Australian Players
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MEN

Glenn Warfe (29): (Twitter: @GlennWarfe)

Event: Men’s Doubles (with Raymond Tam)
Highest World Ranking: MD: 26 & MX: 26
Achievements
- Winner MD: Oceania Championships (2008, 2010, 2012)
- Winner MX: Oceania Championships (2010)
- Winner MD: Tahiti International (2011)
- Runner Up MD: Tahiti International (2012)
- Winner MD & MX: Victorian International (2011)
Objectives
- Top 25 doubles world ranking
- Medal at 2014 Commonwealth Games

Raymond Tam (26)

Event: Men’s Doubles (with Glenn Warfe)
Highest World Ranking: MD: 90
Achievements
- First - Team Australia: Oceania Team Championships (2012)
- Winner MX: Oceania Individual Championships
- Winner MD & MX: Nationals Australian Closed Championships (2012)
Objectives
- Top 35 doubles world ranking (2013, 2014)
- Represent Australia for Sudirman Cup 2013
- Thomas Cup finals 2014
- Top 8 MD and MX placing at 2014 Commonwealth Games

Robin Middleton (27)

Event: Men’s Doubles (with Ross Smith)
Highest World Ranking: MX: 13 & MD: 22
Achievements
- 10 international challenge titles (MX & MD)
- Winner: European badminton circuit (2009)
- Silver Medalist: European team event and Thomas Cup
Objectives
- Win 2013 Oceania circuit
- Medal at 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Last 16 or better at the World Championships

Ross Smith (27)

Event: Men’s Doubles (with Robin Middleton)
Highest World Ranking: MD: 26
Achievements
- Winner MD: Oceania Championships (2008, 2010, 2012)
- Olympic Games (2008, 2012)
- Commonwealth Games (2006, 2010)
Objectives
- Medal at 2014 Commonwealth Games

Matthew Chau (18)

Event: Men’s Doubles (with Sawan Serasinghe)
Highest World Ranking: MD Junior: 189
Achievements (Junior)
- Winner MD: U19 Oceania Championships (2011)
- Runner Up MD: Australian Junior International (2011)
Objectives
- Represent Australia at 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Represent Australia at 2016 Olympic Games
- Represent Australia at Thomas Cup

Sewan Serasinghe (18): (Twitter: @sksbros)

Event: Men’s Doubles (with Matthew Chau)
Highest World Ranking: MD Junior: 286 & MS Junior: 143
Achievements (Junior)
- Winner MX: New Zealand Junior International (2012)
- Winner MS: Oceania Junior International (2011)
- Winner MD: Oceania Junior International (2011)
- Winner MD: Australian Junior International (2010)
Objectives
- Represent Australia at 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Represent Australia at 2016 Olympic Games

WOMEN

Renuga Veeran (27)

Event: Women’s Doubles (with Huang Sui)
Highest World Ranking: WD: 28
Achievements
- Quarterfinalist WD: London Olympics (2012)
- Quarterfinalist WD: Commonwealth Games (2010)
- Australian WD Rank #1 (2010, 2011, 2012)
Objectives
- Medal at 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Improve ranking
- Improve athletic skills and condition

Gronya Somerville (17)

Event: Women’s Doubles (with Jacqueline Guan)
Highest World Ranking: WD Junior: 32 & WD Senior 100
Achievements
- Member Australian Team: Uber Cup (2012)
- Winner WD: National Junior Championships (2011, 2012)
- Winner MX: New Zealand Junior International
Objectives
- Semifinalist or better at an international series
- Quarterfinalist or better at a Grand Prix event
- Qualify for the badminton world championships
- Represent Australia at 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Represent Australia at 2016 Olympic Games
- Reach top 10 world ranking
- Win medals at the Commonwealth and Olympic games

Jacqueline Guan (18)

Event: Women’s Doubles (with Gronya Somerville)
Highest World Ranking: WD Junior: 32 & WD Senior 100
Achievements
- Member Australian Team: Uber Cup (2012)
- Winner WD: National Junior Championships (2011, 2012)
Objectives
- Represent Australia at 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Represent Australia at 2016 Olympic Games

Tara Pilven (19)

Event: Women’s Singles
Highest World Ranking: WS: 156
Achievements
- Member Australian Team: Uber Cup (2012)
- Quarterfinalist: Oceania Championships and Auckland International (2012)
- Member Australian Team: Australian Youth Olympic Festival
- Member Australian Team: Commonwealth Youth Festival
Objectives
- Represent Australia at Sudirman Cup, Uber Cup, Oceania Team Championships, Whyte Trophy and World Championships
- Represent Australia at 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Represent Australia at 2016 Olympic Games
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Verdet Kessler (18)

Event: Women’s Singles
Highest World Ranking: WS: 244
Achievements
- Member Australian Team: Australian Youth Olympic Festival (2013)
- Runner Up WS: Oceania Championships (2012)
- Member Australian Team: Uber Cup (2012)
- Member Australian Team: World Junior Championships (2012)
Objectives
- Represent Australia at 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Represent Australia at 2016 Olympic Games
- Be the best player I can possibly be!

Joy Lai (14)

Event: Women’s Singles & Event: Women’s Doubles (with Grace Ngiam)
Highest World Ranking: WS Junior: 271 & WS Senior 292
Achievements
- Winner WS, WD & MD: National Under 15 Championships (2011, 2012)
- Winner WD: National Under 17 Championships (2012)
- Runner Up WS: National Under 19 Championships
- Runner Up WD: Australian Junior International (2012)
- Member Australian Team: Australian Youth Olympic Festival (2013)
Objectives
- Represent Australia at Oceania Junior Championships
- Under 19 2013 National Champion
- Semifinalist or better at Australian Junior International
- Win 2013 New Zealand Junior International
- Represent Australia at 2014 Youth Olympics
- Represent Australia at 2016 Olympic Games