LINE JUDGES
The line judge is responsible for signalling whether a shuttlecock has landed in or out when the shuttlecock lands near the line assigned to them. The number of line judges around a court varies dependent on the level of the tournament.
QUALIFIED OCEANIA LINE JUDGES
- Greg Busch (NZL)
- Shevaun Moody (AUS)
- Karen Arnold (AUS)
- Ravi Nandan (AUS)
- Ian Fernandez (AUS)
- Pauline Eldred (AUS)
- Simon Joe Yin Fee (NZL)
- Renee Yi Cui (NZL)
- Val Dorling (NZL)
- Sonia Gouveia (AUS)
- Richard Skarott (NZL)
- Sunny Bhatnagar (AUS)
- Gail Speight (AUS)
- Colin Harris (AUS)
- Bruce Napier (AUS)
- Mark Duxbury (AUS)
- Steven Huynh (AUS)
- Pauline Dobson (AUS)
- Wayne Dowling (AUS)
- Marg Galley (AUS)
- Lily Buttrose (AUS)
- Craig Boustead (AUS)
- Greg Clarnette (AUS)
- Ru-Wen Clarnette (AUS)
- Holly Cho (NZL)
- Richard Wong (AUS)
- Joshua Ho (AUS)
- Michael Chappell (AUS)
- Cynthia Tam (AUS)
- Margaret Anderson (AUS)
- Margaret Beakley (AUS)
- Kay Coady (AUS)
- Kathryn Blencowe (AUS)
- Kevin Phillips (AUS)
- Carole Amiot (AUS)
- Tolu Tainefu (SAM)
- Aofia Tainefu (SAM)
- Jason Makeluse (SAM)
- Timo Penitito (SAM)
- Star Tupou (SAM)
- Patrick Lala (SAM)
- Vitilevu Masefau (SAM)
- Vitelevu Pulou (SAM)
- Letia So’o (SAM)
- Vanessa Mauigoa (SAM)
- Peter Toilefau (SAM)
- Fasiota Oliva Tuala (SAM)
- Ati Joseph Falefia Leu (SAM)
- Therise Reti (SAM)
- Roine Tolu (SAM)
- Loreta Tuatau (SAM)
- Ronald Atonio (SAM)
QUALIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES
BWF LINE JUDGE MANUAL
To be accepted for assessment as an Oceania Line Judge, the following criteria will apply:
- Accredited Line Judge – candidate must be a Certificated level National or Pacific Umpire and have held that qualification for a minimum of one year. All nominees must have met their National/Pacific TOC criteria for that Level in the previous 12 months. Understand and speak English fluently.
- Certificated Line Judge – candidate must be an Accredited level Oceania Line Judge and have held that qualification for a minimum of one year. All nominees must have met both their National/Pacific TOC and the Oceania criteria for that level in the previous 12 months. Understand and speak English fluently.
