Many of our volunteers were able to attend our volunteer dinner at The Elephant Wrestler earlier this week where Badminton North Harbour had the chance to say a big thank you to them. As a non profit sport, we rely heavily on volunteers for helping during events. No matter how much time they can give,…
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Badminton North Harbour juniors celebrated their successes recently at their annual prizegiving. Most Improved and Fair Play awards were presented to players from each junior team with an overall Most Improved Junior receiving the perpetual trophy. The winners are: Team Most Improved Fair Play u13 I Tony Yu Elsa Lu u13 II Alex Chapman Melody…
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Two North Harbour juniors have been recognised by Massey University at their annual Blues Awards night for Sporting Excellence. Edward Lau was named Auckland Campus Sportsman of the Year while Catelyn Rozario was also recognised as a Blues Award recipient. Both were unable to attend the evenings celebrations due to them being part of the…
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The North Harbour u17 Open has concluded after reaching record numbers for a North Harbour junior event. The tournament attracted 89 players from around the North Island in an event that was played from 10-11 August 2019. With 208 matches to play, it was a very busy time for all involved. Congratulations to North Harbour’s…
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The New Zealand Wisden & Slazenger Cup has concluded with North Harbour the champions of both division 1 & 2. WISDEN TEAM The North Harbour Wisden team began strongly, winning their pool box against Waitakere 5-1 and Waikato 5-1. Waikato then played Canterbury, winning 4-1 while Waitakere took on Wellington North beating them 4-1. This…
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The North Harbour u13 Open was a spectacle of talent and determination when played on 22 & 23 June 2019. 70 players from around the Northern Region and as far away as Manawatu took to the courts for a weekend of singles, doubles & mixed doubles. Auckland’s Nanna Siegemund won all three events while Raphael…
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The annual service fee for court-cards will be automatically deducted from the cards on Monday 01 July 2019. Card holders need to ensure that there are sufficient funds on their card by Wednesday 26 JUNE for this fee to be deducted. If there are insufficient funds on your card at this time the card will be…
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Players from around the world congregated in Auckland this week for the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Future Series event – the YONEX North Harbour International 2019. A large number of talented Chinese juniors were amongst the entry list, with several of the top junior players from various Chinese provinces getting their first taste for the…
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One more top seeded pair bowed out at the semi-finals stage, before all ten finalists were decided. Australia’s Simon Leung, Mitchell Wheller and Qin Jinjing and Vietnam’s Tien Minh Nguyen are the only players standing in China’s way to achieve a whitewash at the YONEX North Harbour 2019. Mixed Doubles At 5pm, the mixed doubles…
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Five of our Harbour representative players have made it through to the quarter finals here at the YONEX Harbour International 2019. Shaunna Li was the first player on court this morning against the Chinese singles player who celebrated a victory over the first seed yesterday. The eighteen year old Chinese powerhouse, Qiu Ziying, is currently…
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