- 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
![On the eve of the third Superseries edition of the Australian Open, the unhappy news came that several top singles seeds had withdrawn at the last minute. 2015 champion Lin […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20160607_1221_IndonesiaOpen2016_BP__0104-115x115.jpg "Past champions and finalists back out of Australian Open")
![The Olympic qualifying period saw a marked drop in the rate of incomplete matches, as almost every match between team-mates finished with a winner, not an injury. By Don Hearn. […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/IU5G3846_rotator-115x115.jpg "Rio qualification finishes with fewer unfinished")
![Hong Kong daily The South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported today that Chen Jin and the Chinese coaches will wait until the ‘last moment’ to announce which of their qualified […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20160521_1809_ThomasUberCup2016_YN__6629-115x115.jpg "Some Rio decisions coming sooner, some later")
![Former top ten players Poon Lok Yan (pictured above) and Songphon Anugritayawon are slated to return to international competition after long layoffs. According to the entry lists for the Chinese […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20151118_2032_HongKongOpen2015_Yves7290-115x115.jpg "Former top tens to return to action in Taipei")
![China survived an upset of their only World Champions to beat Korea and take a 3rd straight Uber Cup. By Don Hearn. Photos: Badmintonphoto (live) China may have had the […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20160521_1813_ThomasUberCup2016_YN__6696_rotator-115x115.jpg "UBER CUP Final – Another 3 straight for China")
![For the first time in 20 years, Denmark will face Indonesia for the Thomas Cup, after Emil Holst sealed a 3-2 semi-final victory over Malaysia. By Don Hearn. Photos: Badmintonphoto […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20160521_0000_ThomasUberCup2016_YN__5336_rotator-115x115.jpg "THOMAS & UBER CUPS SF – Denmark is back!")
![Team Korea couldn’t capitalize on their historic win over China with another finals appearance, let alone a title, as Indonesia’s Pratama/Suwardi dealt the final blow to give Indonesia a 3-1 […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20160520_1616_ThomasUberCup2016_YN__3911_rotator-115x115.jpg "THOMAS CUP SF – Korea’s Cup only half-full")
![Thomas Cup holder Japan put up a valiant fight but were still shut out 5-nil by China in the last round robin tie. By Don Hearn. Photos: Yohan Nonotte for […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20160518_2202_ThomasUberCup2016_YN__0055_rotator-115x115.jpg "TUC – China blanks Japan, draws Korea for quarters")
![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}
