Henry Tam
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Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hong Kong | 24 June 1988|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 37 (MD 26 August 2010) 25 (XD 15 July 2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Henry Tam (born 24 June 1988) is a former New Zealand badminton player representing New Zealand from 2004 - 2010. He competed at the Bendigo 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games and Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games.[1] His most notable title was in 2008, where he won the mixed doubles title at the Oceania Championships in Nouméa, New Caledonia with Donna Haliday.[2] In addition to his 5 international titles in the mixed doubles, his other notable achievements was a run of five consecutive New Zealand National men's doubles titles during 2010–2014.
Achievements
[edit]Oceania Championships
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Salle Veyret, Nouméa, New Caledonia | Nathan Hannam | Ross Smith Glenn Warfe |
13–21, 18–21 | Silver |
2010 | Stadium Southland, Invercargill | Oliver Leydon-Davis | Ross Smith Glenn Warfe |
19–21, 12–21 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | North Harbour Badminton Centre, Auckland, New Zealand | Lianne Shirley | Daniel Shirley Sara Runesten-Petersen |
10–21, 8–21 | Bronze |
2008 | Salle Veyret, Nouméa, New Caledonia | Donna Haliday | Craig Cooper Renee Flavell |
16–21, 21–19, 21–17 | Gold |
2010 | Stadium Southland, Invercargill, New Zealand | Donna Haliday | Glenn Warfe Kate Wilson-Smith |
11–21, 10–21 | Silver |
BWF Grand Prix
[edit]The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Australian Open | Donna Haliday | Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama Chau Hoi Wah |
11–21, 5–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | North Harbour International | Joe Wu | Craig Cooper Daniel Shirley |
11–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
2007 | North Shore City International | Nathan Hannam | Alan Chan John Moody |
21–18, 14–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
2009 | Nouméa International | Oliver Leydon-Davis | Kevin Dennerly-Minturn Joe Wu |
21–17, 22–24, 21–16 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Waikato International | Donna Haliday | Naomasa Senkyo Misaki Matsutomo |
21–13, 21–18 | Winner |
2008 | North Shore City International | Donna Haliday | Joe Wu Danielle Barry |
21–14, 21–12 | Winner |
2009 | Victoria International | Donna Haliday | Raj Veeran Renuga Veeran |
12–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2009 | Nouméa International | Donna Haliday | Kevin Dennerly-Minturn Louise McKenzie |
21–19, 21–15 | Winner |
2009 | Cyprus International | Donna Haliday | Richard Vaughan Sarah Thomas |
21–18, 21–14 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletes: Henry Tam". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "New Zealand wins four titles at Oceania Champs". Badminton Oceania. Archived from the original on 4 February 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
External links
[edit]- Henry Tam at BWFBadminton.com
- Henry Tam at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Henry Tam at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Henry Tam at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)