What do you get when you take a well-run, fun filled badminton tournament on a tropical island and decide to do it all again two years later? Returning players… Rose Wapp from Manawatu, New Zealand was rarely seen without a smile on her face at the Oceania Masters In Paradise event in 2022. Winner of…
Badminton in Samoa had hit a high point between 2017 and 2019 with the nation hosting the 2019 Pacific Games. However, during the Covid years the sport took a backseat. To reignite interest in the sport, SBF President Lizzie Key identified the need to restart Shuttle Time in Samoa and looked to upskill local people…
As part of our para badminton development programme we had three players and a coach/manager from Badminton Papua New Guinea assisted by our Development Officer – Dhanny Oud in Melbourne recently, attending the Australia National Para Badminton Championships followed by a training camp. One of many positives to emerge from the tournament were two silver…
At the BWF AGM in Chengdu, China Northern Marianas Badminton was announced as the winner of the 2023 BWF Member Association Participation Award; the first time this award has been won by an Oceania Member; highlighting the progress which has been by this small country in Micronesia on the back of hosting two International Challenge…
Badminton runs through the veins of Badminton Oceania’s Secretary General. We are proud that at the Badminton NZ Annual General Meeting over the weekend Julie Carrel was awarded a Badminton New Zealand Life Membership. The following is an exert from the nomination for Julie’s award. Julie has been involved in many roles throughout her badminton…
Badminton in Samoa is this week’s focus for Badminton Oceania’s Participation & Development Manager, Sam Kreutzer and Development Officer, Dhanny Oud. With assistance from the Badminton World Federation Member Association Grant Programme, the focus will be a Shuttle Time teachers’ course, Shuttle Time delivery sessions (using the skills learned), Air Badminton, player development sessions and…
I’m from Manus Island, a beautiful small island province of Papua New Guinea. Soccer and volleyball were the popular sports played across the island and so growing up I played these regularly. I moved to the capital in 1993 and found myself playing soccer and volleyball and also discovered cricket so I played all these…
Nadia was the BOC Development Manager for 13 years (2010 – 2023) ) during this time overseeing a lot of change and development of the sport particularly in the Pacific. During her time in the role she introduced the BWF schools Shuttle Time programme to the region which has been a game changer as it…
Badminton Oceania acknowledges the passing of Australian Cedric Baxter, 93 years, a founding member and integral part of the formation of our organisation in 1987. Cedric Baxter’s involvement in badminton began at a young age as a regular tournament player, before becoming involved in the administrative side of the sport. In 1965 he was Badminton…
Paulo Jerome Niniano Quidato, Youth Leader with Northern Marianas Badminton Association, talks about badminton’s influences on his life and the impact of Shuttle Time in the community. Multi-Sport Childhood I am currently a 17-year-old senior at Marianas High School. I am Filipino and grew up in a low-income family. I was raised by a single mother along…