![Kento Momota wins the battle of current and former World Champions but he will meet Cinderella-story Khosit Phetpradab, who is playing his first final in a 6-figure tournament. By Miyuki […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180915_1630_JapanOpen2018_BP013920_rotator-115x115.jpg "JAPAN OPEN 2018 SF – Thai’s dream run sets up final with Momota")
![When Kento Momota was a boy, he dreamt of playing with his idol, Lin Dan, and on Friday at the Japan Open, he faced him as the reigning World Champion… […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180914_1307_JapanOpen2018_BP019412_rotator-115x115.jpg "JAPAN OPEN 2018 QF – Momota beats his idol")
![No fewer than five Asian Games finalists were bounced out of the Japan Open Thursday, courtesy of China, youngsters and veterans alike. By Miyuki Komiya, Badzine Correspondent live in Tokyo. […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180913_1019_JapanOpen2018_BP014752_rotator-115x115.jpg "JAPAN OPEN 2018 R16 – China takes upsets big and small")
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![Most of the badminton world’s top 32 in 3 disciplines gathered to kick off the 2018 Japan Open, in a new hall “Musashi Forest Sports Plaza” in Chofu City, Tokyo. […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180911_0800_JapanOpen2018_RAPL9643_rotator-115x115.jpg "JAPAN OPEN 2018 Day 1 – Momota begins Testing of Tokyo Olympic venue")
![For the second straight week, a BWF World Tour event will be splitting up the massive 80-match first round into two days, a logical step for streamlining the scheduling of […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20160530_1731_IndonesiaOpen2016_BP__0579_rotator-115x115.jpg "BWF World Tour – Making Tuesday a “used day”")
![Lee Chong Wei won the 12th Malaysia Open title of his career with a brilliant win over Kento Momota. By Don Hearn. Photos: Yves Lacroix / Badmintonphoto (live) Lee Chong […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180701_1650_MalaysiaOpen2018_YVES5223_rotator-115x115.jpg "MALAYSIA OPEN 2018 Finals – Lee Chong Wei makes it a cool dozen")
![Hiroyuki Endo and Yuta Watanabe beat Asian Champions Li/Liu in a 78-minute marathon match to give Endo an 8th try at a top-tier title. By Don Hearn. Photos: Yves Lacroix […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180630_1853_MalaysiaOpen2018_YVES0186_rotator-115x115.jpg "MALAYSIA OPEN 2018 SF – Endo back in a major final")
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![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 […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/cr_20221120_1349_AustralianOpen2022_BPLV0036_rotator-36x36.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN Finals – Historic repeat the feat")
AUSTRALIAN OPEN Finals – Historic repeat the feat
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![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 […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/cr_20221119_1522_AustralianOpen2022_BPLV0034_rotator-36x36.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN SF – Fancy seeing you on Sunday")
AUSTRALIAN OPEN SF – Fancy seeing you on Sunday
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![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 […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/2022-QF-WD1-36x36.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN QF – Finding that little bit extra")
AUSTRALIAN OPEN QF – Finding that little bit extra
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![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 […]](http://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?")
AUSTRALIAN OPEN R16 – What actually happened in the last match of the night?
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![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 […]](http://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/cr_20220705_1622_MalaysiaMasters2022_BPES3440_rotator-36x36.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN R32 – Wish it were longer")
AUSTRALIAN OPEN R32 – Wish it were longer
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