Donna Haliday Explained

Donna Haliday
Country:New Zealand
Birth Date:1981 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Raetihi, New Zealand
Height:1.73 m
Handedness:Right
Event:Women's & mixed doubles
Highest Ranking:30 (WD 15 July 2010)
25 (XD 15 July 2010)

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]

Personal life

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

Achievements

Oceania Championships

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008Salle Veyret,
Nouméa, New Caledonia
Henry Tam Craig Cooper
Renee Flavell
16–21, 21–19, 21–17 Gold
2010Stadium Southland,
Invercargill, New Zealand
Henry Tam 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

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008Waikato International Henry Tam Naomasa Senkyo
Misaki Matsutomo
21–13, 21–18 Winner
2008North Shore City International Henry Tam Joe Wu
Danielle Barry
21–14, 21–12 Winner
2009Victoria International Henry Tam Raj Veeran
Renuga Veeran
12–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2009Nouméa International Henry Tam Kevin Dennerly-Minturn
Louise McKenzie
21–19, 21–15 Winner
2009Cyprus International Henry Tam Richard Vaughan
Sarah Thomas
21–18, 21–14 Winner
2010Canterbury 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

Notes and References

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