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, while the individual event will start on February 8.
Venue The tournament was held at the Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton East, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Medalists
Individual event Men's singles Abhinav Manota Rémi Rossi Peter Yan Oscar GuoWomen's singles Wendy Chen Hsuan-yu Louisa Ma Joy Lai Zecily FungMen's doubles Matthew Chau Sawan Serasinghe Robin Middleton Ross Smith Oscar Guo Dacmen Vong Simon Leung Mitchell WhellerWomen's doubles Setyana Mapasa Gronya Somerville Leanne Choo Renuga Veeran Anona Pak Danielle Tahuri Sally Fu Alyssa TagleMixed doubles Sawan Serasinghe Setyana Mapasa Matthew Chau Leanne Choo Oliver Leydon-Davis Susannah Leydon-Davis Niccolo Tagle Alyssa Tagle
Team event Men's team Anthony JoeAshwant GobinathanEric VuongJacob SchuelerMatthew ChauPit Seng LowRaymond TamRobin MiddletonRoss SmithSawan Serasinghe Abhinav ManotaDhanny OudJonathan CurtinKevin Dennerly-MinturnMaika PhilipsMichael FowkeOliver Leydon-DavisOscar Guo Greig TeriitanoaHeinoa DeaneLéo CucuelLouis BeauboisQuentin BernaixRauhiri GoguenheimRémi RossiSteven LesourdTarepa BourgeryTeiva PolitiWomen's team Gronya SomervilleChen Hsuan-yuJennifer TamJoy LaiLeanne ChooLouisa MaSetyana Mapasa Anona PakDanielle TahuriErena Calder-HawkinsGaea GalvezJasmin Chung Man NgJustine VillegasSally FuSusannah Leydon-Davis Alissa DeanAndra WhitesideCarline BentleyChloe KumarDanielle WhitesideKaryn Gibson
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.
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.
Men's singles Seeds
Anthony Joe Pit Seng Low Ashwant Gobinathan Jacob Schueler Dylan Soedjasa Daniel Fan Niccolo Tagle Nathan Tang
Finals
Women's singles Seeds
Wendy Chen Hsuan-yu Jennifer Tam Joy Lai Louisa Ma
Finals
Men's doubles Seeds
Matthew Chau / Sawan Serasinghe Simon Leung / Mitchell Wheller Jonathan Curtin / Dhanny Oud Oscar Guo / Dacmen Vong
Finals
Women's doubles Seeds
Setyana Mapasa / Gronya Somerville Jasmin Chung Man Ng / Erena Calder-Hawkins Leanne Choo / Renuga Veeran Grace Cai / Sarah Cai
Finals
Mixed doubles Seeds
Sawan Serasinghe / Setyana Mapasa Dhanny Oud / Jasmin Chung Man Ng Oliver Leydon-Davis / Susannah Leydon-Davis Anthony Joe / Joy Lai
Finals
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. 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. 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.
Seeds The seeding, which is based on BWF world rankings, for both the men's and women's competition is the same:
Men's team
Australia vs. Tahiti
New Zealand vs. Fiji
New Zealand vs. Tahiti
Australia vs. Fiji
Australia vs. New Zealand
Fiji vs. Tahiti
Women's team
Australia vs. Tahiti
New Zealand vs. Fiji
New Zealand vs. Tahiti
Australia vs. Fiji
Australia vs. New Zealand
Fiji vs. Tahiti
References
External links Oceania Championships 2018 Individual Results Team Results