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…
Sung Ji Hyun of Korea is the SKYCITY New Zealand Badminton Open Women’s Singles champion after beating Japan’s Aya Ohori, 21-15, 21-17, at North Shore Events Centre this afternoon. The number one seed repeated the form that saw her eliminate two opponents from China in Chen Yufei and Gao Fangjie,…
In keeping with the pattern of the SKYCITY New Zealand Badminton Open so far, semifinals day started with two three-game thrillers as the mixed doubles set the tone for the night with yet more scintillating badminton from world-class combinations in front of a large and passionate crowd. And there was…
Angga Pratama and Ricky Suwardi are through to the SKYCITY New Zealand Badminton Open Men’s Doubles final after a thrilling 21-19, 24-22, win over Huang Kaixiang and Zheng Siwei of China. The Barfoot & Thompson Match of the Day was not short of controversy, either. Umpire Richard Bramley looked to…
The SKYCITY New Zealand Open Women’s Doubles final will be a clash between Japan and Korea after Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota defeated Australia’s Gronya Somerville and Setyana Mapasa, 21-11, 21-7, at North Shore Events Centre this evening. The Japanese pair were too sharp for their gutsy opponents who had…
