Badminton Oceania is deeply saddened to advise that our Life Member, former President and founder of Badminton Oceania, Heather Robson, passed away Thursday 10 October 2019; age 91. Heather was pivotal in the creation and development of Badminton Oceania, celebrating tremendous success in her own playing career, including 19 New Zealand National titles and an…
DetailsPictured: Jacob Schueler, Australia. Photo credit: Luis Veniegra As the rush for Olympic qualification continues, players from Australia have travelled to Bahrain and The Netherlands to compete in an attempt to improve their world ranking. Bahrain International Series 2019 The recent winner of the Oceania Tour 2019, Pit Seng Low, opened the Men’s Singles draw…
DetailsPictured: Jack Wang and Ella Smith, New Zealand. Photo credit: Badminton Photo The four remaining pairs and players from Oceania were in action on day three of the BWF World Junior Championships. Opening with the Mixed Doubles, Australia’s Otto and Kaitlyn were up against the Japanese twelfth seeds. They started both games strong, keeping the…
DetailsNauru Badminton is on the rise as a group of badminton enthusiasts formed a board to oversee the development of badminton within the country. Nauru is one of the sixteen members of Badminton Oceania, however, the federation has not been active for a number of years. Following the support from Badminton Oceania and Nauru Badminton’s…
DetailsPictured: Edward Lau, New Zealand. Photo credit: Badminton Photo The Trans-Tasman rivalry between Australia and New Zealand opened the Mixed Doubles draw on day two, as the two teams clashed for the first time in this year’s BWF World Junior Championships. New Zealand’s Tong and Rozario were the first pair to get a point on…
DetailsPictured: Angela Yu (left) and Kaitlyn Ea (right), Australia. Photo credit: Badminton Photo Following the Mixed Team Championships which took place last week, the Individual competition got underway on Monday 7 October in Kazan, Russia. While the team players from Australia and New Zealand remain in the competition, they are joined by Tahiti’s Louis Beaubois…
DetailsPictured: Teiva Politi (front) and Nina Smits, Tahiti. Tahiti’s Teiva Politi is about to see out his Junior years in style; by making history at the BWF World Junior Championships 2019. Alongside fellow compatriot, Louis Beaubois, Politi will become one of the first competitors from the Pacific to compete in the BWF World Junior Championships.…
DetailsPictured: Louis Beaubois, Tahiti. Photo Credit: Samoa 2019 Pacific Games New Service Tahiti’s Louis Beaubois and Teiva Politi are about to make history as they become the first competitors from the Pacific to compete in the BWF World Junior Championships. The only countries from Oceania to attend the prestigious event since its inception in 1992…
DetailsPictured: Rio Agustino, Australia. Photo credit: Badminton Photo On the penultimate day of the BWF Junior Mixed Team Championships for Oceania’s representing teams, New Zealand and Australia competed in the playoff stages for a clear indicator of their final positions at this year’s event. After finishing third in Group E, Australia qualified for playoff positions…
DetailsPictured: Catelyn Rozario, New Zealand. Photo credit: Badminton Photo The BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships closed the Group stages on day three as the juniors began to fight for final playoff positions. Australia opened the morning with their last Group E match against Armenia. The regional junior Mixed Doubles champions, Jack and Angela Yu…
DetailsPictured: Jack Yu and Kaitlyn Ea, Australia. Photo credit: Badminton Photo On day two of the BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships, New Zealand completed their group stage matches, while Australia continue to work their way through Group E. Chinese Taipei were quick to set the tone as they opened with a 21-15 21-4 win…
DetailsPictured: Team New Zealand performing the Haka. Photo Credit: Badminton Photo The BWF World Junior Championships got underway yesterday, with 32 Mixed Team ties taking place on day one in Kazan, Russia. In the Mixed Team event, New Zealand and Australia are the only teams representing from Oceania. New Zealand had a tough opening game,…
DetailsThe Oceania Tour is a new initiative for 2019 which encourages players from Oceania to compete in the region’s tournaments to earn ranking points and a shot at prize money which can be used for international training and competition. In 2019, eight tournaments were eligible to contribute towards the Oceania Tour ranking, including: VICTOR Oceania…
DetailsMEN’S SINGLES Yusuke Onodera (JPN)[15] vs Lim Chong King (JPN) 21-8 21-15 Looking to repeat his recent victory in the Hellas Open, Lim Chong King entered the Final with plenty of momentum following his ousting of the fourth, seventh and tenth seed en route to the final. However, Japan’s Yusuke Onodera set an incredibly fast…
DetailsMen’s Singles All four players put on a scintillating performance this evening, across two marathon matches which went the distance. Making it his third match to come within 6 minutes either side of the hour, Onodera looked unphased in the third and deciding game this evening, sussing out his game plan to execute a comfortable…
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