- Description
- Don Hearn is an Editor and Correspondent who hails from a badminton-loving town in rural Canada. He joined the Badzine team in 2006 to provide coverage of the Korean badminton scene and is committed to helping Badzine to promote badminton to the place it deserves as a global sport. Contact him at: don @ badzine.net
![Badminton Asia (BA) issued a press release today confirming that the Badminton Asia Championships will be held in Manila next month, the last big tournament in the Olympic qualifying period. […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20150515_2004_SudirmanCup2015_RS_L0270-115x115.jpg "From Wuhan to Manila: Badminton Asia moves its championships")
![The Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced the cancellation of yet another international tournament, while the Korean media reports concerns that the Korean team will be able to participate in next […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20200107_1359_MalaysiaMasters2020_BPMP0383-115x115.jpg "Portugal event cancelled, Korean media reports All England worries")
![Badminton Europe confirmed yesterday that the German Open Super 300 and the Polish Open had both been cancelled due to concerns over the Covid-19 outbreak. By Don Hearn. Photos: Badmintonphoto […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20170304_1510_GermanOpen2017_BPSH2916_rotator-115x115.jpg "German, Polish Opens cancelled, German Junior to proceed")
![The Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced today that the Hanoi International Challenge would be postponed until June, marking the second event to be removed entirely from the Olympic qualifying period […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190520_1555_SudirmanCup2019_BPMR8310-115x115.jpg "Covid-19 virus claims another badminton event")
![Pornpawee Chochuwong bested top seed and home favourite Carolina Marin to claim the Spain Masters Super 300 title, the first major crown of the 22-year-old Thai’s young career. By Don […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20200223_1431_SpainMasters2020_BPRS3900_rotator-115x115.jpg "SPAIN MASTERS – First major title for Pornpawee Chochuwong")
![Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported today that doubles star Seo Seung Jae will be able to serve his suspension after the Tokyo Olympics. World #6 Seo Seung Jae, who was […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20191018_2017_DenmarkOpen2019_BPMP5944_rotator-115x115.jpg "Seo Seung Jae suspension postponed by BKA")
![All five continental championships are done, the new rankings are up, and it’s time to take a look at who will be the lucky 32 teams who will descend on […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20200216_1623_EuropeanMenandWomenTeamChampionships2020_BPMP_2816_rotator-115x115.jpg "Guess who’s coming to Aarhus…")
![Denmark looks good and ready to host the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals in May after both the men’s and women’s teams prevailed at the European Team Badminton Championships, while […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20200216_1439_EuropeanMenandWomenTeamChampionships2020_BPMP_2498_rotator-115x115.jpg "2 team titles each for Denmark, Canada, & Australia")
![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}
