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WORLD SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Tjitte Weistra “My experience”

Posted on September 1, 2011 | 1 Comment
Tjitte Weistra is not only a great coach – or only a great columnist for Badzine – he is also a very talented player, as he showed by winning his first title in the World...
COACH’S NOTEBOOK – What impact do team events have on youngsters?

Posted on August 25, 2011 | 3 Comments
Tjitte Weistra, our coach columnist, takes a look at how team events have an impact on young players. Feel free to comment and share your own experience! Photos: rights reserved. Since moving to New Zealand...
OFFICIAL’S WHISTLE – Let’s meet Lars Rifve

Posted on August 13, 2011 | No Comments
Lars Rifve is one of the lucky – and talented – umpires who will be selected for the upcoming London Olympic Games in 2012. Michaela Bencova, his colleague, asked the 49-year-old from Sweden about his...
Karyn Velez – Badminton nomad finds a home

Posted on August 3, 2011 | No Comments
Karyn Velez of the United States is one of the new breed of badminton nomads, whom both family and sport have given multiple homes. Now she is on the road to collect Olympic points in...
Wang Lin – Fading to bloom anew

Posted on August 1, 2011 | No Comments
In last year’s China Masters Super Series, a simple return overturned the momentum of new women’s singles World Champion Wang Lin, subjecting her to a half-year haze of injury and rehabilitative training. By Tracy Ren,...
COACH’S NOTEBOOK – The Race to London 2012

Posted on July 6, 2011 | No Comments
The qualifying period for the London Olympics has already started. It will be a long road for many top shuttlers who will have to struggle to qualify. How does a player deal with this crucial...
THWACK – A new force in Badminton is born

Posted on July 5, 2011 | 4 Comments
THWACK, the Indian based sports lifestyle brand, got its official launch in Singapore last week in a no expense spared extravaganza that served to express the brands long term commitment to developing its global potential...
EDITORIAL – No show: is that promotion?

Posted on June 19, 2011 | 59 Comments
Lin Dan is the best showman in the planet badminton. Or should I say, the best “no show” man on the badminton planet. Twice, this week in Singapore, he failed to show up when he...