2008 Oceania Badminton Championships

The VI 2008 Oceania Badminton Championships was the 6th edition of the Oceania Badminton Championships. It was held in Nouméa, New Caledonia from 3 to 8 February 2008.[2]

2008 Oceania Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates3-8 February 2008
VenueSalle Veyret[1]
LocationNouméa, New Caledonia
2006 2010

Medalists

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Individual event

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New Zealand has won four out of five titles in the individual events. The only consolation for Australia was the men's doubles Smith and Warfe, which they won in two sets beating the New Zealand pairing of Henry Tam and Nathan Hannam.[3][4] The table below gives an overview of the individual event medal winners at the 2008 Oceania Championships.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles   John Moody   Stuart Gomez   Jeff Tho
  Benjamin Walklate
Women's singles   Michelle Chan   Rachel Hindley   Leisha Cooper
  Jessica Jonggowisastro
Men's doubles   Ross Smith
and Glenn Warfe
  Nathan Hannam
and Henry Tam
  Kevin Dennerly-Minturn
and Joe Wu
  James Eunson
and Ethan Haggo
Women's doubles   Michelle Chan
and Rachel Hindley
  Renee Flavell
and Donna Cranston
  Erin Carroll
and Leisha Cooper
  Tania Luiz
and Eugenia Tanaka
Mixed doubles   Henry Tam
and Donna Cranston
  Craig Cooper
and Renee Flavell
  Benjamin Walklate
and Erin Carroll
  Kevin Dennerly-Minturn
and Emma Rodgers

Team Event

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New Zealand team won the Oceania mixed teams event after lift the Robson Shield tournament. The Men's and Women's team event was the qualifying round of the 2008 Thomas & Uber Cup. New Zealand won the men's and women's team after beat Australia with the score 3-2 in the men's team, and 3-0 in the women's team.[5]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Mixed team  
New Zealand
Alan Bosselman, Craig Cooper, Kevin Dennerly-Minturn, James Eunson, Ethan Haggo, Nathan Hannam, John Moody, Henry Tam, Ellis Thomas, Dylan Tibbo, Joe Wu,
Danielle Barry, Michelle Chan, Donna Cranston, Renee Flavell, Rachel Hindley, Jessica Jonggowisastro, Emma Rodgers
 
Australia
Ashley Brehaut, Matthew Gillie, Stuart Gomez, David Jones, Brent Munday, Ross Smith, Jeff Tho, Benjamin Walklate, Glenn Warfe,
Erin Carroll, Leanne Choo, Leisha Cooper, Tania Luiz, Spoorti Rattan, Eugenia Tanaka
 
New Caledonia
Sebastien Arias, Clement Bertaud, Steeve Bizien, Marc Antoine Desaymoz, Gregory Dongoc, Matthieu Dufermon, Florian Ferrer, Arnaud Franzi, Glenn Gowet, Willian Jannic, Fabien Kaddour, Kevin Katjawan, Yohann Lefebvre, Matthieu Martaud, Nicola Martoredjo, Alexandre Milesi, Jerome Milesi, Carl Nguela, Thomas Resutek, Nathanael Saihuliwa, Joey Santino, Thommy Sargito, Sandy Suwarno, Florian Tjohoredjo, Victor Tran, Julien Tranvanne,
Elodie Blancher, Aurelie Escach, Elodie Fricheteau, Johanna Kou, Mathilde Mamelin, Laetitie Saberi, Cecile Sarengat, Alexia Tardieu
Men's Team  
New Zealand
Alan Bosselman, Craig Cooper, Kevin Dennerly-Minturn, James Eunson, Ethan Haggo, Nathan Hannam, John Moody, Henry Tam, Ellis Thomas, Dylan Tibbo, Joe Wu
 
Australia
Ashley Brehaut, Stuart Gomez, David Jones, Ross Smith, Jeff Tho, Benjamin Walklate, Glenn Warfe
Women's Team  
New Zealand
Danielle Barry, Michelle Chan, Donna Cranston, Renee Flavell, Rachel Hindley, Jessica Jonggowisastro, Emma Rodgers
 
Australia
Erin Carroll, Leanne Choo, Leisha Cooper, Tania Luiz, Spoorti Rattan, Eugenia Tanaka

References

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  1. ^ "La Nouvelle-Zélande presque parfaite aux Oceania de badminton". www.lnc.nc (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  2. ^ "2008 Annual Report and Audited Accounts". websites.sportstg.com. Badminton Oceania. p. 19. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  3. ^ "New Zealand wins four titles at Oceania Champs". websites.sportstg.com. Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Badminton: NZ take four out of five titles at Oceania champs". www.newshub.co.nz. Newshub. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  5. ^ "TUC Oceania – Kiwis cash strapped to get to Jakarta for TUC finals". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
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