Explore the tabs below to find out the results from past events that have taken place across Oceania.
The following events were scheduled to take place across Oceania in 2021, but were unfortunately cancelled following the global COVID-19 pandemic:
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games went ahead in 2021, with six representatives from Australia competing across the Games:
Explore the tabs below to find out the results from previous Oceania Championships and related trophies that have taken place across Oceania.
Here are the previous winners from the Oceania Junior Individual Championships:
| Year | Location | Men’s Singles | Women’s Singles | Men’s Doubles | Women’s Doubles | Mixed Doubles |
| 2023 | Auckland | Jie Ying Chan (AUS) | Isabella Yan (AUS) |
Jordan Yang (AUS) Frederick Zhao (AUS) |
Dania Nugroho (AUS) Catrina Chia-Yu Tan (AUS) |
Jordan Yang (AUS) Sydney Tjonadi (AUS) |
| 2019 | Melbourne | Edward Lau (NZL) | Shaunna Li (NZL) |
Ryan Tong (NZL) Jack Wang (NZL) |
Kaitlyn Ea (AUS) Angela Yu (AUS) |
Jack Yu (AUS) Angela Yu (AUS) |
| 2017 | New Caledonia | Oscar Guo (NZL) | Sally Fu (NZL) |
Oscar Guo (NZL) Dacmen Vong (NZL) |
Sally Fu (NZL) Tamara Otene (NZL) |
Edward Lau (NZL) Christine Zhang (NZL) |
| 2015 | North Harbour | Oscar Guo (NZL) | Alice Wu (AUS) |
Nicco Tagle (NZL) Daxxon Vong (NZL) |
Lee Yen Khoo (AUS) Alice Wu (AUS) |
Huaidong Tang (AUS) Lee Yen Khoo (AUS) |
| 2013 | Tahiti | Daniel Guda (AUS) | Joy Lai (AUS) |
Dylan Soedjasa (NZL) Daniel Lee (NZL) |
Kaitlyn McLeod (NZL) Rayna Phillips (NZL) |
Anthony Joe (AUS) Joy Lai (AUS) |
| 2011 | Suva | Sawan Serasinghe (AUS) | Tara Pilven (AUS) |
Matthew Chau (AUS) Sawan Serasinghe (AUS) |
Victoria Cheng (NZL) Mary O’Connor (NZL) |
Maika Phillips (NZL) Mary O’Connor (NZL) |
| 2010 | Invercargill | Boris Ma (AUS) | Tara Pilven (AUS) |
Boris Ma (AUS) Ashwant Gobinathan (AUS) |
Mary O’Connor (NZL) Madeleine Stapleton (NZL) |
Luke Charlesworth (NZL) Mary O’Connor (NZL) |
Here are the previous winners from the Oceania Junior Mixed Team Championships and the Roy Ward Shield:
| Year | Location | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2023 | Melbourne | Australia | New Zealand | New Caledonia |
| 2019 | Melbourne | Australia | New Zealand | Tahiti |
| 2017 | New Caledonia | New Zealand | Australia | Tahiti |
| 2015 | North Harbour | Australia | New Zealand – Black | New Zealand – White |
| 2013 | Tahiti | Australia | New Zealand | Tahiti 1 |
| 2011 | Suva, Fiji | New Zealand 1 | Australia 1 | New Zealand 2 |
Here are the previous winners from the Oceania Open Individual Championships:
| Year | Location | Men’s Singles | Women’s Singles | Men’s Doubles | Women’s Doubles | Mixed Doubles |
| 2023 | Auckland, New Zealand | Abhinav Manota (NZL) | Shaunna Li (NZL) |
Kenneth Choo (AUS) Rayne Wang (AUS) |
Sylvina Kurniawan (AUS) Setyana Mapasa (AUS) |
Kenneth Choo (AUS) Gronya Somerville (AUS) |
| 2022 | Melbourne, Australia | Edward Lau (NZL) | Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen (AUS) |
Abhinav Manota (NZL) Jack Wang (NZL) |
Sylvina Kurniawan (AUS) Joyce Choong (AUS) |
Kenneth Choo (AUS) Gronya Somerville (AUS) |
| 2020 | Ballarat, Australia | Abhinav Manota (NZL) | Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen (AUS) |
Abhinav Manota (NZL) Oliver Leydon-Davis (NZL) |
Setyana Mapasa (AUS) Gronya Somerville (AUS) |
Simon Wing Hang Leung (AUS) Gronya Somerville (AUS) |
| 2019 | Melbourne, Australia | Oscar Guo (NZL) | Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen (AUS) |
Sawan Serasinghe (AUS) Eric Vuong (AUS) |
Setyana Mapasa (AUS) Gronya Somerville (AUS) |
Simon Wing Hang Leung (AUS) Gronya Somerville (AUS) |
| 2018 | Waikato, New Zealand | Abhinav Manota (NZL) | Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen (AUS) |
Matthew Chau (AUS) Sawan Serasinghe (AUS) |
Setyana Mapasa (AUS) Gronya Somerville (AUS) |
Sawan Serasinghe (AUS) Setyana Mapasa (AUS) |
| 2017 | Noumea, NC | Pit Seng Low (AUS) | Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen (AUS) |
Matthew Chau (AUS) Sawan Serasinghe (AUS) |
Setyana Mapasa (AUS) Gronya Somerville (AUS) |
Sawan Serasinghe (AUS) Setyana Mapasa (AUS) |
| 2016 | Papeete, Tahiti | Ashwant Gobinathan (AUS) | Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen (AUS) |
Matthew Chau (AUS) Sawan Serasinghe (AUS) |
Tiffany Ho (AUS) Jennifer Tam (AUS) |
Robin Middleton (AUS) Leanne Choo (AUS) |
| 2015 | North Harbour, NZ | Daniel Guda (AUS) | Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen (AUS) |
Matthew Chau (AUS) Sawan Serasinghe (AUS) |
Leanne Choo (AUS) Gronya Somerville (AUS) |
Robin Middleton (AUS) Leanne Choo (AUS) |
| 2014 | Ballarat, AUS | Jeff Tho (AUS) | Verdet Kessler (AUS) |
Raymond Tam (AUS) Glenn Warfe (AUS) |
Jacqueline Guan (AUS) Gronya Somerville (AUS) |
Oliver Leydon-Davis (NZ) Susannah Leydon-Davis (NZ) |
| 2012 | Ballarat, AUS | James Eunson (NZ) | Michelle Chan (NZ) |
Glenn Warfe (AUS) Ross Smith (AUS) |
Leanne Choo (AUS) Renuga Veeran (AUS) |
Raymond Tam (AUS) Eugenie Tanaka (AUS) |
| 2010 | Invercargill, NZ | Joe Wu (NZ) | Chia Chi Huang (AUS) |
Glenn Warfe (AUS) Ross Smith (AUS) |
Leanne Choo (AUS) Kate Wilson-Smith (AUS) |
Glenn Warfe (AUS) Kate Wilson-Smith (AUS) |
| 2008 | Noumea, NC | John Moody (NZ) | Michelle Chan (NZ) |
Glenn Warfe (AUS) Ross Smith (AUS) |
Michelle Chan (NZ) Rachel Hindley (NZ) |
Henry Tam (NZ) Donna Cranston (NZ) |
| 2006 | North Harbour, NZ | Geoff Bellingham (NZ) | Rachel Hindley (NZ) |
Craig Cooper (NZ) Geoff Bellingham (NZ) |
Sara Runesten-Petersen (NZ) Nicole Gordon (NZ) |
Daniel Shirley (NZ) Sara Runesten-Petersen (NZ) |
