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Career Path:
2009
- Runner Up
Auckland International Doubles Championships
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Semifinalist NZ Open Grand Prix Doubles Championships
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Quarterfinalist Auckland International Singles Championships
- Member of
he NZ World Championships Team in Hyderabad India (Played the World No.1 in
2 close sets)
- Main
Round Demark Super Series Singles Championships
- Played in
Danish League 1st Division for Ikast Badminklub made playoffs for promotion
to the Liga for 2010.2011 season
- 2nd Round
Austrian International Singles Championships (3 sets against World Top 40 player)
- 2nd Round
Belgian International Singles Championships (3 sets against World Top
30
player)
- 2nd Round
Dutch Grand Prix Singles Championships
- 3rd Round
Scottish International Singles Championships (3 sets against World Top
30
player)
2008
- Winner
Oceania Uber Cup Qualification Teams Event in New Caledonia with the NZ
Team
- Winner
Oceania Championships Teams Title with the NZ Team
- Winner
Oceania Championships Singles Title
- Winner
Oceania Championships Doubles Titles
- Winner
North Harbour Open Singles Title
- Winner
North Harbour Open Doubles Title
- Winner of the Wisden Cup National Inter
Provincial Teams Title with
the Auckland Division 1 Senior Team
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Semifinalist Romanian International Singles Championships
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Contracted to Danish Club Herley-Copenhagen's 1st Division Team for
2008/2009
season in Womens Singles
2007
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Winner Whyte Trophy Test Series vs Australia as Member of the NZ Team
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Winner Samoa International Singles Title
- Winner Fiji International Singles Title
- Winner Fiji International
Doubles Title
- Winner of the Wisden Cup National Inter
Provincial Teams Title with
the Auckland Division 1 Senior Team
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3rd Round KLRC NZ Open Singles - 2 Star International
- Quarterfinalist Singles Toulouse Open in France
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Semifinalist Singles North Harbour International
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Member of the NZ Team at the Sudirman Cup (World Teams Event) in Scotland
2006 (Aged 19)
- Member of the NZ Senior Uber Cup Team
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Selected for the Elite Road to Beijing Squad in Guangzhou China
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Winner NZ U21s National Singles Title
- Winner NZ U21s
National Doubles Title
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NZ National Squad Member
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NZ Uber Cup Team for Finals in Sendai, Japan
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Winner of the Outstanding Badminton NZ Junior Player of the Year
2005
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Winner U19s Pan Pacific Teams Title with NZ U19s Team - (Defeating USA,
Taiwan, Australia and US Selections)
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NZ National Squad Member
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Winner of the Manhattan Junior International Singles Title - Los Angeles,
USA
- Winner of the Manhattan Junior
International
Mixed Title - Los Angeles,
USA
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Winner of the Under 19s Australasian Girls Singles Title
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One of only 3 NZ players selected for the World Badminton Federation “Road
to Beijing
Squad” Member of the Recognition
Training Camps in Saarbrucken,
Germany
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Member of the NZ Senior Uber Cup Team
- Semi Finalist in Oceania Championships having
defeated then NZ No.1
Rebecca Bellingham
in the quarter finals. (Note this was only a few months after
Rebecca had made the last 16 in the World Champs in womens singles.)
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Winner of the Outstanding Badminton NZ Junior Player of the Year
2004
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Winner NZ U18s National Singles Title
- Winner NZ U18s National
Doubles Title
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Runner up U21 National Singles Championships
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Selected for NZ Training Squad in Beijing China
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NZ Junior Team at Commonwealth Youth Games
- NZ U19 Team - Winning Captain of the NZ Pan Pacific
Team defeating Canada
and Australia
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Winner of the Outstanding Badminton NZ Junior Player of the Year
2003
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Winner NZ U16s National Singles Title
My Badminton Campaign!
The nature of my
project is to gain as much experience by getting overseas to be in an
environment where I can reach my full potential. I have been identified as a
talent in this sport with full potential to be as good or even better of any of
the world-class players in the international circuit. But to do this the most
crucial step to becoming more than just a good player in Oceania- and succeed
and win medals at world level is exposure an access to a world-class
environment.
This I believe is
achieved by dedication, commitment and quality training and competing overseas.
- Training overseas as the level
of intensity, drive and competition in the environment is so much stronger than
it is locally.
- Secondly the number of players
driven to become top players is much more than we have here, due to a high
number of players. Therefore higher quality sparring partners, different games
tactics, skills and techniques to play and compete against.
- Being exposed overseas and
playing international tournaments also allows the opportunity to play different
game styles and learning to perform in pressure situations, exposing new
weaknesses and strengths.
- Training Camps: regularly
training in Xiamen, China for 5-6 weeks during the off season several times a year
allowing me to focus intensely and solely on just badminton- with minimal
distractions. (i.e. work, university). Working on technique and tactics-in
an environment where the majority of players are just as dedicated.
- Tournaments: Both European and
Asian tournaments these are a different level to Oceania tournaments as every
round of the tournament is 50/50 and no game
is ever easy
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Michelle Chan - NZ
National Squad Athlete
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