- 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
![Li Wenmei / Zheng Yu beat 2019 runners-up Polii/Rahayu to reach their first ever Super 500 final at the Malaysia Masters. By Don Hearn, Badzine correspondent live in Kuala Lumpur. […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20200111_1416_MalaysiaMasters2020_BPMP_8685_rotator-115x115.jpg "MALAYSIA MASTERS SF – 1st final for Li & Zheng")
![Teo/Ong, vying to be the 3rd Malaysians in the semi-finals of the Malaysia Masters, were stopped by Kim Gi Jung and Lee Yong Dae, who will be in their first […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20200110_2141_MalaysiaMasters2020_BPMP_8092-115x115.jpg "MALAYSIA MASTERS QF – Koreans’ 1st semi-final thwarts Malaysia’s 3rd")
![Ng Ka Long and Lee Zii Jia took back-to-back upsets in the quarter-finals of the Malaysia Masters, sending off Jonatan Christie and Shi Yuqi respectively. By Don Hearn, Badzine correspondent […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20200110_2029_MalaysiaMasters2020_BPMP_7918_rotator-115x115.jpg "MALAYSIA MASTERS QF – Lee Zii Jia, Ng Ka Long spring singles surprises")
![Ahsan/Setiawan and Polii/Rahayu both won their matches early quarter-finals day at the Malaysia Masters. By Don Hearn, Badzine correspondent live in Kuala Lumpur. Photos: Mark Phelan / Badmintonphoto (live) Indonesia, […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20200110_1517_MalaysiaMasters2020_BPMP_6287_rotator-115x115.jpg "MALAYSIA MASTERS QF – Indonesia starts off with two big wins")
![On Day 3 of the Malaysia Masters, the singles upsets began with Saina Nehwal winning a grudge match against An Se Young but they didn’t end there as Chou Tien […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20200109_1404_MalaysiaMasters2020_BPMP_5017_rotator-115x115.jpg "MALAYSIA MASTERS R16 – Saina finds winning formula against An")
![Kim Gi Jung and Lee Yong Dae continued to baffle world #3 Kamura/Sonoda as Day 3 of the Malaysia Masters begins with 3 upsets in doubles. By Don Hearn, Badzine […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20200109_1228_MalaysiaMasters2020_BPMP_4679_rotator-115x115.jpg "MALAYSIA MASTERS R16 – Kim/Lee oust 4th seeds, capping trio of upsets")
![Malaysians and Koreans figured in the first big upsets at the Malaysia Masters, beginning with local youngsters Man/Tan offing the 5th seeds Jordan/Oktavianti. By Don Hearn, Badzine correspondent live in […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20200108_1430_MalaysiaMasters2020_BPMP_2451_rotator-115x115.jpg "MALAYSIA MASTERS – Upsets begin in earnest on Day 2")
![Polii/Rahayu and Ahsan/Setiawan both showed their experience by winning close matches late on Day 1 of the Malaysia Masters. By Don Hearn, Badzine correspondent live in Kuala Lumpur. Photos: Mark […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20200107_1907_MalaysiaMasters2020_BPMP_1066_rotator-115x115.jpg "MALAYSIA MASTERS Day 1 – Indonesians ahead in two photo finishes")
![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}