| 2004 | Waitakere, NZ | Lenny Tjoe (AUS) | Lenny Permana (AUS) |
John Gordon (NZ) Daniel Shirley (NZ) |
Sara Runesten-Petersen (NZ) Nicole Gordon (NZ) |
Daniel Shirley (NZ) Sara Runesten-Petersen (NZ) |
| 2002 | Suva, Fiji | Geoff Bellingham (NZ) | Lenny Permana (AUS) |
Peter Blackburn (AUS) Murray Hocking (AUS) |
Rhona Robertson (NZ) Tammy Jenkins (NZ) |
Daniel Shirley (NZ) Sara Runesten-Petersen (NZ) |
| 1999 | Brisbane, AUS | Rio Suryana (AUS) | Lenny Permana (AUS) |
David Bamford (AUS) Peter Blackburn (AUS) |
Rhonda Cator (AUS) Amanda Hardy (AUS) |
Peter Blackburn (AUS) Rhonda Cator (AUS) |
| 1997 | North Harbour, NZ | Nick Hall (NZ) | Li Feng (NZ) |
David Bamford (AUS) Peter Blackburn (AUS) |
Rhona Robertson (NZ) Li Feng (NZ) |
Daniel Shirley (NZ) Tammy Jenkins (NZ) |
Here are the previous winners from the Oceania Open Mixed Team Championships and the Robson Shield:
| Year | Location | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2023 | Auckland, New Zealand | Australia | New Zealand | New Caledonia |
| 2019 | Melbourne, Australia | Australia | New Zealand | New Caledonia |
| 2016 | North Harbour, New Zealand | Australia | New Zealand | Tahiti |
| 2014 | Ballarat, Australia | Australia | New Zealand | New Caledonia |
| 2012 | Ballarat, Australia | Australia | New Zealand 1 | New Zealand 2 |
| 2010 | Invercargill, New Zealand | Australia | New Zealand | Fiji |
| 2008 | New Caledonia | New Zealand | Australia | New Caledonia |
| 2006 | North Harbour, New Zealand | New Zealand | Australia | Fiji |
| 2004 | Waitakere, New Zealand | New Zealand | Australia | New Caledonia |
| 2002 | Suva, Fiji | Australia | New Zealand | Fiji |
| 1999 | Brisbane, Australia | Australia | New Zealand | New Caledonia |
Here are the previous winners from the inaugural VICTOR Oceania Para-Badminton Championships:
| Year / Location | Classification | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|
Melbourne, Australia |
Men’s Singles – SL3 | Kenneth Adlawan (AUS) | Phonexay Kinnavong (AUS) |
Jerome Bunge (PNG) Oliver Kiran Linton (NZL) |
| Men’s Singles – WH1 | Grant Manzoney (AUS) | Qambar Ali Akhteyari (AUS) | Douglas Youlten (AUS) | |
| Men’s Singles – WH2 | Lochan Cowper (AUS) | Nang Ngyuen Vann (AUS) |
Samir Ishani (AUS) Richard John Davis (AUS) |
|
| Women’s Singles – SL4 | Caitlin Dransfield (AUS) | Carrie Joanne Wilson (NZL) |
Zashka Gunson (AUS) Celine Vinot (AUS) |
|
| Women’s Singles – WH1 | Bree Mellberg (AUS) | Sarah Cheshire (AUS) | Fiona Sing (AUS) | |
| Women’s Singles – WH1-WH2 combination | Mischa Ginns (AUS) | Janine Watson (AUS) |
Bree Mellberg (AUS) Brooke Holt (AUS) |
|
| Men’s Doubles WH1-WH2 | Lochan Cowper + Grant Manzoney (AUS) | Qambar Ali Akhteyari + Richard John Davis (AUS) |
Samir Ishani + Grant Leonard (AUS) Dominic Monypenny + Nang Nguyen Van (AUS) |
|
| Men’s Doubles SL3-SL4 + Women’s Doubles SL3-SU5 Combination | Kim Chou Doung + Caitlin Dransifled (AUS) | Kenneth Adlawan + Phonexay Kinnavong (AUS) |
Zashka Gunson + Celine Aurelie Vinot (AUS) Amonrat Jamporn + Carrie Joanne Wilson (AUS/NZL) |
|
| Women’s Doubles WH1-WH2 | Mischa Ginns + Bree Mellberg (AUS) | Fiona Sing + Janine Watson (AUS) | Brooke Holt + Marinda Jones (AUS/NZL) | |
| Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 | Oliver Kiran Linton + Carrie Joanne Wilson (NZL) | Kenneth Adlawan + Caitin Dransfiled (AUS) |
Arnold RAZON + Celine Aurelie VINOT (AUS) Phonexay Kinnavong + Amonrat Jamporn (AUS) |
|
| Mixed Doubles WH1-WH2 | Richard John Davis + Mischa Ginns Wilson (AUS) | Grant Manzoney + Bree Mellberg (AUS) |
Samir Ishani + Janine Watson Douglas Youlten + Sarah Cheshire (AUS) |
| Year / Location | Classification | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|
Ballarat, Melbourne |
Men’s singles WH1 | Lochan Cowper (AUS) | Richard Davis (AUS) |
Duke Trench-Thiedeman (AUS) Grant Leonard (AUS) |
| Men’s singles WH2 | Grant Manzoney (AUS) | Ali Akhteyari (AUS) |
Benjamin Hasselman (NZL) Brian Fitzpatrick (AUS) |
|
| Men’s singles SL3 + SL4 + SU5 | Thomas Slade (NZL) | Corrie Keith Robinson (NZL) | ||
| Men’s singles SL3 | Devon Rogers (NZL) | Oliver Linton (NZL) |
Guy Harrison (NZL) Jerome Bunge (PNG) |
|
| Women’s singles SL3 + SL4 + SU5 | Carrie Wilson (NZL) | Kim Chou Dong (AUS) |
Zashka Gunson (AUS) Celine Vinot (AUS) |
|
| Singles SS6 | Luke Missen (AUS) | David Kaniku (PNG) | Angeline Meiki (AUS) | |
| Men’s Doubles WH1 – WH2 | Lochan Cowper/Grant Manzoney (AUS) | Richard Davis /Ali Akhteyari (AUS) |
Duke Trench-Thiedeman/Douglas Youlten (AUS) Brian Fitzpatrick/Grant Leonard (AUS) |
|
| Doubles SL3 – SL4 + SU5 | Corrie Keith Robinson / Devin Rogers (NZL) | Guy Harrison/Thomas Slade (NZL) | Hayden Bognar/Adam Torey-Toth (AUS) | |
| Men’s doubles SL3 – SL4 | Jerome Bunge/Rod Rantall (PNG/AUS) | |||
| Mixed doubles SL3 – SU5 | Corrie Keith Robinson / Carrie Wilson (NZL) | Rod Rantall/Celine Vinot (AUS) |
Adam Torey-Toth/Zashka Gunson (AUS) Danny Ten/Amonrat Jamporn (PNG/AUS) |
| Year / Location | Classification | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|
Geelong, Melbourne |
Men’s singles WH1 |
Richard Davis (AUS) |
Duke Trench-Thiedeman (AUS) |
Daniel O’Neil (AUS) |
| Men’s singles WH2 |
Grant Manzoney (AUS) |
Richard Engles (AUS) |
Benjamin Hasselman (NZL) |
|
| Men’s singles SL3 + SL4 |
Corrie Keith Robinson (NZL) |
Phonexay Kinnavong (AUS) |
Guy Harrison (NZL) |
|
| Women’s singles SL3 + SL4 |
Caitlin Dransfield (AUS) |
Anu Francis (AUS) |
Celine Vinot (AUS) |
|
| Singles SS6 |
Luke Missen (AUS) |
Kobie Donovan (AUS) |
Iosefo Rakesa (FIJ) |
|
| Men’s Doubles WH1 – WH2 |
Richard Davis / Grant Manzoney (AUS) |
