AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2012 – Sneak peek at early entries

By
Don Hearn
– March 4, 2012Posted in: news
Organizers of the Yonex Australian Badminton Open Grand Prix Gold have issued a sneak preview of the early player entries.  As predicted at the time of the event launch, top […]

Organizers of the Yonex Australian Badminton Open Gold have issued a sneak preview of the early player entries.  As predicted at the time of the event launch, top Indonesian stars Taufik Hidayat and Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan will be heading south for the last Grand Prix tournament of the Olympic qualifying period.  Kido and Setiawan are currently just over 100 points out of the 8th spot they need to qualify for London (see the latest Badzine Olympic dummy lists).

Japan and Thailand have also sent in the names of some of their top stars.  For Thailand, it is mixed pair Sudket Prapakamol / Saralee Thoungthongkam and women’s singles sensation Ratchanok Intanon.  Japan will be strong in the women’s events with three of their strongest doubles pairs as well as top singles players Eriko Hirose and Sayaka Sato.  Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying in mixed will ensure that Malaysia has at least two pairs of its best feet forward.

For more information, see the Yonex Australian Badminton Open Grand Prix Gold official website.

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About Don Hearn

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