2018 Oceania Badminton Championships | |
Dates: | 6–11 February |
Number Edition: | XIII |
Venue: | Eastlink Badminton Stadium |
Location: | Hamilton, New Zealand |
Previous: | 2017 |
Next: | 2019 |
The XIII 2018 Oceania Badminton Championships was the continental badminton championships in Oceania sanctioned by the Badminton Oceania, and Badminton World Federation. This championship was organized by Badminton New Zealand, and was the 13th edition of the Oceania Badminton Championships. It was held in Hamilton, New Zealand from 6 to 11 February 2018. The team event started on 6 February, and was the qualification stage for the 2018 Thomas & Uber Cup finals in Thailand,[1] while the individual event will start on February 8.[2]
The tournament was held at the Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton East, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Men's singles | Abhinav Manota | Rémi Rossi | Peter Yan |
Oscar Guo | |||
Women's singles | Wendy Chen Hsuan-yu | Louisa Ma | Joy Lai |
Zecily Fung | |||
Men's doubles | Matthew Chau Sawan Serasinghe | Robin Middleton Ross Smith | Oscar Guo Dacmen Vong |
Simon Leung Mitchell Wheller | |||
Women's doubles | Setyana Mapasa Gronya Somerville | Leanne Choo Renuga Veeran | Anona Pak Danielle Tahuri |
Sally Fu Alyssa Tagle | |||
Mixed doubles | Sawan Serasinghe Setyana Mapasa | Matthew Chau Leanne Choo | Oliver Leydon-Davis Susannah Leydon-Davis |
Niccolo Tagle Alyssa Tagle |
Men's team | Anthony Joe Ashwant Gobinathan Eric Vuong Jacob Schueler Matthew Chau Pit Seng Low Raymond Tam Robin Middleton Ross Smith Sawan Serasinghe | Abhinav Manota Dhanny Oud Jonathan Curtin Kevin Dennerly-Minturn Maika Philips Michael Fowke Oliver Leydon-Davis Oscar Guo | Greig Teriitanoa Heinoa Deane Léo Cucuel Louis Beaubois Quentin Bernaix Rauhiri Goguenheim Rémi Rossi Steven Lesourd Tarepa Bourgery Teiva Politi | |
Women's team | Gronya Somerville Chen Hsuan-yu Jennifer Tam Joy Lai Leanne Choo Louisa Ma Setyana Mapasa | Anona Pak Danielle Tahuri Erena Calder-Hawkins Gaea Galvez Jasmin Chung Man Ng Justine Villegas Sally Fu Susannah Leydon-Davis | Alissa Dean Andra Whiteside Carline Bentley Chloe Kumar Danielle Whiteside Karyn Gibson |
The individual event of the 2018 Oceania Badminton Championships were held from 8 to 11 February, at the Eastlink Badminton Stadium, in Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand. Australia had secured four titles in the women's singles and three doubles event, with Sawan Serasinghe and Setyana Mapasa winning two doubles titles each, and the men's singles title goes to New Zealand.[3]
The three doubles event present all the Australian pair. Serasinghe who was teamed-up with Matthew Chau beat their compatriot Robin Middleton and Ross Smith in the final with the score 21–17, 23–21. Mapasa claimed the women's doubles title after beat Renuga Veeran and Leanne Choo 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.[4]
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 finals. 4 teams both in the men's and women's team have entered the tournament.[1] 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.[5] 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.[6]
The seeding, which is based on BWF world rankings, for both the men's and women's competition is the same:[1]
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