If you have not watched the Men’s Singles Final badminton game at London World Championship 2011, then you have missed something. LinDan and LeeChongWei are the best two Mens Singles Badminton Players for two to three years. LeeChongWei has been the World No.1 of Men’s Singles since 2008. He has been playing consistently over three years. He is the best Men’s Singles player that Malaysian has ever produced. You can imagine the hope of [...]
2006 Asian Games Champions in Mens Doubles Koo Kien Keat&Tan Boon Heong aims to retain their title. Olympic and World Champions Kido&Setiawan are keen to get their hands on this gold. So who would prevail? Enjoy the very close match. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5
This is one of the most common questions that badminton players will ask. Well, after playing badminton for many years and reading badminton rackets feedbacks, I recommend there are several areas you may need to know before buying a racket. - Brands There are many badminton brands available to choose, such as Yonex, Wilson, Victor, Carlton, Head, LiNing etc. Among all the brands, Yonex is the most well established brand among international badminton communities. Yonex [...]
The 16th Asian Games will start on 12 November 2010 in GuangZhou China. Badminton matches are scheduled for 13 – 21 November. Asian Games holds once in every four years. It is not as significant as Olympics, but Asian badminton players are eager to put their hands on the medals coming every four years. Taufik so far is the only badminton players who has all major badminton titles in his pockets, including Asian Games. In [...]
Taufik has been playing very well in this Championship, beating world No.1 Lee Chong Wei in quarter-final and Korean Sung Hwan Park in the semi-final. Taufik aimed to regain his World Championship title which no badminton Singles player has done so previously.There is no doubt about Taufik’s techniques and particularly his backhand tricks.But his physical endurance may let him down after playing so many competitive games in his age. Chen Jin beat pete Gade in [...]
This is one of the best badminton finals I have ever seen. Both pairs demonstrated speed, skills, power and resilience at their top levels. Malaysian pair Ku/Tan aimed to set history by winning a major badminton championship for Malaysia. Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun would also set history by winning World Championship for three times. Fu Haifeng set the fastest shuttlecock speed for this tournament by 303km/h. Enjoy the videos. Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
BWF World Badminton Championships 2010 Chinese National Sport Channel CCTV-5 will start live broadcast from 27 AUG 2010 Friday (starting 15:20 UK). Go visit http://english.cntv.cn/live/cctv5/index.shtml. Click the Red Button to install a plugin and watch. Or Google for other CCTV-5 providers. View live scores at http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/livescore/scoreboard.aspx?id=F62164E2-8D5A-414A-8D71-748A49C68A3E. Have a wonderful time with all famous badminton players in showing off their tricks and techniques and compete for Championships. *** Some video clips will be posted on this site after [...]
The 18th BWF World Championship 2010 will be held from 23 – 29 August in Paris, France. All the top ten players will show up in the events. Here is a list of Men’s Singles and who against who in the first day. Chong Wei Lee [1] [MAS] - [GUA] Kevin Cordon Muhammad Hafiz Hashim [MAS] - [BEL] Yuhan Tan Jan O Jorgensen [11] [DEN] - [AUT] Michael Lahnsteiner Eric Pang [NED] [...]
Sound impossible. I would not have believed this until I see this video clip. See it for yourself. A professional badminton player smashed a shuttlecock with high speed towards a watermelon setup 5 meters away. Amazing! The player was Lee Yong Dae (Korean Pro). Well, not all people are amazed. Badminton pros said, “this is possible especially with crispy water melon skin”, “good amateur players could produce such stun as well”. Badminton shuttlecock is the [...]
When new badminton players stepping into courts, they are usually surprised by how much power his or her opponent/partner could produce. They starts checking their badminton rackets and muscles. After spending some cash on a pro type badminton racket and check nothing difference in muscles, they start wondering what else is lacking in producing the power. They are puzzling over … 1. I am slim and not as muscular as others, am I disadvantaged? But [...]
Badminton Power Series 1 – the reality about badminton power
When new badminton players stepping into courts, they are usually surprised by how much power his or her opponent/partner could produce. They starts checking their badminton rackets and muscles. After spending some cash on a pro type badminton racket and check nothing difference in muscles, they start wondering what else is lacking in producing the power. They are puzzling over … 1. I am slim and not as muscular as others, am I disadvantaged? But [...]
Badminton forehand tricks & techniques in forecourt
When you are in the forehand forecourt position, you have the options to either play lift to clear or net shot, depending where your opponents are. If you are out of position, you may want to play defensive clear in order to get back to the position. Footwork: From the centre of the badminton court, make 2 or 3 steps to the net. With 2 steps, starting from left foot. With 3 steps, starting from [...]
Tang XianHu shows you tricks of maximising badminton forehand power
When you are in forehand position to play either forehand clear or smash, it is very important that you should generate as much power as possible. Tang XianHu shows you the key elements you need to be aware and familiar to achieve so. Back swing: Back swing is the preparation of badminton racket. Draw racket from before chest position, round the shoulder and to behind your back. The racket need a certain distance to accelerate [...]
Tang XianHu teaches you badminton shot sequences
When we start playing badminton, or even play for years, we tend to focus more on individual badminton techniques. In practice, we know that there are lots of badminton sequences we have been playing all the time but have not realised. If we know these common shot sequences, we would be better prepared for opponents’ shots. When we become familiar with these shot sequences, we would certainly react more naturally, quickly and gain control over [...]
Badminton backhand tricks in forecourt for driving or lifting shuttlecock
The forecourt backhand position is the place that you may end up with when your opponent plays a drop shot or a net shot. How do we play the badminton backhand shot from here? What tricks are available in this position? Have a look at the following steps. Use backhand grip for the badminton racket. When hitting the badminton shuttlecock, use supination of forearm (forearm rotating outward or clockwise when your arm is stretching out), thumb moving forward [...]
Tang XianHu is the famous badminton coach behind great Chinese players such as Lin Dan, Xia XuanZe, Ji XinPeng, Sun Jun, Dong Jiong, Cai Yun/Fu HaiFeng and Indonesian players such as Alan Budikusuma, Ardy, Hendrawan. He himself was a unbeaten badminton single player in 1960s and 1970s. Indonesian player Taufik Hidayat once said that the only regrettable thing in his badminton life is that he has never had the opportunity to be coached by Tang [...]
Tang XianHu teaches you badminton forehand defensive clear
Sometimes you may not be able to play a shot with shuttlecock before you overhead in forehand position when you are out of position. By the time you react, the shuttlecock is over you and running to the baseline. In the following steps, Tang XianHu shows you how to play forehand defensive clear and get back to the game. Footwork: In the centre of badminton court, start with right foot with a step backward to [...]
Badminton backhand tricks & techniques in rearcourt
When start playing badminton, almost all of us find it very difficult to hit shuttlecocks from rearcourt to rearcourt in backhand position. A lot of badminton players are very impressed by Taufik’s backhand techniques. He uses his backhand almost like his forehand to clear, drop and smash. He is the best player in badminton backhand smash. Watch the video and be amazed. So what is the right tricks/techniques in playing badminton backhand shots? Well, have a go [...]
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