![Denmark’s Mathias Bay-Smidt / Rikke Søby took the Swiss Open title on Sunday in the first major final for either member of this new pair. By Don Hearn. Photos: Sven […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190317_1309_SwissOpen2019_swo19-SVH-1568_rotator.jpg "SWISS OPEN – Bay-Smidt / Rikke Søby emerge as new mixed force")
![Both singles finals of the 2019 All England Open were about two players facing their nemesis. While one fought hard and emerged triumphant the other succumbed to his inner demons […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190310_1831_AllEngland2019_RAPL6624_rotator.jpg "One foe is too many")
![With an incredible final performance against Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen, world #1 Kento Momota became the first ever Japanese men’s singles player to clinch the All England title. By Tarek Hafi, […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190310_1823_AllEngland2019_BP016744_rotator.jpg "ALL ENGLAND Finals – Momota makes history")
![Malaysia’s sensational new top 20 pair of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik wowed the world with their tremendous win over the Asian Games silver medallists Fajar Alfian and Muhammad […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190309_2138_AllEngland2019_BP015239_rotator.jpg "ALL ENGLAND SF – Malaysian heirs on the big stage")
![Former top ten player Ng Ka Long bounces back from several months of disappointment with a strong push into the All England quarter-finals, while Japan’s Sonoda and Kamura continue their […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190308_1427_AllEngland2019_BP013226_rotator.jpg "ALL ENGLAND QF – Ng Ka Long’s rebirth?")
![The Badminton Korea Association (BKA) announced last week that Atlanta Olympic gold medallist Bang Soo Hyun would be inducted into the Badminton Hall of Fame in May. According to Badminton […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/BANG-SUSANTI-02-DIV-RS-InaugurationIBF-195x110.jpg "Korea’s singles queen to be named to Hall of Fame")
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![Two-time men’s doubles champions Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen will make the 2019 All England their last tournament as a pair. Photos: Badmintonphoto The Danish duo announced it on their […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/BOE-MOGENSEN-66-DEN-DLC-KoreaOpen2009-195x110.jpg "Two-time champions to split after final All England")
![In Part 2, we take a closer look at how the draw helps or hinders a player’s campaign at the 2019 All England. By Aaron Wong. Photos: Badmintonphoto After opening […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20181214_1319_WorldTourFinals2018_BP011750_rotator-115x115.jpg "ALL ENGLAND Preview Part 2 – Rate the vulnerability of #1s")
![The hallowed All England Championships began 120 years ago and continues to serve as badminton’s corridor of snapshots, charting its evolution through fashion, dominance, attitudes, rules and prize money. All […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180318_1514_AllEngland2018_BP018475_rotator-115x115.jpg "ALL ENGLAND Preview Part 1 – March charts metamorphosis")
![It’s been two decades since a Danish player last won the men’s singles title at the All England Open. In Viktor Axelsen and Anders Antonsen, Denmark finally has a couple […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20160310_1838_AllEngland2016_YN__0244_rotator-115x115.jpg "The 20th title…and a 20-year wait")
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![Kento Momota’s strategy of taking on a methodical approach following his return from suspension, has not only made him become a more complete player but also helped him secure the […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20181109_1842_FuzhouChinaOpen2018_BP012169_rotator-115x115.jpg "A tactical masterstroke…and an emphatic comeback")
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![Denmark’s Mathias Bay-Smidt / Rikke Søby took the Swiss Open title on Sunday in the first major final for either member of this new pair. By Don Hearn. Photos: Sven […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190317_1309_SwissOpen2019_swo19-SVH-1568_rotator-36x36.jpg "SWISS OPEN – Bay-Smidt / Rikke Søby emerge as new mixed force")
SWISS OPEN – Bay-Smidt / Rikke Søby emerge as new mixed force
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![Both singles finals of the 2019 All England Open were about two players facing their nemesis. While one fought hard and emerged triumphant the other succumbed to his inner demons […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190310_1831_AllEngland2019_RAPL6624_rotator-36x36.jpg "One foe is too many")
One foe is too many
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![With an incredible final performance against Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen, world #1 Kento Momota became the first ever Japanese men’s singles player to clinch the All England title. By Tarek Hafi, […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190310_1823_AllEngland2019_BP016744_rotator-36x36.jpg "ALL ENGLAND Finals – Momota makes history")
ALL ENGLAND Finals – Momota makes history
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![Malaysia’s sensational new top 20 pair of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik wowed the world with their tremendous win over the Asian Games silver medallists Fajar Alfian and Muhammad […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190309_2138_AllEngland2019_BP015239_rotator-36x36.jpg "ALL ENGLAND SF – Malaysian heirs on the big stage")
ALL ENGLAND SF – Malaysian heirs on the big stage
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![Former top ten player Ng Ka Long bounces back from several months of disappointment with a strong push into the All England quarter-finals, while Japan’s Sonoda and Kamura continue their […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190308_1427_AllEngland2019_BP013226_rotator-36x36.jpg "ALL ENGLAND QF – Ng Ka Long’s rebirth?")
ALL ENGLAND QF – Ng Ka Long’s rebirth?
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