What’s Happening in the Oceania Region – April 2023
News aplenty in the April edition of What’s Happening, Badminton Oceania’s monthly newsletter. Click here to read
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“Festival Of Badminton” In Perth
Featured above from left to right – Grant Manzoney, David Templeman, Julie Carrel, Nang Nquyen Van, Mark Cunningham, Caitlyn Dransfield, Lochan Cowper Our Secretary General, Julie Carrel was in Perth, Western Australia for the launch of the “Festival of Badminton” happening in the seaside location of Mandurah, 70km south of the State Capital – Perth,…
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What’s Happening – March
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Badminton Oceania is recruiting – Communications and Marketing Manager (Full Time)
Badminton 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…
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VICTOR Oceania Open and Junior Individual Championships 2023 titles decided
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…
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VICTOR Oceania Open and Junior Individual Championships 2023 – Quarters and Semis Summary
JUNIOR 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…
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Badminton Oceania appoints Operations Assistant, Lachlan Greensill; Other staff changes at Badminton Oceania
Badminton 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…
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Badminton Oceania is recruiting – Communications and Marketing Manager (Full Time)
Badminton 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…
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Axelsen, Zheng and Huang Among Those Rewarded for Stellar Seasons
BWF 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…
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Badminton 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,…
Details2022 Christmas Social Media Competitions – Terms and Conditions
Be 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…
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Quarterfinals at the YONEX Bendigo International 2022
The 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…
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Day three highlights – YONEX Bendigo International 2022
Pictured: 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…
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HSBC BWF World Tour Finals Returns to Guangzhou in 2022
BWF 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…
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Badminton community mourns passing of Jeff Robson
BWF 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…
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