KourKK
07-16-2005, 09:17 PM
Tan Fook throws durian party, Danes suffer
KUALA LUMPUR: National doubles shuttler Choong Tan Fook brought loads of durian as a treat for his teammates at the Stadium Juara in Bukit Kiara here yesterday. And three Denmark players were left scrambling for fresh air.
Danish men singles players Leth Jens-Kristian, Peter Mikkelsen and Joachim Persson have been training and sparring with the national players since the recent Malaysian Open badminton championships.
“It's so smelly,” said Jens-Kristian. Besides the durian “exposure,” the training stint in Malaysia has also been a whole new experience for them.
“We trained with both Misbun (Sidek) and Li Mao. Both their training styles are different. Misbun spends a longer time – even more than four hours in a session with the players. In Denmark, we only train two hours a session,” said Jens-Kristian.
“It is very humid here and we sweat a lot. We have to drink a lot of water. It has been a good experience and we certainly learnt a lot.
“In Denmark, soccer gets the most attention and even Kenneth (Jonassen)'s win at the last year's Singapore Open got little coverage back home. Badminton certainly gets a lot of attention here,” added the lanky Dane, who will leave for Denmark on Tuesday.
KUALA LUMPUR: National doubles shuttler Choong Tan Fook brought loads of durian as a treat for his teammates at the Stadium Juara in Bukit Kiara here yesterday. And three Denmark players were left scrambling for fresh air.
Danish men singles players Leth Jens-Kristian, Peter Mikkelsen and Joachim Persson have been training and sparring with the national players since the recent Malaysian Open badminton championships.
“It's so smelly,” said Jens-Kristian. Besides the durian “exposure,” the training stint in Malaysia has also been a whole new experience for them.
“We trained with both Misbun (Sidek) and Li Mao. Both their training styles are different. Misbun spends a longer time – even more than four hours in a session with the players. In Denmark, we only train two hours a session,” said Jens-Kristian.
“It is very humid here and we sweat a lot. We have to drink a lot of water. It has been a good experience and we certainly learnt a lot.
“In Denmark, soccer gets the most attention and even Kenneth (Jonassen)'s win at the last year's Singapore Open got little coverage back home. Badminton certainly gets a lot of attention here,” added the lanky Dane, who will leave for Denmark on Tuesday.