Donna Haliday

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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]

Donna Haliday
Personal information
CountryNew Zealand
Born (1981-02-04) 4 February 1981 (age 43)
Raetihi, New Zealand
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking30 (WD 15 July 2010)
25 (XD 15 July 2010)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  New Zealand
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Nouméa Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2008 Nouméa Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2010 Invercargill Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Waitakere City Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Auckland Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Invercargill Women's doubles
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Waitakere City Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Auckland Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Nouméa Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Invercargill Mixed team
Oceania Women's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Nouméa Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Invercargill Women's team

Personal life

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Haliday was born in Raetihi, and raised in Ohakune.[5][6] Her husband is former national badminton rep Andrew Haliday[6]

Achievements

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Oceania Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Waitakere Badminton Centre,
Waitakere City, New Zealand
  Kimberly Windsor   Jane Crabtree
  Kate Wilson-Smith
8–15, 7–15   Bronze
2006 North Harbour Badminton Centre,
Auckland, New Zealand
  Renee Flavell   Nicole Gordon
  Sara Runesten-Petersen
17–21, 14–21   Bronze
2008 Salle Veyret,
Nouméa, New Caledonia
  Renee Flavell   Michelle Chan
  Rachel Hindley
14–21, 8–21   Silver
2010 Stadium Southland,
Invercargill
  Danielle Barry   Leanne Choo
  Kate Wilson-Smith
13–21, 12–21   Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Salle Veyret,
Nouméa, New Caledonia
  Henry Tam   Craig Cooper
  Renee Flavell
16–21, 21–19, 21–17   Gold
2010 Stadium Southland,
Invercargill, New Zealand
  Henry Tam   Glenn Warfe
  Kate Wilson-Smith
11–21, 10–21   Silver

BWF Grand Prix

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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   Henry Tam   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

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Victoria International   Renee Flavell   Kellie Lucas
  Kate Wilson-Smith
27–25, 7–21, 24–22   Winner
2007 Victoria International   Renee Flavell   Haw Chiou Hwee
  Lim Pek Siah
8–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2009 Victoria International   Danielle Barry   Erin Carroll
  Renuga Veeran
21–16, 19–21, 20–22   Runner-up
2009 Nouméa International   Danielle Barry   Deyanira Angulo
  Louise McKenzie
21–5, 21–11   Winner
2009 Cyprus International   Danielle Barry   Anastasia Chervyakova
  Natalia Perminova
18–21, 20–22   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Waikato International   Henry Tam   Naomasa Senkyo
  Misaki Matsutomo
21–13, 21–18   Winner
2008 North Shore City International   Henry Tam   Joe Wu
  Danielle Barry
21–14, 21–12   Winner
2009 Victoria International   Henry Tam   Raj Veeran
  Renuga Veeran
12–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2009 Nouméa International   Henry Tam   Kevin Dennerly-Minturn
  Louise McKenzie
21–19, 21–15   Winner
2009 Cyprus International   Henry Tam   Richard Vaughan
  Sarah Thomas
21–18, 21–14   Winner
2010 Canterbury International   Joe Wu   Oliver Leydon-Davis
  Louise McKenzie
21–19, 19–21, 23–25   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Donna Haliday". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. ^ "New Zealand wins four titles at Oceania Champs". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. ^ "New Zealand win Oceania Teams Event". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  4. ^ "TUC Oceania – Kiwis cash strapped to get to Jakarta for TUC finals". Badzine.net. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Athletes: Donna Haliday". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  6. ^ a b "No turning back for badminton ace Haliday". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
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