Richard Engles / Pradeep Hewavitharana (AUS) |
Duke Trench-Thiedeman / Douglas Youlten (AUS) |
|
| Mixed doubles SL3 – SU5 |
Corrie Keith Robinson / Caitlin Dransfield (NZL/AUS) |
Phonexay Kinnavong / Anu Francis (AUS) |
Hayden Bognar / Celine Vinot (AUS) |
|
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Pictured: Tiffany Ho, Australia. Photo Credit: Badminton Photo, Erika Sawauchi. Australia’s Tiffany Ho will be making her Commonwealth Games debut…
Selina Seau made her international debut at the VICTOR Oceania Para Badminton Championships 2020, where she was Fiji’s sole representative.…
Pictured: Jiten Bhatt, umpiring at the Indonesia Masters 2022. Photo Credit: Yves Lacroix – Badminton Photo Australia’s Jiten Bhatt, now a…
The VICTOR Oceania Championships 2023 will return to the Harcourts Cooper & Co North Harbour Badminton Centre from Friday 10…
Following six fantastic days of action-packed badminton at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium, the Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games 2022…
Men’s Singles The two finalists from the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games, Rémi Rossi (Tahiti) and Yohan De Geoffroy (New Caledonia)…
Quarterfinals wrap at the Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games 2022 Home national champions, Nathan Guerrero and Janelle Panilingan, were the…
The VICTOR Oceania Para Badminton Championships 2022 is coming to Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre from 29-31 July 2022. It…
Photo Credit: Michael Jornal Following yesterday’s eventful conclusion to the Mixed Team event at the Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games…
Gold medal match Over 100 New Caledonian and Tahitian supporters turned up for today’s highly anticipated gold medal match between…
Pictured: Leonard Manuel, Northern Marianas. Photo Credit: Michael Jornal Morning Session The home team (Northern Marianas) celebrated their first win…
Pictured: Leilana Likuvalu. Photo Credit: Michael Jornal You can imagine Leilana’s surprise at being selected for the Northern Marianas Pacific…
Pictured: Janelle Pangilinan and Jenine Savellano, New Caledonia. Photo Credit: Michael Jornal Morning session Second seeds Tahiti opened their campaign…
Solomon Islands are making their international mixed team debut at the Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games 2022. Despite three representatives…
Endrina Nau is one of six players from Wallis and Futuna making their international debut at this year’s Northern Marianas…
After spending more than two years discussing and planning via Zoom, members of our development team: Nadia Bleaken (based in…
Pictured: Caroline Brial leading Shuttle Time sessions in Wallis and Futuna Badminton Oceania’s newest member association, Wallis and Futuna, will…
Tuvalu, one of the smallest and least visited countries in the world and a member association of Badminton Oceania since…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE. Photo Credit: Badminton Photo The transition process to unfreeze the BWF World Junior Rankings towards a live, 52-week ranking…
Pictured: Johanna Kou, New Caledonia (left) and Rémi Rossi, Tahiti (right). Photo credit: Samoa 2019 Pacific Games News Service 53…
The Cook Islands pride themselves on the ‘Kia Orana values’, representing the essence of their people and islands, encompassing everything…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE Australia will have to contend with defending champions India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Group 1 of…
The 10-strong Australian Falcons team are bound for Birmingham, ready to be bold, brave and brilliant against the best players…
Mixed Team Event podium at the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games. Photo Credit: Pacific Games News Service, Trina Edwards Badminton has…
Pictured: Oliver Leydon-Davis and Anona Pak (New Zealand) competing at the VICTOR Oceania Championships 2022 (finishing as runners up) Badminton…
Text Credit: LNC. Pictured: Ronan Hô-Yagues, Credit: Niolas Petit The Caledonian won the local ABC Dumbéa tournament over the weekend,…
Pictured: Badminton Australia CEO, Jamie Parsons, with Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul (BWF) and Poul-Erik Hoyer (BWF). Photo Credit: Erika Sawauchi Australia…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE Team New Zealand has withdrawn from the BWF Thomas Cup Finals 2022 due to a significant number…
BWF MEDIA ALERT The Badminton World Federation’s (BWF) qualification regulations for Paris 2024 have been approved by the International Olympic…
MEN’S SINGLES Nathan Tang opened his game with the same aggression that saw him past the first seed and reigning…
Pictured: Jack Wang (right) and Abhinav Manota (left), New Zealand. Photo Credit: Ho Kah Meng Australia is guaranteed to bring…
Despite playing international level badminton for over 10 years, Nathan Tang’s parents have never seen him play. It was their…
The quarterfinals of the VICTOR Oceania Championships 2022 took place at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre this morning. The…
One of the most anticipated matches of day two came in the form of a men’s singles third round match,…
Only one seed remains in the mixed doubles draw as two withdrawals and a shock exit opened up the draw.…
BADMINTON OCEANIA PRESS RELEASE UPDATED ON 29/04/2022 AT 11.30AM Badminton Oceania (BOC) can confirm that two more players from the…
Australia’s Gronya Somerville came out in fighting form on day one of the VICTOR Oceania Championships 2022 as the reigning…
