I don't know if other people have already discussed this issue or not,
but I am just curious to find out who will receive the Eddy Choong Award for 2003.
Zhang Ning or Lin Dan?
They had a superb year.
How about Kim AND Ra as a pair?

Other thoughts?

have to admit, the number of consecutive tournaments that Kim and Ra have won this past year is very impressive - Lin Dan hasn't had a fabulous year, but some key moments of fame. Zhang Ning is a contender, i'd say.

I'm also impressed with Zhang Ning, who's made a comeback of sorts. The 'old' girl of the Chinese team who suffered sporadic periods of injury, refused to retire as many of her contemporaries did, and instead persevered on, separated from her newly-married husband, and was deservedly rewarded by winning a number of IBF tournaments. True professional to the core! Definitely a good role model for the young aspirant!

who are the previous winners?

1998 - Peter Gade
1999 - Camilla Martin
2000 - Wijaya
2001 - Gao Ling
2002 - Kim Dong Moon

So, no 'pair' winnners yet or were there? Then it's not too soon to have Kim/Ra win it for the first time as a pair. They had an awesome year whole year long and it'd be a shame if they lose out to 'sudden' performers (no offence to Lin Dan fans... :) ).

It'll also be a shame if only one of them got to win it (if only one can win), as both Kim/Ra work the best as a TEAM, not individuals. Perhaps it's about time teams are recognized as well. Still, if only one person can win it then... *shrug*... how pitiful.

Oh, it'll also be Kim DM's second successive... :)

i think xiaxuanze will won the title !he won the world badminton championship and japan open.

I think Kim/Ra will be players of the year for their records of successive mixD wins this year. They have been so far the most consistent mix doubles. I think later , they will be in the Hall of Fame!

We should hear soon as IBF usually anounces in Janurary.

16/01/2003 - Announced Kim Dong Moon as 2002 player of the year

18/01/2002 - Announced Gao Ling as player of the year

16/01/2001 - Announced Candra Wijaya as player of the year.

Yes, no teams have ever got it, and since Kim got in in 2002, so I predict Ra for her Mixed and Ladies doubles
performances - individual tournments, World Championship and Sudirman Cup.

too bad there isn't really anybody this year who really stand out prominently. i bet IBF is trying to go through the same list as we are now.. from track record, IBF usually choose the top guy from their country, PG is #1, CM is #1, CW #1, GL #1, and so is KDM.

here are some more potential nominees:

Chen Hong - PeterG got his award mainly bcoz he held the #1 spot for a year in 1998 (i think) and Chen Hong has certainly done that despite his lack of tournament wins.

Lin Dan - most promising player, but there are many who should be ahead of him

Xia - How about Xia? notice it is only the Chinese MS who stands out this year?

Wong - oh hey, how about Wong? he did pretty ok but certainly shadowed by the Chinese, but having a MAS player to win this would be nice, Eddy Choong was MAS, wasn't he?

Zhang Ning - already mentioned

Huang Sui - if GaoL, why not Huang Sui?

Ra - for the obvious

Jonas/Lars - for the obvious

Notice that the Player of the Year is generally alternate between Male and Female each yr (at least, recent years). If that's the case, Ra is the favorite for her impressive record in WD (only pair to put on a fight with CH lady army) and superior performance in XD.

Hmm i agree with you in a way Kwun about Peter getting the title because he was number one in 1998. But as I renember he and Sun Jun was superior to all in the period 1998-end of 1999 and I guess thats why he got the prize together with he kept his 1 spot :)

That's it, IBF has announced the Eddy Choong Player of the Year for 2003, and it is ...

Kim Dong Moon and Ra Kyung Min of course!!! :D

No doubt about this decision.

I guess IBF finally made a decision without too much argument and complaint this year.

...given Kim/Ra successes in 2003, it is the right choice. 10 straight Mixed titles and equally impressive wins in MD and LD too.

Congratulations to Kim and Ra.

indeed!

in no other event has a pair or a player dominated so convincingly as Kim/Ra in mixed doubles. the rest of the field are just fighting for second place.

South Korean mixed doubles pair share player of year award

Utusan Online

LONDON Jan 13 - South Korean mixed doubles pair Kim Dong-moon and Ra Kyung-min were Tuesday named as joint winners of the International Badminton Federation's player of the year award.

Kim, winner of the 2002 prize, and Ra are the first doubles pairing to win the ``Eddy Choong Player of the Year'' award since its inception in 1998.

Choong was a well-known Malaysian badminton player who dominated European events in the 1950s.

Kim and Ra won 10 consecutive mixed doubles titles in 2003, including the world title in Birmingham, England, and played a key role in South Korea winning the Surdirman Cup last March.

Kim was also successful in men's doubles, winning the Korea, Dutch, Denmark and Taiwan Opens with Hae Tae-kwon and the Malaysia Open with Lee Dong-soo.

Ra won four women's doubles titles at the Korea, Dutch, German and Taiwan Opens with Lee Kyung-won.

``I send my heartfelt congratulations to both players to both players on receiving this award, and for their remarkable achievements on the badminton court this past year,'' IBF president Korn Dabbaransi said. ``We could not ask for better ambassadors for the sport.'' - AFP

As Expected that Kim/Ra is joint players of the year 2003

Originally posted by kwun


Ra won four women's doubles titles at the Korea, Dutch, German and Taiwan Opens with Lee Kyung-won.


