Australian Ricky Tang was involved in two upsets today at the Oceania Badminton Championships as he progressed in all three competitions he played in Auckland.

Ricky Tang, from Turramurra, lives and breathes badminton — and he hopes his devotion will one day see him win gold for Australia. Read Today's Paper Tributes. Rewards. Subscribe.

Tang Jie-Ee Wei showed they still had the chemistry and class to compete at the highest level, brushing aside world No. 740 pair Ricky Tang-Gronya Somerville 21-8, 21-12 in just 26 minutes.

In Xiamen, they were fielded against Australia’s Ricky Tang-Gronya Somerville in the group stage and delivered a convincing 21-8, 21-12 win. ... Next In Badminton.

Ricky Tang (Front)/Gronya Somerville of Australia compete during the mixed doubles match against Gregoire Deschamp/Margot Lambert of France of the Group C match between France and Australia at BWF ...

The Chinese women’s badminton team defeats the Singaporean team with a total score of 5-0. Chinese men’s singles player Shi Yuqi triumphs over Australian athlete Ricky Tang with scores of 21-3 ...

Australian Ricky Tang was involved in two upsets today at the Oceania Badminton Championships as he progressed in all three competitions he played in Auckland. Tang started out the day alongside ...