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 New Caledonia with Donna Haliday.[2]

Henry Tam
Personal information
Country New 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
Badminton
Representing  New Zealand
Oceania Championships
2008 NouméaMixed doubles
2010 InvercargillMen's doubles
2010 InvercargillMixed doubles
2008 NouméaMen's doubles
2006 AucklandMixed doubles
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
2008 NouméaMixed team
2006 AucklandMixed team
2010 InvercargillMixed team
Oceania Men's Team Championships
2008 NouméaMen's team
2010 InvercargillMen's team
BWF profile

In addition to his 5 International Titles in Mixed Doubles, his other notable achievements was a run of five consecutive New Zealand National Men's Doubles Titles during 2010 - 2014.

Achievements

Oceania Championships

Men's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Stadium Southland,
Invercargill, New Zealand		 Donna Haliday Glenn Warfe
Kate Wilson-Smith		 11–21, 10–21 Silver
2008 Nouméa, New Caledonia Donna Haliday Craig Cooper
Renee Flavell		 16–21, 21–19, 21–17 Gold
2006 Auckland, New Zealand Lianne Shirley Daniel Shirley
Sara Runesten-Petersen		 10–21, 8–21 Bronze

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

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
2009 Nouméa International Oliver Leydon-Davis Kevin Dennerly-Minturn
Joe Wu		 21–17, 22–24, 21–16 Winner
2007 North Shore City International Nathan Hannam John Moody
Alan Chan		 21–18, 14–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2006 North Harbour International Joe Wu Daniel Shirley
Craig Cooper		 11–21, 20–22 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Cyprus International Donna Haliday Richard Vaughan
Sarah Thomas		 21–18, 21–14 Winner
2009 Nouméa International Donna Haliday Kevin Dennerly-Minturn
Louise McKenzie		 21–19, 21–15 Winner
2009 Victorian International Donna Haliday Raj Veeran
Renuga Veeran		 12–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2008 North Shore City International Donna Haliday Joe Wu
Danielle Barry		 21–14, 21–12 Winner
2008 Waikato International Donna Haliday Naomasa Senkyo
Misaki Matsutomo		 21–13, 21–18 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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