The world class players from Indonesia and China opened proceedings on semi finals day at the Crown Group Australian Badminton Open 2019. Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu were looking to reprise their quarter final exit at this year’s All England Championships against Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan. The Chinese dominated the first game, before the…
DetailsJapanese superstars Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino opened proceedings on quarter finals day at the Crown Group Australian Badminton Open 2019. Watanabe was seeking revenge for his early exit in the men’s doubles at the hands of Ko Sung Hyun and Shin Baek Cheol. Alongside Higashino, the Japanese second seeds stumbled in the second game…
DetailsJonatan Christie (INA)[3] beat Lin Dan (CHN)[8] 21-9, 24-22 It was a drama filled revenge match for the Indonesian who bowed out to the five-time World Champion in the final of the 2018 New Zealand Open final the last time they met. Christie returned the favour with a straight games demolition too that was tactical…
DetailsThe quarter finalists have been decided at the Crown Group Australian Badminton Open 2019 as the round of 16 served up some fierce competition at the Quaycentre in Sydney Olympic Park. The mixed doubles opened up with a scintillating display of badminton as the first two games on court went the distance over three thrilling…
DetailsLin Dan (CHN)[8] beat Kashyap Parupalli (IND) 21-17, 20-22, 21-14 The Chinese and Indian played a chess-like match, using every stroke of their arsenal as well as checking the quality of each other’s favourite moves. Twice Olympic champion Lin sporadically displayed this signature cross court smashes from both directions and, importantly, good athleticism to equal…
DetailsAfter missing the Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Open last month, and only playing one match in the TOTAL BWF Sudirman Cup 2019 in China, the second seeds from Japan, Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino, are back with a vengeance. The pair showed no prisoners in the first round yesterday (winning 21-4 21-2) and brought…
DetailsDay two of the Crown Group Australian Badminton Open 2019 delivered a thrilling day of badminton across all five disciplines as the star-studded line up at this year’s event continue their pursuit for world ranking points and Olympic qualification. Oceania had four players/pairs competing in the first round today, with wild card entries in the…
DetailsText written by Aaron Wong/Crown Group Australia Badminton Open 2019 MS: Kantaphon Wangcharoen (THA) beat Kenta Nishimoto (CHN) [4] 19-21, 21-18, 22-20. Thailand’s world #17 refused to be denied a second round berth and took 84 minutes to dispatch the Japanese fourth seed Kenta Nishimoto. As the match progressed Wangcharoen thrilled the crowd with his…
DetailsAustralia lead the charge for Oceania as this year’s Crown Group Australian Badminton Open. With seven pairs in the qualifying round on day one, alongside one pair from New Zealand competing to earn a place in the main draw. Lukas Defolky and Raymond Tam were amongst the first representative players on court against the world-renown…
DetailsQualification Round – Men’s Singles Two former world junior champions, a former world #1, and a former world junior #1 were sent packing on Day 1’s qualification rounds at the 2019 Australian Open. 2015 World Junior Champion and 2016 Sydney International winner Lu Chia Hung of Taiwan ran out of steam while leading three quarters…
DetailsLike many other badminton player’s around the world, it takes an enormous amount of commitment, motivation and organisation to balance a professional playing career with study and work. Australia’s Claudia Lam is a prime example as she prepares for the Crown Group Australia Badminton Open 2019, while studying for her Law and Commerce degree at…
DetailsIn March, the Organisation of Sports Federations of Oceania (OSFO) had awarded the Badminton Oceania President, Geraldine Brown, with the OSFO Merit Award to acknowledge her outstanding contributions to badminton in the region. Badminton Oceania took the opportunity to present the award at the Annual General Meeting last week in Nanning, China, while the TOTAL…
DetailsIt was heartbreak for Australia this evening as the 23rd and 24th play off against Switzerland went down to the very last point. The regional Champions from Australia opened proceedings against the world no. 86 pairing, to their 98. The swiss duo were quick to take control and gave Switzerland an early lead with a…
DetailsNew Zealand and Slovakia both finished third in their level 3 group stages at the TOTAL BWF Sudirman Cup 2019, fighting for overall positions 25 and 26 this evening. The kiwi Mixed Doubles duo were fast off the blocks against Slovakia and repeated the same attacking play that saw them defeat Ireland’s Sam and Chloe…
DetailsWith two wins each in Group 3A of the TOTAL BWF Sudirman Cup 2019, Australia and Ireland were competing for the top spot in their group and a place in the 23rd/24th playoff on Friday against the winners of Group 3A. Sawan Serasinghe and Setyana Mapasa were first on court against the Irish brother and…
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