Next objective is securing qualification to compete for New Zealand at the next major event in July 2022
Auckland
We are Oliver Leydon-Davis and Anona Pak, New Zealand Badminton athletes. Currently ranked 57 in the world in mixed doubles. We hope to compete for New Zealand at the next major event in 2022. The opportunity has come and we are in the final stages of our campaign to represent NZ to qualify.
Securing qualification means being the highest ranked player/pair in the Oceania Confederation and inside the top 50 in the world as per the Badminton World Federation (BWF) ranking system at the end of the qualification period on April 30, 2022. This requires competing in tournaments in Germany, England, Switzerland and France in March this year to move up the last 7 places we need.
Badminton New Zealand receives zero high performance funding from Sport New Zealand, therefore the financial burden of competing at these events falls on us personally. As no doubt you can appreciate, the current circumstances are difficult for everyone and only increases our financial pressure
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We will use the money for tournaments in Germany, England, Switzerland and France to secure a qualification spot by achieving in TOP 50 in World Ranking, as per the Badminton World Federation (BWF) ranking system.
Yonex All England 21 March 2022
First time playing in the Yonex All England 🏴
When a dream became a reality 🤩
What an experience and great week here in Birmingham. It was wonderful to see spectators fill up in the big area, and cheers of the crowd was wild! Thanks to the volunteers and organisers at the tournament 🙏 We hope to come again next year!
Unfortunately, We were unable to progress through to the second round, making mistakes which eventually costed us the match.
Oh well, things happen - this coming week we will be in Basel, Switzerland for the 2022 Swiss Open.
Onwards and Upwards! ↗️ #leshgo
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