Day two at the YONEX North Harbour International 2019 delivered with world-class badminton, shock exits from some top seeded players and plenty of promising talent. With places in the quarter finals up for grabs, we are set for some fascinating matches on day three. One of the biggest upsets of the day came from China’s…
DetailsPlayers from around the world congregate in Auckland this week as the YONEX North Harbour International 2019 gets underway. With plenty of New Zealand and Australian interest, Auckland welcomes players from England, Canada, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mynamar and more… The BWF Future Series opened with the men’s singles, which has attracted an entry of 63 players…
DetailsThe recent VICTOR Oceania Championships 2019 in Melbourne showcased the inspiring legacy from the Pacific Islands, with players from Tonga, the Cook Islands and Samoa who were introduced to badminton through the BWF Shuttle Time initiative which launched back in 2012. Many players in their junior teams took to the sport and went on to represent…
DetailsCompared to the other regions in the world, Oceania faces unique challenges due to the remoteness, distance between countries/continents and difficulty in accessing resources which creates several barriers to participation and challenges to our aspiring players. Many of the Pacific Islands face such challenges, which many other countries would take for granted, on a daily…
DetailsOne week after the YONEX North Harbour International takes place, many of the players will travel south of Auckland to compete in the YONEX Waikato International from Thursday 28 – Sunday 31 March 2019. The event has attracted a wide range of talented players from Oceania, Pan-America, Asia and Europe to compete in this BWF…
DetailsIt’s a busy week for the badminton world, with some of the Badminton World Federation’s top tournament taking place all over the world. This week, three Australian players are in action at the Lingshui China Masters 2019 in the province of Hainan – this is a BWF Tour Super 100 event. Opening the event, Australia’s…
DetailsYou can now relive the action from the VICTOR Oceania Badminton Championships at Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre. Footage from seven days of Junior and Open Individual and Mixed Team competition is available to watch for free. Find out which matches were on the streaming courts in the dated ‘matches’ section on the following Tournament…
DetailsThe youngsters from Australia and New Zealand delivered a nail-biting display of badminton at the final of the VICTOR Oceania Junior Mixed Team Championships 2019. Australia’s brother and sister pairing, Jack and Angela Yu, finished the week with unbeaten in the mixed doubles. After winning the Junior Individual Championships, the talented pair got Australia off…
DetailsThe penultimate day of competition took place in Melbourne today, with only one day left at the VICTOR Oceania Badminton Championships 2019. The juniors finished their group games in the morning session before the semi finals took place this evening. Check out the highlights from day two of competition. 10AM – MORNING SESSION Debut Junior…
DetailsAs opposed to the junior event, the VICTOR Oceania Open Mixed Team Championships 2019 has been played in a round robin format, allowing all seven of the teams who entered to play against each other. Day two saw the fourth, fifth and sixth ties take place ahead of the final day on Sunday 17 February.…
DetailsNew Caledonia continue to celebrate as the Open team defeat the fourth seeds from Fiji minutes after their Junior team. 10AM – MORNING SESSION Third seeds from Tahiti survived a scare on the morning of day one at the VICTOR Oceania Open Mixed Team Championships 2019. Guam’s Sarah Cai bought the score back level in…
DetailsNew Caledonia cause the biggest upset of day one after defeating fourth seeds, Fiji in the VICTOR Oceania Open Mixed Team Championships 2019. 10AM – MORNING SESSION First seeds New Zealand and second seed, Australia, walk away from day one of the competition with a 5-0 win in every tie. They opened proceedings on day…
DetailsRISING STARS FROM NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA TAKE HOME GOLD AT THE VICTOR OCEANIA JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 The talented youngsters from New Zealand and Australia dominated the later stages of the draws at the VICTOR Oceania Junior Individual Championships 2019. With four out of five of today’s matches going to three ends, all of 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.…
DetailsDay three of competition saw some fierce competition across the Open and Junior disciplines as the quarter finals got underway. Remi Rossi is flying the flag high for Tahiti after securing his place in the Open men’s singles semi finals. He is the only player left in any of the Open disciplines who resides outside…
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