- 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
![Women’s singles world #1 Tai Tzu Ying won more prize money than any other badminton player in 2016. The Chinese Taipei shuttler came in ahead of Chinese teen doubles sensation […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/Tai-Prize-winner-2_rotator-115x115.jpg "Tai Tzu Ying is badminton’s top prize-winner for 2016, with US$271,025")
![With badminton’s most lucrative tournament wrapped up, we take a look at what players have raked in the most cash in history for a single week of winning badminton matches. […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20130120_1642-MalaysiaOpen2013_Yves7715_rotator-115x115.jpg "Podium pay-cheques: How much can a shuttler make in a week?")
![Chen Qingchen proved she is indeed the Most Promising Player as she scoops the most lucrative doubles double in history, winning two at the Superseries Finals in Dubai. By Don […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20161218_2152_WorldSuperseriesFinals2016_BPRS0095_rotator-115x115.jpg "SS FINALS 2016 – Chen Qingchen fulfilling that promise!")
![For the 5th time this year, Chen Qingchen is booked for two finals but these Superseries Finals in Dubai are the biggest yet for the 19-year-old wonder. By Don Hearn. […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20161218_0027_WorldSuperseriesFinals2016_BPRS6539_rotator-115x115.jpg "SS FINALS 2016 SF – Princess Chen eyes the throne")
![Four-time winner Lee Chong Wei was ousted from the Superseries Finals by Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen, who scored the first win of his career against the world #1. By Don Hearn. […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20161216_1958_WorldSuperseriesFinals2016_BPRS0635_rotator-115x115.jpg "SS FINALS Day 2016 3 – Two new champions coming")
![China’s Sun Yu beat P. V. Sindhu to become one of six first-time participants in the Superseries Finals to book a berth in the semi-finals, while only 5 of 20 […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20161215_2209_WorldSuperseriesFinals2016_BPRA7660-115x115.jpg "SS FINALS 2016 Day 2 – Sun one of 6 rookies to book semis spots")
![Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi became the first BWF Players of the Year from Japan, after their incredible year in 2016, where Rio Gold was just one of 7 major […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20161213_0058_WorldSuperseriesFinals2016_BPRS0890_rotator-115x115.jpg "Matsutomo/Takahashi are Players of the Year!")
![Kim Ha Na won the Korea Masters Grand Prix Gold title on her home island of Jeju, a win that gave Korea a title sweep and Ko Sung Hyun his […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20161002_1147_KoreaOpen2016_BPYL0201_rotator-115x115.jpg "KOREA MASTERS 2016 Finals – Ko and 2 Kims cement Korean sweep")
![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}
