Background:

Renee has an exceptional record which has grown in the last 12 months as she has qualified for the Beijing Olympics in 2008.   

An exceptional junior talent she has developed her game over a number of years to be competitive on the world stage and has now won 13 international titles in all 3 disciplines.

One of the only players to win the 14s, 16s and 18s NZ titles in one year she is now ranked in the top 30 in the world.

Renee takes a very professional approach to her sport balancing a tough training work and travel schedule and each year plans a grueling international schedule ot tournaments to both maintain and improve her ranking.

Sponsorship:

Renee offers a number of unique options to a sponsor.  She is an Olympian and travels the world playing in high profile tournaments in countries with a huge badminton following.  

She has a lot of media experience and offers a unique profile to the Maori community.

She is ranked in the top 30 in Mixed Doubles in the world so has many opportunities to help a sponsor in terms of profile.

(For more information on sponsorship call Cliff Freeman on 021-155-7227 and you will also be profiled at the largest Badminton Association in NZ) 

Renee's Sponsors Include:

(click on the logo or name to go to the sponsors website)

International Tournament Titles Include:

New Caledonia Singles

Fiji Doubles Doubles

New Caledonia Doubles

Victorian Doubles

Samoa Mixed Doubles

Fiji Mixed Doubles

Australian Mixed Doubles

Victorian Mixed Doubles

New Caledonia Mixed Doubles    

Leinster (Ireland) Mixed Doubltes

Canberra Mixed Doubles

ACT Mixed Doubles

Belgium Mixed Doubles

Renee featured in Issue 1 of our online badminton

magazine

Click here or cover to view

Performance Goals

- Oceania Mixed Champion 2008

-   Win the Whyte Trophy Over Australia

-   To Win the NZ Open Mixed Title 2009 /

    2010

-   2008 Olympic Games

-   2010 Commonwealth Games - Mixed    

    Doubles and Teams medal

-   Uber Cup Team 2010 - Finish in the top

    10 in the finals

-   2009 World Champs - make the last 8 in

    the Mixed Doubles

-   2010 World Champs - Semifinalist in the    

    Mixed Doubles and claim a medal

 -   2012 Olympics in London - win a medal

Media Exposure to Date

- Maori TV and Maori Radio

  Maori Sports Awards 1994 - 2001

  Te Karere / Te Kaea

- TV3 News and Pacific Beat Street

- TV1 News

- The Crowd Goes Wild TV 3

- NZ Herald

- Howick and Pakuranga Times

- Counties Manukau Newspaper

- Murray Deaker Talkback Radio

  Show and Radio Sport

Video Files:

See Renee being interviewed

and doing a demonstration on TV3's Pacific Beat Street program.  .

Career Path:

(photo courtesy of Michelle Chan - Uber Cup Team in Indonesia)

2008

- Qualified and Selected to Represent NZ at the 2008 Beijing Olympics

- Winner Oceania Champs Team Title with the NZ Team

- Winner North Harbour Open Mixed Doubles Title

- Winner Uber Cup Qualification Round with the NZ Team

- Represented NZ at the Uber Cup World Teams Championship Finals

  in Jakarta Indonesia

- Runner Up Oceania Champs Womens Doubles

- Runner Up Oceania Champs Mixed Doubles

2006

- Winner Victoria International Womens Doubles Title

- Winner Victoria International Mixed Doubles Title

- Undefeated in Uber Cup, Oceania Women's Singles and Doubles

- Runner Up Australian International Mixed Doubles

- Runner Up Waikato International Mixed Doubles

2005

- Winner New Caledonia International Singles Title

- Winner New Caledonia International Doubles Title

- Winner New Caledonia International Mixed Doubles Title

- Runner Up Australian International Doubles

- Runner Up Doubles North Harbour International

2004

- Runner Up Doubles NZ International Open

2003

- Didn’t Play due to Injury came back half way through 2004 season

2002  

- Winner NZ U21s Open International Mixed Doubles Title

- Runner Up NZ U21s Open International Singles

- Runner Up Auckland International Singles

2001

-  NZ Team Squad to Tour Europe

-  Winner NZ U21 Doubles Title

-  Winner Belgium Open Mixed Doubles Title

-  Winner Canberra International Mixed Doubles Winner

-  Winner Leinster (Ireland) Open Mixed Doubles Title

-  Winner  ACT International Mixed Doubles Title

-  Runner Up Leinster (Ireland) Open Singles Title

-  Runner Up Belgium Open Womens Doubles

2000

-  NZ National Squad (at age 18)

-  Maori Junior Sportswoman of the Year

-  Winner NZ U21 Open International Singles Title

-  Winner NZ U21 Open International Doubles Titles

-  Winner New Caledonia International Singles Title

-  Winner New Caledonia International Doubles Title

-  Winner New Caledonia International Mixed Doubles Title

-  Undefeated at the World Junior U19 Teams Even in Women Singles 

1999

-  NZ National Reserve Squad

-  Winner North Island Open Doubles Title

1998

-  NZ National Reserve Squad

-  NZ U19 World Junior Team

-  Winner NZ U18 Singles Title

-  Winner NZ U18 Doubles Title

-  Winner NZ U18 Mixed Doubles Title

-  Winner NZ U21 Singles Title

-  Winner North Island Open Singles Title

1997 (Aged 15)

- Winner Australasian U19 Singles Title

- Winner Australasian U19 Doubles Title

- Winner Australasian U19 Mixed Doubles Title

- Winner Australasian U17 Singles Title

- Winner Australasian U16 Doubles Title

- Winner Australasian U16 Mixed Doubles Title

-  NZ National Reserve Squad

1996

- Winner of the U14s, U16s and U18s Singles Titles which is still a record

  and has never been done by a New Zealander before

- Winner Australasian U17 Singles Title

- Winner Australasian U17 Mixed Doubles Title

- New Zealand World Junior Squad

- NZ Senior Team Squad for a Malaysian Training Camp at age 14

1995

- Winner Australasian U17 Doubles title

- Winner NZ U16s Singles Title

- Winner NZ U16 Doubles Title

1994

- Winner National U14s Singles Title

- Winner National U14s Doubles Title

- Winner National U14s Mixed Doubles Title

1993

- New Development Squad – youngest player ever at age 11