There is plenty of incentive for New Zealand’s Christine Zhang at the SKYCITY New Zealand Badminton Open at the North Shore Events Centre in Auckland today. The 17-year-old is the last remaining Kiwi in the women’s singles draw, lining up in the round of 16 this afternoon. There she will face the…
Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon has lived up to her top billing in her opening match of the women’s singles at the SKYCITY New Zealand Badminton Open at the North Shore Events Centre in Auckland. The world number nine is safely through to the second round, after a 21-17, 21-13 victory over Indonesia’s…
A major upset on day one of the SKYCITY New Zealand Badminton Open at the North Shore Events Centre in Auckland. India’s Ajay Jayaram, seeded second in the men’s singles, was bundled out in the opening round. The world number 16 was stunned in straight games by Chinese Taipei’s Chia Hung…
The SKYCITY New Zealand Badminton Open has been launched in style today at Auckland’s brand new Chinese restaurant Huami, the latest addition to SKYCITY’s award winning Federal Street dining precinct. After an official welcome from Badminton New Zealand board member Danny Chan, players and officials from many of the 18…
The SKYCITY New Zealand Badminton Open is pleased to announce the addition of a new sponsor for 2017. Security Placements Ltd will be supporting one of the most important groups of people involved with the event – our volunteers. Over the weeks leading into the event, and the event itself, our team of…
The seeds have been named and the draw confirmed for the SKYCITY New Zealand Badminton Open, a Gold Status Grand Prix event that has again attracted a world class field in all disciplines of men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles, and mixed doubles. And it is the quality…
Main Photo Credit: Shi Tang Organisers of the SKYCITY New Zealand Badminton Open have confirmed news that likely men’s number one seed Lee Chong Wei has withdrawn from the event, and won’t feature in the seeding list and draw when it is announced tomorrow. The Malaysian has not given any…
Main Photo: Lee Chong Wei. Credit: Shi Tang/BWF The 2017 SKYCITY New Zealand Badminton Open has today announced a stellar field across all disciplines, headlined by one of the absolute stars of the sport in world number two men’s singles player, Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia). Originally scheduled for March this…
This is our last interview for National Volunteers’ Week. We have been very fortunate to have hundreds of talented volunteers supporting the SKYCITY New Zealand Badminton Open over a number of years. We are incredibly grateful for the valuable contribution of all of these people – thank you very much! Celia Wakely, Maureen Hatton…
This week is National Volunteers Week. We have been very fortunate to have hundreds of talented volunteers supporting the SKYCITY New Zealand Badminton Open over a number of years. We are incredibly grateful for the valuable contribution of all of these people – thank you very much! Doreen Brown VOLUNTEER 2013, 2015, 2016…
