2018 ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS VISION Badminton - The leading regional sport accessible to all. MISSION To lead and strengthen, in partnership with our stakeholders, innovative, sustainable and exciting development and event initiatives. Badminton Oceania is the Regional Sports Organisation for badminton in the Oceania Region and is affiliated to the Badminton World Federation. TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTACTS 4 PRESIDENT’S REPORT 6 SECRETARY GENERAL’S REPORT 8 CAPACITY & GOVERNANCE 10 GENDER EQUITY 12 PARTNERSHIPS 13 EVENTS 16 TOURNAMENT RESULTS 18 TECHNICAL OFFICIALS REPORT 24 PARA-BADMINTON 28 MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS 30 DEVELOPMENT COACH EDUCATION 31 SHUTTLE TIME 32 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT 34 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 36 CONTACTS PRESIDENT Geraldine Brown Australia DEPUTY PRESIDENT Nigel Skelt New Zealand EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Loke Poh Wong Australia Johanna Kou New Caledonia Leody Vainikolo Tonga Glenn Cox New Zealand Ngaoa Ranginui Cook Islands LIFE MEMBERS Heather Robson New Zealand Robin Bryant Australia EVENTS COMMITTEE Loke Poh Wong Chair Julie Carrel TECHNICAL OFFICIALS COMMITTEE Peter Cocker Chair Lynne Nixey New Zealand David Turner Australia Trish Gubb New Zealand Greg Vellacott BWF Assessor GENDER EQUITY COMMITTEE Geraldine Brown Chair Julie Carrel PHOTO CREDITS Badminton Photo Luis Veniegra Photography Badminton New Zealand STAFF MEMBERS AUSTRALIA Julie Carrel Secretary General COOK ISLANDS FIJI Lynne Nixey Administration Manager GUAM KIRIBATI Nadia Bleaken NAURU Development Manager NEW CALEDONIA Robbie Thackham NEW ZEALAND Coaching and Development Manager NORFOLK ISLAND NORTHERN MARIANAS Tom Leonard Communications and Events PAPUA NEW GUINEA Manager SAMOA Kumon Tarawa Regional Development SOLOMON ISLANDS Officer (part-time) - based in Fiji TAHITI Kinivanagi Karo Regional Development TONGA Officer (part-time) - based in Papua New Guinea TUVALU 5 PRESIDENT’S REPORT GERALDINE BROWN I once again present this report with a sense of achievement and with great pride. The year has not been without challenges but our excellent staff, with their efficiency and can-do attitude achieve outstanding results for Oceania. Our Confederation continues to be recognised by BWF as efficient, productive and proactive. Change and growth is an integral and vital part of any organisation and we have certainly experienced that this year. We value the close working relationship we have with the BWF and thank them for their investment over the next 5 years for additional personnel to enable us to deliver more to our members. We now have staff based in three countries; head- office in Auckland - New Zealand, Suva – Fiji and Port Moresby – Papua New Guinea. Although this presents new challenges to our management team, it allows us to deliver more in the Pacific Islands with plans for both Monte (Kum On Tarawa) in Fiji and Kini Karo in PNG to work with neighbouring countries. Tom Leonard, who we recruited from the UK as our Communications and Events Manager, was another welcome addition to our team in the later part of the year based in the Auckland office. Tom has a wealth of experience in the communications field and brings a range of new skills and knowledge into the organisation. The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games were held in April in Australia and whilst we did not have any direct involvement, we had several people appointed to key roles as well as technical officials and volunteers assisting. We had three countries involved at the Games: Australia, Fiji and New Zealand; unfortunately no podium finishes but experiences the players will remember forever. The Youth Olympic Games held in Buenos Aires, Argentina were very successful for us. The Referee for the event was Lynne Nixey, congratulations to Lynne on this prestigious appointment. Oscar Guo (NZL) and Zecily Fung (AUS) qualified through their BWF rankings with Chang Ho Kim (FIJ) receiving a tripartite position; a commendable outcome from our player development Photo credit: Badminton Photo programme. All three players 6 returned with medals from the mixed country team the organisers for showcasing our sport and local relay competition; this being the only medal won by expertise to the world. As I have previously stated, Fiji at the Games, across all sports. to have events of this calibre in Oceania is vital for the profile and development of the sport if we are The Annual General Meeting was again held in to continue to grow; with the challenge being to conjunction with the BWF Annual General Meeting ensure we gain maximum leverage off the events to in Bangkok, Thailand, which enabled us to have meet these aims. representation from 10 Member Countries. 