![The Australian Badminton Open again falls on the NSW Queen’s Birthday long weekend. Why does it not matter when favourites falter? Our preview specialist, Aaron Wong, explains. Photos: Badmintonphoto A […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180926_1355_KoreaOpen2018_YVES0084_rotator-115x115.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN Preview – Try stopping an army of 24-year-olds")
![Only China and Indonesia have a complete collection of world badminton team championship cups but as favourites at this year’s Sudirman Cup, can Japan finally join this most exclusive of […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20150517_1755_SudirmanCup2015_RS_L3791a_rotator-115x115.jpg "SUDIRMAN CUP Preview – Can Japan complete its collection?")
![In Part 2, we take a closer look at how the draw helps or hinders a player’s campaign at the 2019 All England. By Aaron Wong. Photos: Badmintonphoto After opening […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20181214_1319_WorldTourFinals2018_BP011750_rotator-115x115.jpg "ALL ENGLAND Preview Part 2 – Rate the vulnerability of #1s")
![The hallowed All England Championships began 120 years ago and continues to serve as badminton’s corridor of snapshots, charting its evolution through fashion, dominance, attitudes, rules and prize money. All […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180318_1514_AllEngland2018_BP018475_rotator-115x115.jpg "ALL ENGLAND Preview Part 1 – March charts metamorphosis")
![If in-form Kento Momota wants to add Asian Games gold to him World title, he will have to fend off a combination of ageing masters, wily underdogs, and fellow contenders […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180818_0953_ASianGames2018_RAPL8961_rotator-115x115.jpg "ASIAN GAMES 2018 Men’s Singles Preview – Can China conquer Mt. Momota?")
![As Tai Tzu Ying vies again for the most prestigious title of her career, the illustrious cast of the women’s singles world will again line up to stop her. By […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180318_1409_AllEngland2018_BP028171_rotator-115x115.jpg "ASIAN GAMES 2018 Women’s Singles Preview – The field plays catch-up with tantalizing Tai")
![Japan is the new power in women’s doubles but with the Asian Games propensity for not following script, let’s look the various pairs who might get a look in at […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180708_1617_IndonesiaOpen2018_YVES4700-1_rotator-115x115.jpg "ASIAN GAMES 2018 Women’s Doubles Preview – Japanese empresses to reign supreme?")
![Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo & Marcus Fernaldi Gideon look like the strongest contenders as they lead the world’s ranking and will be playing at home. But some other pairs may just […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180803_1429_WorldChampionships2018_MIK_3536-rotator_1236-115x115.jpg "ASIAN GAMES 2018 Men’s Doubles Preview – Minions on the cusp of an Indonesian hat-trick")
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![Former singles world #1s Carolina Marin and Son Wan Ho have both been in the news and on social media this week, talking about their prospects for returning to the […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/Son-Marin_rotator-36x36.jpg "Former world #1s aim to return to court in time for Tokyo")
Former world #1s aim to return to court in time for Tokyo
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![Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei officially announced the end of his illustrious badminton career, speaking to a large crowd of journalists at a press conference in Kuala Lumpur today. It has […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20170312_1423_AllEngland2017_BPYN1431_rotator-36x36.jpg "Lee Chong Wei calls time on a brilliant badminton career")
Lee Chong Wei calls time on a brilliant badminton career
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![China, Indonesia, Korea and Japan: All four countries featured across the 2019 Australian Open finals came out as winners just not in every case. By Aaron Wong, Badzine Correspondent live […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190609_1453_AustralianOpen2019-BPLV_LV1_6282_rotator-36x36.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN Finals – One out of four repeat success")
AUSTRALIAN OPEN Finals – One out of four repeat success
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![Thailand, Taiwan, Indonesia, Korea and Japan each submitted two entries per discipline for the semi-finals. In singles, Indonesia snuffed out the both Taiwanese hopes while both Thais stopped short at […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190608_1806_AustralianOpen2019-BPLV_LV2_3433_rotator-36x36.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN SF – And then there were five")
AUSTRALIAN OPEN SF – And then there were five
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![Jonatan Christie had a year to come up with a Plan B since losing to Lin Dan in the final of the 2018 New Zealand Open. An astute one it […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190412_1837_SingaporeOpen2019_BPMR1240_rotator-36x36.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN QF – 367-day Plan B versus 120-second Plan B")
AUSTRALIAN OPEN QF – 367-day Plan B versus 120-second Plan B
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