Oscar Brandon

Oscar Roël Brandon (born 8 August 1971) is a Surinamese badminton player, coach and Olympic team manager. He competed for Suriname at the 1996 Summer Olympics as a badminton player in the Men's singles event.[1] And he was "chef de mission" (team manager) for Suriname at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Oscar Brandon
Personal information
Full nameOscar Roël Brandon
Country Suriname
Born (1971-08-08) August 8, 1971
Paramaribo, Suriname
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
CoachMa Lefi & Otmar "Arti" Kersout
Career record33 wins, 23 losses (men's singles), 23 wins, 26 losses (men's doubles), 24 wins, 16 losses (mixed doubles)
Career title(s)3 international, 10 national singles
Highest ranking62 (singles), 125 (doubles) (1998)
BWF profile
Updated on 12 August 2016.

Early years

At the age of six Oscar Brandon accompanied his dad to the badminton "Ismay van Wilgen sportshall" and when he turned 12 years old became a member of the SCVU (Sociaal Culturele Vereniging Uitvlugt) badminton club at the outskirts of the city of Paramaribo. There he nurtured his talent under guidance and supervision of trainer and coach "Ma Lefi". He quickly became a junior champ and was then soon included in the National Juniors Squad of Suriname for centralized training.

Career

His first big international success came in 1988 as a junior player winning the Carebaco juniors event in boys singles. In 1990 he reached the semi-finals in Men's Singles at the 1990 CACSO Games in Mexico City. Unfortunately he lost the semi-final against experienced home player Ernesto de La Torre and then he lost the bronze medal match against Jamaican Robert Richards.[2] After a short period of training and playing tournaments in the Netherlands, he decided to play a full year of badminton competition abroad in the Netherlands. There he was part of the famous BV van Zijderveld club in Amstelveen. He won a record of ten National Men's Singles titles, the first in 1991 and then was undisputed from 1993 till 2001. In 1996 he received a wildcard to participate at the 1996 Summer Olympics a first in badminton for Suriname. At the Atlanta Olympics he would also become the first Olympic torch bearer for his country, participating in the Olympic Torch Relay in Miami. In the Men's Singles event at the 1996 Summer Olympics he lost his first match against Jamie Dawson of Canada 5-15, 4-15. In 1998 he became "Sportsman of the Year" in Suriname after reaching the 62nd place on the badminton world ranking, by winning the first edition of the Suriname International and reaching the final of the Argentina International. That year 1998 he also won both the Argentina International and Brazil International São Paulo Cup 1998 in the mixed doubles event with Adrienn Kocsis a former Hungarian player playing for Peru.[3] In 1999 Oscar Brandon participated in both the Pan Am Games and the World Championships, a first for his country Suriname. Once again in 1999 he was chosen to be "Sportsman of the Year" in Suriname. In 2001 he was crowned "Badminton player of the century" in his native Suriname.

Achievements

1985
  • Winner at the Carebaco Juniors Boys Doubles with Marlon Djojodiwongso of Suriname

1988
  • Winner at the Carebaco Juniors Boys Singles
  • Winner at the Carebaco Juniors Boys Doubles with Eric Bleau of Suriname
  • Runner-Up at the Carebaco Juniors Mixed Doubles
  • Most Valuable Player Juniors Carebaco 1988

1989
  • Winner (Golden medal) at the Junior Carifta Games 1989 Boys Single
  • Runner-Up (Silver medal) at the Junior Carifta Games 1989 Boys Doubles with Eric Bleau of Suriname
  • Semi-Final (Bronze medal) at the Junior Carifta Games 1989 Mixed Doubles with Letitia Wongsodimedjo of Suriname

1990

1992

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2001

2003

2008

2009

2013

Achievements with results

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2001 Carebaco International Bradley Graham 10–15, 8–15 Semi-Finalist
1998 Suriname International Roy Paul Jnr 15-13, 12-15, 15–8 Winner
1998 Argentina International Richard Vaughan 1-15, 4–15 Runner-Up
1998 Carebaco International Christian Erichsen 15-5, 11–15, 7–15 Semi-Finalist
1992 Carebaco International Paul Leyow 6-15, 8–15 Semi-Finalist

