![49 of the world’s 50 top ten are gathering in Kuala Lumpur next week to ring in the new badminton year, with all five world #1s looking to pick up […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190119_1645_MalaysiaMasters2019_BP018907_rotator-115x115.jpg "MALAYSIA MASTERS Preview – 2020 to begin with a show of strength")
![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?")
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![The second half of the Indonesia Masters 2020 was not a good day for the top players. Appearing under pressure, the top seeds fell while Carolina Marin kept her hopes […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/Caro-rotator-36x36.jpg "INDONESIA OPEN R16 – Not a good day for the seeded")
INDONESIA OPEN R16 – Not a good day for the seeded
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![If the year 2018 was about Kento Momota’s comeback then 2019 was the period where he asserted his dominance on the circuit, in an emphatic manner at that. The Tokyo […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20191110_1743_FuzhouChinaOpen2019_BPYL8019_rotator-36x36.jpg "An inspiring ‘sophomore’…and a shot at redemption")
An inspiring ‘sophomore’…and a shot at redemption
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![The Malaysia Masters was not just the first Super 500, not just the first World Tour, but the first international title, period, for Li Wenmei and Zheng Yu, while 3 […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20200112_1623_MalaysiaMasters2020_BPMP_0186_rotator-36x36.jpg "MALAYSIA MASTERS Finals – First ever title for Li/Zheng")
MALAYSIA MASTERS Finals – First ever title for Li/Zheng
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![Kim Gi Jung and Lee Yong Dae delighted the crowd at the Malaysia Masters, stunning world #4 Li/Liu to win their first Super 500 title. By Don Hearn, Badzine correspondent […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20200112_1718_MalaysiaMasters2020_BPMP_0466_rotator-36x36.jpg "MALAYSIA MASTERS Finals – Kim/Lee give the love right back!")
MALAYSIA MASTERS Finals – Kim/Lee give the love right back!
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![Kim Gi Jung and Lee Yong Dae again beat the odds, beating 2018 Malaysia Masters champions Alfian/Ardianto in the semi-finals to reach the first Super 500 final of their partnership. […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20200111_1917_MalaysiaMasters2020_BPMP_9720_rotator-36x36.jpg "MALAYSIA MASTERS SF – Kim & Lee into first Super 500 final!")
MALAYSIA MASTERS SF – Kim & Lee into first Super 500 final!
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![Indonesian women’s doubles, Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu qualified for the second round of the Indonesia Masters 2020. Meanwhile Korean men’s doubles pair, Kim Gi Jung / Lee Yong Dae […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20200115_1854_IndonesiaMasters2020_BPJS5247-36x36.jpg "INDONESIA MASTER R32 – Polii/Rahayu find a way through in a tight battle")
INDONESIA MASTER R32 – Polii/Rahayu find a way through in a tight battle
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![The Badminton World Federation (BWF) released a statement earlier this afternoon confirming that newly-crowned Malaysia Masters champion Kento Momota was in stable condition after he and 3 others survived a […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20200112_1922_MalaysiaMasters2020_BPMP0957-36x36.jpg "BWF confirms Momota in stable condition after driver killed in auto crash")
BWF confirms Momota in stable condition after driver killed in auto crash
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Seo Seung Jae team contract controversy casts pall over 2020 debut
2019 by the numbers: Badminton’s bests, mosts, and firsts of last season
2019 by the numbers: Badminton’s bests, mosts, and firsts of last season
2019 by the numbers: Badminton’s bests, mosts, and firsts of last season
Matsutomo/Takahashi are Players of the Year!
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