Players from around the world congregated in Auckland this week for the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Future Series event – the YONEX North Harbour International 2019. A large number of talented Chinese juniors were amongst the entry list, with several of the top junior players from various Chinese provinces getting their first taste for the…
DetailsThe semi-finalists have been decided at the YONEX North Harbour International 2019 as a morning of world-class badminton saw more top seed upsets and domination from the Chinese players competing in the quarter-finals. The mixed doubles opened proceedings, with the first seeds and reigning mixed doubles champions at the VICTOR Oceania Individual Championships, Gronya Somerville…
DetailsYONEX North Harbour International 2019 attracts a mix of familiar faces and fresh talent to the badminton circuit. From Thursday 21 – Sunday 24 March 2019, players who are representing countries as far as England will compete in the BWF Future Series event at Badminton North Harbour in Auckland. With a huge entry in the…
DetailsReigning champions and first seeds, Australia, arrived with every intention of taking home a fifth consecutive gold medal this year. Both teams are also competing for the Whyte Trophy – an exclusive test macth between the two nations that has been combined with the VICTOR Oceania Mixed Team Championships this year. Australia stormed through the…
DetailsAUSTRALIA DOMINATE THE DOUBLES WHILE NEW ZEALAND’S PRODIGY AND REIGNING JUNIOR CHAMPION, OSCAR GUO, CONTINUES A LEGACY IN THE OPEN MEN’S SINGLES Both the men’s and women’s singles in the VICTOR Oceania Junior Individual Championships 2019 kept the crowds on the edge of their seats for over an hour today as both ties went the distance.…
DetailsNew Zealand and Australia have dominated the VICTOR Oceania Junior Individual Championships 2019, securing all twenty semi final spots across the five disciplines. After almost four hours of fantastic badminton, the finalists have been confirmed! Check out who will be returning to the court tomorrow from 12 noon to compete for the gold medals. …
DetailsThree days of thrilling badminton action culminated with the semi-finals this evening as the finalists for the VICTOR Oceania Open Individual Championships are confirmed. Tahiti’s Rémi Ross was the only player outside of New Zealand and Australia to secure a place in the Open men’s singles semi final. Meanwhile, Australia and New Zealand have dominated…
DetailsWith more quarter final spots up for grabs, day two at the VICTOR Oceania Open Individual Championships 2019 lived up to all expectations. The players delivered on court with plenty of fast-paced action, suspense and surprise exits by some of the top seeded players. The mixed doubles got off to an adrenaline-fuelled start as two…
DetailsAs the tournament progresses into the later rounds and with quarter-finals places up for grabs, the team mates turned up today to cheer on their fellow country players. The day started with mixed doubles, where the first and second seeds from New Zealand comfortably secured two wins to book their places in the quarter finals.…
DetailsWith a huge entry in the men’s singles draw at the VICTOR Oceania Open Individual Championships 2019, day one was mainly dominated by the men’s singles draw. Later in the evening, the opening rounds of the women’s singles and the men’s doubles also got underway. Australia’s Keith Edison was the only person to defeat a…
DetailsAt 10am this morning, junior players from across Oceania took to the courts as the VICTOR Oceania Junior Individual Championships 2019 began. The Fijian pairing of Chang Ho Kim (2018 Youth Olympic silver medallist) and Monica Cham opened the proceedings on court one against New Caledonia’s Lucas Juillot and Sianie Chotan, taking the win 21-13…
DetailsWe caught up with New Zealand’s only first seeded player in the VICTOR Oceania Open Individual Championships 2019, Abhinav Manota. The 2018 men’s singles champion denied Tahiti of their first ever gold medal in these Championships in Waikato, New Zealand, after Manota defeated Remi Rossi in the final 21-12 21-14. There is every possibility of…
DetailsWe caught up with one of Badminton Australia’s top players, Setyana Mapasa ahead of the VICTOR Oceania Badminton Championships 2019. Mapasa is the reigning champion in both the women’s and mixed doubles. Since last year’s event, Setyana has undergone surgery with a serious leg injury but has returned to the court in 2019 with plenty…
DetailsBadminton Oceania was delighted to receive nominations from New Zealand, Tahiti, Fiji and Australia for the Athletes’ Commission. The Executive Board have ratified the four players as members of the inaugural Badminton Oceania Athletes’ Commission, including: Gronya Somerville, Australia Susannah Leydon-Davis, New Zealand Leo Cucuel, Tahiti Danielle Whiteside, Fiji Gronya Somerville has been appointed as the…
DetailsThe draws for the VICTOR Oceania Individual Championships 2019 (Open and Junior) has been approved by the tournament referees and are now available to view. Kickstarting a week of the region’s finest badminton, the Individual Championships take place from 11 – 14 February 2019 at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre before the mixed team event begins…
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