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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
![The first Superseries of the Olympic qualification season becomes the last one right before the Games. Our preview specialist, Aaron Wong, addresses why players turn up when qualification no longer matters. […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20150525_0947_AustralianOpen2015-RS_L4332_rotator-115x115.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2016 Preview – Wreaking motivation on the Rio-bound")
![As the 22nd Badminton World Championships in Jakarta roll around, our preview specialist Aaron Wong, asks how likely change can catch up in the doubles categories to the variety that […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/Newsflash-thumbnail.png "WORLDS 2015 Doubles Previews – Measuring versatility and vision")
![Lee Chun Hei and Chau Hoi Wah were bitten once when two points from the title, but were not shy when they got close again as they took their first […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/20150531_1418_AustralianOpen2015-RSAL9334-115x115.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2015 Finals – Six straight points devastation")
![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}
