After more than 2 years the U17 Australian National Championships are back in Ballarat from Saturday 24th to Thursday 29th September 2022.
Australia’s best young badminton players will be vying for the title of National Champions, as well as selection to the Junior Development Falcons.
2022 U17 Australian National Championships
Badminton Australia presents the 2022 Para Australian National Championships to be held in Ballarat Victoria from Sunday 25th to Monday 26th September.
2022 Para Australian National Championships
Badminton Australia presents the inaugural 2022 Under 13 National Challenge to be held in Ballarat Victoria from Tuesday 27th to Thursday 29th September in conjunction with the U17 National Championships.
The purpose of the U13 National Challenge is to provide a first step for younger players to be exposed to a Badminton Australia national competitive event. The primary focus of the event is to provide a competitive competition that is focused on the development, education and enjoyment of younger athletes, coaches, officials, and parents
Please note that National Ranking Points will be awarded at this event (National U13 level).
2022 U13 National Challenge
The 2022 Yonex Bendigo International will be held in Bendigo (near Melbourne, Australia) from 12-16 October 2022.
The Bendigo International is part of the Badminton World Federation Tour and contributes to players world rankings. See Australia’s best players and players from around the world compete in this international badminton event.
Please check back here for more information about the event.
Thank you to our partners City of Greater Bendigo, Yonex, Victoria State Government, Bendigo Eaglehawk Badminton, Badminton Victoria, Badminton Oceania and BWF.
After more than 2 years the Yonex U19 &15 Australian National Championships are back, in Adelaide, from Tuesday 5th July until Sunday 10 July 2022.
Australia’s best young badminton players will be vying for the title of National Champions, to be part of the Junior Development Falcons and for a spot on World Championships team.
2022 Yonex U19 Australian National Championships
2022 Yonex U15 Australian National Championships
Information to come below:
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Badminton Australia is pleased to announce athlete categorisations for able-bodied athletes under the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) athlete categorisation system (categorisations for para athletes are scheduled to occur later in the year after the Oceania Para Championships). You can read more about the AIS Categorisation system by clicking here.
The system is designed to identify athletes with the greatest potential to Australia winning medals at major international events, informs the prioritisation of support for these athletes and tracks their performance over time.
To be considered for categorisation athletes must be part of the National Falcons Program.
The Badminton AIS approved policy for the categorisation of athletes is called the Badminton Australia Athlete Podium, Podium Ready, Podium Potential, Developing and Emerging Categorisation Framework Policy. This Policy is located under the policy section of the Badminton Australia website – or you can read the information by clicking here.
For athletes that fall outside of one of the categories is considered an “International” categorised athlete. This Policy is also on the Badminton Australia website and is called the Badminton Australia Athlete International Categorisation Policy . You can read this policy by clicking here.
The categorisation of athletes is important as it can influence the resources and other support athletes receive through funding provided by the AIS or any other BA stakeholder bodies. For the AIS and other stakeholder bodies funding and support is focussed on Podium, Podium Ready, Podium Potential, Developing and Emerging athletes.
Click here to download a copy of the Badminton AIS Athlete Categorisation List
For more information please contact the Badminton Australia office.
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After 2 years the Australian National Championships are back. Australia’s best badminton players will be vying for the title of National Champions and for a spot on the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Team.
Australian Tokyo Olympians Wendy Chen and Gronya Somerville will be vying for selection along with Australia’s best young and upcoming players. Jack Yu, Kaitlyn Ea and Angela Yu will all be ones to watch.
Badminton Australia CEO Jamie Parsons said “It is great to have badminton back, it is an exciting time for Badminton Australia – not only do we have Australia’s best badminton players vying for national champions and Commonwealth Games selection but there are now more than 300,000 badminton players across Australia.”
Parsons said – “Australia is ranked in the top 20 countries in the world and is only a matter of time before we start pushing higher up the rankings over the coming 12 months”.
Badminton Australia, working in consultation with the State & Territory Badminton organisations, would like to announce that the national events to be held in December 2021, being the YONEX Australian Bendigo Invitational & Victorian Open (YABIVO) and that the YONEX Australian Combined National Championships (YACNC) and 2021 National Para Championships will not run as planned due to the ongoing COVID-19 State Border restrictions in place.
Badminton Victoria will be running replacement events being the Victorian Open, Para and U17 Championships on the weekend of the 4th and 5th of December, and a U19 and U15 event on the 11th and 12th of December. Any player across Australia is welcome to attend these events.
Badminton Australia CEO Jamie Parsons said “With only 3 States and Territories being able to attend the national events it was not viable to run these events in December 2021. We are disappointed that we cannot run these events but are thankful that Badminton Victoria will run replacement events that are open to anyone around Australia to participate in”.
