- 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
![The Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced today that they and the Chinese Badminton Association (CBA) had decided to postpone the Lingshui China Masters amid concerns over the outbreak of the […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190117_1613_MalaysiaMasters2019_BPRS8537-115x115.jpg "Lingshui Masters postponed, out of Tokyo qualifying period")
![The Badminton World Federation (BWF) reported yesterday that it was closely monitoring the situation regarding the outbreak of the novel coronavirus known as 2019-nCoV but that no decisions had yet […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190919_1427_ChinaOpen2019_BPYL2158-115x115.jpg "BWF monitoring coronavirus situation, no changes yet")
![Ng Ka Long ended a title drought of 3 years at the Thailand Masters today, while Ong Yew Sin / Teo Ee Yi ended an even longer wait. By Don […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20200126_1752_ThailandMasters2020_BPJP5751_rotator-115x115.jpg "THAILAND MASTERS Finals – Ng, Ong/Teo end long title droughts")
![The Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced on Tuesday that the 29th Fajr Badminton International Challenge in Iran “will not count towards the Olympic qualification process”. The January 21st announcement on […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/iran-1iranmemories-115x115.jpg "Iran Challenge to count, but not toward Tokyo")
![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 […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20200112_1922_MalaysiaMasters2020_BPMP0957-115x115.jpg "BWF confirms Momota in stable condition after driver killed in auto crash")
![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 […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20200112_1623_MalaysiaMasters2020_BPMP_0186_rotator-115x115.jpg "MALAYSIA MASTERS Finals – First ever title for Li/Zheng")
![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 […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20200112_1718_MalaysiaMasters2020_BPMP_0466_rotator-115x115.jpg "MALAYSIA MASTERS Finals – Kim/Lee give the love right back!")
![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. […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20200111_1917_MalaysiaMasters2020_BPMP_9720_rotator-115x115.jpg "MALAYSIA MASTERS SF – Kim & Lee into first Super 500 final!")
![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}
