Badminton Australia Announces Falcons Squad Updates and 2026 Victor Oceania Team Championships Selections
Melbourne, 22 December 2025 – Badminton Australia is pleased to announce the latest updates to the Falcons program and the selection of athletes who will represent Australia at the 2026 Victor Oceania Team Championships, scheduled to take place in North Harbour, New Zealand from 13–15 February 2026. This event also serves as the qualifying tournament for the prestigious Thomas & Uber Cup Finals which will be held in Horsens, Denmark, from 24 April – 3 May 2026.
Falcons Program Updates
The Junior Falcons squad remains unchanged. For the full Junior Falcons squad list, visit: badminton.org.au/junior-falcons.
The Senior Falcons squad welcomes several new players, strengthening Australia’s competitive edge on the international stage:
New Selections:
- Alvi Wijaya Chairullah (EBA/NSW)
- Andika Ramadiansya (EBA/NSW)
- Rizky Hidayat Ismail (KBC/NSW)
- Karono Karono (NBC/NSW)
- Nozomi Shimizu (NBC/NSW)
- Laudya Chelsea Griselda (NBC/NSW)
- Saena Kawakami (NBC/NSW)
- Pramudya Kusumawardana (ACE/NSW)
- Karsten Darma (NBC/NSW)
- Michael Owen (NBC/NSW)
Withdrawn:
- Yuelin Zhang (Rise BA/VIC)
Not Reselected:
- Dania Nugroho (SPOC/SA)
For the full Senior Falcons squad, visit: badminton.org.au/senior-falcons.
2026 Victor Oceania Team Championships Selections
Badminton Australia is proud to announce the athletes selected to represent Australia in February in New Zealand:
Women’s Team:
- Faye Huo (NBC/NSW)
- Jesslyn Carissia (NBC/NSW)
- Tiffany Ho (NBC/NSW)
- Angela Yu (Sunnybank Hills/QLD)
- Gronya Somerville (NBC/VIC)
- Victoria Tjonadi (Roketto/NSW)
Men’s Team:
- Shrey Dhand (EBA/VIC)
- Ephraim Stephen Sam (Sams BA/QLD)
- Jack Yu (Sunnybank Hills/QLD)
- Andika Ramadiansyah (EBA/NSW)
- Frederick Zhao (Rise BA/VIC)
- Rizky Hidayat Ismail (KBC/NSW)
Coaches/Managers: Leanne Choo and Josh Neil
Badminton Australia congratulates all selected athletes and looks forward to strong performances at the Oceania Championships.
For all enquiries regarding this announcement, please contact TJ Weistra, Badminton Australia CEO via Tjitte.Weistra@badminton.org.au.
