The XIII 2018 Oceania Badminton Championships was the continental badminton championships in
Oceania
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sanctioned by the
Badminton Oceania
Badminton Oceania (BO) is the sports governing body, governing body of badminton in Oceania. It is one of the 5 continental bodies under the flag of the Badminton World Federation (BWF). As of 2017, the confederation has 15 member countries. Papu ...
, and
Badminton World Federation
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the international governing body for the sport of badminton recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation (IBF) with nine member ...
. This championship was organized by
Badminton New Zealand
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, and was the 13th edition of the
Oceania Badminton Championships The Oceania Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Oceania (BO) and is held once every two years to crown the best badminton players and teams in Oceania.
Championships
This championships established since 1997, and w ...
. It was held in
Hamilton, New Zealand
Hamilton ( mi, Kirikiriroa) is an inland city in the North Island of New Zealand. Located on the banks of the Waikato River, it is the seat and most populous city of the Waikato region. With a territorial population of , it is the country's fou ...
from 6 to 11 February 2018. The team event started on 6 February, and was the qualification stage for the
2018 Thomas & Uber Cup
The 2018 Thomas & Uber Cup (officially known as the 2018 BWF Thomas & Uber Cup) was the 30th edition of the Thomas Cup and the 27th edition of the Uber Cup, the biennial international badminton championship contested by the men and women's nation ...
finals in Thailand, while the individual event will start on February 8.
Venue
The tournament was held at the Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton East,
Hamilton, New Zealand
Hamilton ( mi, Kirikiriroa) is an inland city in the North Island of New Zealand. Located on the banks of the Waikato River, it is the seat and most populous city of the Waikato region. With a territorial population of , it is the country's fou ...
.
Medalists
Individual event
Team event
Individual event
The individual event of the 2018 Oceania Badminton Championships were held from 8 to 11 February, at the Eastlink Badminton Stadium, in
Hamilton Hamilton may refer to:
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Waikato
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,
New Zealand
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. Australia had secured four titles in the women's singles and three doubles event, with
Sawan Serasinghe
Sawan Serasinghe (born 21 February 1994) is a former badminton player from Australia. He won seven Oceania Championships titles, five in the men's doubles and two in the mixed doubles. Serasinghe competed in the men's doubles event at the 2016 ...
and
Setyana Mapasa
Setyana Daniella Florensia Mapasa (born 15 August 1995) is an Indonesian-born Australian badminton player. Mapasa won a silver medal at the 2013 BWF World Junior Championships mixed team when she represented Indonesia. She officially became an ...
winning two doubles titles each, and the men's singles title goes to New Zealand.
The three doubles event present all the Australian pair. Serasinghe who was teamed-up with
Matthew Chau
Matthew Chau (born 9 November 1994) is an Australian badminton player. He was four times men's doubles Oceania Champion winning in 2015–2018. Chau competed in the men's doubles at the 2016 Summer Olympics alongside Sawan Serasinghe.
Chau p ...
beat their compatriot
Robin Middleton
Robin Middleton (born 8 February 1985) is an English badminton player currently representing Australia. He was one of the UK's leading badminton players. Born in Leeds in 1985, his interests include cricket, sky diving, and botany. He holds a 2. ...
and Ross Smith in the final with the score 21–17, 23–21. Mapasa claimed the women's doubles title after beat
Renuga Veeran
Renuga Veeran (born 20 June 1986) is an Australian badminton player. She has represented both Malaysia and Australia internationally as a badminton player. As part of the Australian Olympic Team,Leanne Choo
Nyuk Lian "Leanne" Choo (born 5 June 1991) is a badminton player from Australia. She is the reigning Oceania Champion in women's and mixed doubles. She represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics, alongside former women's doubles partner, ...
with the score 21–14, 22–20. In the mixed doubles event Mapasa and Serasinghe again became the champion defeat Chau and Choo 21–19, 21–18. The women's singles final also present the Australian players, and Wendy Chen claimed the title after beat Louisa Ma 21–7, 21–14. Abhinav Manota of New Zealand broke the Australian stranglehold on the Oceania championships by winning the men's singles gold medal. Manota beat Remi Rossi of Tahiti in the straight games 21–12, 21–14 in the final.
Men's singles
Seeds
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Anthony Joe
Anthony Joe (born 2 April 1996) is an Australian badminton player. In 2016, he won the silver medal at the Oceania Championships in the mixed doubles event partnered with Joy Lai. He also won the bronze medals in the men's singles and doubles ...
Jacob Schueler
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Daniel Fan
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Niccolo Tagle
Niccolo Tagle (born 1 March 1997) is a New Zealand badminton
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Nathan Tang
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Finals
Women's singles
Seeds
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Wendy Chen Hsuan-yu
Wendy Chen Hsuan-yu (Traditional Chinese: ; born 1 June 1993) is an Australian badminton player who has represented her country at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Career
Badminton was the family sport and all of Chen's family pl ...
Joy Lai
Joy Wai-lok Lai (born 18 August 1998) is an Australian badminton player. She competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China. Lai was the champion at the Waikato International tournament in the women's singles event.
Achievements ...
