The Humans of Shuttle Time series from the Badminton World Federation shares the viewpoints of those who contribute to grassroots badminton development. Daniel Akavi is the first recipient of the Shuttle Time Youth Leadership Award. He shares his story of growing up in the Cook Islands and what badminton means to him. 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 During my…
DetailsThe VICTOR Oceania Para Badminton Championships are being played in the beachside City of Mandurah, an hour drive south of the city of Perth, Western Australia commencing Friday 29th September A total of four countries: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea have entered. Particularly pleasing is the entry from Papua New Guinea who…
DetailsOur September Serve-ing Pacific winner is Christy Villaflor of Northern Marianas Badminton Association. Christy has been involved in the sport for 20 years and was nominated for the value of Inclusiveness Tell us about yourself I am Christy Villaflor Secretary General of Northern Marianas Badminton Association. Started playing badminton back in 2003 as past time…
DetailsAustralian players will be nervous and excited as the TotalEnergies BWF World Championships begin today in Copenhagen, Denmark. The best players from around the world will battle it out in all five disciplines over the next SIX days for the honour of being crowned a world champion; a sought after title in 2023 just under a…
DetailsTechnical Official appointments have been announced for the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. A total of nine Oceania appointees, including Referees, Umpires and Line Judges will be representing their region and country on the world stage come July/August next year. Returning to the Olympic stage, semi-professional BWF Referee, Lynne Nixey (NZL), will be attending…
DetailsPhoto: Lee Zii Jia (MAL) Photo Credit: Badminton Photo Quarter finals day has not disappointed the large crowd at the SATHIO GROUP Australian Badminton Open 2023. Many of the big names and seeds are still in the draw, competing for a chance to play on finals day. Women’s singles players Beiwen Zhang and Ratchanok Intanon…
DetailsThe Humans of Shuttle Time series from the Badminton World Federation shares the viewpoints of those who contribute to grassroots badminton development. Kinivanagi Karo, shuttle time teacher from Papua New Guinea, shares his story of growing up in Papua New Guinea and what badminton means to him. Growing-Up Years I was born in a coastal village…
DetailsDay two began with the Tjonadi sisters, who are juniors from New South Wales, playing against the Aimsaard sisters from Thailand. With a world ranking of nine, the Thai women outplayed their younger opponents, showing their superior ability in the 23-minute match. Setyana Mapasa and Angela Yu had a storming start to their women’s doubles…
DetailsAfter a raft of promotions into the qualifying draw, the opening session was dominated by Australian players looking to progress further, with many of them successful. Two Oceania mixed doubles pairs started the qualifying session with positive results, winning their prospective matches to advance to the main draw. Adrian Reynardi and Victoria Tjonadi together with…
DetailsOur August Serve-ing Pacific winner is Nicolas Mouret of the Tahiti Badminton association. Nicolas has been a volunteer for over 5 years was nominated for the value of innovation. Tell us about yourself : My name is Nicolas Mouret, I’m 36 years old, and I started playing badminton in 2011. I really started to love…
Details31 Oceania players/pairs have been promoted to either the main or qualifying draws of the SATHIO GROUP Australian Badminton Open 2023. After several withdrawals spanning five events, there were some unexpected, but pleasant surprises for players from down under. In the men’s singles, eleven Australian players made the move from reserves into the qualifying draw,…
DetailsThe Sydney badminton community is gearing up for their biggest tournament of the year as the SATHIO GROUP Australian Badminton Open 2023 is only four days away from the first shuttle being served. In 2023, the tournament has been elevated to a HSBC BWF World Super 500, attracting a number of high caliber players such…
DetailsWith 17 days to go until the Sathio Group Australian Badminton Open 2023 begins, the draws have been released and excitement is building. Many big names in badminton will be making the trek down under to play in this HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500 tournament in Sydney, Australia. Players to watch for will be…
DetailsAs part of our player development programme seven players from the Cook Islands were part of Counties Manukau representative teams who played in the recent New Zealand Junior National Team Championships. Cook Islands players are eligible to play in this competition as they hold New Zealand passports and are considered a close neighbour with a…
DetailsBadminton Oceania’s disability consultant Ian Bridge has just completed another visit to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea to deliver coaching sessions for PNG’s growing Para badminton team. Ian was impressed to see several new athletes join the regular Para athletes attending 3 x weekly Inclusive GymBad sessions. Inclusive GymBad is part of Team Up –…
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