Round 4 (Saturday 9.00am)
On Saturday morning we saw the penultimate round begin, with teams starting to solidify their positions for gold, silver or bronze. In the Wisden Cup, Auckland 1 and North Harbour 1 both coasted their way into the final round, where they will match up against each other to fight for the gold position. Bronze is still anyone's game with Auckland 2, Waitakere and North Harbour 2 all in contention. In the Slazenger cup, Counties Manukau and Wellington North both secured victories, inching them closer to gold while Waikato and Otago will be fighting for a podium finish.
Wisden Cup
- North Harbour 2 vs Canterbury - 9-3
- Auckland 1 vs Auckland 2 - 11-1
- North Harbour 1 vs Waitakere - 11-1
Slazenger Cup
- Counties Manukau vs Nelson - 10-2
- Wellington North vs Wellington - 9-3
- Waikato vs Otago - 6-6
Wisden & Slazenger Cup 2023
- Venue: 99 Gillies Avenue, Epsom
- Ties: 9am & 3pm
- Draws & Results
- Free entry
Round 3 (Friday 3.00pm)
In the Wisden Cup round three, the two front runners of the competition, North Harbour 1 and Auckland 1 both dominated there opponents, coming away with easy victories. The last fixture however, between North Harbour 2 and Waitakere, proved to be the tie of the competition thus far. Just 1 game in it, North Harbour 2 were able to take the victory. In the Slazenger Cup, Waikato, Counties Manukau and Wellington North all came away with victories.
Wisden Cup
- North Harbour 1 vs Auckland 2 - 12-0
- Auckland 2 vs Canterbury - 11-1
- North Harbour 2 vs Waitakere - 6-6
Slazenger Cup
- Waikato vs Wellington - 10-2
- Wellington North vs Nelson - 7-5
- Counties Manukau vs Otago - 8-4
Wisden & Slazenger Cup 2023
- Venue: 99 Gillies Avenue, Epsom
- Ties: 9am & 3pm
- Draws & Results
- Free entry
Round 2 (Friday 9.00am)
In round 2 of the Wisden Cup all of the predictable associations came out on top. Auckland 2 vs Canterbury being the closest of all three fixtures with Auckland 2 taking it narrowly 7-5 over Canterbury. Another fantastic performance from North Harbour 1, saw them defeat North Harbour 2, 12-0. Nelson and Counties Manukau both had convincing wins over their opponents, while Otago vs Wellington played a tough tie finishing with Wellington as victors, 7-5.
Wisden Cup
- Auckland 1 vs Waitakere - 9-3
- Auckland 2 vs Canterbury - 7-5
- North Harbour 1 vs North Harbour 2 - 12-0
Slazenger Cup
- Wellington North vs Otago - 7-5
- Wellington vs Nelson - 4-8
- Waikato vs Counties Manukau - 4-8
Wisden & Slazenger Cup 2023
- Venue: 99 Gillies Avenue, Epsom
- Ties: 9am & 3pm
- Draws & Results
- Free entry
Round One (Thursday 3.00pm)
Wisden and Slazenger Cup participants have now been decided and teams carefully plan ahead for their remaining five ties of the competition. Round one in the Wisden Cup produced some amazing performances, with top ranked team North Harbour 1 leading from the front, sweeping Canterbury 12-0 in an outstanding display. In the Slazenger Cup, the tie between Wellington and Otago had an exciting finish with Otago successfully edging out the victory, final score 7-5 to Otago.
Wisden Cup
- North Harbour 1 vs. Canterbury - 12-0
- Auckland 1 vs. North Harbour 2 - 8-4
- Auckland 2 vs. Waitakere - 3-9
Slazenger Cup
- Waikato vs. Nelson - 8-4
- Wellington North vs. Counties Manukau - 3-9
- Wellington vs. Otago - 5-7
Wisden & Slazenger Cup 2023
- Venue: 99 Gillies Avenue, Epsom
- Ties: 9am & 3pm
- Draws & Results
- Free entry
Qualification Round
After a thrilling qualification round, we saw our 12 association teams split into their respective Wisden and Slazenger Cup round robin pools. Auckland 2 vs Counties Manukau was the highlight of the qualification round, with several thrilling matches. Auckland 2 came away with the win 8-4. Otherwise, qualification was a reasonably unsurprising round with the top 6 ranked teams proceeding through to the Wisden Cup.
Wisden Cup
- North Harbour 1
- Auckland 1
- Auckland 2
- North Harbour 2
- Waitakere
- Canterbury
Slazenger Cup
- Waikato
- Wellington North
- Counties Manukau
- Wellington
- Otago
- Nelson
Wisden & Slazenger Cup 2023
- Venue: 99 Gillies Avenue, Epsom
- Ties: 9am & 3pm
- Draws & Results
- Free entry
Twelve of New Zealand's top association teams will contest the illustrious Wisden and Slazenger Cup across the 25th to 27th May. The 2023 edition will be held at the Auckland Badminton Stadium (99 Gillies Avenue, Epsom), with free entry for all spectators and supporters - and all twelve courts in action across the three days of competition.
The pinnacle Inter-association competition will see all twelve teams begin in a qualification round, with the winning teams progressing into the Division 1 Wisden Cup, and the defeated teams, contesting the Division 2 Slazenger Cup. The teams compete in a 12-match round robin format, with five rounds of ties across the three days.
The 2022 Wisden Cup winners, North Harbour 1 will no doubt be looking to defend their title, as they meet newcomers, Nelson in the qualification round.
The 2022 Slazenger Cup winners, Waikato, will challenge for a place in the Wisden Cup, as the face sixth-place Canterbury in their qualification round. View the full qualification draw here.
Members of the New Zealand squad and NZ Junior Team are sprinkled across North Harbour, Auckland, Counties Manukau, Waitakere and Wellington North teams - leaving the stage is set for a fierce competition across all the courts!