Of the 8 semi-finalists vying for multiple finals spots at the Oceania Badminton Championships, only Oliver Leydon-Davis of New Zealand and Australia’s Leanne Choo will be vying for two titles each on Sunday.
By Kira Rin, Badzine Correspondent live in Auckland. Photos: Kinnon Pang (live)
The X-TRM Oceania Badminton Championships brings together the best players of the Oceania region, all striving to leave a mark in the history of Oceania badminton. Over the stretch of 4 days, players converged on Badminton North Harbour’s badminton hall, located in the North Shore region of Auckland Oceania Championships for the Oceania Championships, as well as the Oceania Juniors, which includes a mixed team event.
Compared to the first 2 days of Oceania Championships, where the juniors had the morning time slot and seniors had a later start, semi-finals day had everyone getting ready for an evening start of 5pm, regardless of age.
A tale of 2 seeds
Women’s singles 2nd seed Jennifer Tam of Australia found herself on the wrong end of a game when she got defeated lopsidedly by compatriot Wendy Chen, even dragging by a