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Suriname International Raul Rampersad Virgil Soeroredjo
Mitchel Wongsodikromo		 15–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2008 Suriname International Jair Liew Virgil Soeroredjo
Mitchel Wongsodikromo		 14-21, 9-21 Semi-Finalist
1998 Suriname International Derrick Stjeward Mathew Fogarty
Dean Schoppe		 11–15, 8–15 Semi-Finalist
1998 Argentina International Jorge Mayer Guilherme Pardo
Ricardo Trevelin		 7-15, 5-15 Semi-Finalist
1998 Brazil International Leandro Santos Guilherme Kumasaka
Paulo Von Scala		 15-12, 12-15, 9-15 Semi-Finalist
1998 Carebaco International Derrick Stjeward Roy Paul Jnr
Robert Richards		 3-15, 6-15 Semi-Finalist
1997 Carebaco International Erick Bleau Christian Erichsen
Kenneth Erichsen		 7-15, 10-15 Semi-Finalist
1996 Peru International Hedwig de la Fuente Jose Antonio Iturriaga
Gustavo Salazar		 15-18, 15-5, 8-15 Semi-Finalist
1995 Puerto Rico International Mark Manha Paul Leyow
Roy Paul Jnr		 4-15, 5-15 Semi-Finalist
1995 Carebaco International Hedwig de la Fuente Paul Leyow
Roy Paul Jnr		 8-15, 4-15 Semi-Finalist

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Suriname International Stephanie Jadi Mitchel Wongsodikromo
Crystal Leefmans		 18–21, 15–21 Semi-Finalist
2009 Suriname International Danielle Melchiot Irfan Djabar
Quennie Pawirosemito		 21-15, 11–21, 11–21 Semi-Finalist
2003 Carebaco International Stephanie Jadi Philippe Bourret
Denyse Julien		 7-15, 1-15 Semi-Finalist
1999 Jamaica International Kristal Karjohn Mike Beres
Kara Solmundson		 3–15, 5–15 Semi-Finalist
1998 Argentina International Adrienn Kocsis Bernardo Monreal
Gabriela Melgoza		 15-6, 15-3 Winner
1998 Brazil International Adrienn Kocsis Bernardo Monreal
Gabriela Melgoza		 15-4, 15-8 Winner
1998 Carebaco International Nathalie Haynes Roy Paul Jnr
Terry Leyow		 11-15, 6-15 Runner-up
1997 Guatemala International Shackerah Cupidon Robert Richards
Nigella Saunders		 14–17, 15-10, 7–15 Semi-Finalist
1996 Peru International Rinia Haynes Jose Antonio Iturriaga
Lorena Blanco		 5–15, 8–15 Semi-Finalist
1995 Puerto Rico International Chalise Jordan Paul Leyow
Terry Leyow		 10-15, 8-15 Semi-Finalist


     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament

Post-playing career

After his active career Oscar Brandon became a badminton coach,[4] team manager and politician for his country. In November 1998 he was chosen as a member of the National Assembly, the Parliament, representing the legislative branch of government in Suriname. He is also a member of the Suriname Olympic Committee and took up the "chef de mission" (team manager) role for Suriname at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, the 2010 South American Games, the 2012 Summer Olympics, the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games, the 2014 South American Games, the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, the 2015 Pan American Games and the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5][6]

Personal life

Oscar Brandon is married and the couple have a son Shawn, who occasionally also participated in the National Badminton Circuit of Suriname and was also selected as a junior international to participate in the Carebaco Games.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oscar Brandon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. "Draw Cacso Games 1990 MS". tournamentsoftware.com.
  3. "Suriname Sports Heroes (part 3)". dbnl.org.
  4. "Oscar Brandon badminton clinic". worldbadminton.com.
  5. "Suriname preparations for Rio Olympics". loopsuriname.com.
  6. "Suriname delegation for Rio Olympics". gfcnieuws.org.
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