- Description
- Don Hearn is an Editor and Correspondent who hails from a badminton-loving town in rural Canada. He joined the Badzine team in 2006 to provide coverage of the Korean badminton scene and is committed to helping Badzine to promote badminton to the place it deserves as a global sport. Contact him at: don @ badzine.net
![Ko Sung Hyun and Shin Baek Cheol have won an injunction to force the Badminton Korea Association (BKA) to lift its age limit on registering independent players for international tournaments. […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/Ko-Shin1771-115x115.jpg "Seoul High Court clears former World Champions to play BWF events")
![Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen held on to win a thrilling second doubles to secure China its first Thomas Cup in 6 years. By Don Hearn. Photos: Badmintonphoto (live from […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180527_1722_ThomasUberCup2018_BP015082_rotator-115x115.jpg "THOMAS CUP 2018 Final – Li/Liu put China back on top")
![Japan dealt host Thailand a summary defeat in the final of the 2018 Uber Cup to pick up the nation’s 6th title, but their first in 37 years. By Don […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180526_1637_ThomasUberCup2018_BPRA0225_rotator-115x115.jpg "UBER CUP 2018 Final – Japan ends long wait in short order")
![Thailand’s women’s badminton team made history today, beating China 3-2 to reach the Uber Cup final for the first time in the event’s 61-year history. By Don Hearn. Photos: Badmintonphoto […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180525_1824_ThomasUberCup2018_BP012037_rotator-115x115.jpg "UBER CUP 2018 SF – Thais delight home crowd by reaching first final!")
![Former Olympic gold medallist Li Xuerui is set to make her first ever appearance on court in North America at the U.S. and Canada Opens next month, but she will […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20160610_1849_AustraliaOpen2016_BP__9928-115x115.jpg "Former #1s headed to North America")
![A majority at the BWF Annual General Meeting voted for the 5×11-point scoring system proposal but without a 2/3 majority, the current 21-point system is here to stay. By Don […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180519_1610_ThomasUberCup2018_BP010004_rotator-115x115.jpg "BWF scoring system change fails to go through")
![Asia, Europe and Pan America all held their continental championships last week and each continent ended up with exactly two repeat champions and a few exciting comebacks. Photos: Badmintonphoto Last […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180429_1700_EuropeanChampionships2018_BP018215_rotator-115x115.jpg "2 repeat champions on each of 3 continents!")
![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}
