![Men’s singles world #1 Kento Momota will need 3 more months to recovery from additional surgery he received today, according to a report from NHK World. Momota was hospitalized for […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20191024_2215_FrenchOpen2019_BPYL7334-115x115.jpg "Momota needs 3 more months after orbital fracture surgery")
![If the year 2018 was about Kento Momota’s comeback then 2019 was the period where he asserted his dominance on the circuit, in an emphatic manner at that. The Tokyo […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20191110_1743_FuzhouChinaOpen2019_BPYL8019_rotator-115x115.jpg "An inspiring ‘sophomore’…and a shot at redemption")
![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 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!")
![The best badminton players in the world are gearing up for the 2020 season – or, for some, the homestretch of the Tokyo Olympic qualification period – but we take […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190705_2050_CanadaOpen2019_BPYL7797_rotator-115x115.jpg "2019 by the numbers: Badminton’s bests, mosts, and firsts of last season")
![World #1 Kento Momota became the first badminton player in history to earn more than half a million dollars in prize money when he tacked on $120,000 from the World […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/2019-Top-Prize-Winner-1723_ChinaOpen2019_BPYL4148_rotator-115x115.jpg "Momota clears the half-million mark for 2019")
![There was no title defense for Anthony Ginting at the 2019 China Open as last year’s runner-up Kento Momota bounced back from a game down to win a thrilling final. […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190922_1711_ChinaOpen2019_BPYL0833_rotator-115x115.jpg "CHINA OPEN 2019 Finals – Momota turns tables on Ginting")
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![The Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced yesterday that it would be freezing the world rankings at their March 17th state, with no updates until after international tournaments can resume when […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/Frozen-BWF-Rankings_rotator-36x36.jpg "BWF freezes world rankings at March 17th")
BWF freezes world rankings at March 17th
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![26-year-old Viktor Axelsen is not the most talented player to come out of Denmark. He is definitely not one of the most consistent players on the tour, and not a […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20200315_1407_AllEngland2020_BPES7764_rotator-36x36.jpg "Viktor Axelsen: The Opportunist")
Viktor Axelsen: The Opportunist
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![On Friday, the BWF announced the postponement of the Thomas & Uber Cup Finals as well as the suspension of all remaining events in the Tokyo qualifying period. Photos: Badmintonphoto […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180923_1819_ChinaOpen2018_BPYL3919_rotator-36x36.jpg "Continental Championships, Uber and Thomas Cups axed from schedule")
Continental Championships, Uber and Thomas Cups axed from schedule
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![More sad news came today from both north and south as the Canadian Olympic Committee announced it would not send a team to Tokyo this summer, while the last international […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190723_1744_JapanOpen2019_BPYL8065-36x36.jpg "No badminton in Auckland in April, no Canadians in Tokyo in July")
No badminton in Auckland in April, no Canadians in Tokyo in July
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![The curtain finally closed on the 110th edition of the All England and while many had argued it should have been shut down and with players refusing to talk, shake […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20200315_1740_AllEngland2020_BPRS9740_rotator-36x36.jpg "ALL ENGLAND Finals – An edition to be remembered")
ALL ENGLAND Finals – An edition to be remembered
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