Tonga’s campaign may have come to an end in Ballarat, but the team has plenty to take away from the VICTOR Oceania Championships 2020. One of the biggest achievements came from Lata ‘Isitolo who stunned the women’s singles gold medalist from the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games. In the second round of the women’s singles, the…
DetailsDay two of the VICTOR Oceania Championship 2020 began with a major upset as the third seeds were knocked out of the mixed doubles. Jacob Schueler and Jodee Vega were ousted by talented youngsters, Jack and Angela Yu, in two straight games. The first game a close encounter before the Yu siblings began to dominate,…
DetailsPictured: Damus Matakinio and Morani Karikia, Cook Islands. Photo credit: Badminton Victoria When 15 and 16-year-old, Eleanor Wichman and Vaitoti Tupa walked on to the court against world number 79 pair, Oliver Leydon-Davis and Anona Pak, they knew they were about to be on the receiving end of their toughest match yet. It was a…
DetailsPictured: Edward Lau (New Zealand). Photo credit: Badminton Victoria The second half of day one at the VICTOR Oceania Championship 2020 delivered a handful of surprises as the Men’s Singles seeded players exited the draw in the early stages. One of the biggest shocks on day one came from last year’s Oceania Junior Champion, Edward…
DetailsThe top seeds were fast off the mark on day one of the VICTOR Ocenaia Championships 2020. With vital World Ranking and Olympic qualification points at stake, there was no room for error in the early rounds at Ballarat. Mixed Doubles kicked off proceedings, with the top two seeds making their way into the second…
DetailsFor the first time, the VICTOR Oceania Championships will combine the able-bodied and the Para badminton Championships in the same venue, in the same week. Last year, we saw the benefits from Oceania’s players who attended the TOTAL BWF World Para Badminton Championships in Basel, Switzerland. Australia’s Luke Missen was delighted to see the likes…
DetailsWith the growing popularity of badminton in Papua New Guinea, yet only half marked badminton courts available to the aspiring players, the talent of Papua New Guinea’s Para badminton players could not go unnoticed as Badminton Oceania’s Coaching and Development Officer, Ian Bridge, and Regional Development Officer, Kini Karo, stepped in to lead a Para…
DetailsThe race is on at this year’s VICTOR Oceania Championships as many payers will be vying for essential World Ranking points as the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games qualification period creeps towards the closing date in April. Four out of five winners from last year’s Continental Championships will be looking to defend their title, as a…
DetailsPictured: Setyana Mapasa (left) and Gronya Somerville (right), Australia. Photo Credit: Badminton Photo From February 10-16 February, the VICTOR Oceania Championships will take over the Ken Kay Badminton Stadium in Ballarat, Australia. Combining the able-bodied and para badminton events in the same week, the able-bodied Championships will also see the Men’s and Women’s Team event…
DetailsThe first seeds from New Zealand, Oliver Leydon-Davis and Anona Pak ended their tour of the United Kingdom on a high after reaching the semifinals. In the two weeks prior (at the AIG FZ FORZA Irish Open 2019 and Scottish Open 2019), the pair were seeded fifth in both events and made a shock exit…
DetailsThree players from Oceania celebrated a spot in the second round in the VICTOR Welsh International 2019 following a tough day of competition. Competing in their final round of the Men’s Singles qualification, Australia’s reigning National Champion was ousted from the draw by the third seed Austrian, while Adam Dolman managed to overcome the eleventh…
DetailsVICTOR Welsh International 2019 Australia’s Men’s Singles players were in qualification action on day one of the VICTOR Welsh International 2019 – the third and final BWF event in the United Kingdom in November. Andrew Rouse was one of the first casualties as he went down to the eleventh seed Canadian. However, Adam Dolman eased…
DetailsPictured: Abhinav Manota, New Zealand. Photo Credit: Luis Veniegra Photography Players from Australia and New Zealand continue the tour of the United Kingdom, following last week’s AIG FZ Forza Irish Open 2019, the contingent are competing in this week’s Scottish Open 2019. The majority of Oceania’s players were competing in the Men’s Singles qualification rounds…
DetailsPictured: Coach and players from Team Australia. Photo Credit: Badminton Australia On day four of the Singapore Youth International Series 2019, Australia’s competing players were knocked out in the third round of their respective disciplines and age groups. Both Timothy and Priska faced tough competition from Asian opponents, who secured a comfortable victory to progress…
DetailsPictured: Shrey Dhand, Australia. Photo Credit: Badminton Australia As the competition reaches the midway point, two Australian Men’s Singles players survived another day in Singapore. Under 13 Men’s Singles player, Shrey Dhand, continued to defy his Asian opponents, defeating home player Ding Han Jin over three exhilarating games, ending 21-19 in the third game. Similarly,…
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