Talia Jay Saunders (born 24 October 1986) is an Australian badminton player.[1] Saunders won the mixed doubles title at the Australian National Badminton Championships with three different partners in 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2015.[2][3] At the Oceania Championships, she reach the semi-final round in the women's doubles event in 2012 and 2015; mixed doubles in 2014 and 2015; and in the women's singles in 2015. Her best achievement was when she reach the women's doubles final in 2015 and won a silver with Jennifer Tam.[4]
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| Birth name | Talia Jay Saunders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 October 1986 Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 259 (WS 17 May 2012) 144 (WD 20 March 2014) 141 (XD 27 March 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editOceania Championships
editWomen's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre Auckland, New Zealand |
 Joy Lai
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14–21, 13–21 |  Bronze
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Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia |
Jessica Lim
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Yingzi Jiang Louisa Ma
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23–21, 14–21, 18–21 | Bronze
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| 2015 | X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre, Auckland, New Zealand |
Jennifer Tam
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Leanne Choo Gronya Somerville
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14–21, 11–21 |  Silver
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| 2014 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia |
Tara Pilven
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Jacqueline Guan Gronya Somerville
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16–21, 16–21 | Bronze
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| 2012 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia |
Verdet Kessler
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Ann-Louise Slee Eugenia Tanaka
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11–21, 21–23 | Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre, Auckland, New Zealand |
Michael Fariman
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Robin Middleton Leanne Choo
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13–21, 16–21 | Bronze
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| 2014 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia |
Luke Chong
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Matthew Chau Jacqueline Guan
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16–21, 19–21 | Bronze
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References
edit- ^ "Players: Talia Saunders". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Australian Closed Championships Results". www.badminton.org.au. Badminton Australia. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Two Titles Each for Chong and Kessler at Australian Closed". www.badminton.org.au. Badminton Australia. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Oceania Champs Finals – 2 for Choo, all for Oz". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
External links
edit- Talia Saunders at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
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