It was baptism by fire for some teams from Oceania on day one of the BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships 2023. Cook Islands faced the ever-improving nation India in their first tie and Germany in their second which proved to be two mountains too high for their first appearance at this tournament. Tahiti were…
DetailsPhoto: Jie Ying Chan (AUS) Four Oceania countries are represented at the BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships 2023, the largest entry from the Oceania region to date. The full event which includes a team and individuals competition runs from Monday 25 September to Sunday 8 October in Spokane, USA. This is the first time…
DetailsThe 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…
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…
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…
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…
DetailsMen’s Singles The Lee twins got off to a flying start in their men’s doubles final. Chang and Po seemed to have little response as Fang-Jen and Fang-Chih went into the interval 11-5 up. There was not a lot of chatter from either team in the break, however something had changed as number one seeds,…
DetailsPictured: Fang-Chih Lee/Fang-Jen Lee (TPE) Out of the four mixed doubles pair that made it to the semifinals, only one was seeded, and not one featured in last weeks CROWNE PLAZA Northern Marianas Open 2023 semifinals. The top seeds, who did not make it past round two last week, struggled against team USA, ending their…
DetailsDay four opened with some heated contests in the men’s and women’s doubles. Hoping to progress to the quarterfinals later in the day, all first round matches were intense, setting up a competitive vibe at the TAKECARE Saipan International 2023. The first seeds in the men’s doubles from Chinese Taipei had to dig deep against…
DetailsPictured: Ryoma Muramoto (JPN) In a repeat of the men’s final at the CROWNE PLAZA Northern Marianas Open 2023, Liao Jhuo-Fu would have been hoping for a similar result. Jeon Hyeok Jin, on the other hand had a different plan, that took three games to play out. After losing the first, Jeon had a fire…
DetailsOver the last two weeks there has been international badminton in the Northern Mariana Islands with many players from numerous nations enjoying the tournaments and the beautiful location they are in. Two of these are players from Europe with this being their first visit to Saipan. Max Weisskirchen and Elias Bracke are good friends on…
DetailsPictured: Wictoria Dabczynska (POL) The women’s singles draw at the TAKECARE Saipan International 2023 had a little stutter on day two with the number three seed Wen Yu Zeng being knocked out by Pen Yu Wei. Sung Shuo Yun had no trouble keeping her campaign alive with a convincing win over Misaki Kurashima. Peng Yu…
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