Wednesday Night Pickleball
7.45 - 9.45pm $5 pp invoiced each term
All levels, all welcome
Equip provided, just wear non-marking shoes
2025 Badminton Southland Open Day
Sat Feb 8th, 10.00am-3.00pm
Free hit and chat to us about badminton in Southland.
2024 Southland Awards
A GRADE INTERCLUB (Pat Cournane Trophy) TROPHY
Winner – Smash Club - Smash Straight
Caleb Young, Jamie Connell, Nepul Jayawerdhane, Paige Raines
B GRADE INTERCLUB (Frew Cup) TROPHY
Winner - All Saints Club - All Saints Spitfire
Nathan Smith, Joy Quinn, Arun, Sam Saju, Blake Purdue
C GRADE INTERCLUB (Skelt Cup) TROPHY
Winner – Smash Club - Smash C
Lucy Raines, Rehaan Ebrahim, Raed Ebrahim, Nick Kwon, WenXin Liu
2024 BNZ Ranking
U19 - Blake Griffiths No. 13 in NZ MS
U17 - Phuong Nhi Nguyen No. 18 in NZ GS
Special mention
Masters - Pete McMillan No. 9 in NZ MS, No. 4 in NZ MD, No. 9 in NZ XD
KINGSLAND TROPHY
The Kingsland Trophy for achievement and contribution to Junior Badminton goes to:
Winner - Ethan Lay
JOHN BROWN TROPHY for MOST IMPROVED JUNIOR GIRL
Winner - Joy Quinn
MOST IMPROVED JUNIOR BOY
Winner - Rahaan Ibrahim
MOST PROMISING PLAYER the Brent Busby Shield
Winner: Raed Ibrahim
MOST IMPROVED SENIOR PLAYER
Winner – Sam Saju
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR
Winner - Tony Young
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
Winners – Andrew Lay
COACH OF THE YEAR
Winner - Pete Mcmillan
JUNIOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Winner - Blake Griffiths
SENIOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Winner - Nic Raines
Mainland Social Teams Event - Waimate
Sthld v Sth Cant 9-3; Sthld v WC 3-9; Sthld v Cant 3-9
Interclub 2024 – A grade winner Smash Straight, B Grade winner All Saints Spitfire, C Grade winner Smash C
Southland Open – MS winner Nic Raines; MS runner-up Blake Griffiths; MS plate winner Sam Loan; WS winner Claudia Smith; WS runner-up Amy Su; WS plate winner Lucy Thomsen; MD winners Josh Kellett & Caleb Young; MD runners-up Nic Raines & Geoff Folster; MD plate winners Joseph Bruce & Jia Cheng Gao; WD winners Pingkan Polak & Lucy Thomsen; WD runners-up Janine Peligrino & Claudoa Smith; WD plate winners Blaise perry & Paige Raines; XD winners Nic Raines & Claudia Smith; XD runners-up Peter Mcmillan & Lana Perry; XD plate winners Blake Griffiths & Paige Raines
Southland U17 – BS winner Nepul Jayawardhane; BS runner-up Jayden Lu; GS winner Phuong Nhi Nguyen; GS runner-up Doanh Doanh Nguyen; BD winners Nepul Jayawardhane & Jayden Lu; BD runners-up Levi Lu & Rohan Gala; GD winners Phuong Nhi Nguyen & Doanh Doanh Nguyen; GD runners-up Lucy Raines & Summer Templeton; XD winners Nepul Jayawardhane & Phuong Nhi; XD runners-up Jayden Lu & Maddy Sharma
Brook Cup (Dunedin) – Won by Otago
Neil Cup (Nelson) – 1st Canterbury, 2nd Otago, 3rd Nelson, 4th Southland
Business League (Term 1) - HWRichardson
South Island Masters (Dunedin) - Division 1 team finished 3rd, Division 3 teams finished 1st and 5th
Hoffman Trophy (Invercargill) – Southland 24, Otago 12
Latest Business League winners. Congrats HWR!
FRIDAY NIGHT PICKLEBALL
6.30pm – 8.00pm (starts Friday 3rd May 2024)
All ages welcome; social or competitive level
Equipment supplied; non-marking shoes to be worn
$5 per night invoiced end of term
Contact: Peter 027 217 0004
65+ Pickleball
Starts Monday 12th Feb 9.30-11.00am
Every week!
