The recent hosting of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Gold Status Grand Prix SKYCITY NZ Badminton Open has been hailed as a success for the sport and another step up in the evolution of the pinnacle event on the New Zealand badminton calendar, with praise coming from both here in…

  The SKYCITY NZ Badminton Open wrapped up at the North Shore Events Centre on Sunday night, a week of world class badminton concluding in fitting style in front of one of the biggest crowds ever seen at a tournament in New Zealand. Sung Ji Hyun (Korea) started the finals…

The SKYCITY New Zealand Badminton Open Men’s Doubles title has been won by Korea’s Ko Sung Hyun and Shin Baek Cheol after they defeated Indonesia’s Angga Pratama and Ricky Suwardi, 21-18, The North Shore Events Centre roof was almost lifted off by a core of Korean supporters eager to see…

The SKYCITY New Zealand Badminton Open has new Women’s Doubles champions after Japan’s Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota defeated Korea’s Chang Ye Na and Lee So Hee, 21-13, 21-16. The number two seeds Koreans came through the semi-finals with a win over compatriots Go Ah Ra and Yoo Hae Won…

Riichi Takeshita’s dream of a second SKYCITY New Zealand Badminton Open Men’s Singles title is over after he loses to Huang Yuxiang of China, 12-21, 17-21, in the final at North Shore Events Centre. Takeshita, who won the open in 2013, was no match for the 23-year-old 13th seed, who…

Malaysia’s Peng Soon Chan and Liu Ying Goh are the SKYCITY New Zealand Badminton Open Mixed Doubles champions after beating Zheng Siwei and Li Yinhui of China, 21-19, 22-20. This was a final all about young-up-and-comers with third seeds Chan and Goh accounting for number one seeds Ko Sung Hyun…