![Singapore’s Yeo Jia Min may have won back the Vietnam Open title she took 2 years ago but for former World Champion Ko Sung Hyun, it was the first time […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20160310_2013_AllEngland2016_BP__6478_rotator-115x115.jpg "VIETNAM OPEN – Ko and Yeo win back titles")
![Marcus Ellis became the first English player in nearly 13 years to win a doubles double at a major badminton tournament, taking two at the 2018 Canada Open. By Don […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/04092018-1136-CommonwealthGames2018_LVA_9403_rotator-115x115.jpg "CANADA OPEN – 1st doubles double for Ellis")
![Chinese shuttlers took 3 titles at the U.S. Open on Sunday, including the first for Ren Xiangyu, who became the first teenage boy to win a title in the new […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/rotator20180617_1912_USOpen2018_BO9P5791-115x115.jpg "U.S. OPEN Finals – Ren takes a World Tour first!")
![Korean underdogs finished off the 3rd upset of top-seeded shuttlers this week, putting both Kim Won Ho and Kim Hye Jeong into finals in an event their mothers won 25 […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/Kim-Hye-Jeong-NSF2086_rotator-115x115.jpg "U.S. OPEN SF – Like mothers, like offspring?")
![Apart from the mixed doubles, this year’s finals showcased unknown players to the general public. It was hard work for players and spectators alike. By Aaron Wong, Badzine Correspondent live […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/05132018-1606-AustralianBadmintonOpen2018__LVB2200_rotator-115x115.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN Finals – Darling Harbour déjà vu")
![The brightness dimmed in the stadium but the action dialled up to eyes-wide-open intensity. By Aaron Wong, Badzine Correspondent live in Sydney. Photos: Badmintonphoto (archives) 8.5 The central court lighting […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/04142018-2125-CommonwealthGames2018_LVA_4161_rotator-115x115.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN SF – The art of knowing")
![Despite being decorated international players, not everybody is blessed with a sharp smash. It really does make a difference to ending points sooner. By Aaron Wong, Badzine Correspondent live in […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180118_1402_MalaysiaMasters2018_BP016268a_rotator-115x115.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN QF – The art of the steeper smash")
![Malaysians in the lead narrowly lost out to singles opponents from different decades. It is vital to know yourself at every age. By Aaron Wong, Badzine Correspondent live in Sydney. […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20171117_2234_ChinaOpen2017_YVES5818a_rotator-115x115.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN R16 – For the second day running")
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![You had to be either a World Champion, or the world #1, or both, to title at the Japan Open in 2018. By Miyuki Komiya, Badzine Correspondent live in Tokyo. […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180916_1347_JapanOpen2018_RAPL2473_rotator-36x36.jpg "JAPAN OPEN Finals – Only World Champions and #1s need apply")
JAPAN OPEN Finals – Only World Champions and #1s need apply
16 September 2018 1:59 PM | No Comments -
![Kento Momota wins the battle of current and former World Champions but he will meet Cinderella-story Khosit Phetpradab, who is playing his first final in a 6-figure tournament. By Miyuki […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180915_1630_JapanOpen2018_BP013920_rotator-36x36.jpg "JAPAN OPEN SF – Thai’s dream run sets up final with Momota")
JAPAN OPEN SF – Thai’s dream run sets up final with Momota
15 September 2018 3:28 PM | No Comments -
![When Kento Momota was a boy, he dreamt of playing with his idol, Lin Dan, and on Friday at the Japan Open, he faced him as the reigning World Champion… […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180914_1307_JapanOpen2018_BP019412_rotator-36x36.jpg "JAPAN OPEN QF – Momota beats his idol")
JAPAN OPEN QF – Momota beats his idol
15 September 2018 2:36 AM | No Comments -
![No fewer than five Asian Games finalists were bounced out of the Japan Open Thursday, courtesy of China, youngsters and veterans alike. By Miyuki Komiya, Badzine Correspondent live in Tokyo. […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180913_1019_JapanOpen2018_BP014752_rotator-36x36.jpg "JAPAN OPEN R16 – China takes upsets big and small")
JAPAN OPEN R16 – China takes upsets big and small
13 September 2018 2:44 PM | No Comments
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![As Wednesday continued at the Japan Open with the opening rounds of men’s and women’s doubles – featuring Japan’s 4 World Championship medallists – the question becomes: who can beat […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180912_1012_JapanOpen2018_RAPL2153_rotator-36x36.jpg "JAPAN OPEN Day 2 – Adapt and win!")
JAPAN OPEN Day 2 – Adapt and win!
12 September 2018 1:13 PM | No Comments
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