I have never had the chance to see the 1977 and 1980 World

Championships in Malmo and Jakarta previously.

Can anyone tell me if they were ever telecast on Tv or

remember having watched them on tV?

Has anyone ever seen a recording of these tournaments?

Thanks,

I am sure the 1997 Championships in Malmoe was broadcasted by Swedish Television. I'll see if it's possible to dig up a copy.

Thanks mag, but I think that may be very difficult because of copyright although I am hoping for the best.

I remember having seen highlights on Danish television..

I especially remember pictures of a crying Steen Skovgaard lying on the floor after he won the mix doubles together with Lene Koeppen. It is as if he could not believe that they won. She was a lot more clam though.

I've also seen Flemming Delfs and Svend Pri - both sweating like crazy - thanking eachother after the match..

so... I'm pretty sure the entire event must have been taped somehow by somebody.

Not very encouraging to know that Danish television

only showed highlights of their stars wiining the 1st world

champs in a neighbouring country.

Maybe it was asponsorship problem.

Sorry if I was not clear before.

I do not know whether Danish television broadcastet the entire event back in 1977.

That might very well be the case.

However, I was only 6 years at the time and do not remember.

I just remember seeing the highlights, but I do not remember when it was.

Thanks Christian.

Have you ever seen Erland Kops playing ?

It seems he had a very hard smash but had weak defence,

I think only he and Frost are in Denmark's Hall of Fame.

I've seen Erland Kops play, what we call "old-boys" badminton.

Obviously, he knew what he was doing...

Unfortunately, I've never seen him playing while he was in his prime.

And Hall of Fame - I did not even know that we have a hall of fame here in Denmark, so I'm sorry but I'm unable to ansver your question on that.

My personal opinion though is that if there is a Hall of Fame - or a badminton hall of fame - it should include the two mentioned and at least Flemming Delfs, Svend Pri, Poul-Erik Hoeyer, Peter Gade, Lene Koeppen, Kirsten Larsen and Camilla Martin.

Not to forget Thomas Lund -- the best doubles player Denmark ever had. In fact he probably belongs there more than Gade...

Hall of Fame should be the players that set the standard and inspired the younger generation to follow at his era, example Svend Pri definitely rewrote the way of how you could play back-hand for example - he could back-hand smashes, drive, clear and drop probably better than his forehand. It was eye opening experiences to see how he could use the normal backhand weakness of most players as his strongest offensive weapon - a stark contrast to Malaysia/Indonesion players, as for them round the head is the only offensive way ! By the way after the Thomas cup, as it shown live on Malaysian TV at the time, most Malaysian kids were practising Pri's backhands in addition to Hartono's round the head half-court smashes, and Aik Huang's stroke plays.

Denmark's players certainly had very spectacular backhands.

You can nane Pri,Delfs, Nierhofff even Steen Fladberg.

But what was more spectacular was a stroke performed by

Lene Koppen,with her back to net and shuttle nearing baseline

she could drive it cross-court to the other end.

I am just mentioning a fact, don't get me wrong, I am a China

fan.

You can be an Easter Bunny fan for all I care. A good shot is a good shot! ;)

By the way, I dodn't getunderstand that one. Was that a BH or FH stroke? From anywhere on the baseline, or the right or left corner? (She was right-handed, if I remember correctly...)

Lene Koeppen was famous or infamous - at least in Denmark - for not being that good at using what we call a "high" back-hand.

In stead, she let the birdie drop and hit it with a "low" back-hand.

A low back-hand is where your racket has contact with the birdie parallel with you shoulder or a little below that.

My guess is that Bbn refers to this shot.

Danish Wipe?

Yes that was what it was, not only her but several of her

contemporaries I think Delfs excelled in that stroke.

You can never discount Denmark for being innovative in stroke

development.