The Cook Islands are one of the many countries in the Pacific that are formed of multiple islands – another challenge faced by our Member Associations when promoting BWF Shuttle Time among their communities. Cook Islands Badminton recently extended their reach to Aitutaki, known locally as ‘a little paradise’, which is home to approximately 1800…
DetailsBWF PRESS RELEASE The Badminton World Federation (BWF) and HSBC jointly launched the AirBadminton Community Project at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Guangzhou, China, earlier today. Following the successful launch of AirBadminton in Guangzhou in May, the BWF together with its Global Development Partner, HSBC, announced they are delivering a number of permanent AirBadminton courts on…
DetailsPictured: Roseanne Ulunga (back row, fourth in from the left) with BWF Shuttle Time Workshop attendees and participants The Solomon Islands is a nation formed of hundreds of islands in the Pacific, with Papua New Guinea as it’s closest neighbouring country. Currently, a small community of people play badminton across the country, with only three…
DetailsPictured: Setyana Mapasa (left) and Gronya Somerville (right), Australia. Photo Credit: Badminton Photo From February 10-16 February, the VICTOR Oceania Championships will take over the Ken Kay Badminton Stadium in Ballarat, Australia. Combining the able-bodied and para badminton events in the same week, the able-bodied Championships will also see the Men’s and Women’s Team event…
DetailsThe BWF Line Judge has worked at a number of events across the region, including the Australian Para-Badminton International Championships 2018, VICTOR Oceania Championships 2019, Samoa 2019 Pacific Games, Gold Coast 2017 Sudirman Cup and 2018 Commonwealth Games. This year, he branched out into the HSBC World Tour events, including at the the Macau Open…
DetailsThe first seeds from New Zealand, Oliver Leydon-Davis and Anona Pak ended their tour of the United Kingdom on a high after reaching the semifinals. In the two weeks prior (at the AIG FZ FORZA Irish Open 2019 and Scottish Open 2019), the pair were seeded fifth in both events and made a shock exit…
DetailsCompetition 31 December 2019 Competition terms and conditions – 31 December 2019 The promoter is Badminton Oceania (NZBN number 9429043198863) whose registered office is at 3 Robert Street, Ellerslie, Auckland, 1051, New Zealand. By entering this competition, the entrant is indicating that they agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. This competition is…
DetailsThree players from Oceania celebrated a spot in the second round in the VICTOR Welsh International 2019 following a tough day of competition. Competing in their final round of the Men’s Singles qualification, Australia’s reigning National Champion was ousted from the draw by the third seed Austrian, while Adam Dolman managed to overcome the eleventh…
DetailsVICTOR Welsh International 2019 Australia’s Men’s Singles players were in qualification action on day one of the VICTOR Welsh International 2019 – the third and final BWF event in the United Kingdom in November. Andrew Rouse was one of the first casualties as he went down to the eleventh seed Canadian. However, Adam Dolman eased…
DetailsPictured: Abhinav Manota, New Zealand. Photo Credit: Luis Veniegra Photography Players from Australia and New Zealand continue the tour of the United Kingdom, following last week’s AIG FZ Forza Irish Open 2019, the contingent are competing in this week’s Scottish Open 2019. The majority of Oceania’s players were competing in the Men’s Singles qualification rounds…
DetailsPictured: Coach and players from Team Australia. Photo Credit: Badminton Australia On day four of the Singapore Youth International Series 2019, Australia’s competing players were knocked out in the third round of their respective disciplines and age groups. Both Timothy and Priska faced tough competition from Asian opponents, who secured a comfortable victory to progress…
DetailsPictured: Shrey Dhand, Australia. Photo Credit: Badminton Australia As the competition reaches the midway point, two Australian Men’s Singles players survived another day in Singapore. Under 13 Men’s Singles player, Shrey Dhand, continued to defy his Asian opponents, defeating home player Ding Han Jin over three exhilarating games, ending 21-19 in the third game. Similarly,…
DetailsPictured: Gavin Kyjac Ong, Australia. Photo Credit: Badminton Victoria From Monday 18 – Sunday 24, top juniors from Australia and New Zealand will be competing in the Singapore Youth International Series 2019. Across the first two days, a number of the player’s opened their campaign in the first rounds – across various disciplines and age…
DetailsPictured: Setyana Mapasa (left) and Gronya Somerville (Australia). Photo Credit: @Gronyasomerville (Instagram) Australia’s National Champions and the reigning regional Champions, Gronya Somerville and Setyana Mapasa, celebrated a tremendous victory at the YONEX – SUNRISE Nepal International Challenge 2019. The first seeds did not succumb to the pressure, as the eased through the first round and…
DetailsIt always helps to have a passion for the sport that a Technical Official chooses to Umpire in – hence why Sidney Galos has deservedly been achieved BWF Accredited status. Since attending a two-day umpiring course in New Zealand back in 2010, Galos has progressed through the ranks, and gone on to represent Oceania at…
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