Badminton Australia have successfully filed an application to upgrade the two Grade 3 tournaments scheduled to take place in September 2021. Bendigo Badminton Association are preparing to welcome international players to their arena for the first time from 16 – 19 September 2021 at the Bendigo International 2021. Originally, the tournament was classed as a BWF…
DetailsBadminton Oceania, with the support of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) are pleased to announce Remi Rossi (Tahiti) and Dgeniva Matauli (New Caledonia) as the regional ambassadors for the ‘i am badminton’ integrity awareness campaign. Gold medallists in the men’s and women’s singles disciplines at the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games, Remi and Dgeniva are familiar…
DetailsThe YONEX German Open 2021 to be staged in Mülheim an der Ruhr from 9-14 March 2021 has been cancelled. The German Badminton Association made the decision in consultation and agreement with the Badminton World Federation. The ongoing COVID-19 restrictions and complications left local organisers no choice but to cancel the tournament. The YONEX German Open…
DetailsPictured: Duke Trench-Thiedeman, Australia. Photo Credit: Badminton Photo Australia’s Duke Trench-Thiedeman has expressed his excitement on becoming the Para badminton representative on the Badminton Oceania’s Athletes’ Commission, helping to shape the future of Oceania’s events and initiatives for Para badminton players. Duke has competed in all Victorian, Australian and Oceania Championships since 2016, represented Australia…
DetailsFive of Oceania’s players competed in the Asian Leg of the HSBC BWF World Tour last month, embracing the quarantine bubble both pre- and post-tournament. This was the sacrifice Australia’s Gronya Somerville and Setyana Mapasa and New Zealand’s Abhinav Manota, Oliver Leydon-Davis and Anona Pak chose to endure upon entering Thailand and returning to their…
DetailsPictured: Brian Karo, Papua New Guinea. Photo Credit: Vele Karo The Badminton World Federation’s Humans of Shuttle Time series presents the perspectives of those who work on badminton development at the grassroots level. Brian Karo, Shuttle Time National Coordinator of Papua New Guiena, recounts his badminton journey, since discovering it in the second grade: I was born and…
DetailsPictured: Grant Manzoney, Australia. Photo Credit: Badminton Photo The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has announced the Para Badminton Tournament Calendar for 2021. The Spanish Para Badminton International to be staged in May 2021 will serve as the last qualification tournament for the Tokyo Paralympic Games. Week Dates Tournament City 13 29 Mar–4 Apr 3rd Fazza–Dubai…
DetailsBWF MEDIA UPDATE MEMBERSHIP APPROVES KEY DECISIONS AHEAD OF 82ND BWF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2021 On Saturday 30 January 2021, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) staged its first virtual Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) as part of the comprehensive planning process leading up to the 82nd BWF Annual General Meeting (AGM) and the scheduled BWF Council…
DetailsBadminton World Federation (BWF) has partnered with Creative Technology to enhance the fan experience of watching badminton matches by bringing the audience closer to the action through holographic audio. Starting tomorrow at the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals in Bangkok, Thailand, live and delayed matches on BWF’s YouTube channel will be enhanced with SXFI LIVE. Making…
DetailsDenmark’s Viktor Axelsen, winner of the first two men’s singles events of the Asian Leg in Bangkok, Thailand, has his task cut out if he hopes to achieve his third title in three weeks at the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals. The top seed is in a difficult Group A with Chou Tien Chen (Chinese…
DetailsIn October 2020, the Badminton World Federation announced a scholarship programme to provide dual career athletes and talent already employed within the badminton family, with an opportunity to learn new skills, improve their career opportunities and in turn the communities around them. The scholarships have been offered in partnership with the World Academy of Sport…
DetailsPhoto Credit: Badminton Photo Badminton World Federation (BWF) has confirmed the qualifiers for the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals to take place 27-31 January in Bangkok, Thailand. The top eight players and pairs for each category in the HSBC BWF Road to Bangkok Rankings have been invited. Only a maximum of two (2) players or…
DetailsFiji Badminton staged their third initiative from their BWF membership grant this month as a group of under-19 players benefitted from a development camp. The initiative was split between Suva (central division) and Lautoka (western division) – two key bases for regular Shuttle Time delivery in Fiji over the last few years; a popular progressive…
DetailsBWF MEDIA UPDATE Badminton World Federation (BWF) can confirm India player Sai Praneeth B. has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been withdrawn from the TOYOTA Thailand Open. The player produced a positive result to a mandatory PCR test conducted on Monday. It is confirmed positive. The player has been taken to hospital for further…
DetailsPhoto Credit: Badminton Photo The Asian Leg of the HSBC BWF World Tour continues this week as the Super 1000 event, TOYOTA Thailand Open 2021, gets underway in Bangkok today. The reigning men’s singles, doubles and women’s doubles Continental Champions from last year’s VICTOR Oceania Championships in Ballarat are back in action, alongside aspiring Olympians…
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