Badminton New Zealand is pleased to welcome back SKYCITY as the Official Hotel and Major Partner of the BARFOOT & THOMPSON New Zealand Badminton Open in 2019. SKYCITY has been a long-time supporter of international badminton in Auckland, beginning back in 2013 when they came on-board to help relaunch the…

Badminton New Zealand are looking for a few key individuals to take on leadership roles in our volunteer team to deliver the Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Badminton Open in 2019. These important roles will require a small amount of pre-event work as well as a commitment to attend the…

Badminton New Zealand is pleased to announce an exciting new partnership with the Fiordland Lobster Company. The Fiordland Lobster Company have been named an official partner of the Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Badminton Open and will also support the New Zealand National Badminton Team contesting the Sudirman Cup in…

He came with top billing, he came with superstar status, Lin Dan did not fail to deliver – on any count at the Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Badminton Open during a week of record breaking crowds, a best ever field of players (40 players or combinations ranked in the…

The top seed lived up to expectation with an easy win in the women’s singles final at the Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Badminton Open, with Sayaka Takahashi (JPN) taking out the match 21-13, 21-14 over unseeded Zhang Yiman (CHN). Zhang gave her all but in truth was never a…

Ayako Sakuramoto and Yukiko Takahata enjoyed one of their greatest moments as a doubles pairing, taking out the Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Open women’s doubles title, defeating Cao and Yu (CHN) in straight games. Runners up in 2017 in New Zealand, the pair went one better this time around…