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Louisa Ma
Louisa Ma (born 26 November 1994) is an Australian badminton
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Finals
Men's doubles
Seeds
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Matthew Chau
Matthew Chau (born 9 November 1994) is an Australian badminton player. He was four times men's doubles Oceania Champion winning in 2015–2018. Chau competed in the men's doubles at the 2016 Summer Olympics alongside Sawan Serasinghe.
Chau p ...
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Sawan Serasinghe
Sawan Serasinghe (born 21 February 1994) is a former badminton player from Australia. He won seven Oceania Championships titles, five in the men's doubles and two in the mixed doubles. Serasinghe competed in the men's doubles event at the 2016 ...
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Simon Leung
Simon Wing Hang Leung (born 24 November 1996) is an Australian badminton player specializing in doubles. He won the mixed doubles Oceania Championships title in 2019 and 2020.
Leung represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics. As a mixe ...
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Mitchell Wheller
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Oscar Guo
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Setyana Mapasa
Setyana Daniella Florensia Mapasa (born 15 August 1995) is an Indonesian-born Australian badminton player. Mapasa won a silver medal at the 2013 BWF World Junior Championships mixed team when she represented Indonesia. She officially became an ...
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Gronya Somerville
Gronya Somerville (born 10 May 1995) is an Australian badminton player specializing in doubles. She has won nine Oceania Championships titles, six in the women's doubles and three in the mixed doubles.
Personal life
Somerville, born to an ...
Leanne Choo
Nyuk Lian "Leanne" Choo (born 5 June 1991) is a badminton player from Australia. She is the reigning Oceania Champion in women's and mixed doubles. She represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics, alongside former women's doubles partner, ...
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Renuga Veeran
Renuga Veeran (born 20 June 1986) is an Australian badminton player. She has represented both Malaysia and Australia internationally as a badminton player. As part of the Australian Olympic Team,Grace Cai / Sarah Cai
Finals
Mixed doubles
Seeds
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Sawan Serasinghe
Sawan Serasinghe (born 21 February 1994) is a former badminton player from Australia. He won seven Oceania Championships titles, five in the men's doubles and two in the mixed doubles. Serasinghe competed in the men's doubles event at the 2016 ...
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Setyana Mapasa
Setyana Daniella Florensia Mapasa (born 15 August 1995) is an Indonesian-born Australian badminton player. Mapasa won a silver medal at the 2013 BWF World Junior Championships mixed team when she represented Indonesia. She officially became an ...
Oliver Leydon-Davis
Oliver Leydon-Davis (born 10 May 1990) is a New Zealand badminton player. He won the Oceania Championships title in the mixed doubles in 2014, and in the men's doubles in 2020.
Achievements
Oceania Championships
''Men's doubles''
''Mixed ...
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Susannah Leydon-Davis
Susannah Leydon-Davis (born 5 February 1992) is a New Zealand badminton player. In 2014, she competed at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
Career
Originally from Hamilton, Leydon-Davis attended Hillcrest High School and was Sport ...
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Anthony Joe
Anthony Joe (born 2 April 1996) is an Australian badminton player. In 2016, he won the silver medal at the Oceania Championships in the mixed doubles event partnered with Joy Lai. He also won the bronze medals in the men's singles and doubles ...
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Joy Lai
Joy Wai-lok Lai (born 18 August 1998) is an Australian badminton player. She competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China. Lai was the champion at the Waikato International tournament in the women's singles event.
Achievements ...
Finals
Team event
The 2018 Oceania Team Championships officially crowns the best male and female national teams in Oceania and at the same time works as the qualification event towards the
2018 Thomas & Uber Cup
The 2018 Thomas & Uber Cup (officially known as the 2018 BWF Thomas & Uber Cup) was the 30th edition of the Thomas Cup and the 27th edition of the Uber Cup, the biennial international badminton championship contested by the men and women's nation ...
finals. 4 teams both in the men's and women's team have entered the tournament. Australia men's and women's team were clinched the Oceania Team titles, and qualified for the 2018 Thomas & Uber Cup finals, after topping the standings both in the men's and women's team. New Zealand men's and women's team were placing second both in the men's and women's team, while Tahiti men's team and Fiji women's team were in the third place.
Seeds
The seeding, which is based on BWF world rankings, for both the men's and women's competition is the same:
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Men's team
*''Australia vs. Tahiti''
*''New Zealand vs. Fiji''
*''New Zealand vs. Tahiti''
*''Australia vs. Fiji''
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*''Australia vs. New Zealand''
*''Fiji vs. Tahiti''
Women's team
*''Australia vs. Tahiti''
*''New Zealand vs. Fiji''
*''New Zealand vs. Tahiti''
*''Australia vs. Fiji''
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*''Australia vs. New Zealand''
*''Fiji vs. Tahiti''
Oceania Badminton Championships The Oceania Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Oceania (BO) and is held once every two years to crown the best badminton players and teams in Oceania.
Championships
This championships established since 1997, and w ...
Oceania Badminton Championships The Oceania Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Oceania (BO) and is held once every two years to crown the best badminton players and teams in Oceania.
Championships
This championships established since 1997, and w ...