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- Aaron Wong only ever coveted badminton's coolest shot - a reverse backhand clear. He is renowned for two other things: 1) Writing tournament previews that adjust the focus between the panorama of the sport's progress, down to the microscopic level of explaining the striking characteristics of players; 2) Dozing off during men's doubles at the London Olympic Games. Contact him at: aaron @ badzine.net
![Both women’s singles semi-finals were closed out in straight games by the two racing with a lead foot. India betters the bronze it received at London 2012 but this time […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20160818_1242_OlympicGames2016_Yves5756_rotator-115x115.jpg "OLYMPICS WS SF – Sindhu to challenge Marin for gold!")
![How did the women’s singles world #61 prevent London Olympic bronze medallist and world #5 Saina Nehwal from advancing out of Group G? By Aaron Wong. Photos: Yves Lacroix for […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20160814_0955_OlympicGames2016_Yves6776-115x115.jpg "OLYMPICS Day 4 – Saina’s Ukraine migraine")
![Chen, Lin, Lee: the past three world #1s prepare to converge on Olympic gold in Rio but which one will take it and who else might sneak in? By Aaron […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/IU5G5184_rotator-115x115.jpg "OLYMPIC MS 2016 PREVIEW – Gold requires fulfilling three or more criteria")
![Women’s singles in badminton heads into the 2016 Olympic Games with more than just World Champion Carolina Marin promising to give this gold a new home. By Aaron Wong. Photos: […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20151211_0433_WorldSuperseriesFinals2015_RS__2958-1_rotator-115x115.jpg "OLYMPIC WS 2016 PREVIEW – Beyond the next big thing is Reinvention")
![The drivers in today’s singles matches needed a lot of fuel to stay ahead. Hans Kristian Vittinghus won his maiden Superseries while Saina took her 10th from the Superseries era. […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20160612_1723_AustraliaOpen2016_BP__5095_rotator-115x115.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 Finals – Singles: In the driver’s seats")
![China’s Chen Qingchen became the youngest ever woman to win a Superseries doubles title when she and Bao Yixin upset Maheswari/Polii in two games. By Aaron Wong, Badzine Correspondent live […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20160612_1509_AustraliaOpen2016_BP__4176_rotator-115x115.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 Finals – Chen Qingchen into the record books")
![The Australian Open will be the first ever Superseries final for Jeon Hyeok Jin, but if he wants a title as an early 21st birthday gift, he’ll have to deny […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20160611_1654_AustraliaOpen2016_BP__2758_rotator-115x115.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 SF – Gift-giving rituals")
![Chen Qingchen and Zheng Siwei booked their spots in Superseries final for the first time in their careers as they ousted All England champions Jordan/Susanto from the Australian Open. By […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20160611_1452_AustraliaOpen2016_BP__1750_rotator-115x115.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 SF – 1st Superseries final for junior champs!")
![Chae Yu Jung / Seo Seung Jae became the only repeat mixed doubles Aussie champions during its Sydney era. Shi Yu Qi and Ou Xuan Yi / Liu Yu Chen […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/cr_20221120_1349_AustralianOpen2022_BPLV0036_rotator-36x36.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN Finals – Historic repeat the feat"){kind=small}
![Blink or leave your seat to buy fast food and it would turn out to have a different outcome from what you were initially led to believe in more than […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/cr_20221119_1522_AustralianOpen2022_BPLV0034_rotator-36x36.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN SF – Fancy seeing you on Sunday"){kind=small}
![In doubles, at a baseline level the pair needs to be reliable and then have something special on top of that to make it further. By Aaron Wong, Badzine Correspondent […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/2022-QF-WD1-36x36.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN QF – Finding that little bit extra"){kind=small}
![Drama mixed with entertainment fueled the marquee singles matches. By Aaron Wong, Badzine Correspondent live in Sydney. Photos: Badmintonphoto (archives) World #3 vs world #27 The ultra-popular and charismatic 2021 […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/cr_20220715_2118_SingaporeOpen2022_BPYL4448_rotator-36x36.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN R16 – What actually happened in the last match of the night?"){kind=small}
![It was like a final in the first round as Seo Seung Jae and Kang Min Hyuk took on recent Hylo Open winners Lu/Yang in Sydney. By Aaron Wong, Badzine […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/cr_20220705_1622_MalaysiaMasters2022_BPES3440_rotator-36x36.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN R32 – Wish it were longer"){kind=small}
