Thursday, 25 April 2013
BADMINTON 1:08PM
Kiwi Team Through To Final New Zealand is through to the final of the 2013 Oceania Junior U19 Teams Badminton Championships after scoring an easy 5-0 over the home nation’s top team, Tahiti 1 at Papeete, Tahiti.
The contest was more difficult than the first days play where the Kiwis took under 20 minutes each match to account for the Tahiti 2 team.
By dave worsley
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Tuesday, 23 April 2013
BADMINTON 11:56AM
Kiwi Pair Fall Short In Tahiti Final The New Zealand women’s doubles pair of Amanda Brown (Waikato) and Waitakere’s Kirtteka Gregory have come up just short at the US$15,000 Tahiti Badminton International Challenge tournament in Punaauia, Tahiti.
By dave worsley
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Monday, 22 April 2013
BADMINTON 12:32PM
Kiwis Have To Fight Hard In Tahiti Tournament It's been a mixed tournament for New Zealand players at the US$15,000 Tahiti Badminton International Challenge tournament in Punaauia, Tahiti with two Kiwi pairs through to semi-finals while some other players found themselves beaten by French opponents earlier in the event.
By dave worsley
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Saturday, 13 April 2013
BADMINTON 5:28PM
Teens Show Talent At NZ Open AUCKLAND CITY — A couple of unseeded players have taken the SKYCITY New Zealand Badminton Open by storm, winning through to the final and showing plenty of promise for the future.
By Hannah Ellis
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Friday, 12 April 2013
BADMINTON 10:40PM
Top Seeds Gone In The Quarters AUCKLAND CITY — The quarterfinals of the SKYCITY New Zealand Badminton Open became a graveyard for some of the world’s best as the top seeds in both the men’s and women’s were knocked out of competition in tough contests.
By Hannah Ellis
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BADMINTON 7:06PM
Seeded Players Made to Fight AUCKLAND CITY — The top seeds at the SKYCITY New Zealand Badminton Open found things a bit tougher on day three as they tried to win through to the quarterfinals of play at the US$50,000 tournament at the North Shore Events Centre.
By Hannah Ellis
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BADMINTON 11:33AM
Kiwi Woman Keeps Flag Flying For Locals At New Zealand Badminton Open She’s the only New Zealand player to make it through to the second round of the women’s singles and had to brave a feisty opponent to do so.
By Dave Worsley
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BADMINTON 11:31AM
Kiwi Player Causes Upset But Faces An Uphill Battle North Harbour’s Vicki Copeland was the star of the show for the locals early on day two at New Zealand Badminton Open.
By Dave Worsley
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Thursday, 11 April 2013
BADMINTON 10:09PM
Kiwi to Face Top Seed at Badminton Open AUCKLAND CITY — She’s the only New Zealand player to make it through to the second round of the women’s singles and had to brave a feisty opponent to do so.
By Hannah Ellis
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BADMINTON 12:24PM
Live Coverage of NZ Badminton Open Confirmed AUCKLAND CITY — There’s good news for badminton fans in both New Zealand and Asia with the confirmation of live coverage of the SKYCITY New Zealand Badminton Open.
By dave worsley
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BADMINTON 11:02AM
Top Seed Eases into Second Round at NZ Open AUCKLAND CITY — He may be almost a veteran in badminton men’s singles at age 27 but the top seed at the SKYCITY New Zealand Badminton Open, Simon Santoso of Indonesia proved his worth as he moved through to the second round of the singles with a straight game victory over Lin Yu Hsien from Taipei.
By dave worsley
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Tuesday, 9 April 2013
BADMINTON 5:19PM
Title Winner Set For NZ Badminton Open AUCKLAND CITY — Players lining up for the SKYCITY New Zealand Badminton Open to be held on the North Shore starting tomorrow are in good form after dominating the titles at the big Australian Open over the weekend.
By dave worsley
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Monday, 25 March 2013
BADMINTON 8:09AM
New Zealand National Team Named AUCKLAND CITY — The New Zealand team for the badminton’s Sudirman Cup World Team Championships (world mixed teams event) to be played in Malaysia, 19-26 May has been confirmed with two players to make their national team debut.
By dave worsley
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BADMINTON 8:07AM
New Names Win National Titles AUCKLAND CITY — A few new names will appear on the trophies at the New Zealand National Badminton Championships after some entertaining finals at North Harbour over the weekend.
By dave worsley
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Sunday, 24 March 2013
BADMINTON 10:56AM
Waikato & North Harbour Dominate National Champs AUCKLAND CITY — Waikato appears to be the stronghold of men’s badminton in New Zealand at present with two players from the region set to clash in the singles final of the national championships held at North Harbour.
By dave worsley
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Friday, 22 March 2013
BADMINTON 12:40PM
Defending Champs Back For More In Nationals AUCKLAND CITY — The Pub Charity New Zealand National Badminton championships get underway today(Friday) as ideal preparation for many local players as they look ahead toward the world Grand Prix SKYCITY New Zealand Open next month.
By dave worsley
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Wednesday, 20 March 2013
BADMINTON 10:47AM
Strong International Entries For NZ Badminton Open AUCKLAND CITY — The SKYCITY NZ Badminton Open next month in Auckland has scored a coup, firstly with the number of players entered into the event, but also by the fact that for the first time ever in an international event in New Zealand there will be an reserve list for two of the qualifying draws, let alone a full main draw in all singles, doubles and mixed competitions.
By dave worsley
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Wednesday, 13 March 2013
BADMINTON 10:40AM
One Month Until Major Sporting Event Hits Town AUCKLAND CITY —
By dave worsley
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Sunday, 3 March 2013
BADMINTON 4:49PM
Asian Powerhouses Confirm Entries Into New Zealand Tournament AUCKLAND —
By dave worsley
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Monday, 18 February 2013
BADMINTON 10:22AM
Tickets Now On Sale For Major Event AUCKLAND — The first tickets have this week been released for sale for the US$50,000 SKYCITY New Zealand Badminton Open 2013 to be held April 10-14 at the North Shore Events Centre.
By dave worsley
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Monday, 3 December 2012
BADMINTON 11:44AM
Badminton set to become one of Australia's most lucrative sports with $750K prize pool for new World Superseries in Sydney The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has this weekend announced the twelve host countries for the 2014-2017 BWF World Superseries cycle – including Sydney as one of the hosts for the very first time.
By Dave Worsley
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Wednesday, 8 August 2012
BADMINTON 2:34PM
New Zealand Division 1 & 2 Inter-association Badminton Results HAMILTON —
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