Press release: Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Badminton Open WOMEN SERVE UP DOUBLES MATCH FOR THE AGES AS DAN DEPARTS NZ OPEN SEMI-FINALS A full-house at Eventfinda Stadium was treated to a superb day of play at the Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Badminton Open on semi-final Saturday. The highest quality play came from an…
On quarter-finals day, spectators were treated to a masterclass in badminton as two-time Olympic, five-time World Champion and defending Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Open champion Lin Dan, from China, took on the 2019 top seed and world number 7 Anthony Ginting, from Indonesia. Press release: Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Badminton Open The fact…
On day three of competition at the Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Open 2019, players are competing for quarter-final spots at the HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300 event; the first Olympic qualifying event. With an added incentive for the Oceania players, the world ranking points will help the regional athletes to collect points towards…
Plenty of Oceania’s top players were in action throughout the afternoon at the Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Open 2019. New Zealand’s Jasmin Ng and Justine Villegas are celebrating success in the women’s doubles while Australia’s Qin Jinjing when one better, having come through the qualifications to win her first round match against compatriot and…
Day one of the Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Open 2019 started with mixed success for Oceania players in the qualification stages before the main draw of the mixed doubles got underway from 2pm this afternoon. The main draw included ten pairs from Australia and New Zealand – with the reigning regional champions, Simon Leung and Gronya…
Australia’s Pit Seng Low was one of the first players on court this morning against Croatia’s Zvonimir Durkinjak, shortly followed by other men’s singles players from Oceania, Anthony Joe, Niccolo Tagle and Peter Yan. Joe was the only player to come away with a win and progress through to the second round of qualification: Zvonimir…
The first Olympic qualifying event is upon us in New Zealand as they players have arrived in Auckland to compete in the Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Open 2019 – a HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300 event. The men’s, women’s and mixed doubles sees a strong contingent of Oceania players competing as they rush…
The first Olympic qualifying event of the year comes to Auckland next week as the reputable Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Open returns for another year. Players will compete at the Eventfinda Stadium, with several of the world’s top players travelling to New Zealand – hungry for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games qualification. Play begins on…
Prepare to watch some world-class badminton! The fantastic reputation of the Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Badminton Open 2019 lives on, and as the first Olympic qualifying event of the year, Badminton New Zealand has announced the entry list for this year’s event, which includes the highest quality assembly of badminton players the country has…
Players from around the world congregated in Hamilton, New Zealand, this week for the Badminton World Federation (BWF) International Series event – the YONEX Waikato International 2019. With a handful of players celebrating back-to-back finals, following on from last week’s YONEX North Harbour International in Auckland, Vietnamese men’s singles star and the young Chinese men’s…