Badminton Oceania Update - December 2024 - Organisation of Sports Federations of Oceania

A MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY GENERAL

The last three months have flown by and have included three Grade 3 International Challenge tournaments in Australia and New Zealand, several coach courses including a BWF Level 2 and a combined BWF Level 1 and Disability course. We have had four countries represented at the BWF World Junior Championships, player development camps in Thailand and players playing in a variety of international tournaments.

2025 is shaping up to be another busy year with the VICTOR Oceania Championships that includes the Mixed Team and Individual events as well as the u15 Pacific Invitation Training Camp and Team Challenge. These are being played at Badminton North Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand. We are also very excited to be taking the VICTOR Oceania Junior Championships to the beautiful Northern Mariana Islands in June.

Our staff have recently visited Vanuatu as they work towards joining us as a Member in 2025. Our thoughts and best wishes are with the people of Vanuatu following the earthquake earlier this week.

Badminton Oceania Executive Board and Staff thanks everyone for their continued drive and enthusiasm to grow our wonderful sport in the region and wish the badminton community across all of our 17 Member Associations a very Merry Christmas.

2025 BEGINS WITH OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Hold onto your sunhats as the New Year brings three tournaments to the start of 2025 all within one week of each other.

The VICTOR Oceania Mixed Team Championships (10-12 February) and the Victor Oceania Open Championships (13-16 February) are being hosted by Badminton North Harbour.

As part of this week long event, the Pacific u15 Invitation Team Challenge will run alongside the Mixed Team Championships.
Entries for the Open Championships (Individual) close on Tuesday 14 January 2025.

Enter here.

DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION FINDS ITS WAY TO VANUATU

Development and Participation Manager, Sam Kreutzer, and Development Officer, Dhanny Oud have been in Port Vila, Vanuatu assisting them as they work towards becoming a member of BWF and Badminton Oceania in 2025. While in Vanuatu, Sam and Dhanny met with the Vanuatu Association of Sports & National Olympic Committee (VASANOC), the Vanuatu Para Badminton Committee and other key stakeholders.

As part of their stay, they delivered a Shuttle Time implementation session to the badminton community. Read more…

Enjoy some photos from Vanuatu.

YOUTH LEADERSHIP MEETS SPECIAL OLYMPICS IN GUAM

Youth Leadership is increasing in leaps and bounds in Guam, aligning this inaugral group of trainees with a very successful Special Olympics programme. More photos….

Badminton Guam are also working with their local schools to promote badminton by donating equipment to enable the teachers to encourage the next generation of players from this beautiful Pacific nation. See more...

HUMAN OF SHUTTLE TIME – GENELYN LANSANGAN

Coming from soccer and track and field, Genelyn found badminton somewhat by chance; through her group of friends.

She now plays every day in Saipan, Northern Marianas Islands. During the summer, she plays as much as she can with friends. “I train three days a week and play on Saturdays. I also play for the Northern Marianas national junior team and represented them at the U17 Pacific Team Challenge at the Oceania Championships and the BWF World Junior Championships 2024 in Nanchang.”

Read her full story here.

OPPORTUNITIES APLENTY FOR OCEANIA JUNIORS

A group of junior players from the Oceania region have recently been in Thailand as part of a Tier 1 & 2 Development Programme. The nine players trained for up to six hours per day over two weeks at the Banthongyord Badminton School. They have been training alongside players from Thailand, France, USA, Malaysia and Singapore. Some were even lucky enough to be training in the same venue as Kunlavut Vitidsarn and Ratchanok Intanon and made the most of the photo opportunity.