Archive for 2011

OSAKA INT’L 2011 – New generation

Posted on April 11, 2011 | No Comments
Japan monopolized the podium, but every titleist at the 2011 Osaka International Challenge was a first time winner. Story and photos: Hiroyuki Taguchi, Badzine Correspondent, Live in Osaka
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AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2011 Finals – Nihon on for three

Posted on April 11, 2011 | No Comments
Japan convinced in Australia, taking back three titles to the “Land of the Rising Sun”. German Open victor Liu Xin added another title to her record, overcoming her second Thai […]
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AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2011 SF – Porntip ousts World Champion

Posted on April 10, 2011 | No Comments
Thailand’s Porntip Buranaprasertsuk saved a match point before sending World Champion Wang Lin packing early while earning her first ever Grand Prix finals appearance. Malaysia and Thailand will both be […]
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AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2011 – Welcome back, Wang Lin!

Posted on April 7, 2011 | 3 Comments
Wang Lin (photo) has certainly not lost her soft touch. More than 6 months after her knee injury and her operation in Germany, the reigning World Champion was back on […]
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HANOI INT’L 2011 – Koreans take first senior titles

Posted on April 4, 2011 | No Comments
Choi Hye In and Lee Dong Keun took their first titles at the senior level in Hanoi this weekend, while Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia split the remainder. Choi, who had […]
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CROATIAN INT’L 2011 – Only one for Line and Kim

Posted on April 4, 2011 | No Comments
The only top seeds to have won the Croatian International held this week-end was the local mixed duo of Dukinjak/Poznanovic, who beat the Danes Kim Astrup Sorensen and Line Kjaersfeldt […]
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Pakistan suspended by BWF

Posted on April 3, 2011 | No Comments
The Federation of Pakistan Badminton has been suspended by the World’s governing body, the BWF, after two different national bodies claimed for some months to be representing the official Pakistani […]
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NEW ZEALAND OPEN 2011 – Sato and Japan shine in Auckland

Posted on April 3, 2011 | No Comments
Sayaka Sato from Japan could break into the top 20 players in the world for the first time after her success in Auckland in the Li-Ning International New Zealand Badminton […]
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Archive for 2011

OSAKA INT’L 2011 – New generation

AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2011 Finals – Nihon on for three

AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2011 SF – Porntip ousts World Champion

AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2011 – Welcome back, Wang Lin!

HANOI INT’L 2011 – Koreans take first senior titles

CROATIAN INT’L 2011 – Only one for Line and Kim

Pakistan suspended by BWF

NEW ZEALAND OPEN 2011 – Sato and Japan shine in Auckland

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