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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
![On a qualification morning bereft of any rubber matches, Chen Chun-Wei created the upset of the morning by downing one of the giant killers from last week’s Indonesia Superseries Premier, […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20170620_1252_AustraliaOpen2017_BPRS5243-115x115.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2017 Day 1 – Chen checks in")
![In spite of the stellar cast for this year’s Australian Open, the missing Europeans in men’s doubles and the unheralded absentees in the other doubles categories do make a difference. […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20170415_1757_SingaporeOpen2017_BPYL4570_rotator-115x115.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2017 Preview Part 2 – Finding one’s voice")
![Normally the outcome of the Indonesian Superseries Premier affects men’s singles absenteeism badly but seeing as all the seeds except Son Wan Ho were knocked out of contention early, they […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20160611_1541_AustraliaOpen2016_BP__2286_rotator-115x115.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2017 Preview Part 1 – Delectable any way you slice it")
![Korea shall remember the Gold Coast for other than sand and sunshine. Chae Yoo Jung and Choi Sol Gyu converted Korea’s 8th final across four calendar decades and ended China’s […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20170528_1754_SudirmanCup2017_BPYN6808_rotator-115x115.jpg "SUDIRMAN CUP Final – And the Cup goes to Ch-Ch-Chae & Choi")
![China‘s dramatic 3-2 semi-final victory at Japan’s expense happened on a night when umpires drew attention to themselves in four of those encounters. By Aaron Wong, Badzine Correspondent live in […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20170527_2325_SudirmanCup2017_BPYN5783_rotator-115x115.jpg "SUDIRMAN CUP SF – China wins as world #1s trade losses")
![As they did back in 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Korea halted Thailand in the round of last four. The 3-1 tie outcome was repeated, as was Sung Ji Hyun rendering […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20170527_1604_SudirmanCup2017_BPYN4795_rotator-115x115.jpg "SUDIRMAN CUP SF – Seo and Sung bring Siam sunset")
![The quality of players and warming towards their fullest potential varied greatly in Group 2. It resulted in repeated one-way-street ties and several players across any of the countries ending […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20170526_2006_SudirmanCup2017_BPYN4045-115x115.jpg "SUDIRMAN CUP DAY 6 – Do with ‘the flow’")
![Three Olympic gold medallists showed up for duty when China met India in the Sudirman Cup quarters but the silver medallist waited in the wings for a chance that never materialised. […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20170526_1449_SudirmanCup2017_BPYN3522_rotator-115x115.jpg "SUDIRMAN CUP QF – No woman, yes cry")
![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}