Any players who have entered for the YABIVO and YACNC will receive a full refund of their entry fees. Badminton Australia will be running a Falcons National Senior Camp and a Falcons National Junior Camp for those players who can attend around the Victorian events. Further details will be provided shortly to players who are eligible to attend these camps.
Badminton Australia has confirmed the following for the 2022 National Australian Championships (Team & Individuals) will take place as follows:
More details on exact dates and locations will be announced before the end of November 2021. Please note that the events are to be held in the School holiday period of the state/territory the event is being conducted in.
Badminton Australia would like to extend its thanks to its partners, in particular; Yonex, Bendigo City Council, Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo Eaglehawk Badminton Association, Badminton Victoria and the greater badminton community.
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Badminton Australia regretfully announces that the 2021 YONEX Australian Bendigo Invitational, the 2021 YONEX Australian Combined National Championships and the 2021 Para National Championships that were scheduled for September 2021 have been postponed to December 2021.
The 2021 YONEX Australian Bendigo Invitational is now scheduled to be played at the Bendigo Stadium from Saturday the 4th of December and run through till Monday the 6th of December. This event may be combined with the 2021 Victoria Open that is currently scheduled to run on the same dates.
The 2021 YONEX Australian Combined National Championships will be played at the Bendigo Eaglehawk Badminton Stadium from Friday the 10th of December through till Saturday the 18th of December, dates for specific age groups are as follows; Open (10/12 – 12/12), U19 & U15 (13/12-15/12), U17 (16/12 – 18/12).
The 2021 Para National Championships will be played at the Altona Badminton Centre on Friday the 17th of December till Sunday the 19th of December.
Any athlete who has paid to participate in the postponed events can receive a full refund, or, the amounts can move across to the new event dates. To receive a full refund please click here to email Badminton Australia with the names and details of those who have entered.
Badminton Australia would like to thank all of the event partners, sponsors and stakeholders, including; Bendigo Stadium, City of Greater Bendigo, Bendigo Eaglehawk Badminton Association, YONEX, Badminton Victoria, the State & Territory badminton organisations and the badminton community for their ongoing support, patience and understanding.
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Crown Group is a highly successful property development group, with a reputation for building globally leading luxury and hotel apartments. The Crown Group has been a supporter of the Australian Badminton Open.
Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA) is a member-based organisation that administers, controls and coordinates the participation of program sports at the Commonwealth Games every four year. Badminton Australia is extremely proud of its work with CGA and is keen to continue such a great relationship with the staff at CGA into the future.
The Badminton World Federation is the global body responsible for the development of badminton, with a vision to give every child the chance to play badminton, the BWF are key to the success of badminton at any level. Badminton Australia is a member of the BWF. Having supported the development of international tournaments in Australia and the development of athletes to the highest level, BA is very grateful to have the support of the BWF.
Badminton Oceania is the representative for the Badminton World Federation in the Oceania region. They are responsible for the development and progress of badminton within the Oceania region. Badminton Oceania are a great supporter of Badminton Australia and work closely with BA on a regular basis.
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) is a non-government, not-for-profit focused on developing youth and sport. The AOC is responsible for the funding, supporting, selection and sending of Australia athletes to the Olympics every four years. The AOC provides significant support to the Australian Badminton Falcons and the Badminton Australia Performance Pathway. Badminton Australia is very thankful and is perpetually excited for Australian badminton players to represent their country Olympic Games.
The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is the second arm of the Australian Sports Commission, the focus of the AIS is at all aspects of high-performance sport and as a result Badminton’s High-Performance teams work with the leading minds at the AIS. Badminton Australia has been working with the AIS for many years and with a continued focus on high performance excellence, both home and abroad, is excited to continue to work with the AIS long into the future.
Li-Ning is a global leader in sports apparel, with a focus on badminton, Badminton Australia is proud to be partnered with an organisation with such a rich and successful history in sport and for it to support the Australian Badminton Falcons. Li-Ning has supported Olympic medal athletes across the world and continues to push badminton apparel forward.
Sport Australia is an arm of the Australian Sports Commission that is responsible for the broader sport sector. Included in their responsibilities are participation, governance and supporting activities that link to the sport industries growth and sustainability long term. Badminton Australia works closely with Sport Australia in areas of participation, governance and other sport related activities.
YONEX has been a supporter of the sport of badminton globally since 1957 when they produced their first badminton racquets. As the business has expanded so too has their equipment and apparel offerings. YONEX has supported badminton in Australia at all levels for a number of years and badminton Australia is very excited to continue its relationship with an organisation that has been involved in the sport for so long.