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- Aaron Wong only ever coveted badminton's coolest shot - a reverse backhand clear. He is renowned for two other things: 1) Writing tournament previews that adjust the focus between the panorama of the sport's progress, down to the microscopic level of explaining the striking characteristics of players; 2) Dozing off during men's doubles at the London Olympic Games. Contact him at: aaron @ badzine.net
![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 […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190412_1837_SingaporeOpen2019_BPMR1240_rotator-115x115.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2019 QF – 367-day Plan B versus 120-second Plan B")
![How do both sides end up being loved by the crowd? You’d have to be Eom Hye Won, Arisa Higashino, Ko Sung Hyun and Yuta Watanabe today. By Aaron Wong, […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190606_2019AustralianBadmintonOpen_L-Veniegra_LV1_2062_rotator-115x115.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2019 QF – Sydney’s love for both sides now")
![In the second round of the Australian Open, the current Japanese women’s doubles world #2 came up against former Korean world #2s from different partnerships. By Aaron Wong, Badzine Correspondent […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190520_1504_SudirmanCup2019_BPMR_8266-115x115.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2019 R16 – Who’s the real number 2?")
![Thailand pulled off two upsets in the second round of the Australian Open, sending off both an Olympic gold and a silver medallist. By Aaron Wong, Badzine Correspondent live in […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20181024_1159_FrenchOpen2018_BP011209-115x115.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2019 R16 – Hypotenuse hopes pay off")
![Korean players who didn’t think they’d scrape into the next round did while the beloved ones the crowd willed with all their hearts to didn’t. By Aaron Wong, Badzine Correspondent […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/Eom-Ko2_rotator-115x115.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2019 R32 – Korean grinners, survivors and casualties")
![Fans’ human behaviour is such that they’re just pleased to witness players pulling out their signature shots whether or not a victory is ultimately delivered. By Aaron Wong, Badzine Correspondent […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190525_1203_SudirmanCup2019_BPMR_6369-115x115.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2019 R32 – Sign your name to cross the line")
![This year the packed Australian Open cast necessitated starting main draw matches on a Tuesday instead of Wednesday, with mixed doubles being “television dinner”. By Aaron Wong. Photos: Badmintonphoto (archives) […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190403_1524_MalaysiaOpen2019_BPYL5419_rotator-115x115.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2019 Day 1 – Tse and Tang tango into round two")
![Malaysia sent two to the main draw in men’s singles as former World Junior Champions were no match, but the highlight for the crowd came from Korea’s former champions. By […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180130_0928_IndiaOpen2018_MIK_0969-115x115.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2019 Day 1 – Malaysian’s net working")
![Chae Yu Jung / Seo Seung Jae became the only repeat mixed doubles Aussie champions during its Sydney era. Shi Yu Qi and Ou Xuan Yi / Liu Yu Chen […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/cr_20221120_1349_AustralianOpen2022_BPLV0036_rotator-36x36.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN Finals – Historic repeat the feat"){kind=small}
![Blink or leave your seat to buy fast food and it would turn out to have a different outcome from what you were initially led to believe in more than […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/cr_20221119_1522_AustralianOpen2022_BPLV0034_rotator-36x36.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN SF – Fancy seeing you on Sunday"){kind=small}
![In doubles, at a baseline level the pair needs to be reliable and then have something special on top of that to make it further. By Aaron Wong, Badzine Correspondent […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/2022-QF-WD1-36x36.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN QF – Finding that little bit extra"){kind=small}
![Drama mixed with entertainment fueled the marquee singles matches. By Aaron Wong, Badzine Correspondent live in Sydney. Photos: Badmintonphoto (archives) World #3 vs world #27 The ultra-popular and charismatic 2021 […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/cr_20220715_2118_SingaporeOpen2022_BPYL4448_rotator-36x36.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN R16 – What actually happened in the last match of the night?"){kind=small}
![It was like a final in the first round as Seo Seung Jae and Kang Min Hyuk took on recent Hylo Open winners Lu/Yang in Sydney. By Aaron Wong, Badzine […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/cr_20220705_1622_MalaysiaMasters2022_BPES3440_rotator-36x36.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN R32 – Wish it were longer"){kind=small}
