Talia Saunders

{{Short description|Australian badminton player (born 1986)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}

{{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}}

{{Infobox badminton player

| name = Talia Saunders

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| birth_name = Talia Jay Saunders

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|10|24}}

| birth_place = Adelaide, Australia

| residence = Melbourne, Australia

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| country = Australia

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| event = Women's singles & doubles

| highest_ranking = 259 (WS 17 May 2012)
144 (WD 20 March 2014)
141 (XD 27 March 2014)

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{{MedalSport | Women's badminton }}

{{MedalCountry | {{AUS}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Oceania Championships }}

{{MedalSilver | 2015 North Harbour | Women's doubles }}

{{MedalBronze | 2012 Ballarat | Women's doubles }}

{{MedalBronze | 2014 Ballarat | Women's doubles }}

{{MedalBronze | 2014 Ballarat | Mixed doubles }}

{{MedalBronze | 2015 North Harbour | Women's singles }}

{{MedalBronze | 2015 North Harbour | Mixed doubles }}

{{MedalBronze | 2019 Melbourne | Women's doubles }}

| bwfbadminton_id = 51575

| bwf_id = DA9C4E28-94BE-4E95-9003-89460D14D301

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Talia Jay Saunders (born 24 October 1986) is an Australian badminton player.{{cite web|title=Players: Talia Saunders |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/51575/talia-saunders |website=bwfbadminton.com|publisher=Badminton World Federation|accessdate=31 March 2017}} Saunders won the mixed doubles title at the Australian National Badminton Championships with three different partners in 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2015.{{cite news|title=Australian Closed Championships Results |url=http://www.badminton.org.au/news/item/247-australian-closed-championship-results |website=www.badminton.org.au |publisher=Badminton Australia |accessdate=31 March 2017}}{{cite news|title=Two Titles Each for Chong and Kessler at Australian Closed |url=http://www.badminton.org.au/news/item/247-australian-closed-championship-results |website=www.badminton.org.au |publisher=Badminton Australia |accessdate=31 March 2017}} 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.{{cite news|title=Oceania Champs Finals – 2 for Choo, all for Oz |url=http://www.badzine.net/2015/02/oceania-champs-finals-%E2%80%93-2-for-choo-all-for-oz/ |website=www.badzine.net |publisher=Badzine.net |accessdate=31 March 2017}}

Achievements

= Oceania Championships =

Women's singles

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! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2015

| align="left" | X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre
Auckland, New Zealand

| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Joy Lai

| align="left" | 14–21, 13–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre,
Melbourne, Australia

| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jessica Lim

| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Yingzi Jiang
{{flagicon|AUS}} Louisa Ma

| align="left" | 23–21, 14–21, 18–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

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| align="center" | 2015

| align="left" | X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre,
Auckland, New Zealand

| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jennifer Tam

| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Leanne Choo
{{flagicon|AUS}} Gronya Somerville

| align="left" | 14–21, 11–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Silver Silver

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| align="center" | 2014

| align="left" | Ken Kay Badminton Hall,
Ballarat, Australia

| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tara Pilven

| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jacqueline Guan
{{flagicon|AUS}} Gronya Somerville

| align="left" | 16–21, 16–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

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| align="center" | 2012

| align="left" | Ken Kay Badminton Hall,
Ballarat, Australia

| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Verdet Kessler

| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Ann-Louise Slee
{{flagicon|AUS}} Eugenia Tanaka

| align="left" | 11–21, 21–23

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2015

| align="left" | X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre,
Auckland, New Zealand

| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Fariman

| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Robin Middleton
{{flagicon|AUS}} Leanne Choo

| align="left" | 13–21, 16–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

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| align="center" | 2014

| align="left" | Ken Kay Badminton Hall,
Ballarat, Australia

| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Luke Chong

| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Matthew Chau
{{flagicon|AUS}} Jacqueline Guan

| align="left" | 16–21, 19–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

References

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