The aim for this week's Badminton World Federation Council meeting in Queenstown is to gain recognition for the region to host top tournaments.
Badminton is now the fifth most-played sport in the world. Administrators from the sport's highest participation nations arrived in Queenstown on Saturday for the conference, which is held every three years.
It is the first time the council has come to Oceania. Federation vice-president Nigel Skelt said it was a good time to show the region's hosting potential.
"We are certainly in a situation where we could show off our facilities for the future and make the body [federation] aware of us."
During the 10-day conference at Queenstown's Hilton Hotel different badminton delegations have come to make bids for hosting rights.
Delegates have come from as far afield as China, Denmark and Macau and they would be looking at "multimillion-dollar decisions".
Mr Skelt said over the weekend the 26 administrators had been "blown away" by Queenstown's offerings and this week he would be showing federation president Dr Kang Young Joong the resort and Invercargill.
Dr Kang will be launching two of Wakatipu's badminton initiatives Shuttle Time and the Coach Education Programme at the high school tomorrow.
Mr Skelt said he would be showing the development committee the revamped Stadium Southland.
He said the most-played sport in China was fast developing in the Otago and Southland regions.
"Southland and Otago in their own right have been very strong in badminton.
"We have a strong base in children here and with SIT in Invercargill as well as Otago tertiary study, we are attracting a lot of Asian students."
