Tine Baun

Tine Baun (née Rasmussen; born July 21, 1979 in Hørsholm) is a female former badminton player from Denmark. Most notably, she won the prestigious All England Open Badminton Championships women's singles title three times in 2008, 2010, and 2013 - the last of these being her final tournament before retirement.

Career

Baun played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losing to Petya Nedelcheva of Bulgaria in the round of 32.

As for Baun's record in the BWF Super Series, she won the 2007 Japan Open beating all Chinese-born players from the first match, including the 1st seed, Zhang Ning of China, in the quarterfinal. She also won the 2008 Singapore Super Series, beating Zhou Mi of Hongkong in the final.

She won the silver medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships after losing from Xu Huaiwen of Germany in the final with rubber set.

Baun also played at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing as the 6th seed. She beat Akvile Stapusaityte from Lithuania in the round of 32, but again had to "go home" early, losing to Maria Kristin Yulianti of Indonesia 21–18, 19–21, 14–21 in the round of 16.

Bobby Baun

Robert Neil "Bob, Boomer" Baun (born September 9, 1936) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for 17 seasons from 1956–57 to 1972–73.

Playing career

Baun played junior hockey with the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association from 1952 to 1956, winning the Memorial Cup in 1955 and 1956. After turning professional, Baun played most of the 1956–57 season with the Rochester Americans, the Toronto Maple Leafs affiliate in the American Hockey League. They would be the only minor league games Baun would ever play. He was called up to the Leafs during the season and played in Toronto for the next 11 seasons, winning the Stanley Cup in 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1967.

Baun was one of the hardest and cleanest hitters of his time. He was not considered an offensive threat as a defenceman, never scoring more than 20 points in a season in the NHL. His highest single-season goal total was eight in 1959–60. However, Baun is remembered for his performance in game six of the 1963–64 NHL season Stanley Cup finals against the Detroit Red Wings. On April 23, 1964, having fractured his ankle earlier in the game, he returned in overtime and scored the game-winning goal. The Leafs won the next game 4–0 to win the best of seven series, and secure their third consecutive Stanley Cup championship.

England Open

The England Open is a darts tournament that has been held annually since 1995.

List of tournaments

Tournament records

Most wins 3: Ted Hankey, Wesley Harms.

Most Finals 5: Ted Hankey.

Most Semi Finals 5: Ted Hankey.

Most Quarter Finals 8: Ted Hankey.

Most Appearances 10: Ted Hankey.

Most Prize Money won £15,400: Wesley Harms.

Best winning average (96.96) : Mervyn King v's John Burton 2006 Quarter Final.

Youngest Winner age 27: Kevin Painter.

Oldest Winner age 45: Mike Veitch.

References

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All England

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All England Open Badminton Championships

The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious badminton tournaments. Played annually, it developed after the success of the world's first badminton tournament held in Guildford in 1898. The tournament was successfully organised on April 4, 1899, however only three categories (Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles) were originally staged. Both Men's and Women's Singles were added the following year. The first three tournaments were named "The Open English Championships". It was eventually considered (especially after the first Thomas Cup series in 1949) the unofficial world championship of the sport until 1977 when the International Badminton Federation launched its official championships. Since 1984 the tournament has been exclusively sponsored by Yonex.

The tournaments were halted twice: during World War I from 1915 to 1919 and World War II from 1940 to 1946.

Historical venues for the Championships