OCEANIA TUC – Australia qualifies twice

Australia stunned New Zealand in the final of the Thomas and Uber Cup Qualifying stage, scooping their ticket – the only one for Oceania -for the Thomas and the Uber […]

Australia stunned New Zealand in the final of the Thomas and Uber Cup Qualifying stage, scooping their ticket – the only one for Oceania -for the Thomas and the Uber Cup Final to be held in May in Malaysia.  The Thomas Cup squad had hardly any trouble, beating New Zealand 5/0 in the final, while the Australian girls won too but with much greater difficulties with a final 3/2 success.

Full results of Uber Cup HERE :

Chia Chi Huang  (AUS) bt Michelle Chan (NZ) 21-15 21-9,
Leanne Choo (AUS) lost to Jessica Jonggowisastro (NZ) 19-21 25-23 26-28,
Erica Pong  (AUS) lost to Anna Rankin (NZ) 20-22 15-21
Huang/He Tian Tang  (AUS) bt Donna Haliday/Danielle Barry  (NZ) 21-8 21-6,
Kate Wilson-Smith/Eugenia Tanaka (AUS)  bt Chan/Jonggowisastro  (NZ) 21-13 21-9.

Raphaël Sachetat

About Raphaël Sachetat

Raphael is the Chief Editor of Badzine International. He is the founder of the website together with Jean François Chauveau. After many years writing for the BWF and many publications around the world about badminton, he now leads a team of young and dynamic writers for Badzine.