It was a potentially risky visit, but it was all worth it for Daniel Fan as he travelled to Malaysia as a reserve in the qualifying rounds at the PERODUA Malaysia Masters 2019 in Kuala Lumpur and the DAIHATSU Indonesia Masters 2019 in Jakarta. For the latter, he was promoted from qualifiers, meaning he had…
DetailsBadminton Oceania welcomes Ian Bridge to the team, undertaking the role as Coaching and Development Officer on a part-time basis. Ian has been involved with badminton for a number of years after coaching in schools and clubs in the UK. More recently, he has spent the last two years acting as Australia’s Para-Badminton national coach…
DetailsEntries to the VICTOR Oceania Badminton Championships 2019 have now closed and with a high calibre of players from across the region registered to play, we’re excited for one of the biggest regional Championships to ever take place in Melbourne. 109 athletes have entered the Open Championships, while 92 players have entered the Junior events from a…
DetailsIn one of the first tournaments of the year, the PERODUA Malaysia Masters 2019 has kicked off the badminton-fuelled year ahead. The HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500 event takes place from 15 – 20 January 2019 at Kuala Lumpur Sports City in Malaysia and we saw the doubles pairing of Gronya Somerville and Setyana…
DetailsThe draws and schedule for the VICTOR Oceania Mixed Team Championships 2019 (Open and Junior) has been approved by the Badminton World Federation and is now available to view: OPEN MIXED TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS Round robin format – all teams will play each other on the following dates and times: Friday 15/02/2019 10:00am 2:00pm 6:00pm Australia[1]…
DetailsAt the recent Badminton Oceania Executive Board meeting the establishment of an Athletes Commission was approved. The Athletes’ Commission is a consultative body which aims to represent the needs and views of athletes to the Badminton Oceania Executive Board and Committees to both increase their participation and improve performance at all levels. The Chair of…
DetailsAll of the footage from the Australia Para-Badminton International 2018 and the VICTOR Oceania Para-Badminton Championships 2018 is now available to watch. During the events, the live-streaming footage was provided by OVO and now archived footage is available to watch on their website. Simply click on the links below to watch: Australia Para-Badminton International 2018…
DetailsThe final day of competition in Geelong has come to an end following two days of exhilarating badminton. Players from across Oceania have been competing at Leisuretime Centre in Geelong, Victoria, in one of the last para-badminton tournaments of the year in this region. This morning saw New Zealand’s Corrie and Australia’s Caitlin dominate the Singles…
DetailsThe wheelchair classifications have been in action throughout the afternoon at the VICTOR Oceania Para-Badminton Championships 2018 – Men’s Singles 1 and 2 classification and a combined Men’s Doubles 1 and 2 event. At the end of day one, Australia leads the way with home players topping the table in each category. Richard Davis is…
DetailsA big badminton welcome to Iosefo Rakesa from Fiji – competing in his first ever para-badminton tournament! Training for badminton in Fiji would be an ‘interesting’ experience for most seasoned players. The population of the beautiful island typically enjoys playing badminton outdoors, which means playing in difficult windy conditions. Iosefo had only taken up badminton…
DetailsPlayers from around the region will spend the next two days competing at the VICTOR Oceania Para-Badminton Championships 2018. With representatives from Australia, New Zealand and Fiji, the athletes will be competing across the following Para-Badminton disciplines: Men’s Singles SL 3 + SL 4 Men’s Singles WH 1 Men’s Singles WH 2 Women’s Singles SL…
DetailsIn 2020, Para-Badminton will be included in the Paralympic Games for the first time. Ahead of the qualification period, which begins in 2019, over one hundred athletes from across the globe travelled to Geelong to compete in one of the last Para-Badminton tournaments of the year. Over four days of competition, the Lesiuretime Centre has…
DetailsIt’s been a tense atmosphere in the stadium as the elimination rounds of the Australian Para-Badminton International 2018 take place. With the draw narrowed right down to the semi-finals, spectators and players have witnessed fist-pumps, dives, net calls and smashes galore. Some of the biggest upsets of the day came from the women’s singles wheelchair…
DetailsThe mixed doubles SL3 – SU5 opened day three at Leisuretime Centre in Geelong, Victoria with the first seeds from Japan, Toshiaki Suenaga and Akiko Sugino, maintaining their consistency with a 21-16 21-12 win over teammates, Tetsuo Ura and Noriko Ito, to secure a place in the semi-finals later this afternoon. They will face the…
DetailsMost of the top seeded players continued to lead the charge throughout day two of the Australian Para-Badminton International. The number one seeds from Indonesia in the women’s doubles SL 3 – SU 5 competition, Leani Ratri Oktila and Khalimatus Sadiyah Sukohandoko kicked off the doubles events in emphatic style, defeating the Australian duo Anu…
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