Championships
Individual championships
The table below states all the host cities (and their countries) of the Oceanian Championships.
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| Most recent season or competition: #2022 Melbourne | |
| Founder | Para Badminton World Federation (now part of the BWF) |
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| Inaugural season | 2018 |
The Oceania Para-Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Para Badminton World Federation (PBWF) which has now merged with the BWF. This tournament is hosted to crown the best para-badminton players in Oceania.
The inaugural edition of the tournament was hosted in Geelong, Australia in 2018.
The table below states all the host cities (and their countries) of the Oceanian Championships.
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Australia (AUS) | 16.5 | 21 | 31 | 68.5 |
| 2 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 6.5 | 2 | 6 | 14.5 |
| 3 |  Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  Fiji (FIJ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 23 | 24 | 40 | 87 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's singles WH1 | Richard John Davis | Duke Trench-Thiedeman | Daniel O'Neil |
| Men's singles WH2 | Grant Manzoney | Richard Joseph Engles | Benjamin Hasselman |
| Men's singles SL3–SL4 | Corrie Keith Robinson | Phonexay Kinnavong | Guy Harrison |
| Singles SH6 | Luke Missen | Kobie Jane Donovan | Iosefo Rakesa |
| Men's doubles WH1–WH2 | Richard John Davis Grant Manzoney | Richard Joseph Engles Pradeep Hewavitharana | Duke Trench-Thiedeman Douglas Youlten |
| Women's singles SL3–SL4 | Caitlin Dransfield | Anu Francis | Celine Aurelie Vinot |
| Mixed doubles SL3–SU5 | Corrie Keith Robinson Caitlin Dransfield | Phonexay Kinnavong Anu Francis | Hayden Bognar Celine Aurelie Vinot |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Singles WH1 | Lochan Cowper | Richard John Davis | Grant Leonard |
| Duke Trench-Thiedeman | |||
| Men's singles WH2 | Grant Manzoney | Qambar Ali Akhteyari | Brian Fitzpatrick |
| Benjamin Hasselman | |||
| Men's singles SL3–SU5 | Thomas Denesfield Slade | Devon Rogers | Oliver Kiran Linton |
| Corrie Keith Robinson | |||
| Singles SH6 | Luke Missen | David Joe Kaniku | Angelina Melki |
| Anthony Koedyk | |||
| Doubles WH1–WH2 | Lochan Cowper Grant Manzoney | Guy Harrison Thomas Denesfield Slade | Jerome Bunge Rod Rantall |
| Hayden Bognar Adam Torey-Toth | |||
| Doubles SL3–SU5 | Corrie Keith Robinson Devon Rogers | Guy Harrison Thomas Denesfield Slade | Jerome Bunge Rod Rantall |
| Hayden Bognar Adam Torey-Toth | |||
| Women's singles SL3–SU5 | Carrie Joanne Wilson | Doung Kim Chou | Celine Aurelie Vinot |
| Zashka Gunson | |||
| Mixed doubles SL3–SU5 | Corrie Keith Robinson Carrie Joanne Wilson | Rod Rantall Celine Aurelie Vinot | Adam Torey-Toth Zashka Gunson |
| Danny Ten Amonrat Jamporn |
Melbourne was selected to host the tournament in 2022. [1]
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