Islands remain as one of the few countries in the world that have maintained their COVID-free status, which has allowed the non-contact sport to capitalise on their growth. With the quarantine-free travel bubble resuming…
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DetailsPictured: Loh Kean Yew, Singapore. Photo credit: Badminton Photo, Jnanesh Salian Singapore Badminton Association is inviting applications for the position of Singapore Badminton Singles Head Coach. We are aiming to enhance our current singles programme through the recruitment of an internationally recognised Head Coach with the aim of continuing the development and growth of our…
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DetailsPictured: The Guam Badminton Sports Center. Credit: Norman M. Taruc/The Guam Daily Post An upgrade for Guam badminton is imminent as the construction of the Guam Badminton Sports Center, a competition-grade badminton facility, nears completion in Barrigada, a village near the center of Guam. Badminton Oceania is delighted to hear that the venue is nearing…
DetailsDue to the ongoing uncertainties and complications surrounding the global COVID-19 pandemic, Badminton Oceania, in consultation with hosts Badminton North Harbour and the Badminton World Federation, are disappointed to announce that the VICTOR Oceania Championships 2022 (Individual events) have been postponed, while the Junior Individual and Mixed Team Championships, along with the Men’s and Women’s…
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