2018 was the first year our new constitution was in place Australian and New Zealand players continue to with all positions up for election. I was very honoured compete overseas however we need to ensure to be voted in for another term as President. Nigel we offer tournaments throughout our region for Skelt (NZL) was also re-elected as Deputy President developing players. It is not only our players who with Glenn Cox (NZL), and Loke Poh Wong (AUS) gain from tournament experiences; Technical elected for 4-year terms. Leody Vainikolo (TGA), Officials and Event Organisers also need exposure Johanna Kou (NCL) and Ngaoa Ranginui (COK) were and experience to international events. We are elected for 2-year terms. Thank you to out-going well represented at many of the top events in the Board members Sunardi Li (GUM) and Amanaki world by our Technical Officials: Referees, Umpires Fakakovikaetau (TGA) for their contributions over and Line Judges. Thank you to Loke Poh Wong and their terms. Peter Cocker who lead our Events and Technical Officials Committees respectively, for their work It was with great pleasure that I presented the behind the scenes. President of Oceania Women Award (POWA) at the Annual General Meeting to Nynette Sass from We are very pleased to have received both on- Samoa. Although Nynette has only been involved going and new Pacific Sports Partnership (PSP) with us for a short time she has certainly had a funding through the Australian Government. Our significant impact, particularly in Samoa resulting programme in Tonga with a health focus has now in the inclusion of badminton in the Pacific Games been running since 2013. PNG is a new programme 2019. focused on inclusion in collaboration with Oceania Gymnastics. I look forward to seeing the on-going Para-Badminton has been at the forefront of our benefits of these programmes and hope that we minds since the inclusion in the Tokyo Paralympics. will be able to add at least one more country in the The inaugural Oceania Para-Badminton next funding round in 2019. Championships and Australia Para-Badminton International in Geelong in November were very In October the BWF held a workshop for Presidents successful and a great spectacle for the sport. and Secretary Generals of the Continental These events were a significant amount of work for Confederations to discuss potential updates to our staff but a very worthwhile and exciting exercise Confederation constitutions. The BWF’s objective to see players from all over the world playing. is to create alignment and harmonisation between their constitution and that of the Continental I am extremely pleased to welcome a new member Confederations. We had a very productive and in Solomon Islands as we steadily add to our interesting few days with further work to be done membership numbers. We may be the smallest in 2019. Confederation by membership but as previously mentioned, we certainly gain recognition for our I extend my personal thanks to our staff, led commitment, professionalism and results and we Secretary General Julie Carrel. I really appreciate will continue to canvas for opportunities for Oceania the enthusiasm and personal dedication to not only members. Oceania but the sport, as we continue to take our sport forward. It is testament to your efforts that Australia and New Zealand again hosted BWF we are in such an excellent position to continue our Grade 3 tournaments in the region, and I was journey. Well done and thank you. pleased to attend many of them. It is difficult to gain sponsorship and interest for tournaments at I look forward to a successful what is considered the bottom of the world and we 2019 and thank my Deputy appreciate the effort and commitment displayed by President Nigel and Board all by conducting these important events. members: Glenn, Leody, Johanna, Loke Poh and Ngaoa The Australian Open and the New Zealand Open for their efforts during 2018. were once again a credit to our region and I thank 77 SECRETARY GENERAL’S REPORT JULIE CARELL 2018 was a significant year for Badminton Oceania • Regional Development Officer (part-time) – as increased our operational capacity through Kum On Tarawa, based in Suva newly created staff positions enabling us to • Regional Development Officer (part-time) – provide more personnel support to our members Kinivinagi Karo, based in Port Moresby across all of our programmes. • Communications & Events Manager (full-time) – Tom Leonard, based in Auckland Thanks to the BWF Human Resource initiative we • Coaching & Development Officer (part-time) – have been able to implement four new roles and Ian Bridge, based in Melbourne, commencing expand on an existing role: January 2019 • Administration and Finance Manager – part- time to full time, Lynne Nixey, based in Auckland 8 The year started early February with a player Coaches continue to grow both in numbers and development camp for our Pacific Islandquality. countries, and the World Academy of Sport Administrator’s and Event Organiser’s Courses Our Shuttle Time teacher numbers increased all held in Auckland. These were followed by giving us increased capacity and therefore giving the North Harbour International and Oceania more children in more places the opportunity to Championships. play. The 2018 Annual General Meeting was held We continue to be part of the Pacific Sports in conjunction with the BWF Annual General Programme in the Pacific – PSP; utilising Shuttle Meeting, with 10 of our Member Countries Time to deliver programmes in Tonga and PNG attending.