- 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
![Thai shuttlers are on track for three titles at the Thailand Open as Puttita Supajirakul is one of several looking for a first Grand Prix Gold title. By Don Hearn. […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20160921_1914_JapanOpen2016_BPRS3517_rotator-115x115.jpg "THAILAND OPEN 2016 SF – Puttita and more on track for first titles")
![China’s Qiao Bin took his first Superseries title and Akane Yamaguchi her second as Korea was left with its fourth doubles triple in the history of the Korea Open. By […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20161002_1647_KoreaOpen2016_BPYL5340_rotator-115x115.jpg "KOREA OPEN 2016 Finals – Qiao’s 1st, Akane’s 2nd, Korea’s 3rd")
![In his last match in international badminton, Lee Yong Dae took his 8th Korea Open title as he and Yoo Yeon Seong came back to win a thriller against Chinese […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20161002_1332_KoreaOpen2016_BPYL2160_rotator-115x115.jpg "KOREA OPEN 2016 Finals – Swan song success for Lee Yong Dae")
![Ko Sung Hyun and Kim Ha Na made the 2016 Korea Open their first title as world #1. By Don Hearn, Badzine Correspondent live in Seongnam. Photos: Yves Lacroix for […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20161002_1147_KoreaOpen2016_BPYL0133-115x115.jpg "KOREA OPEN 2016 Finals – Payback for world #1 pair")
![Four tough Chinese challengers booked their berths for finals day at the Korea Open, including two pairs who toppled Korean veterans a week ago. By Don Hearn, Badzine Correspondent live […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20161001_1631_KoreaOpen2016_BPYL8651-115x115.jpg "KOREA OPEN 2016 SF – Chinese young guns poised to spoil Koreans’ party")
![Ko/Kim and Lee/Yoo advanced to the finals of the Korea Open where local shuttlers are favoured in all five disciplines. By Don Hearn, Badzine Correspondent live in Seongnam. Photos: Yves […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20161001_1201_KoreaOpen2016_BPYL4660_rotator-115x115.jpg "KOREA OPEN 2016 SF – World #1s keep Korean sweep hopes alive")
![Hong Kong’s Wong Wing Ki ousted Tian Houwei to leave China with just one singles semi-finalist while Korea clinches three finals spots early. By Don Hearn, Badzine Correspondent live in […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20160930_1455_KoreaOpen2016_BPYL6945_rotator-115x115.jpg "KOREA OPEN 2016 QF – Wong whittles China down to single singles")
![Yoo Yeon Seong is sticking with international badminton but his last campaign with departing Lee Yong Dae began with a win at the Korea Open on Thursday. By Don Hearn, […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20160929_1803_KoreaOpen2016_BPYL2411_rotator-115x115.jpg "KOREA OPEN 2016 R16 – Yoo looks to send Lee off with one more title")
![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}