09The VICTOR Oceania Championships 2022 opened with the men’s singles draw this afternoon, with a large draw of 65 players…
Pictured: Oliver Leydon-Davis and Anona Pak, New Zealand. Photo Credit: Badminton Photo Badminton Oceania has caught up with Badminton New…
The VICTOR Oceania Championships 2022 will feature 97 players from four member associations: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Tahiti. The…
In February 2022, the VICTOR Oceania Men’s and Women’s Team Championships were meant to take place in North Harbour, New…
Pictured: Ryan Tong (New Zealand). Photo credit: Badminton Photo The recent Thomas Cup Finals team announcement by Badminton New Zealand…
There are just over two weeks left until the VICTOR Oceania Championships make a comeback following a two-year COVID-related hiatus.…
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can confirm it will initiate a transition towards a live 52-week BWF World Ranking commencing…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE (Adapted) Thomas Cup champions Indonesia, who regained the trophy last year after a 19-year wait, find themselves…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE The TotalEnergies BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2022 take place in Bangkok, Thailand from 8 –…
In February 2022, the VICTOR Oceania Men’s and Women’s Team Championships were meant to take place in North Harbour, New…
For the last two months, students from across the Northern Marianas Islands have been competing in the TakeCare Interscholastic Badminton…
Oceania Masters in Paradise 2022 delighted to welcome Australian players following border re-opening and quarantine-free travel announcement. Following the New…
The Oceania Tour was first launched in 2019 – an initiative which is linked to the Badminton Oceania Player Development…
Pictured: U17 Men’s Doubles winners Jin Chung and Chen Yang with Sandra Low (right) Photo credit: Guam National Badminton Federation …
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Badminton Oceania and Badminton Victoria are delighted to announce that the VICTOR Oceania Para Badminton Championships 2022 will be taking…
Over the last two years, Badminton has soared in popularity in the Cook Islands during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The…
The Northern Marianas Badminton Association has narrowed the selection to 14 individuals who will spend the next few months training…
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BWF Media Update. Pictured: Emcee Rashid Salleh (left) hosts the TotalEnergies BWF World Championships 2021 Draw at BWF Headquarters in…
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Badminton Oceania, in partnership with Badminton Cook Islands, is delighted to announce that an additional wheelchair division will be added…
Pictured: (left to right) Tereapii Akavi, Te Pa O Te Rangi Tupa, Zarrian Heather-Rau and Kaiyin Mataio It was a…
Ex-Australian national and state players, Jeff Tho and Henry Wong are two years into their quest to create the world’s…
Inside The Games Media Update Tahiti will host the Pacific Games for the third time having been awarded the 2027…
Pictured: Gronya Somerville (Australia). Photo credit: Erika Sawauchi, Badminton Photo Last month, Gronya decided to put her badminton career first…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE Further to September’s announcement detailing updates to the BWF Tournament Calendar 2021, the Badminton World Federation (BWF)…
Photo Credit: Badminton Photo, Yves Lacroix Remi Rossi won for Tahiti their first match of the TotalEnergies BWF Thomas & Uber Cup…
Pictured: Trish Gubb – Umpire, New Zealand (left) and Lynne Nixey – Deputy Referee, New Zealand (right) at the Tokyo…
TakeCare Insurance Company Inc. marked its inaugural sponsorship of a sports tournament with Northern Marianas Badminton Association (NMBA) – the…
Photo credit: Therese Rivers, Pacific Games News Service. Remi Rossi stole the show at the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games as…
TotalEnergies and the Badminton World Federation (BWF) have announced the renewal of their partnership for another five years until 2025.…
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has launched a brand-new mobile app offering fans a unique content and user experience designed…
Who would have thought only three years into her badminton career, Heirautea Curet would be stepping onto the court against…
The youth talent of Tahiti Badminton Federation is stepping up to the mark at this year’s TotalEnergies Sudirman Cup 2021,…
Pictured: Grant Manzoney (left) and Caitlin Dransfield (right), Australia. Photo Credit: Craig Burgess, Badminton Photo Australia’s Para badminton debutants, Grant…
Pictured: Caitlin Dransfield, Australia. Photo credit: Craig Burgess, Badminton Photo Caitlin Dransfield believes she is in a unique position to…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE Further to August’s announcement detailing updates to the BWF Tournament Calendar 2021, the Badminton World Federation (BWF)…
Badminton has soared in popularity in the Cook Islands over the last two years. Particularly as the non-contact sport identified…
Pictured (left to right): Dheva Anrimusthi, Cheah Lieh Hou and Suryo Nugroho. Photo Credit: Parabadmintonphoto/BWF Cheah Liek Hou of Malaysia…
Pictured: Grant Manzoney, Australia. Photo credit = Craig Burgess, Badminton Photo It wasn’t the start that Australia wanted in their…
Pictured (left to right): Ian Bridge, Grant Manzoney and Caitlin Dransfield. Photo credit: Paralympics Australia It’s the speed of the…
