- 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
![With the final submission of names for the Rio Olympic Games complete, we present to you the 2016 Olympians in full colour! Photos: Badmintonphoto The July 18th deadline has arrived […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/5-time-Olympians-115x115.jpg "2016 Rio Shuttler Gallery")
![Olympic women’s doubles defending champions Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei have been passed over as China finally made public its player selection for the Rio Olympic Games. According to China’s […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20160416_1515_SingaporeOpen2016_Yves4194-115x115.jpg "RACE TO RIO – Luo twins in; Tian and Akvile out")
![Ratchanok Intanon was cleared today of doping suspicion and can participate in the upcoming Rio Olympics. The Badminton World Federation published a press release today saying that the BWF Doping […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20160519_1349_ThomasUberCup2016_YN__0830-115x115.jpg "Ratchanok cleared by BWF Doping Panel")
![He Jiting and Du Yue look to begin a second consecutive sweep for China at the Asian Juniors, as they begin finals day with a rematch against the Koreans. By […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20151115_1521_WorldJuniorChampionships2015_RS__4515-1_rotator-115x115.jpg "ASIAN JUNIORS 2016 SF – China looks for 2nd straight sweep")
![The Bangkok Post reported today that the Badminton Association of Thailand (BAT) is waiting for official world from the Badminton World Federation (BWF) on a case involving former World Champion […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20160531_1637_IndonesiaOpen2016_BP__3513-115x115.jpg "Thailand awaits official word on Intanon doping allegations")
![China recorded its fourth consecutive win over Korea in the final of the Asian Junior Mixed Team Badminton Championships, with budding stars Chen Yufei and Du Yue leading the way. […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20151115_1512_WorldJuniorChampionships2015_RS__4458-115x115.jpg "ASIAN JUNIORS 2016 – China over Korea again")
![Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen got back to the top of the podium as birthday boy Boe became only the fifth player to win a Grand Prix Gold at age […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20151227_1541_CopenhagenMastsers2015_RS__2071_rotator-115x115.jpg "U.S. OPEN 2016 Finals – Two more win Grand Prix Golds at 36!")
![Japan’s Yugo Kobayashi celebrated his 21st birthday by reaching the 1st and 2nd Grand Prix Gold finals of his career as Japanese youngsters will attempt to sweep the titles by […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20150909_1659_JapanOpen2015_RSAL5382_rotator-115x115.jpg "U.S. OPEN 2016 SF – Happy birthday, Yugo!")
![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}
