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Australia defeat New Zealand to claim gold, Tahiti defeat Pacific rivals for bronze – VICTOR Oceania Men’s Team Championships 2020

EventsFebruary 15, 2020

Pictured: Jacob Schueler, Australia. Photo credit: Ballarat Badminton Two rivalries ensured an electric atmosphere on finals day at the VICTOR Oceania Men’s and Women’s Team Championships 2020. The Trans-Tasman gold medal match between Australia and New Zealand took place on the courts parallel to one of the biggest Pacific rivalries – New Caledonia and Tahiti…

Australia and New Zealand set to meet in gold medal match – VICTOR Oceania Men’s and Women’s Team Championships 2020

EventsFebruary 14, 2020

Pictured: Oscar Guo, New Zealand. Photo credit: Ballarat Badminton On the second day of the team event, Australia and New Zealand continue to win without loosing a single match in the Men’s and Women’s Team Championship 2020 in Ballarat. Despite the fact that the Australia and New Zealand has not lost a single match, it…

Papua New Guinea’s newcomer, David Joe Kaniku, one match away from gold. Day one highlights – VICTOR Oceania Para Badminton Championships 2020

Events, Para-BadmintonFebruary 14, 2020

Pictured: David Joe Kaniku, Papua New Guinea. Photo credit: Ballarat Badminton For the first time in Oceania’s history, the able-bodied and Para badminton events have taken place in the same venue, in the same week. The last time the event took place was in 2018 at Geelong Badminton, with 23 players from 3 countries. In…

Oscar Guo makes a triumphant return as New Zealand, Australia and Tahiti win 5-0 – VICTOR Oceania Men’s and Women’s Team Championships 2020

EventsFebruary 13, 2020

New Zealand and Australia showed no mercy on the opening day of the VICTOR Oceania Men’s and Women’s Team Championships 2020 in Ballarat. The stakes are high as the winning men’s and women’s team will travel to Denmark in May to compete in the TOTAL BWF Thomas and Uber Cup 2020. With five teams competing…

The Pacific rivalry continues in Ballarat following a dramatic end to the team event in Samoa 2019 Pacific Games

EventsFebruary 13, 2020

The mixed team event at last year’s Samoa 2019 Pacific Games ended with a spectacular twist as Fiji, New Caledonia and Tahiti were caught up in a three-way tie. The very last match of court between New Caledonia and Tahiti would decide the fate for all three teams – with multiple outcomes possible. With the…

Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen makes history, Gronya and Abhinav doubles up on gold. Final highlights – VICTOR Oceania Championships 2020

EventsFebruary 13, 2020

Pictured: Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen, Australia. Photo credit: Ballarat Badminton MEN’S SINGLES The reigning Oceania junior champion Edward Lau stepped onto court in his first open final this evening. The 18-year-old was not to be underestimated as he stunned the men’s singles draw on day one when he ousted the fourth seed. However, the experience of…

Gronya, Abhinav double booked in the final. Wendy Chen chases sixth title. Semifinal highlights – VICTOR Oceania Championships 2020

EventsFebruary 12, 2020

Men’s Singles New Zealand’s Edward Lau lit up the hall this morning as he topped of his impressive run to tonight’s final in an exhilarating three game thriller. Lau is on track to follow in the footsteps of last year’s champion, Oscar Guo (also from New Zealand), who extended a legacy across the men’s singles…

Quarterfinal highlights: Sawan and Matthew overcome first seeds to chase fifth title – VICTOR Oceania Championships 2020

EventsFebruary 11, 2020

The quarterfinals at the VICTOR Oceania Championship opened with the mixed doubles this afternoon. Top seeds Simon Wing Hang Leung and Gronya Somerville maintained their impressive run as they aim to defend their title from 2019. However, the second seeds from New Zealand, who are also in pursuit of Olympic qualification, suffered a shock exit…

Tonga set their eyes on the BWF World Junior Championships after a boost in Ballarat

Events, Player DevelopmentFebruary 11, 2020

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…

Shock exits and a thrilling end as the first seeds survive a scare – VICTOR Oceania Championships 2020

EventsFebruary 11, 2020

Day 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,…

Cook Island juniors competing on their biggest stage yet – VICTOR Oceania Championships 2020

Events, Player DevelopmentFebruary 11, 2020

Pictured: 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…

Shock exits in the Men’s singles draw – VICTOR Oceania Championships 2020

EventsFebruary 10, 2020

Pictured: 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…

Top seeds mean business on day one – VICTOR Oceania Championships 2020

EventsFebruary 10, 2020

The 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…

“I’ve come a long way since the last continental championships”, Celine Vinot is raring to go – VICTOR Oceania Championships 2020

Events, Para-BadmintonFebruary 5, 2020

For 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…

New courts, new country, new beginnings: Players from Papua New Guinea venture abroad to compete in their first VICTOR Oceania Championships

Events, Para-BadmintonFebruary 4, 2020

With 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…