Pictured: Karen Arnold, line judging at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Australian line judge, Karen Arnold, has arrived in…
Pictured: Justin Zuo, New Zealand, umpiring at the Singapore Open 2017. Photo Credit: Badminton Photo “I am so glad that…
The much-awaited draw for the 14 events at Para badminton’s debut at the Paralympics was conducted today at the Main…
Pictured: Ravi Nadan, holding the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch at the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games Players were not the only…
Nellie Ruth Leva is an inspirational leader and athlete in Papua New Guinea’s sporting circles. In 2020, she was part…
On Wednesday 18 August 2021, the BWF made a live draw for the TotalEnergies BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE The Badminton World Federation can today reveal its first-ever mobile app Badminton4U will be hitting app stores…
NORTHERN MARIANAS BADMINTON ASSOCIATION PRESS RELEASE The Northern Marianas Badminton Association brought the sport back to its first home after…
BWF MEDIA RELEASE The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can announce updates to the BWF Tournament Calendar for the remainder of…
Pictured: Team Tahiti win bronze at VICTOR Oceania Men’s Team Championships (left). Team Tahiti compete in VICTOR Oceania Mixed Team…
Pictured (left to right): Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen, Simon Leung/Gronya Somerville, Setyana Mapasa/Gronya Somerville. Photo Credit: Badminton Photo The Australian Olympic…
Australian Paralympic Committee Press Release Shortly after badminton was officially included on the program for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, Grant…
Pictured: Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen. Photo credit: Australian Olympic Committee The reigning and six-time Oceania women’s singles champion, Wendy Chen, is…
AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE PRESS RELEASE The AOC has thanked the Members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for their decision…
Pictured: Richard Wong (line judge), Australia. Oceania Line Judge, Richard Wong (from Australia) is attending his first Olympic Games in…
Pictured: Gronya Somerville. Photo credit: Australian Olympic Committee Another Olympic debutant in Tokyo is Gronya Somerville, representing Australia in the…
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can confirm Suzhou, China has been awarded the hosting rights of the TotalEnergies BWF Sudirman…
Australia’s Simon Leung will be travelling to Tokyo next week to compete in the Mixed Doubles draw at the Tokyo…
Pacific Games Council Media Update The Executive Board of the Pacific Games Council, after consultations with the 22 member Pacific…
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can reveal an updated BWF Tournament Calendar for the remainder of 2021. The changes represent…
Australian Olympic Committee Press Release. Photo credit: Badminton Australia The Australian Olympic Committee has announced the Badminton team for Tokyo…
With under five weeks to go until the start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, reigning Oceania Champion and Australian…
Secondary schools students from around Rarotonga came together to battle it out in the sixth Annual College Badminton Tournament on…
The Northern Marianas Badminton Association (NMBA) hosted its first competition of the 2021 season last weekend, at the TSL Sports Complex.…
Further to the BWF tournament update on 25 May 2021, the BWF wishes to advise that the following tournaments have…
BWF Media Update Olympic gold medallists Zhang Ning, Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng have been inducted into the Badminton World…
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can confirm no further tournaments will be played inside the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games qualifying…
Pictured: Members of the Akavi family storm to the top of the podium at the Cook Islands Games 2020 The…
UPDATE (28/05/21): Following the latest lockdown in Melbourne announced by the Victorian lockdown on 28 May 2021, the YONEX City…
Tournament organisers Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) and Badminton World Federation (BWF) have jointly agreed to cancel the Singapore Open 2021 scheduled…
Tournament organisers Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) and Badminton World Federation have jointly agreed to postpone the CELCOM AXIATA Malaysia Open…
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is excited to announce the conclusion of its periodic tender process to award its Official…
Eight junior players from the Cook Islands will be travelling to Auckland this week to take part in a 10-day…
The Solomon Islands National Badminton Federation have successfully completed their first ever Easter badminton tournament, with 23 players competing over…
Tournament organisers Badminton Association of India (BAI) have postponed the YONEX-SUNRISE India Open – a Super 500 tournament on the…
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can confirm two BWF Tour Super 100 tournaments – the Russian Open 2021 and Indonesia…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE The Badminton World Federation (BWF) and Badminton England can confirm that a number of players and team…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can confirm the US Open 2021 – a Super 300 tournament on…
Pictured: Australia winning the VICTOR Oceania Mixed Team Championships 2019 The VICTOR Oceania Championships 2021 was originally scheduled to take…
