Ziheng Zou - Auckland High Performance Squad Athlete

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Player Profile
 
Full Name:   Ziheng Zou
Age:   20
Born:     10th February 1989
Club:  College Rifles
Regional:   Auckland 
Occupation:    University Student
Coaches: 

Thana Arikrishnan (Malaysia) & Xu Li one of Auckland's Top Coaches and Players.        

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

                                
                           
                            
                 
                   
                                                      
 
                        

Background:  Ziheng has alot of playing talent and a string of successes especially in team events including in 2007 the North Island 18s Teams Event followed up with victory in the Slazenger Cup playing for the Auckland Division Team.  With his best badminton still ahead of him Ziheng already has a string of successes behind him with more intense competition to come in 2007.   

 

Performance Goals

- Make the NZ National Squad

- Represent NZ at Tournaments Internationally

- Success Playing for NZ at the Commonwealth Games and the Olympic

  Games

Career Path:

 

2008

- Member of the Auckland Slazenger Cup  Division 2 Inter Provincial Senior Badminton

  Team

 

2007

- Winner of the National Slazenger Cup Title with the Senior Auckland Division Team

- Winner of the National North Islands U18 Teams Title with Auckland U18 No.1 Team

- Member of NZ Elite Squad

- Semi finalist in Singles in the North Harbour International

 

 2006

- Winner Waikato 18s Open Singles Title

- Winner Waikato 18s Open Mixed Title
- Winner of the Australasian U18s Teams Title (CP Maddern) with the Northern Region

  No.1 Team.

- Runner Up Mens Doubles in the U19 Australasian Championships

- NZ Ranking of 7 in the NZ Player Points Rankings
- Member of the NZ Reserve Squad

- Member of the Auckland 16s No. 1 team
 

2005

- Winner of North Harbour 16s Open Singles Title

- Winner North Harbour 16s Open Doubles Title

- Winner North Harbour 16s Open Mixed Title

- Winner of Counties 16s Open Doubles Title
- Winner of Waikato 16s Open Singles Title

- Winner of Waikato 16s Open Doubles Title
- Winner of NZ North Island 16s Teams Event with the Auckland 16s No.1 Team

- Winner of the NZ National 16s Teams Event with the Auckland 16s No.1 Team

- Represented Northern Region under 17s team. Runner up in Australasian Champs

  teams event
- Runner up in singles and doubles for under 17s Australasian champs. Gained a

  ranking of 6
- Members of NZ development squad

 

2004

- Winner Singles Title at the Lloyd Elsmore 16s Open 

- Winner Doubles Title at the Lloyd Elsmore 16s Open
- Member of NZ Development Squad
- Member of Auckland U14s No.1 Team
- Runner Up Counties 16s Doubles

- Runner Up Counties 16s Mixed Doubles

 

2003

- Winner NZ North Island 14s Teams Event with the Auckland U14s No.1 Team

- Winner NZ Nationals Teams Event with the Auckland U14s No.1 Team

- Runner Up National North Islands 14s Championships
- Auckland Badminton most improved doubles and singles player