The Trans-Tasman Challenge 2022 got underway this morning, becoming the first taste of international action since 2019 for more than half of the under-19 players from Australia and New Zealand. Competing at BadmintonWorx Yennora, the first test match started at 9.30 local time (AEST) and opened with a tense men’s doubles match. Men’s Doubles Australia’s…
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…
DetailsOver the first weekend of October, the top under-19 players from Australia and New Zealand will compete in the Trans-Tasman Challenge 2022. The new initiative is part of Badminton Oceania’s player development programme (Tier 1) and will see the players compete in three test matches on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 October 2022. Australia will be fielding a…
DetailsThe Oceania Tour 2022 is about to be injected with pace as a series of Grade Three tournaments take place across Australia and New Zealand in October: YONEX Sydney International 2022 (International Series) – 5-9 October YONEX Bendigo International 2022 (International Challenge) – 12-16 October VICTOR North Harbour International 2022 (International Challenge) – 20-23 October…
DetailsBWF MEDIA UPDATE The Badminton World Federation (BWF) and the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) today released the qualification system for AirBadminton’s debut at the ANOC World Beach Games in Bali, Indonesia from 5-12 August 2023. AirBadminton at Bali 2023 will feature 72 athletes (36 men and 36 women) across four medal events: Men’s…
DetailsPictured: Christy P. Villaflor (Northern Marianas, left) and Taurea Mara (Tahiti, right) Congratulations to the following BWF Line Judges for being appointed to the 2023-2026 rotation: Ravi Nandan (AUS) Karen Arnold (AUS) Christy P. Villaflor (MNP) Taurea Mara (TAH) Lok Yun Loi (AUS) From the list above, Ravi and Karen have been renewed for a…
DetailsOver the first weekend of October, the top under-19 players from Australia and New Zealand will compete in the Trans-Tasman Challenge 2022. The new initiative is part of Badminton Oceania’s player development programme (Tier 1) and will see the players compete in three test matches on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 October 2022. New Zealand…
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 –…
DetailsA brand-new initiative for 2022, the Trans-Tasman Challenge will bring together the top under-19 players from Australia and New Zealand for a mixed team tournament, where teams will compete for the perpetual trophy. The inaugural event will take place in Australia at BadmintonWorx Yennora Stadium from 30 September – 4 October 2022, comprising of three test matches…
DetailsBWF MEDIA UPDATE The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and Badminton World Federation (BWF) have published the qualification regulations for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Here’s the summary of the qualification timeline: Athlete Eligibility For singles, athletes must have participated in their relevant event at a minimum of three designated qualifying tournaments counting towards the Race…
DetailsBWF MEDIA UPDATE The 2023 and 2024 badminton seasons will start with a bang with the newly elevated Super 1000 Malaysia Open and Super 750 India Open the appointed season openers for the next two years. The 31-event new World Tour calendar, which includes the year-end BWF World Tour Finals, will see the increased number…
DetailsGronya and Wendy’s dream run at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games came to an end at the NEC Arena this evening as they missed out on the bronze medal at the hands of India’s fourth seeds, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Pullela. Wendy, who is usually a singles player, teamed up with Gronya in Birmingham and…
DetailsQuarterfinals – Saturday 6 August 2022 Australia’s and New Zealand’s remaining competitors were in quarterfinal action on Saturday 6 August, with one pair going the distance in the women’s doubles to qualify for Sunday’s semifinals. New Zealand’s eighth seeds were first up on court, against Singapore’s world number 35 and third seeds, Terry Hee and…
DetailsPictured: Lin Ying Xiang (Australia) takes on the world number 10, Lakshya Sen (India) Two more pairs from Australia are through to the quarterfinals tomorrow, bringing the total tally of Oceania representatives to five across the women’s singles and all three doubles disciplines. In one of the first games on court, Australia’s young pairing of…
DetailsPictured: Oliver Leydon-Davis and Anona Pak (New Zealand) take on Tran Pham and Angela Yu (Australia) This morning’s performance from Oceania representatives already betters the 2018 Commonwealth Games campaign, which saw two pairs into the quarterfinals across the individuals competition. Tran Pham and Jack Yu (men’s doubles), Wendy Chen (Australia) and Oliver Leydon-Davis and Anona…
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