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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. 155 views

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. 133 views

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. 118 views

12:24PM
Live Coverage of NZ Badminton Open Confirmed 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. 117 views

11:02AM
Top Seed Eases into Second Round at NZ Open 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. 103 views

5:19PM
Title Winner Set For NZ Badminton Open 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. 137 views

2:43PM
One Week Until Top Sportspeople From Around The World Hit Auckland Just one week away from the start of 250 athletes from 19 countries competing in the US$50,000 SKYCITY New Zealand Badminton Open there’s plenty for Event Director, Julie Carrel and tournament officials to do with the scheduling of 52 qualifying and 187 main draw matches using an estimated 2000 shuttles. 141 views

6:07PM
Depth Of International Field Makes Going Tough For Kiwis It’s going to be tough for Kiwi players to score significant results at the SKYCITY New Zealand Badminton Open next month 10-14 April in Auckland with the depth of the draws bigger and better than ever seen before in New Zealand. 142 views

8:09AM
New Zealand National Team Named 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. 110 views

8:07AM
New Names Win National Titles 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. 94 views

10:56AM
Waikato & North Harbour Dominate National Champs 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. 127 views

12:40PM
Defending Champs Back For More In Nationals 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. 164 views

10:47AM
Strong International Entries For NZ Badminton Open 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. 171 views

10:40AM
One Month Until Major Sporting Event Hits Town 143 views

11:19AM
Iconic World Sports Team To Visit New Zealand Before Kobe Bryant, before Shaquille O’Neal and even before Michael Jordan, the Original Harlem Globetrotters were electrifying fans worldwide, and they are coming to a city near you.  It’s been over 12 years since history's most famous basketball team graced the courts in New Zealand, and the Globetrotters are returning in May for a seven-city tour. 140 views

4:49PM
Asian Powerhouses Confirm Entries Into New Zealand Tournament 145 views

10:22AM
Tickets Now On Sale For Major Event 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. 171 views