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![Thailand’s women’s badminton team made history today, beating China 3-2 to reach the Uber Cup final for the first time in the event’s 61-year history. By Don Hearn. Photos: Badmintonphoto […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180525_1824_ThomasUberCup2018_BP012037_rotator-36x36.jpg "UBER CUP SF – Thais delight home crowd by reaching first final!")
UBER CUP SF – Thais delight home crowd by reaching first final!
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![A majority at the BWF Annual General Meeting voted for the 5×11-point scoring system proposal but without a 2/3 majority, the current 21-point system is here to stay. By Don […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180519_1610_ThomasUberCup2018_BP010004_rotator-36x36.jpg "BWF scoring system change fails to go through")
BWF scoring system change fails to go through
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![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-36x36.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN Finals – Darling Harbour déjà vu")
AUSTRALIAN OPEN Finals – Darling Harbour déjà vu
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![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-36x36.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN SF – The art of knowing")
AUSTRALIAN OPEN SF – The art of knowing
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![The Canadian Uber Cup team in Bangkok yesterday celebrated their qualification for the quarter-final stage. But is it really historic, and if so in what way? Special contribution by Yves […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180523_1507_ThomasUberCup2018_BP017326-36x36.jpg "Editorial: Canadians’ Uber performance newsworthy …but not a first")
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![Former Olympic gold medallist Li Xuerui is set to make her first ever appearance on court in North America at the U.S. and Canada Opens next month, but she will […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20160610_1849_AustraliaOpen2016_BP__9928-36x36.jpg "Former #1s headed to North America")
Former #1s headed to North America
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![With the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals kicking off this weekend, the best teams in the badminton world have decided their members to fight for the globe’s top team honours. […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180114_1733_ThailandMasters2018_BP016803_rotator-36x36.jpg "THOMAS AND UBER CUPS Preview – The best teams assembled")
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