Really? She won that many WD titles as well? I know TW Open, which the mighty CHN did not participate, but the other ones, hmmm... Can't re-call.

I guess Ra's success in WD was way over shadowed by her own superior performance in XD, and the 3 elite pairs from CHN.

Ra won four women's doubles titles at the Korea, Dutch, German and Taiwan Opens with Lee Kyung-won.

YONEX GERMAN OPEN 2003
30 Sep 2003 - 5 Oct 2003 Rhein-Rhur-Halle,Duisburg
In finals beat W Wei YANG (CHN), Jiewen ZHANG (CHN) 15/6,15/17,15/8

YONEX DUTCH OPEN 2003
16 Sep 2003 - 21 Sep 2003 Maaspoort,Den Bosch

Ra/Lee played in 11 tournaments in 2003.

they won the title 4 times. 3 times the Chinese were not participating.

they beat Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen in 3 games in the German Open final.

in the other attempts, they lost to Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen 4 times.
lost to Wei Yili/Zhao Tingting 2 times.
lost to Gao Ling/Huang Sui once.

Kwun,

Please delete previous E-mail, network problems here.

They played in 12 events in year 2003 (10 Gp's, Sudirman Cup and World Championship) in the four wins, they defeated Korean team mates twice,
Chinese pair once (Yang/Zhang) and Dannish pair once.
In the others they lost to the Chinese four times (Yang/Zhang) and
Chinese twice (Wei/Zhang), Chinese once (Gao/Huang).

Winning 4 GP's in Women's Doubles and rounds of Sudirman Cup

CHINESE TAIPEI OPEN 2003
4 Nov 2003 - 9 Nov 2003 Gymnasium National Taiwan Normal University,Taipei
In finals defeated Yu Mi HWANG (KOR), Hyo Jung LEE (KOR) 15/9,15/8

YONEX GERMAN OPEN 2003
30 Sep 2003 - 5 Oct 2003 Rhein-Rhur-Halle,Duisburg
In finals defeated Wei YANG (CHN), Jiewen ZHANG (CHN) 15/6,15/17,15/8

YONEX DUTCH OPEN 2003
16 Sep 2003 - 21 Sep 2003 Maaspoort,Den Bosch
In Finals defeated Yu Mi HWANG (KOR), Hyo Jung LEE (KOR) 15/4,15/9

Korea Open 2003
8 Apr 2003 - 13 Apr 2003 Incheon City
In finals defeated Rikke OLSEN (DEN), Ann-Lou JORGENSEN (DEN) 11/5,11/5

Sudirman Cup 2003
18 Mar 2003 - 23 Mar 2003 Eindhoven
Defeated Rikke OLSEN (DEN), Ann-Lou JORGENSEN (DEN) 6/11,11/5,11/2
Defeated Wei YANG (CHN), Jiewen ZHANG (CHN) 11/9,11/5

Semi-finalist in 5 GP's

HONG KONG OPEN 2003
27 Oct 2003 - 2 Nov 2003 Queen Elizabeth Stadium,Hong Kong
Lost to Wei YANG (CHN), Jiewen ZHANG (CHN) 10/15,8/15

PROTON EON MALAYSIA OPEN 2003
2 Sep 2003 - 7 Sep 2003 Kompleks Sukan Likas,Sabah
Lost to Wei YANG (CHN), Jiewen ZHANG (CHN) 11/15,5/15

SANYO INDONESIA OPEN 2003
25 Aug 2003 - 31 Aug 2003 Gor Indoor Stadium,Batam Island
Lost to Wei YANG (CHN), Jiewen ZHANG (CHN) 12/15,15/12,4/15

YONEX-SUNRISE SINGAPORE OPEN 2003
19 Aug 2003 - 24 Aug 2003 Singapore Indoor Stadium,Singapore
Lost to Ling GAO (CHN), Sui HUANG (CHN) 3/15,4/15

Yonex Open Japan 2003
1 Apr 2003 - 6 Apr 2003 Nat Gymnasium,Shibuya-ku, Tonkyo
Lost to Yili WEI (CHN), Tingting ZHAO (CHN) 8/11,11/8,9/11

Other
World Championships 2003
28 Jul 2003 - 3 Aug 2003 NIA,Birmingham
In the round of 16 lost to Wei YANG (CHN), Jiewen ZHANG (CHN)10/15,6/15

DENMARK OPEN 2003
23 Sep 2003 - 28 Sep 2003 Aarhus Arena,Aarhus
Quater final loss to Yili WEI (CHN), Tin

Who got the title?

Who got the title?

Kim Dong Moon and Ra Kyung Min (together)

I thought Thomas Laybourn and Kamilla Rytter Juhl won the award this year

Kim Dong Moon and Ra Kyung Min (together)

This thread is about 2003 !!!

And Laybourn/Juhl won the award of Danish players of the year, not the Eddy Choong award... :rolleyes:

Sorry I hadn't seen that azwandi was asking for 2006 winner... :rolleyes:

which will only be known in one year time! :p

I suppose he meant the 2005 winner, which should be discussed here :
http://www.badmintonforum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=28391