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can announce changes to the HSBC BWF World Tour 2021 tournament calendar. The CELCOM AXIATA…
Badminton Australia have successfully filed an application to upgrade the two Grade 3 tournaments scheduled to take place in September…
Badminton Oceania, with the support of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) are pleased to announce Remi Rossi (Tahiti) and Dgeniva…
The YONEX German Open 2021 to be staged in Mülheim an der Ruhr from 9-14 March 2021 has been cancelled. The…
Badminton World Federation (BWF) has partnered with Creative Technology to enhance the fan experience of watching badminton matches by bringing…
Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen, winner of the first two men’s singles events of the Asian Leg in Bangkok, Thailand, has his…
Photo Credit: Badminton Photo Badminton World Federation (BWF) has confirmed the qualifiers for the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals to…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE Badminton World Federation (BWF) can confirm India player Sai Praneeth B. has tested positive for COVID-19 and…
Photo Credit: Badminton Photo The Asian Leg of the HSBC BWF World Tour continues this week as the Super 1000…
Badminton World Federation (BWF) and Badminton Association of Thailand (BAT) can confirm three of the four players who tested positive…
Photo Credit: Badminton Photo Badminton is embraced for an emphatic return this week as the Asian Leg of the HSBC…
Badminton Oceania and VICTOR first joined forces in 2017 when the brand was first awarded the Oceania Championships naming rights.…
BWF MEDIA RELEASE The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has successfully completed a review process of the BWF Tournament Calendar for…
Badminton Cook Islands are celebrating tremendous growth in the sport following a global pandemic which saw people rush on to…
In 2020, a total of seven BWF international events were cancelled in Oceania due to COVID-19. While all sports continue…
Pictured: Northern Marianas players at the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games CNMI2022 PACIFIC MINI GAMES PRESS RELEASE Following the hugely successful…
This year, the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) collectively decided to host a national Games for the…
BWF PRESS RELEASE The much-awaited DANISA Denmark Open 2020 begins tomorrow. It marks the return of competitive badminton after seven…
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) today held a virtual press conference on confirmation of the Asian leg of the badminton…
BWF MEDIA STATEMENT The Badminton World Federation (BWF), in full consultation and agreement with local host Badminton Denmark, has made…
After winning the men’s and women’s team event at this year’s VICTOR Oceania Championships 2020 and securing the continental spot…
BWF MEDIA RELEASE Following yesterday’s announcement of an adjusted tournament calendar for the HSBC BWF World Tour in 2020, in…
BWF MEDIA RELEASE | BADMINTON OCEANIA The Badminton World Federation (BWF) will implement an adjusted tournament calendar for the HSBC…
The draw for the TOTAL BWF Thomas and Uber Cup Finals 2020 was staged at BWF Headquarters in Kuala Lumpur…
BWF Media Update Further to our update of 23 July, and in light of the ongoing developments surrounding the spread…
Text adapted by InsideTheGames | Photo Credit: Samoa 2019 Pacific Games News Service – Trina Edwards Organisers in the Commonwealth…
Following the release of the revamped tournament calendar for the remainder of the 2020 season, the Badminton World Federation (BWF)…
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) today announced the new dates for the BARFOOT & THOMPSON BWF World Junior Championships 2020,…
Following last week’s announcement of a revamped tournament calendar for 2020, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) can outline the updated…
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has announced a revamped tournament calendar for the remainder of 2020 following disruptions caused by…
Further to the update on tournaments made on 29 April, the BWF announced that in close consultation and agreement with…
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) and Spanish Badminton Federation (FESBA) can confirm the BWF World Championships traditionally scheduled for August…
BWF MEDIA STATEMENT Badminton World Federation (BWF) and Badminton Denmark can confirm the TOTAL BWF Thomas and Uber Cup Finals…
The Badminton World Federation (BWF), in close consultation and consensus with the Host Member Associations and Continental Confederations, has taken…
BWF MEDIA UPDATE The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can announce it will freeze World Rankings and World Junior Rankings until…
Following the cancellation and suspension of three events in Badminton Oceania’s playing calendar, the Oceania Tour 2020 has been cancelled.…
International Olympic Committee Media Update The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee,…
TEXT BY BWF The unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to many unforeseen challenges. Today, we stand in…
BWF MEDIA STATEMENT The International Olympic Committee (IOC), Tokyo Organising Committee and Japan Government today confirmed that the Tokyo 2020 Olympic…
BWF MEDIA STATEMENT The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can confirm that the Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Open 2020 to…
BWF PRESS RELEASE The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can confirm that the TOTAL BWF Thomas and Uber Cup Finals 2020…
