Henry Tam

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.

Henry Tam
Personal information
CountryNew Zealand
Born (1988-06-24) 24 June 1988
Hong Kong
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking37 (MD 26 August 2010)
25 (XD 15 July 2010)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  New Zealand
Oceania Championships
2008 Nouméa Mixed doubles
2008 Nouméa Men's doubles
2010 Invercargill Men's doubles
2010 Invercargill Mixed doubles
2006 Auckland Mixed doubles
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
2008 Nouméa Mixed team
2006 Auckland Mixed team
2010 Invercargill Mixed team
Oceania Men's Team Championships
2008 Nouméa Men's team
2010 Invercargill Men's team
BWF profile

Achievements

Oceania Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Salle Veyret, Nouméa, New Caledonia Nathan Hannam Ross Smith
Glenn Warfe		 13–21, 18–21 Silver
2010 Stadium Southland, Invercargill, New Zealand Oliver Leydon-Davis Ross Smith
Glenn Warfe		 19–21, 12–21 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
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

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
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

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
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
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
  1. "Athletes: Henry Tam". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. "New Zealand wins four titles at Oceania Champs". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 27 December 2017.


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