Our Facebook Christmas competition is now live! Competition terms and conditions – 17 DECEMBER 1. The promoter is Badminton Oceania (NZBN number 9429043198863) whose registered office is at 3 Robert Street, Ellerslie, Auckland, 1051, New Zealand. 2. By entering this competition, the entrant is indicating that they agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. 3.…
DetailsAt the recent Badminton Oceania Executive Board meeting the establishment of an Athletes Commission was approved. The Athletes’ Commission is a consultative body which aims to represent the needs and views of athletes to the Badminton Oceania Executive Board and Committees to both increase their participation and improve performance at all levels. The Chair of…
DetailsAll of the footage from the Australia Para-Badminton International 2018 and the VICTOR Oceania Para-Badminton Championships 2018 is now available to watch. During the events, the live-streaming footage was provided by OVO and now archived footage is available to watch on their website. Simply click on the links below to watch: Australia Para-Badminton International 2018…
DetailsThe final day of competition in Geelong has come to an end following two days of exhilarating badminton. Players from across Oceania have been competing at Leisuretime Centre in Geelong, Victoria, in one of the last para-badminton tournaments of the year in this region. This morning saw New Zealand’s Corrie and Australia’s Caitlin dominate the Singles…
DetailsAustralia’s Caitlin Dransfield and New Zealand’s Corrie Keith Robinson are celebrating success in both Singles and Mixed Doubles. The pair joined forces in the Mixed Doubles SL 3 – SU 5 and topped their table after winning all matches in two games. They both went on to dominate their respective SL 3 and SL 4…
DetailsThe wheelchair classifications have been in action throughout the afternoon at the VICTOR Oceania Para-Badminton Championships 2018 – Men’s Singles 1 and 2 classification and a combined Men’s Doubles 1 and 2 event. At the end of day one, Australia leads the way with home players topping the table in each category. Richard Davis is…
DetailsA big badminton welcome to Iosefo Rakesa from Fiji – competing in his first ever para-badminton tournament! Training for badminton in Fiji would be an ‘interesting’ experience for most seasoned players. The population of the beautiful island typically enjoys playing badminton outdoors, which means playing in difficult windy conditions. Iosefo had only taken up badminton…
DetailsPlayers from around the region will spend the next two days competing at the VICTOR Oceania Para-Badminton Championships 2018. With representatives from Australia, New Zealand and Fiji, the athletes will be competing across the following Para-Badminton disciplines: Men’s Singles SL 3 + SL 4 Men’s Singles WH 1 Men’s Singles WH 2 Women’s Singles SL…
DetailsIn 2020, Para-Badminton will be included in the Paralympic Games for the first time. Ahead of the qualification period, which begins in 2019, over one hundred athletes from across the globe travelled to Geelong to compete in one of the last Para-Badminton tournaments of the year. Over four days of competition, the Lesiuretime Centre has…
DetailsIt’s been a tense atmosphere in the stadium as the elimination rounds of the Australian Para-Badminton International 2018 take place. With the draw narrowed right down to the semi-finals, spectators and players have witnessed fist-pumps, dives, net calls and smashes galore. Some of the biggest upsets of the day came from the women’s singles wheelchair…
DetailsThe mixed doubles SL3 – SU5 opened day three at Leisuretime Centre in Geelong, Victoria with the first seeds from Japan, Toshiaki Suenaga and Akiko Sugino, maintaining their consistency with a 21-16 21-12 win over teammates, Tetsuo Ura and Noriko Ito, to secure a place in the semi-finals later this afternoon. They will face the…
DetailsMost of the top seeded players continued to lead the charge throughout day two of the Australian Para-Badminton International. The number one seeds from Indonesia in the women’s doubles SL 3 – SU 5 competition, Leani Ratri Oktila and Khalimatus Sadiyah Sukohandoko kicked off the doubles events in emphatic style, defeating the Australian duo Anu…
DetailsAs the preliminary rounds of the competition come to an end, the morning of day two at the competition was dominated by the top seeds. Sukant Kadam is the number one seed from India in the men’s singles SL 4 classification, while compatriot leads the SL 3 classification as the top seed. Both players kicked…
DetailsDay one at the Australian Para-Badminton International 2018 has come to a close as over 100 athletes compete in the penultimate competition for the region. Photo credit: Luis Veniegra Photography New Zealand’s Corrie Keith Robinson, competing in the men’s singles SL 4 classification, showed grit and determination on court as he faced the first seed…
DetailsThe Australian Para-Badminton International 2018 started at 9.30am local time at Leisuretime Centre in Geelong, Victoria. In the opening round, we saw the first seeds in the Mixed Doubles SL3 – SU5 classification, Toshiaki Suenaga and Akiko Sugino live up to their seeding. The Japanese pairing comfortably secured a first round win against the mixed…
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