All Equip supplied
Price Increase
Early January 2024 will see Badminton Southland’s prices change to help cover the increase in costs placed on the Association. Here are the new casual play and membership rates:
Casual hire | $12 / ½ hour |
Membership – 30 days | $50 |
Membership – 3 months | $100 |
Membership – 6 months | $180 |
Membership – 1 year | $320 |
2023 Awards
A GRADE INTERCLUB (Pat Cournane Trophy)
Winner – Smash Club - Smash White
Caleb Young, Geoff Folster, Cameron Smellie, Nepul Jayawerdhane, Paige Raines, Blake Griffiths
B GRADE INTERCLUB (Frew Cup)
Winner - All Saints Club - All Saints Martini
Nathan Smith, Raechel Wilson, Jason Whyte, Sam Saju
C GRADE INTERCLUB (Skelt Cup)
Winner – Masters Club - Masters Sharks
Karen Hamilton, Doug Hamilton, Gill Young, Rahul Gopinath
2022 BNZ RANKING – Winner of each age group is based on highest ranked player in singles for their age group only, as @ 16 November 2023
U15 - Phuong Nhi Nguyen No. 76 in NZ overall
U17 - Nepul Jayawerdhane No. 22 in NZ overall
U19 - Blake Griffiths No. 20 in NZ overall
KINGSLAND TROPHY
The Kingsland Trophy for achievement and contribution to Junior Badminton goes to:
Luna Le
MOST DEDICATED TEAM MEMBER TROPHY
Winner: Danae Raivaru
JOHN BROWN TROPHY for MOST IMPROVED JUNIOR GIRL
Winner - Doanh Doanh Nguyen
MOST IMPROVED JUNIOR BOY
Winner - Ethan Lay
MOST PROMISING PLAYER the Brent Busby Shield
The Most Promising Player for 2023 is:Phuong Nhi Nguyen
MOST IMPROVED SENIOR PLAYER
Winner – Blake Purdue
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR
Winner - Zoe Hope
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
Winners – Sharon Miller
COACH OF THE YEAR
Winner - Pete Mcmillan
JUNIOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR TROPHY
Winner - Blake Griffiths
SENIOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Winner - Claudia Smith
Business League
Congratulations to Environment Southland as the newest winners (Rob, Nathan, Kathryn & Doug).
PICKLEBALL
Courts 1 and 2 are open for pickleball bookings only from midday Friday 10th November 2023 to the end of January 2024 (bats & balls available)
Free Pickleball sessions for 65+
Mondays 30th Oct, 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th Nov, 4th Dec
9.30-11.00am
2023 Term 3 Boxed Doubles
1st Mark Russell
2nd Dave Connell
3rd Tony Young
2023 Southland U19 Open
MS Winner – Blake Griffiths
MS Runner-up – Logan Barnes
MS Plate Winner – Jeremiah Manickam
WS Winner – Juhee Park
WS Runner-up – Katie Wallace
WS Plate Winner – Paige Raines
MD Winners – Logan Barnes & Jeremiah Manickam
MD Runners-up – Blake Griffiths & Justin Loh
WD Winners – Juhee Park & Katie Winder
WD Runners-up – Paige Raines & Katie Wallace
XD Winners – Logan Barnes & Juhee Park
XD Runners-up – Jeremiah Manickam & Katie Winder
XD Plate Winners – Blake Griffiths & Paige Raines
2023 Southland U17 Open
BS Winner – Nepul Jayawerdhane
BS Runner-up – Ethan Lay
GS Winner – Oil Pathchotinont
GS Runner-up – Phuong Nhi Nguyen
BD Winners – Ethan Lay & Nicholas Schollum
BD Runners-up – Nepul Jayawerdhane & Levi Lu
GD Winners – Oil Pathchotinont & Nikita Lu
GD Runners-up – Phuong Nhi Nguyen & Rosalia Lo
XD Winners – Jayden Lu & Nikita Lu
XD Runners-up – Joseph Jia Wei Chen & Phuong Nhi Nguyen
2023 Southland U15 Open
BS Winner – Wen Xin Li
BS Runner-up – Nicholas Kuang
GS Winner – Lucy Raines
GS Runner-up – Summer Templeton
BD Winners – Wen Xin Li & Nicholas Kuang
BD Runners-up – Will Godsall-Folster & Xavier Brown
XD Winners – Wen Xin Li & Lucy Raines
