JUNIOR INDIVIDUALS An even spread of titles among the Australian players in the VICTOR Oceania Junior Championships as they won all five of the titles on offer. Daniel Hu tried as hard as he could to stop the flow of titles to Australia particularly in the second game of his match with top seed Jie…
DetailsJUNIOR INDIVIDUALS Australia has dominated the VICTOR Oceania Junior Championships, particularly in the singles where three out of four semifinalists in men’s and women’s U19 singles were from the nation. However to break things up Daniel Hu from Auckland defeated Shrey Dhand twice in one day to reach two title deciders. Hu accounted for fourth…
DetailsBadminton Oceania welcomes Lachlan Greensill to the team as he undertakes the new role as Operations Assistant (full time). Lachlan is a recent graduate from Auckland University of Technology, majoring in Sports Management. Originally from Taranaki, he has grown up with a passion for racket sports, having spent plenty of time on a squash court…
DetailsBadminton Oceania is one of five Continental Confederations working closely with the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to implement a wide range of development programmes and events in the Oceania Region in partnership with our 17 Member Countries. The Executive Board leads the organisation of 6 full-time and 1 part-time staff. This full-time Communications and Marketing…
DetailsBWF MEDIA UPDATE Viktor Axelsen and Zheng Si Wei/Huang Ya Qiong’s extraordinary dominance this season was honoured as they won the BWF Player of the Year Awards in their respective categories. Axelsen won BWF Male Player of the Year for sweeping nearly everything in his path. During the eligibility period from 1 November 2021 to…
DetailsBadminton Oceania is one of five Continental Confederations working closely with the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to implement a wide range of development programmes and events in the Oceania Region in partnership with our 17 Member Countries. This newly created full-time Operations Assistant role is an entry level position based in our office in Ellerslie,…
DetailsBe in it to win it! Check out our Christmas competitions this month and get your hands on some sporting accessories to compliment your badminton bag. You can find information on how to enter on our Facebook and Instagram page. Click on the relevant links below to read terms and conditions for the relevant competition. Thursday 1 December – Team…
DetailsThe morning got off to a dramatic start as the first seeds from Canada were knocked out of the mixed doubles draw, meaning that only two of the top four seeds remain. Tournament underdogs, Kazuhiro and Yui (Japan), came all the way through qualifying and have made a name for themselves in Bendigo by defeating…
DetailsPictured: Koshiro Moriguchi (Japan) and Jason Anthony Ho-Shue (Canada). Photo Credit: Marthin Nanere Day three of the YONEX Bendigo International 2022 saw the draws narrow down from 16 to 8 in each discipline as the quarterfinalists were decided. Opening with the mixed doubles, Oceania’s interest was phased out as two pairs from Chinese Taipei ousted…
DetailsBWF MEDIA UPDATE China is set to host its first international badminton tournament since 2019, with the Badminton World Federation (BWF) confirming the flagship HSBC BWF World Tour Finals is heading back to Guangzhou from 14-18 December 2022. The famed red courts of Tianhe Stadium will welcome the top eight players and pairs in each…
DetailsBWF Honorary Life Vice President Jeffrey Robson, who had a distinguished career as a badminton administrator and player, passed away in Auckland on Monday aged 95. In his playing days, he was one of the few to have represented his country at the highest level in both badminton and tennis. He allied speed, deception and…
DetailsThis weekend, Badminton Oceania is partnering up with Counties Manukau Badminton Association and CLM Community Sport to deliver a Pasifika Festival. The fun-filled day aims to bring badminton to the forefront for Pasifika communities in Auckland and facilitate connections to the national body of their respective countries – our member associations. From 12 midday –…
DetailsThe finals of the VICTOR Oceania Para Badminton Championships 2022 brought extra heat into the Melbourne winter cold today, with the first triple-crown winner in the history of the event. Moreover, each participating country, Australia (AUS), New Zealand (NZL) and Papua New Guinea (PNG) were represented on the podium this year. Jerome BUNGE was the…
DetailsThe VICTOR Oceania Para Badminton Championships 2022 had the largest number of entries in the history of the event, including the entries of four Tokyo 2020 Australian Paralympians: Grant MANZONEY (AUS): competed in Wheelchair Class Badminton Caitlin DRANSFIELD (AUS): competed in Standing Class Badminton Janine WATSON (AUS): won Paralympic Bronze in Para-taekwondo Bree MELLBERG (AUS):…
DetailsWith the imminent finals day tomorrow, tension and excitement was high on Day 2 of the VICTOR Oceania Para Badminton Championships. The last of the preliminary round-robins were played throughout the day along with quarter- and semi-final matches throughout the afternoon and evening. In the group stages, there were tight matches in the Mixed Doubles…
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