The BWF World Senior Championships 2023 begins today in Jeonju, Korea. This biannual tournament showcases the world best seniors and is an individual championship with men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles and mixed doubles events. Over 1300 players from 40 countries will play in this eight-day extravaganza that includes 10 age groups ranging…
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…
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…
DetailsAt the recent CROWNE PLAZA Northern Marianas Open 2023 and TAKECARE Saipan International 2023 Badminton Oceania sat down with Australian National Coach, Leanne Choo to find out what is the ‘why’ behind the young woman who leads the Falcons. At the age of 32, Leanne has had a badminton filled life, representing Australia at two…
DetailsThe Humans of Shuttle Time series from the Badminton World Federation shares the viewpoints of those who contribute to grassroots badminton development. Kinisimere Liku Qutei, shuttle time teacher from Fiji, shares her story 𝗔𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 I am the only child in the family, born and raised in the maritime rural area known as Kadavu, located…
DetailsOur July Serve-ing Pacific winner is Ngaoa Ranginui of the Cook Islands Badminton association. Ngaoa who has been a volunteer for over 8 years was nominated for the value of leadership. Tell us about yourself? I am a Cook Islander and citizen of Aotearoa New Zealand. I have lived most of my life in the…
DetailsSpecial Olympics World Games 2023 Berlin have just come to an end, completing nine days of competition across 26 sporting codes. The Special Olympics World Games are the world’s largest inclusive sporting event, a celebration promoting more recognition and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. Special Olympics is a worldwide organisation that supports five million athletes,…
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