2018_Oceania_Badminton_Championships

2018 Oceania Badminton Championships

2018 Oceania Badminton Championships

Badminton tournament

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]

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Venue

The tournament was held at the Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton East, Hamilton, New Zealand.

Medalists

Individual event

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Team event

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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, 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]

Men's singles

Seeds

  1. Australia Anthony Joe
  2. Australia Pit Seng Low
  3. Australia Ashwant Gobinathan
  4. Australia Jacob Schueler
  5. New Zealand Dylan Soedjasa
  6. Australia Daniel Fan
  7. New Zealand Niccolo Tagle
  8. Australia Nathan Tang

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
  French Polynesia Rémi Rossi 21 21
5 New Zealand Dylan Soedjasa 7 12
  French Polynesia Rémi Rossi 21 17 21
  Australia Peter Yan 6 21 12
  Australia Peter Yan 22 13 24
  Australia Wesley Caulkett 20 21 22
  French Polynesia Rémi Rossi 12 14
  New Zealand Abhinav Manota 21 21
6 Australia Daniel Fan 16 21 8
  New Zealand Oscar Guo 21 16 21
  New Zealand Oscar Guo 22 16 17
  New Zealand Abhinav Manota 20 21 21
  Australia Kai Chen Teoh 16 14
  New Zealand Abhinav Manota 21 21

Women's singles

Seeds

  1. Australia Wendy Chen Hsuan-yu
  2. Australia Jennifer Tam
  3. Australia Joy Lai
  4. Australia Louisa Ma

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Australia Wendy Chen Hsuan-yu w / o
3 Australia Joy Lai
1 Australia Wendy Chen Hsuan-yu 21 21
4 Australia Louisa Ma 7 14
4 Australia Louisa Ma 21 21
  Australia Zecily Fung 18 12

Men's doubles

Seeds

  1. Australia Matthew Chau / Sawan Serasinghe
  2. Australia Simon Leung / Mitchell Wheller
  3. New Zealand Jonathan Curtin / Dhanny Oud
  4. New Zealand Oscar Guo / Dacmen Vong

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Australia Matthew Chau
Australia Sawan Serasinghe 		21 21
4 New Zealand Oscar Guo
New Zealand Dacmen Vong 		19 16
1 Australia Matthew Chau
Australia Sawan Serasinghe 		21 23
  Australia Robin Middleton
Australia Ross Smith 		17 21
  Australia Robin Middleton
Australia Ross Smith 		20 21 21
2 Australia Simon Leung
Australia Mitchell Wheller 		22 15 18

Women's doubles

Seeds

  1. Australia Setyana Mapasa / Gronya Somerville
  2. New Zealand Jasmin Chung Man Ng / Erena Calder-Hawkins
  3. Australia Leanne Choo / Renuga Veeran
  4. Guam Grace Cai / Sarah Cai

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Australia Setyana Mapasa
Australia Gronya Somerville 		21 18 21
  New Zealand Anona Pak
New Zealand Danielle Tahuri 		9 21 10
1 Australia Setyana Mapasa
Australia Gronya Somerville 		21 22
3 Australia Leanne Choo
Australia Renuga Veeran 		14 20
3 Australia Leanne Choo
Australia Renuga Veeran 		21 21
  New Zealand Sally Fu
New Zealand Alyssa Tagle 		7 4

Mixed doubles

Seeds

  1. Australia Sawan Serasinghe / Setyana Mapasa
  2. New Zealand Dhanny Oud / Jasmin Chung Man Ng
  3. New Zealand Oliver Leydon-Davis / Susannah Leydon-Davis
  4. Australia Anthony Joe / Joy Lai

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Australia Sawan Serasinghe
Australia Setyana Mapasa 		21 21
3 New Zealand Oliver Leydon-Davis
New Zealand Susannah Leydon-Davis 		12 19
1 Australia Sawan Serasinghe
Australia Setyana Mapasa 		21 21
  Australia Matthew Chau
Australia Leanne Choo 		19 18
  New Zealand Niccolo Tagle
New Zealand Alyssa Tagle 		5 9
  Australia Matthew Chau
Australia Leanne Choo 		21 21

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 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]

Seeds

The seeding, which is based on BWF world rankings, for both the men's and women's competition is the same:[1]

  1.  Australia
  2.  New Zealand
  3.  Fiji
  4.  Tahiti

Men's team

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Source: TS

All times are New Zealand Standard Time (UTC+12:00).

  • Australia vs. Tahiti
  • New Zealand vs. Fiji
  • New Zealand vs. Tahiti
  • Australia vs. Fiji
  • Australia vs. New Zealand
  • Fiji vs. Tahiti

Women's team

More information Pos, Pld ...
Source: TS

All times are New Zealand Standard Time (UTC+12:00).

  • Australia vs. Tahiti
  • New Zealand vs. Fiji
  • New Zealand vs. Tahiti
  • Australia vs. Fiji
  • Australia vs. New Zealand
  • Fiji vs. Tahiti

References

  1. [1]
    "VICTOR Oceania Team Championships 2018". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Fiji to send team to Oceania badminton event". Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Manota wins solitary badminton gold for NZ". MSN. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Manota, Chen Emerge Champion – Finals: Victor Oceania Championships 2018". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Australia Prevail in Thriller – Victor Oceania Team Championships 2018". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Australia's Double Take: VICTOR Oceania Team Champions qualify for the BWF Thomas and Uber Cup 2018". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
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    Men's Team - Australia vs Tahiti
  8. [8]
    Men's Team - New Zealand vs Fiji
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    Men's Team - New Zealand vs Tahiti
  10. [10]
    Men's Team - Australia vs Fiji
  11. [11]
    Men's Team - Australia vs New Zealand
  12. [12]
    Men's Team - Fiji vs Tahiti
  13. [13]
    Women's Team - Australia vs Tahiti
  14. [14]
    Women's Team - New Zealand vs Fiji
  15. [15]
    Women's Team - New Zealand vs Tahiti
  16. [16]
    Women's Team - Australia vs Fiji
  17. [17]
    Women's Team - Australia vs New Zealand
  18. [18]
    Women's Team - Fiji vs Tahiti
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