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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
![Second wave men’s doubles proponents across the board noticeably possess greater knowledge and wisdom at an earlier age than before. They have a lot to thank their coaches for. By […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20171114_1207_ChinaOpen2017_YVES6006a-115x115.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2018 R32 – Too hot to handle")
![Tight unattackable net-shots are the toughest strokes to master in the business. Find out who got them just right and who unfortunately didn’t. By Aaron Wong, Badzine Correspondent live in […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/04052018-1601-CommonwealthGames2018-DSC_9774_rotator-115x115.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2018 R32 – Tough gentle touches")
![No shortage of talent on Day 1 of the Australian Open as some of the best in mixed doubles got their main draw action started a day early. By Aaron […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20170328_1549_IndiaOpen2017_BPYL2715_featured-115x115.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2018 Day 1 – Close mixed encounters of the 3rd kind of fluid")
![Why do top ten players enter smaller tournaments? Our preview specialist Aaron Wong explains. Photos: Badmintonphoto If I had a dollar for every time somebody said the downgrade of the […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180202_1845_IndiaOpen2018_MIK_4322_rotator-115x115.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2018 Preview – Redoubtable double doubles double")
![If you happen to be in Birmingham, treat yourself to the first round of the All England. You’ll kick yourself if you didn’t. Our preview specialist, Aaron Wong, offers alternative […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20170312_1203_AllEngland2017_BPYN0163_rotator-115x115.jpg "ALL ENGLAND 2018 Preview – The #NeverBefore phenomenon")
![It’s early in the year so we ought not to over interpret the meaningfulness of the upcoming All England results, cautions our preview specialist, Aaron Wong. Photos: Badmintonphoto Who else […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20170312_1651_AllEngland2017_BPYN2682_rotator-115x115.jpg "ALL ENGLAND 2018 Preview Part II – Average 200 to Super 1000 in 11 years")
![At the 2017 Li-Ning Sydney International, the men’s doubles winners individually had more years on earth than their opponents combined. By Aaron Wong, Badzine Correspondent live in Sydney. Photos courtesy […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/Sydney-MD-Podium-115x115.jpg "SYDNEY INT’L – 11-year wait for 2nd title")
![What do red and white have in common? The flags of doubles winners from different countries can feasibly end up comprising only these two colours. Our preview specialist, Aaron Wong, interprets the […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20170820_1119_WorldChampionships2017_BPRS9919_rotator-115x115.jpg "WORLDS Preview Part 2 – Doubles: White and red letter day?")
![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}
