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OFFICIAL’S WHISTLE – Meet Sven Serré, the running umpire

Posted on December 2, 2011 | No Comments
Michaela Bencova continues her tour of the umpires who will be participating in the 2012 London Olympics. This month, she meets with Sven Serré, a 40-year-old umpire from Belgium. Photos: rights reserved and Badmintonphoto How...
PEOPLE – New pretty face in German Badminton

Posted on November 29, 2011 | No Comments
After Carola Bott who is very famous in Germany because of her hot looks, a new player has taken all the attention of German media : Alina Hammes,19 year old shuttler is one of the...
SPOTLIGHT – Korea’s Canadian Connection

Posted on November 20, 2011 | 1 Comment
Pan Am Games mixed doubles gold medallists Toby Ng and Grace Gao, recently separated from their coach Kim Dong Moon, spoke to Badzine during a brief training visit to Korea earlier this month, a stop...
COACH’S NOTEBOOK – The Art of Cheating

Posted on November 4, 2011 | 1 Comment
Haven’t we all been there? …lots of times? The opponent is cheating, obviously, but how do we actually deal with players who seem to believe that cheating is okay? By Tjitte Weistra, Badzine Columnist. Photos:...
Badminton’s Peter the Great

Posted on October 10, 2011 | 6 Comments
Peter Gade’s long and illustrious career defines some of the most inspiring badminton moments shared by fans all over the world. 17 years since first stepping into the world podium, Peter defies borders and he...
Live Chat with Jan Ø. Jørgensen

Posted on September 20, 2011 | 3 Comments
Live Chat with Jan Ø Jorgensen You can find here the Live Chat with Jan Ø. Jørgensen, which was broadcasted live on Badzine, on Friday, October 7th Jan O Jorgensen answered all questions with humour...
OFFICIAL’S WHISTLE – Let’s meet David Turner

Posted on September 19, 2011 | No Comments
Michaela Bencova continues her tour of the famous figures who sit on the closest chair from the court – the umpires who will be participating in the London 2012 Olympics. This month, she meets with...
Sho Sasaki: Ready for the world

Posted on September 16, 2011 | 2 Comments
We first got curious when he defeated Lin Dan in the 2nd round of the 2011 Indonesian Open earlier this June. We grew even more curious when he next sent 2010 World Champion Chen Jin...