Henry Tam

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Henry Tam
Personal information
CountryNew Zealand
Born (1988-06-24) 24 June 1988 (age 35)
Hong Kong
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking37 (MD 26 August 2010)
25 (XD 15 July 2010)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Oceania Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Nouméa Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Nouméa Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Invercargill Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Invercargill Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Auckland Mixed doubles
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Nouméa Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Auckland Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2010 Invercargill Mixed team
Oceania Men's Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Nouméa Men's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Invercargill Men's team
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.

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Achievements

Oceania Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008 Salle Veyret, Nouméa, New Caledonia Flag of New Zealand.svg Nathan Hannam Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Smith
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Warfe
13–21, 18–21 Med 2.png Silver
2010 Stadium Southland, Invercargill Flag of New Zealand.svg Oliver Leydon-Davis Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Smith
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Warfe
19–21, 12–21 Med 2.png Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006 North Harbour Badminton Centre, Auckland, New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg Lianne Shirley Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Shirley
Flag of New Zealand.svg Sara Runesten-Petersen
10–21, 8–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2008 Salle Veyret, Nouméa, New Caledonia Flag of New Zealand.svg Donna Haliday Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Cooper
Flag of New Zealand.svg Renee Flavell
16–21, 21–19, 21–17 Med 1.png Gold
2010 Stadium Southland, Invercargill, New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg Donna Haliday Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Warfe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kate Wilson-Smith
11–21, 10–21 Med 2.png 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

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009 Australian Open Flag of New Zealand.svg Donna Haliday Flag of Hong Kong.svg Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Chau Hoi Wah
11–21, 5–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006 North Harbour International Flag of New Zealand.svg Joe Wu Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Cooper
Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Shirley
11–21, 20–22Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2007North Shore City International Flag of New Zealand.svg Nathan Hannam Flag of New Zealand.svg Alan Chan
Flag of New Zealand.svg John Moody
21–18, 14–21, 9–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2009Nouméa International Flag of New Zealand.svg Oliver Leydon-Davis Flag of New Zealand.svg Kevin Dennerly-Minturn
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joe Wu
21–17, 22–24, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008 Waikato International Flag of New Zealand.svg Donna Haliday Flag of Japan.svg Naomasa Senkyo
Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Matsutomo
21–13, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2008 North Shore City International Flag of New Zealand.svg Donna Haliday Flag of New Zealand.svg Joe Wu
Flag of New Zealand.svg Danielle Barry
21–14, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2009 Victoria International Flag of New Zealand.svg Donna Haliday Flag of Australia (converted).svg Raj Veeran
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Renuga Veeran
12–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2009Nouméa International Flag of New Zealand.svg Donna Haliday Flag of New Zealand.svg Kevin Dennerly-Minturn
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Louise McKenzie
21–19, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2009 Cyprus International Flag of New Zealand.svg Donna Haliday Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Richard Vaughan
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Sarah Thomas
21–18, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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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.