Donna Haliday (born 4 February 1981; née Cranston) is a New Zealand badminton player.[1] In 2008, she won the mixed doubles title at the Oceania Championships in New Caledonia with Henry Tam.[2] She also completed her success by winning the women's and mixed team gold, and making the women's team competed at the 2008 Uber Cup finals in Jakarta.[3][4] In 2010, she competed at the Delhi Commonwealth Games.[5]
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| Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 February 1981 Raetihi, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 30 (WD 15 July 2010) 25 (XD 15 July 2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life edit
Haliday was born in Raetihi, and raised in Ohakune.[5][6] Her husband is former national badminton rep Andrew Haliday[6]
Achievements edit
Oceania Championships edit
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2004 | Waitakere Badminton Centre, Waitakere City, New Zealand |
 Kimberly Windsor
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 Jane Crabtree Kate Wilson-Smith
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8–15, 7–15 |  Bronze
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| 2006 | North Harbour Badminton Centre, Auckland, New Zealand |
Renee Flavell
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Nicole Gordon Sara Runesten-Petersen
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17–21, 14–21 | Bronze
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| 2008 | Salle Veyret, Nouméa, New Caledonia |
Renee Flavell
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Michelle Chan Rachel Hindley
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14–21, 8–21 |  Silver
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| 2010 | Stadium Southland, Invercargill |
Danielle Barry
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Leanne Choo Kate Wilson-Smith
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13–21, 12–21 | Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Salle Veyret, Nouméa, New Caledonia |
Henry Tam
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Craig Cooper Renee Flavell
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16–21, 21–19, 21–17 |  Gold
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| 2010 | Stadium Southland, Invercargill, New Zealand |
Henry Tam
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Glenn Warfe Kate Wilson-Smith
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11–21, 10–21 | Silver
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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 | Henry Tam
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 Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama Chau Hoi Wah
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11–21, 5–21 |  Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series edit
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2006 | Victoria International | Renee Flavell
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Kellie Lucas Kate Wilson-Smith
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27–25, 7–21, 24–22 |  Winner
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| 2007 | Victoria International | Renee Flavell
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 Haw Chiou Hwee Lim Pek Siah
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8–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2009 | Victoria International | Danielle Barry
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Erin Carroll Renuga Veeran
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21–16, 19–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
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| 2009 | Nouméa International | Danielle Barry
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 Deyanira Angulo Louise McKenzie
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21–5, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2009 | Cyprus International | Danielle Barry
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 Anastasia Chervyakova Natalia Perminova
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18–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Waikato International | Henry Tam
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 Naomasa Senkyo Misaki Matsutomo
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21–13, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2008 | North Shore City International | Henry Tam
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Joe Wu Danielle Barry
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21–14, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2009 | Victoria International | Henry Tam
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Raj Veeran Renuga Veeran
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12–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2009 | Nouméa International | Henry Tam
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Kevin Dennerly-Minturn Louise McKenzie
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21–19, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2009 | Cyprus International | Henry Tam
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 Richard Vaughan Sarah Thomas
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21–18, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2010 | Canterbury International | Joe Wu
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Oliver Leydon-Davis Louise McKenzie
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21–19, 19–21, 23–25 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Players: Donna Haliday". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "New Zealand wins four titles at Oceania Champs". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "New Zealand win Oceania Teams Event". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "TUC Oceania – Kiwis cash strapped to get to Jakarta for TUC finals". Badzine.net. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Athletes: Donna Haliday". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ a b "No turning back for badminton ace Haliday". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
External links edit
- Donna HALIDAY at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com (alternate link)
- Donna HALIDAY at BWFbadminton.com