2024 Pacific Oceania Junior Championships Conclude

The Pacific Oceania Junior Championships (POJC) have concluded in Lautoka, Fiji. 64 players competed in the U14 and U16 Events from 12 Pacific Oceania Nations (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Fiji).

The respective placings were:

Under 14 Boys Singles:
1. Uraia Ratu (FIJI)
2. Guilhem Pendu (PYF)
3. Tao Hirlemann (PYF)
4. Aifili Tasasoalii (AS)

Under 14 Girls Singles:
1. Colita Hakena (PNG)
2. Alalilo Tepa (TUV)
3. Alexandria Chand (FIJ)
4. Anne Lee (NMI)

Under 16 Boys Singles:
1. Hiva Kelley (PYF)
2. Junhyuk (Kevin) Seo (GUM)
3. Keanu Lei Foc (PYF)
4. Toanui Lee Tham (PYF)

Under 16 Girls Singles:
1. Raetea Rongo (CI)
2. Pauline Hyun (PNG)
3. Mia Chang Yuk Shan (PYF)
4. Sina Izumi (FIJI)

Under 14 Boys Doubles:
1. Tao Hirlemann/Guilhem Pendu (PYF)
2. Uraia Ratu/Frank Sun (FIJ)
3. Erik Michon/Gabriele Wong (PNG)
4. Jeren Devera/Jacob Hsiao (GUM)

Under 14 Girls Doubles:
1. Colita Hakena (PNG)/ Alalilo Tepa (TUV)
2. Anne Lee (NMI)/Faith Perera (GUM)
3. Alexandria Amoa/ Joelei Ioane (AS)
4. Caroline Andrews/ Alison Kanegai (PNG)

Under 16 Boys Doubles:
1. Hiva Kelly/Keanu Lei Foc (PYF)
2. Junhyuk (Kevin) Seo (GUM)/ June Yu (NMI)
3. Darius Carruthers/ Austen Keni (SAM)
4. La Hunn Lam/Nason Wessel (NMI)

Under 16 Girls Doubles:
1. Raetea Rongo/Tekura Tamangaro (CI)
2. Mia Chang Yuk Shan (PYF)/ Latoya Fruen (SAM)
3. Pauline Hyun (PNG)/Sina Izumi (FIJ)
4. Irin Chung/Hoo Wang (NMI)

Additionally, in the Boys and Girls Under 12 Team Event, there were 51 players from 11 Nations (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, Guam, Nauru, Northern Mariana Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tahiti and Vanuatu).
The Team winners were:

U12 Boys Teams
1. Guam
2. Tahiti
3. Cook Islands
4. American Samoa

U12 Girls Teams
1. Tahiti
2. Northern Mariana Islands
3. American Samoa
4. Samoa

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