Qualified Umpires
This list shows the qualified Oceania Umpires:
BWF CERTIFICATED UMPIRES
Susan Taylor (AUS)
Jiten Bhatt (AUS)
Richard Bramley (NZL)
Kelly Hoare (AUS)
Trish Gubb (NZ)
OCEANIA CERTIFIED UMPIRES
Dorothy Callister (NZ)
Jean-Philippe Berges (CAL)
Justin Zuo (NZ)
David Turner (AUS)
OCEANIA ACCREDITED UMPIRES
Gail Davison (AUS)
Pauline Dobson (AUS)
Sidney Galos (NZ)
Bikash Mukherjee (NZ)
Greg Pilven (AUS)
Greg Pitcher (NZ)
Laurent de Geoffroy (NCL)
Kelvin Tsui (NZ)
Cynthia Tam (AUS)
Joshua Ho (AUS)
PACIFIC UMPIRES
LEVEL 2
Sione Vainikolo (TGA)
LEVEL 1
Danielle Whiteside (FIJ)
Gabriella Wong (FIJ)
Norman Bentley (FIJ)
Martin Feussner (FIJ)
Violet Williams (FIJ)
Krisheel Nikshay (FIJ)
Konrad Thorpe (FIJ)
LEVEL 1
Leo Cucuel (TAH)
Karawa Areieta (KIR)
Buaua Mamara (KIR)
Nadia Bleaken (NZL)
Darryl Saville (FIJ)
Johanna Kou (NCL)
Nicolas Mouret (TAH)
Umpire Appointments 2016
The BWF appoint umpires to BWF events and Super-series events Badminton Oceania receives a number of invites to other events; the BOTOC Committee oversees the appointment process to these events. Oceania Umpires appointed to events in 2017:
* this list does not include host country umpires
| February | Oceania Team Championships (NCL) | Susan Taylor | AUS |
| (Incl Junior and Senior Championships | David Turner | AUS | |
| and Junior Team Championships) | Cynthia Tam | AUS | |
| March | India Open – SS | Jean Philippe Berges | NCL |
| April | Malaysia Masters – SSP | Kelly Hoare | AUS |
| April | Singapore Open – SS | Susan Taylor | AUS |
| Justin Zuo | NZ | ||
| May | BWF Sudirman Cup | Jiten Bhatt | AUS |
| Kelly Hoare | AUS | ||
| Susan Taylor | AUS | ||
| Richard Bramley | NZ | ||
| Trish Gubb | NZ | ||
| June | Australian Open | Laurent de Geoffrey | NCL |
| Jean Philippe Berges | NCL | ||
| Justin Zuo | NZ | ||
| Kelvin Tsui | NZ | ||
| Sidney Galos | NZ | ||
| Bikash Mukherjee | NZ | ||
| June | Chinese Taipei Open – GPG | Sidney Galos | NZ |
| August | BWF World Championships | Kelly Hoare | AUS |
| Susan Taylor | AUS | ||
| August | Summer Universiade Games | Jiten Bhatt | AUS |
| August | NZ Open | Jean Philippe Berges | NCL |
| Cynthia Tam | AUS | ||
| Laurent de Geoffrey | NCL | ||
| Susan Taylor | AUS | ||
| August | Waikato International – IS | Jean Philippe Berges | NCL |
| September | Japan Open – SSP | Susan Taylor | AUS |
| October | Denmark Open – SS | Richard Bramley | NZ |
| October | BWF World Junior Championships | Trish Gubb | NZ |
| October | French Open – SS | Sidney Galos | NZ |
| November | Macau Open – GPG | Cynthia Tam | AUS |
| December | BWF Super Series Finals | Jiten Bhatt | AUS |
Umpire Qualification & Assessment Procedures
Qualifications required
To be accepted for assessment as an Oceania Umpire, the following criteria will apply:
- Accredited Umpire – candidate must be a Certificated level National or Pacific Umpire and have held that qualification for a minimum of two years. All nominees must have met their National/Pacific TOC criteria for that Level in the previous 12 months. Understand and speak English fluently.
- Certificated Umpire – candidate must be an accredited level Oceania Umpire and have held that qualification for a minimum of two years. All nominees must have met both their National/Pacific TOC and the Oceania criteria for that level in the previous 12 months. Understand and speak English fluently.
For more information download the file below.