XD Runners-up – Nicholas Kuang & Summer Templeton
Term 2 Interclub
A Grade Winners: Smash White
B Grade Winners: All Saints Martini
C Grade Winners: Masters Steel
2023 Southland Open
Mens Singles
1st Alfred Wong
2nd Aaryan Alexander
Womens Singles
1st Claudia Smith
2nd Adithi Alexander
Mens Doubles
1st Samuel Loan & Alfred Wong
2nd Anu Ahuja & Raamkumar Manickavasagam
Womens Doubles
1st Pinkan Polak & Lucy Thomsen
2nd Adithi Alexander & Claudia Smith
Mixed Doubles
1st Aaryan Alexander & Claudia Smith
2nd Josh Kellet & Adithi Alexander
2023 Southland Masters
Mens Doubles 35+
1st Gary Dixon & John Schollum
2nd Peter Macmillan & Tony Young
Womens Doubles 35+
1st Bronwyn Bennington & Michelle Terris
2nd Victoria Liu & Donna Zhu
Mixed Doubles 35+
1st Peter Macmillan & Lana Perry
2nd Gary Dixon & Michelle Terris
Mens Doubles 50+
1st David Laney & Paul Macauley
2nd Mark hay & Blair Middlemass
Womens Doubles 50+
1st Crystal Chen & Donna Zhu
2nd Sharon Miller & Robin Smart
Mixed Doubles 50+
1st Ah-Lek Tay & Sharon Miller
2nd Blair Middlemass & Adele Middlemass
2023 Badminton Shuttle Time Groups & Rookies Training Squad
We are starting the above groups in week 5 on Wednesday the 8th of March.
Shuttle Time Rockets 3.30-4.30; Shuttle Time Lightning 4.30-5.30; Rookies Training Group 4.30-5.30
Please read the below descriptions of these groups to be clear on what level they are for.
Shuttle Time groups are $50 per term and the Rookies Training Group is $60 per term – Term 1 will be half this cost for all groups. These will be invoiced at the end of each term.
Please email Peter with name, age, gender & contact details to join badmntonsouthland@xtra.co.nz
Shuttle Time
This is a programme designed for children and youth to learn and practice the skills of badminton in a positive, safe, and fun environment. Rockets is often for younger players and Lightning for older but sometimes this can be more about ability too....
Rookies Training Squad
This is a group for children and youth that are proficient in the basic skills of badminton and want to move to the next step of training in preparation for competition and tournaments.
2022 Awards Evening
CONDUCT & DRESS CUP
Winner - All Saints Club
A GRADE INTERCLUB (Pat Cournane Trophy)
Winner – Smash Club
Geoff Folster, Nepul Jayawerdhane, Zoe Smith
B GRADE INTERCLUB (Frew Cup)
Winner - All Saints Club
Nicol Austin, Mark Russell, Carlo Gabriel
C GRADE INTERCLUB (Skelt Cup)
Winner – Masters Club
Pam Thomas, Karen & Doug Hamilton
2022 BNZ RANKING
U15 - Nepul Jayawerdhane No. 9 in NZ overall (no. 4 in NZ doubles)
U17 - Ethan Lay No. 43 in NZ overall
U19 - Katie Wallace No.17 in NZ overall
KINGSLAND TROPHY for achievement and contribution to Junior Badminton
Winner: Shevin Shedden
MOST DEDICATED TEAM MEMBER
Winner: Jamie Cook
JOHN BROWN TROPHY for MOST IMPROVED JUNIOR GIRL
Winner -Luna Le
MOST IMPROVED JUNIOR BOY
Winner - Blake Griffiths
MOST PROMISING PLAYER the Brent Busby Shield
Nepul Jayawerdhane
MOST IMPROVED SENIOR PLAYER
Winner – Jo Anderson
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR
Winner - Peter Oh
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
Winners – Gill & Tony Young
COACH OF THE YEAR
Winner - Caleb Young
JUNIOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Winner - Nepul Jayawerdhane
SENIOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Winner - Dave Connell
SPECIAL AWARD
Winners - Geoff Folster & Nic Raines (winning the NZ Masters Doubles)
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