![Korean doubles star Seo Seung Jae is in an ominous predicament at home, with his contract decisions regarding which pro team to join actually putting his spot on the national […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190921_1249_ChinaOpen2019_BPYL2538-115x115.jpg "Seo Seung Jae team contract controversy casts pall over 2020 debut")
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![Two Koreans are to become the first foreign coaches ever to join the Chinese national badminton team but hopes may be highest for Chinese coach Li Mao, who is rejoining […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20170528_1916_SudirmanCup2017_BPLV2568-115x115.jpg "Not 1, but 3 former Korea coaches to join Chinese staff")
![Korean daily the Donga Ilbo reported today that Kang Kyung Jin, former Head Coach of the Korean national badminton team, would be signing a contract on Tuesday to join the […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20170527_1634_SudirmanCup2017_BPLV7821-115x115.jpg "Historic change for Team China announced in Korean media")
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![Spanish shuttler Carolina Marin is two steps away to fulfill her ambition of winning the Indonesia Masters 2020 after an easy encounter against Korea’s An Se Young. Story: Nadhira Rahmani, […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20200117_1327_IndonesiaMasters2020_BPJS9652_rotator-36x36.jpg "INDONESIA MASTERS QF – Korean prodigy falls in quarters")
INDONESIA MASTERS QF – Korean prodigy falls in quarters
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![The second half of the Indonesia Masters 2020 was not a good day for the top players. Appearing under pressure, the top seeds fell while Carolina Marin kept her hopes […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/Caro-rotator-36x36.jpg "INDONESIA OPEN R16 – Not a good day for the seeded")
INDONESIA OPEN R16 – Not a good day for the seeded
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![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-36x36.jpg "An inspiring ‘sophomore’…and a shot at redemption")
An inspiring ‘sophomore’…and a shot at redemption
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![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-36x36.jpg "MALAYSIA MASTERS Finals – First ever title for Li/Zheng")
MALAYSIA MASTERS Finals – First ever title for Li/Zheng
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![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-36x36.jpg "MALAYSIA MASTERS Finals – Kim/Lee give the love right back!")
MALAYSIA MASTERS Finals – Kim/Lee give the love right back!
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![Indonesian women’s doubles, Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu qualified for the second round of the Indonesia Masters 2020. Meanwhile Korean men’s doubles pair, Kim Gi Jung / Lee Yong Dae […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20200115_1854_IndonesiaMasters2020_BPJS5247-36x36.jpg "INDONESIA MASTER R32 – Polii/Rahayu find a way through in a tight battle")
INDONESIA MASTER R32 – Polii/Rahayu find a way through in a tight battle
16 January 2020 5:28 AM | No Comments -
![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_BPMP0957-36x36.jpg "BWF confirms Momota in stable condition after driver killed in auto crash")
BWF confirms Momota in stable condition after driver killed in auto crash
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Seo Seung Jae team contract controversy casts pall over 2020 debut
2019 by the numbers: Badminton’s bests, mosts, and firsts of last season
2019 by the numbers: Badminton’s bests, mosts, and firsts of last season
2019 by the numbers: Badminton’s bests, mosts, and firsts of last season
Matsutomo/Takahashi are Players of the Year!
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