Category: Badminton

On Thursday 15th August, Auckland Badminton Association hosted the 2024 College Sport Individuals and Doubles Championships. This massive event with over 200 participants saw athletes from all over the region competing for a title. Congratulations to all participants. A massive thank you to Amanda and the team from Auckland Badminton Association for their tireless effort in supporting our event. Final placings and a link to the draw and results can be found here.

The annual Counties Manukau Badminton Clash of the Smash Tournament was held recently with several local schools competing at the Ray Phillips Badminton Centre in Papakura.   In the Boys Division, Strathallan A Boys placed first with Rosehill A Boys second and Alfriston A Boys in third place.  In the Girls Division, Rosehill A Girls were first with Alfriston A Girls second and Ormiston Junior A Girls in third place.   Special thanks to Donna and her team at Counties Manukau Badminton Association for organising.    

Badminton Doubles and Singles Champions Decided. Over one hundred students from seventeen schools competed in the recent College Sport Auckland Badminton Championships held at the Auckland Badminton Centre. Jack Ngametua from Auckland Badminton managed the one-day tournament that had eight grades available: Junior Boys and Girls Singles and Doubles and Senior Boys and Girls Singles and Doubles. To view the full list of results from the Championships please click here.   Senior Girls Doubles Senior Boys Doubles Winners Senior Boys Doubles – Silver Senior Girls Singles Senior Boys Singles  Junior…

ACG Parnell College student, Daniel Hu, has enjoyed a very successful year of badminton. Daniel won the Junior Boys Singles competition at the College Sport Auckland Badminton Championships in August, and earlier this month he took top honours at New Zealand Badminton YONEX National Championships, winning both the singles and doubles titles in the Boys Under 15 division. Daniel has been playing competitive badminton for four years and this remarkable success marks the high point of his athletic career so far. Representing Auckland at the event, he encountered some formidable opponents…

Nine teams competed in the Counties Manukau Badminton Clash of the Smash held at the Ray Phillips Badminton Centre in Papakura yesterday. In the Boys competition, Rosehill College finished in first place with Manurewa High School as runners-up and Papatoetoe High School in third place. Alfriston College claimed the girls competition title with Manurewa High School in second and Rosehill College in third. 1st place boys team: Rosehill College   1st place girls team: Alfriston College  

Badminton New Zealand: New Zealand’s brightest young badminton talent is ready to represent New Zealand at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. At a small ceremony in Auckland on Saturday, Oscar Guo (Westlake Boys High School) was presented with his playing uniform by former Commonwealth and Olympic player, John Moody, who is now a board member of Badminton New Zealand. Guo has had a strong season in 2018, winning both the Australian Junior International and the Yonex North Harbour International and defending his triple crown at the NZ Under…

NZ Olympic Committee: Oscar Guo has been named to the New Zealand team for the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games. The 17 year old was selected following strong results at international events early in the year, including the Men’s Singles title at the North Harbour International – his first international title at a senior level. The Westlake Boys’ High School student was ranked 12th on the Badminton World Federation Junior World Ranking List for the Youth Olympic Games and will compete in the men’s singles event and the mixed team event,…

The first ever New Zealand Secondary School Junior Badminton Championships were held late-November in Auckland. For six Auckland schools, this was their first time attending a NZSS Badminton event, and two of them – ACG Parnell College and Botany Downs Secondary College – headed home as national champions. On the final day of play, all teams in the Boys’ Division played off for their final placings, with the victors of each group meeting each other in the title fight. Top seeded Lynfield College progressed undefeated through the group stage, dropping…