Every year at the continental championships, a player is awarded with the Daniel Shirley Sportsmanship Award. Daniel Shirley is one…
BWF MEDIA STATEMENT The International Olympic Committee (IOC), while continuing its consultations with stakeholders of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, has…
This breaking news directly impacts the two Grade 3 tournaments to be played in New Zealand in the next two…
In light of the developing COVID-19 outbreak and recent ‘Pandemic’ prescribed by the World Health Organisation, Badminton Oceania and Badminton…
Pictured: Corrie Keith Robinson, New Zealand. Photo credit: Badminton Photo On Saturday, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) confirmed the cancellation…
Pictured: Carrie Wilson, New Zealand. Photo Credit: Ballarat Badminton In 2020, over 70 applications were received from more than 30…
Pictured: Abhinav Manota, New Zealand Following a successful launch last year, the Oceania Tour returns in 2020. The initiative is…
Pictured: Cherish Reti, Samoa. Photo credit: Ballarat Badminton In January 2019, Badminton Oceania joined forces with Samoa Badminton Federation to…
Pictured: Louisa Ma (Australia). Photo credit: Ballarat Badminton Team Australia double booked their TOTAL BWF Thomas and Uber 2020 Finals…
Pictured: Jacob Schueler, Australia. Photo credit: Ballarat Badminton Two rivalries ensured an electric atmosphere on finals day at the VICTOR…
Pictured: Oscar Guo, New Zealand. Photo credit: Ballarat Badminton On the second day of the team event, Australia and New…
Pictured: David Joe Kaniku, Papua New Guinea. Photo credit: Ballarat Badminton For the first time in Oceania’s history, the able-bodied…
New Zealand and Australia showed no mercy on the opening day of the VICTOR Oceania Men’s and Women’s Team Championships…
The mixed team event at last year’s Samoa 2019 Pacific Games ended with a spectacular twist as Fiji, New Caledonia…
Pictured: Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen, Australia. Photo credit: Ballarat Badminton MEN’S SINGLES The reigning Oceania junior champion Edward Lau stepped onto…
Men’s Singles New Zealand’s Edward Lau lit up the hall this morning as he topped of his impressive run to…
The quarterfinals at the VICTOR Oceania Championship opened with the mixed doubles this afternoon. Top seeds Simon Wing Hang Leung…
Tonga’s campaign may have come to an end in Ballarat, but the team has plenty to take away from the…
Day two of the VICTOR Oceania Championship 2020 began with a major upset as the third seeds were knocked out…
Pictured: Damus Matakinio and Morani Karikia, Cook Islands. Photo credit: Badminton Victoria When 15 and 16-year-old, Eleanor Wichman and Vaitoti…
Pictured: Edward Lau (New Zealand). Photo credit: Badminton Victoria The second half of day one at the VICTOR Oceania Championship…
The top seeds were fast off the mark on day one of the VICTOR Ocenaia Championships 2020. With vital World…
For the first time, the VICTOR Oceania Championships will combine the able-bodied and the Para badminton Championships in the same…
With the growing popularity of badminton in Papua New Guinea, yet only half marked badminton courts available to the aspiring…
The race is on at this year’s VICTOR Oceania Championships as many payers will be vying for essential World Ranking…
Pictured: Setyana Mapasa (left) and Gronya Somerville (right), Australia. Photo Credit: Badminton Photo From February 10-16 February, the VICTOR Oceania…
The first seeds from New Zealand, Oliver Leydon-Davis and Anona Pak ended their tour of the United Kingdom on a…
Three players from Oceania celebrated a spot in the second round in the VICTOR Welsh International 2019 following a tough…
VICTOR Welsh International 2019 Australia’s Men’s Singles players were in qualification action on day one of the VICTOR Welsh International…
Pictured: Abhinav Manota, New Zealand. Photo Credit: Luis Veniegra Photography Players from Australia and New Zealand continue the tour of…
Pictured: Coach and players from Team Australia. Photo Credit: Badminton Australia On day four of the Singapore Youth International Series…
Pictured: Shrey Dhand, Australia. Photo Credit: Badminton Australia As the competition reaches the midway point, two Australian Men’s Singles players…
Pictured: Gavin Kyjac Ong, Australia. Photo Credit: Badminton Victoria From Monday 18 – Sunday 24, top juniors from Australia and…
Pictured: Setyana Mapasa (left) and Gronya Somerville (Australia). Photo Credit: @Gronyasomerville (Instagram) Australia’s National Champions and the reigning regional Champions,…
Pictured: Simon Leung and Mitchell Wheller, Australia. Photo Credit: Luis Veniegra Photography Simon Leung celebrated double success on day two…
Pictured: Corrie Robinson, New Zealand. Photo Credit: Badminton Photo Australia’s Caitlin Dransfield tasted more victory on day two at the…
Pictured: Keith Edison, Australia. Players from Australia and New Zealand continue to tour the globe in search of valuable world…
Qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games continues to be the them of the year for the world’s Para badminton…
Pictured: Oliver Leydon-Davis and Anona Pak. Photo credit: Luis Veniegra The Mixed Doubles pair from New Zealand are chasing qualification…
Pictured: Louisa Ma, Australia At the Macau Open 2019, Australian sixth seeds (Gronya Somerville and Setyana Mapasa) were awarded a…
On day two of the Dubai International Challenge, Australia’s Wendy Chen became the last player standing from Oceania. Alongside Mitchell…
Pictured: Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen, Australia. Photo Credit: Luis Veniegra Six players from Australia are competing at the Dubai International Challenge…
