Saipan, Monday 1 July 2024 – The CROWNE PLAZA Northern Marianas Open 2024 is set to ignite the courts of Saipan, bringing together talented players from various parts of the world. The tournament takes place from 2 -7 July 2024, at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium. As excitement builds, the tournament organisers are thrilled to…
DetailsFor Matthew Zhao (NZL), Yanxi Liu (NZL), Aneesh Nirmal (AUS) and Mimi Ngo (AUS) together with their coaches, Kenneth Yew (NZL) and Brent Miller (AUS), the last few days have been ones of new opportunities, learnings and creating memories. Competing at the International Badminton U16 SHONAI Invitational 2024 in Japan, these four young shuttlers have…
DetailsAs he is affectionally know in the Northern Mariania Islands, Coach Robbie – Badminton Ocenana’s Coaching & Development Manager, is on his fourth visit to Northern Marianas, working with 20 local players plus two from neighbouring Island Guam, facilitating the National Junior training camp. Assisting with this camp is current Oceania Men’s Singles Champion and…
DetailsFour junior players from Australia and New Zealand are attending the International Badminton U16 SHONAI Invitational 2024. Badminton Oceania facilitated the invitation to both New Zealand and Australia through their connection with Tournament Director Junichi Kasuga. For Matthew Zhao (NZL), Yanxi Liu (NZL), Aneesh Nirmal (AUS) and Mimi Ngo (AUS) the opportunity to represent their…
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. Currently Australia has one Referee and five Umpires on…
DetailsThe first Badminton World Federation (BWF) Level 3 Coach course in the Oceania region was recently held in Sydney, Australia. 14 invited coaches from Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti, South Africa, and Singapore took part. Having a broader reach than the Level 1 & 2 courses, this course covered concepts such as talent pathways, coaching systems,…
DetailsThe SATHIO GROUP Australian Open 2024 will not disappoint with the Men’s Singles draw being anchored by Jonatan Christie (INA) and Kodai Naroaka (JAP) with world rankings of three and five respectively. Runner up in 2023, Prannoy H.S. is back and will once again look to stamp his mark on the tournament and improve his…
DetailsRead how badminton has had an influence on Lily and the road taken to become a Shuttle Time Trainer in Australia. My twin elder brother and I were born prematurely into a family of accomplished scholars and business managers who also enjoyed sports of all kinds. Mum was an elite centre player in basketball; dad’s…
DetailsWhat do you get when you take a well-run, fun filled badminton tournament on a tropical island and decide to do it all again two years later? Returning players… Rose Wapp from Manawatu, New Zealand was rarely seen without a smile on her face at the Oceania Masters In Paradise event in 2022. Winner of…
DetailsBadminton in Samoa had hit a high point between 2017 and 2019 with the nation hosting the 2019 Pacific Games. However, during the Covid years the sport took a backseat. To reignite interest in the sport, SBF President Lizzie Key identified the need to restart Shuttle Time in Samoa and looked to upskill local people…
DetailsAs part of our para badminton development programme we had three players and a coach/manager from Badminton Papua New Guinea assisted by our Development Officer – Dhanny Oud in Melbourne recently, attending the Australia National Para Badminton Championships followed by a training camp. One of many positives to emerge from the tournament were two silver…
DetailsAt the BWF AGM in Chengdu, China Northern Marianas Badminton was announced as the winner of the 2023 BWF Member Association Participation Award; the first time this award has been won by an Oceania Member; highlighting the progress which has been by this small country in Micronesia on the back of hosting two International Challenge…
DetailsBadminton runs through the veins of Badminton Oceania’s Secretary General. We are proud that at the Badminton NZ Annual General Meeting over the weekend Julie Carrel was awarded a Badminton New Zealand Life Membership. The following is an exert from the nomination for Julie’s award. Julie has been involved in many roles throughout her badminton…
DetailsBadminton in Samoa is this week’s focus for Badminton Oceania’s Participation & Development Manager, Sam Kreutzer and Development Officer, Dhanny Oud. With assistance from the Badminton World Federation Member Association Grant Programme, the focus will be a Shuttle Time teachers’ course, Shuttle Time delivery sessions (using the skills learned), Air Badminton, player development sessions and…
DetailsI’m from Manus Island, a beautiful small island province of Papua New Guinea. Soccer and volleyball were the popular sports played across the island and so growing up I played these regularly. I moved to the capital in 1993 and found myself playing soccer and volleyball and also discovered cricket so I played all these…
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