Wednesday 9 October 2024 – The Yonex Bendigo International kicked off a thrilling three-week stretch of BWF International Challenge competitions in the Oceania region. The qualification rounds in the morning delivered intense action, followed by many nail-biters when the main draw commenced with several matches going down to the wire. See some Day One Main…
Details๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ I was born in Wellington, New Zealand and then I moved to Sydney when I was about 5. Throughout my primary years, I would often enjoy cycling around my area or just adventuring into neighbouring suburbs in Western Sydney. Being an only child, I would do all this with my…
DetailsThe stage is set for the Yonex Bendigo International, to be held at Red Energy Stadium from tomorrow, October 9, until Sunday, October 13. The full draw was released last week and can be viewed here: https://bit.ly/YBI2024ย When play begins on the morning of day one, it will be a spectacular showcase of badminton from…
DetailsThe seeding report and version two of the M & Q for the MAXX North Harbour International 2024 has now been released, showcasing what will be on offer during the third and final week of International tournaments across the Oceania region. Menโs Singles: International players in the menโs singles once again lead the way by…
DetailsPhoto Credit: Roketto Badminton (Jaslyn Hooi SGP) The seeding report and version two of the M & Q for the ROKETTO Sydney International 2024 has now been released, showcasing what will be on offer during the second week of international badminton in Australia. Menโs singles: International players in the menโs singles at the ROKETTO Sydney…
DetailsThe seeding report and version two of the M & Q for the Yonex Bendigo International has now been released, offering an insight into the highly anticipated draw following some withdrawals and promotions of players. This report highlights the top seeds across all categories, demonstrating the competitive calibre of the tournament. Several players from the…
DetailsThe Zespri AIMS Games is Australasiaโs largest junior sporting event, held annually in Tauranga Moana. Celebrating diversity, the Games provides an opportunity for adolescents aged 10-12 years from all demographics and education contexts to compete in sporting competitions, to meet others from outside their normal peer group, and to learn and build on their social…
Details๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฌ I was born and raised in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. Iโm the middle child of three. My sister also plays and has had the opportunity to represent NMI at a youth level. I never knew about badminton when I was young. I was more into volleyball…
DetailsThere has been some moving and shaking in Papua New Guinea over the last week with Inclusive GymBad taking Shuttle Time further into the provinces. Badminton is growing in Papua New Guinea with more opportunities for people to become involved. Through an expansion of the Inclusive GymBad program, Joyce Koiari (Inclusive GymBad Monitoring & Evaluation…
DetailsBadminton Oceania is pleased to announce the hosts of the VICTOR Oceania Championships 2025. In February the VICTOR Oceania Championships (Open) will be hosted by Badminton North Harbour, in Auckland, New Zealand; 10-16 February with the VICTOR Oceania Junior Championships being hosted by the Northern Marianas Badminton Association; 8-14 June. This is the fourth time…
DetailsOne of the success factors of an international badminton tournament is strong partnerships.ย Northern Marianas Badminton (NMBA) is a great example of an organisation with strong partnerships.ย One of these strong partnerships NMBA is with their Continental Confederation; Badminton Oceania (BOC). During the recent CROWNE PLAZA Northern Marianas Open and the DOVE Saipan International, Badminton…
Details3, 2 1โฆ Three Olympic Appearances Twice As A Player Once As A Coach The Australian Badminton team is in Paris, taking on the worldโs best at the most prestigious sporting event, the Olympic Games.ย Three players have featured, in womenโs singles and womenโs doubles. Leanne Choo, Australiaโs head coach is attending her third Olympic…
DetailsThe Australia/NZ Referee and Umpire development programme was established at the beginning of 2022. The objective of the programme is to support young technical officials who have been identified by their Member Associations as having the potential to attain Badminton World Federation level in the future. In total there are two Refereeโs and eight Umpireโs…
DetailsLast week at the Badminton Australia u15/u19 National Championships in Western Australia our BWF Vice President โ Geraldine Brown made a special presentation to two Oceania Technical Officials from Western Australia. Greg Vellacottโs career as a Badminton World Federation official has spanned 33 years since his first appointment as an Accredited Umpire at the Thomas…
DetailsText by Grace Cai – Photo Credit: NMBA 13 July 2024 โ Malaysian badminton sensation Justin Hoh has secured one runner-up and one men’s singles titles in Saipan. After a challenging run at the CROWNE PLAZA Northern Marianas Open 2024 last week, where he reached the finals but fell short against strong opponent, Cheng Kai…
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