Pictured: Luke Missen, Australia. Photo Credit: Luis Veniegra Badminton Oceania is pleased to announce that we will be holding the…
Pictured: Jacob Schueler, Australia. Photo credit: Luis Veniegra As the rush for Olympic qualification continues, players from Australia have travelled…
Pictured: Jack Wang and Ella Smith, New Zealand. Photo credit: Badminton Photo The four remaining pairs and players from Oceania…
Pictured: Edward Lau, New Zealand. Photo credit: Badminton Photo The Trans-Tasman rivalry between Australia and New Zealand opened the Mixed…
Pictured: Angela Yu (left) and Kaitlyn Ea (right), Australia. Photo credit: Badminton Photo Following the Mixed Team Championships which took…
Pictured: Teiva Politi (front) and Nina Smits, Tahiti. Tahiti’s Teiva Politi is about to see out his Junior years in…
Pictured: Louis Beaubois, Tahiti. Photo Credit: Samoa 2019 Pacific Games New Service Tahiti’s Louis Beaubois and Teiva Politi are about…
Pictured: Rio Agustino, Australia. Photo credit: Badminton Photo On the penultimate day of the BWF Junior Mixed Team Championships for…
Pictured: Catelyn Rozario, New Zealand. Photo credit: Badminton Photo The BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships closed the Group stages…
Pictured: Jack Yu and Kaitlyn Ea, Australia. Photo credit: Badminton Photo On day two of the BWF World Junior Mixed…
Pictured: Team New Zealand performing the Haka. Photo Credit: Badminton Photo The BWF World Junior Championships got underway yesterday, with…
MEN’S SINGLES Yusuke Onodera (JPN)[15] vs Lim Chong King (JPN) 21-8 21-15 Looking to repeat his recent victory in the…
Men’s Singles All four players put on a scintillating performance this evening, across two marathon matches which went the distance.…
Pictured: Alvin Morada and Alyssa Yasbel Leonardo, Philippines. Photo credit: Luis Veniegra Photography The Filipino’s had plenty of reasons to…
Pictured: Oliver Leydon-Davis/Anona Pak. Photo Credit: Luis Veniegra Photography Another day of intense competition saw a number of top seeds…
Pictured: Philip Joper Escueta/Paul John Pantig. Photo credit: Luis Veniegra Photography Ten members of the Filipino national team are putting…
Pictured: Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen. Photo Credit: Luis Veniegra Photography The regional reigning champion from Australia, Wendy Chen, was the first…
Window of opportunity for Louisa Ma to take the Oceania Tour title The Oceania Tour was a new concept for…
Pictured: Abhinav Manota, New Zealand. Photo credit: Luis Veniegra Photography A handful of qualification matches in the Men’s and Women’s…
MEN’S SINGLES Tze Yong Ng (MAS) vs Lee Hyun Il (KOR)[1] 23-21 5-1 Retired There’s a very bright future ahead…
Three days of scintillating action simmered down to an epic evening of Semi-Finals action in Adelaide. The Regional Champions from…
The South Australia International 2019 Quarter-Finals came to a dramatic end this afternoon as one of the biggest contenders for…
Pictured: Phillip and Ryan Chew. Photo credit: Badminton Photo An intense day of competition has seen numerous seeds fall with…
Since Monday 9 – Friday 13 September, juniors from Tonga, Samoa and the Cook Islands have joined the intermediate school…
In one of his biggest tournaments to date, Australia’s Jack Yu is celebrating a second-round victory on his fifteenth birthday…
Australia’s Anthony Joe was one of the first seeds to fall on day one of the South Australia International 2019,…
Between the years of 2005 and 2011, Australia’s Boris Ma collected a number of Men’s Singles titles in the Under…
Top junior players from around the world will congregate in Kazan, Russia to compete in the BWF World Junior Championships…
MEN’S SINGLES Chi Yu Jen (TPE)[7] vs Liu Wei Chi (TPE)[8] 21-16 21-18 Without dropping a game and barely letting…
Kok Xian Tan and Kha Yan Wong, Malaysia. Photo credit: @jbmedia_perth Men’s Singles The eighth seed from Chinese Taipei brought…
Pictured: Buwaneka Goonethilleka, Sri Lanka. Photo credit: @jbmedia_perth (Instagram) The day opened with a number of three-game thrillers as the…
Pictured: Keith Edison. Photo Credit: @jbmedia_perth (Instagram) The second day ended with the round of 16 across all five disciplines…
Pictured: Thea Geil, Denmark (left) and Chen You-Chi, Chinese Taipei (right). Photo credit: @jbmedia_perth (Instagram) Tournaments across the world have…
From the distant islands in the Pacific to the West Coast of Australia, 26-year-old Teitiria Utimawa is reveling in her…
With one week to go until the annual Anchor AIMS Games takes place in Tauranga, New Zealand, players from Tonga…
Photo credit: Badminton Photo The BWF International Series event takes place in Sydney from 18 – 21 September 2019. Men’s…
Photo credit: Badminton Photo The Oceania Tour is a new initiative for 2019 which encourages players from Oceania to compete…
WOMEN’S SINGLES Lee Yu-Hsuan (TPE) vs Angela Yu (AUS)[1] 19-21 21-14 21-15 The closely contested first game was anyone’s for the taking…
The finalists have been decided at the Australian Junior International 2019. Australia proved their strength and depth in the Mixed…
Players from Australia and Chinese Taipei denied the other competing countries (New Zealand and Sri Lanka) a chance of competing…
Day two of the Australian Junior International 2019 opened with the Men’s Singles, where more seeded players dropped out of…
As the sole representative of Sri Lanka at this year’s Australian Junior International 2019, 16-year-old Dumindu Aberwickrama is embracing his…