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HOT OFF THE PRESS: AUSTRALIAN GIRLS WIN

Setyana Mapasa and have pulled off some outstanding results to win the Women's Doubles at the Yonex ­ Grand Prix

The most notable win was in the final when they defeated Gabriela and () who have a current world ranking of 17 with the Australian's winning in a hard fought match; taking over an hour until victory was secured: 17­21 21­17 21­16.

Oceania Women Pacific Australian Para­ in Represented at Badminton Scholarships AIMS Games Workshop and Championships

Oceania Women in Badminton Scholarships Oceania Women in Badminton Scholarships Applications are now open to all Member Countries of to support women in to develop and progress their leadership pathway in badminton.

Applications close 30 October

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Pacific Represented at AIMS Games 10 young athletes from Cook Islands and 2 from Tonga travelled to Tauranga, New Zealand to take part in the badminton competition at the 2016 AIMS Games last week. The AIMS Games is an annual multi­sport competition for Intermediate & Middle school students, and has grown over the years to 9300 competitiors this year ­ it's as close as 11­13 year olds get to the Olympics!

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Australian Para-Badminton Workshop and Championships A Para­badminton training camp and the Australian Para­badminton Championships are being held in 25­27 November in conjunction with the Yonex BV Victoria Open and Graded Championships

This opportunity is open to players who are a registered member of an Association affiliated to Badminton or Badminton World Federation

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Jiten Bhat gains BWF Certified Umpire Qualification

Congratulations to Jiten Bhatt who, following assessment earlier this year, has been confirmed as a BWF Certificated Umpire.

This is the highest level an Umpire can attain and is a result of many years of hard work and umpiring all over the world. Congratulations to Jiten.

Photo Credit: Badminton Photo Recent Event Results Pan Pacific Under 19 Team Championships

1st: Australia Gold, 2nd: New Zealand Black, 3rd: Australia Yellow, 4th: New Zealand White, 5th: Pacific Li-Ning Australian Junior International

MS: Chia Hao Lee (TPE), WS: (AUS), MD: Chuan-En Hu/Chia Hao Lee (TPE), WD: Joy Lai/ (AUS), MX: Dacmen Vong/Erena Calder-Hawkins (NZ) Li-Ning Sydney International

MS: Chia Hung Lu (TPE), WS: Shiori Saito (JPN), MD: Fang-Chih Lee/Fang-Jen Lee (TPE), WD: Yuho Imai/Haruka Yonemoto (JPN), MX: Ming-Tse Yang/Chia Hsin Lee (TPE)

Upcoming Events 2017

Noumea International 9­12 February Oceania Junior and Senior Championships 13­15 February, Team Championships 16­18 February (Noumea) IS 16­19 March New Zealand Open GPG 21­26 March World Masters Games 21­30 April (Auckland) 21­28 May (Gold Coast) XiamenAir Australian Open SS 20­25 June

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