Pictured: Lata ‘Isitolo and Mele Kei (Tonga). Photo Credit: Paul Foxall Tonga were last seen on the international badminton scene at the VICTOR Oceania Championships 2020 in Ballarat. Three years later, they have sent a contingent to compete in the Continental Championships once again. While they had to contend with the global COVID-19 pandemic like…
DetailsPictured: Team Cook Islands. Photo Credit: Paul Foxall This year, a team from the Cook Islands entered the VICTOR Oceania Open Mixed Team Championships for the very first time. Their entry is testament to the collaboration between Badminton Oceania and Badminton Cook Islands over player development initiatives and coach development opportunities which helped them reach…
DetailsJUNIOR INDIVIDUALS An even spread of titles among the Australian players in the VICTOR Oceania Junior Championships as they won all five of the titles on offer. Daniel Hu tried as hard as he could to stop the flow of titles to Australia particularly in the second game of his match with top seed Jie…
DetailsJUNIOR INDIVIDUALS Australia has dominated the VICTOR Oceania Junior Championships, particularly in the singles where three out of four semifinalists in men’s and women’s U19 singles were from the nation. However to break things up Daniel Hu from Auckland defeated Shrey Dhand twice in one day to reach two title deciders. Hu accounted for fourth…
DetailsPictured: Lucas Julliot, New Caledonia. Photo credit: Paul Foxall JUNIOR INDIVIDUALS The drama began to unfold on day two of the VICTOR Oceania Junior Championships, as a handful of top seeded players fell in the rounds of 16. There were two upsets in the men’s singles draw as the third and eighth seeds were knocked…
DetailsPictured: Janelle Pangilinan, Northern Marianas. Photo credit: Paul Foxall Junior Individuals The VICTOR Oceania Junior Individual Championships 2023 opened proceedings today at Auckland Badminton Stadium. It was a largely successful day for the players from Australia and New Zealand. The Cook Islands’ Tereapii Akavi being one of the only non-Australian/New Zealand players to progress into…
DetailsPictured: Junior players from Cook Islands and New Caledonia. Photo credit: Paul Foxall The junior competitions which took place over the weekend (VICTOR Oceania Junior Mixed Team Championships 2023 and Pacific U15 Invitation Team Challenge) were an important component in the development of talent across Oceania. 2019 was the last year the Junior edition of…
DetailsPictured: (left to right) Team New Caledonia, Tahiti and Cook Islands on the podium. Photo credit: Paul Foxall Gold medal match Cook Islands entered the final match against Tahiti with a perfect record, having won all their matches 5-0 up until today. Tahiti had only dropped one game on their route to today’s final round…
DetailsGold medal match Following 5-0 victories in every group stage match so far, Australia and New Zealand set up a gold medal match in today’s final round robin clash at the VICTOR Oceania Junior Mixed Team Championships 2023. Defending champions, Australia, were the first team to put a point on the board after an excruciatingly…
DetailsOn Friday 28 January 2023, Auckland was the epicenter of a severe weather event which saw major flood damage across the region. Unfortunately, the venue for the upcoming Pacific U15 Invitation Team Challenge and VICTOR Oceania Championships 2023 – Badminton North Harbour – was greatly impacted by the weather and has been closed until further…
DetailsBadminton Oceania welcomes Lachlan Greensill to the team as he undertakes the new role as Operations Assistant (full time). Lachlan is a recent graduate from Auckland University of Technology, majoring in Sports Management. Originally from Taranaki, he has grown up with a passion for racket sports, having spent plenty of time on a squash court…
DetailsBWF MEDIA UPDATE The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is delighted that Para badminton is one of 22 sports included in the sports programme for the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games. Para badminton made a successful debut at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and will also appear at the upcoming Paris 2024 Paralympics. BWF President, Poul-Erik…
DetailsThe VICTOR Oceania Championships 2023 combines the Open and Junior Individual and Mixed Team tournaments, scheduled to take place from 10-19 February 2023 in Auckland, New Zealand. A new venue will be announced over the coming days following last weekend’s devastating floods which damaged the original venue, Badminton North Harbour. It is the first time that the…
DetailsThe VICTOR Oceania Championships 2023 combines the Open and Junior Individual and Mixed Team tournaments, scheduled to take place from 10-19 February 2023 in Auckland, New Zealand. A new venue will be announced over the coming days following last weekend’s devastating floods which damaged the original venue, Badminton North Harbour. Last year, the Continental Championships…
DetailsPictured: Caleb Cui (right) and Aaron Zheng. Photo Credit: Leigh Gases Saipan International School will start its title defense in the TakeCare Badminton Interscholastic League against Kagman High School, as the 2022-2023 season of the Northern Marianas Badminton Association-sanctioned competition kicks off at the end of January in the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium. SIS won…
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