Is SO draw out yet???

Is SO draw out yet???

What time will the SO draw be out? I can't wait

it should be out by now.. it said 17th april at 3pm.. not its way past 3 pm in Mas.... :D

the draw is out...
very bad draw for MAS MS ....

can someone post the link for the draw then please?

draws are out

hafiz vs lcw in 1st round
wmc vs lu lan again

http://www.internationalbadminton.org/draws.asp


glad that mas is sending their juniors there also including lydia, khe wei,ng hui lin,tan wee kiong, tcs, anita, lim,haw

wow, some amazing games in store for us from the 2nd round onwards for MS.

LD vs Simon
LCW vs Boonsak
TH vs PG

wmc vs wif lu lan in 1st round?

sony vs chen hong in the 1st round...

KKK-TBH
vs
mohd latif-mohd tazari

not very good as well, coz MAS vs MAS

EDIT:
ming chan-how hoon
vs
CTF-LWW

not good as well

i'm very confused now, lee jae jin is playing with both jung jae sung and hwang ji man?
or is that supposed to be lee yong dae .... but then looking at the seeding report, it looks as if they've split JJS/LYD and LJJ/HWJ's points to come up with the 8th seed, so i'm bewildered.

very tough draw i think........ can someone print screen and post all the draws? please... cuz i have problems viewing them in excel again.. :crying:

M'sia player
lee chong wei vs hafiz hashim
boonsak ponsana
lin dan
wong mew choo vs lu lan
jiang yan jiao
xie xing fang
wong pei tty/chin ee hui vs nicole grether/juliana schek
du jing/yu yang
yang wei/zhao ting ting

well well, looks like it's pretty much official then, the new WD pairings are sticking for this tournament as well:

yang wei / zhao tingting
gao ling / zhang jiewen

does anyone have any news about what happened to huang sui yet?

funny business going on in Sin Open...
LCW vs HH,
KKK/TBH vs Zakry/Fairuz...
will Zakry/Fairuz create another own teammates upset? hehe

why....so many MAS play agaist MAS ???!!!
not good...

very tough draw i think........ can someone print screen and post all the draws? please... cuz i have problems viewing them in excel again.. :crying:

dreamzz sent me already.. thanks a lot.. DREAMZZ ROCKZZ! hahaha

MS ,MS,MS,MS
MD ,MD,MD,MD
DRAW

Check this out... Zhou Mi is now playing for HK, she will be playing from the qualifying round. This is very interesting. Seems like HK will be a force to reckon in the women's team event in future with ZM, WC and YPY.

This is really a bad draw for Mas player with so many killing each other in the first round and most of them has a tough road to go.Hopefully the best prepared players can produced some good results and i am glad BAM send some juniors to the Super Series.They need more exposed to the international event.

my goodness..! singapore open so teruk one. mas vs mas. bad draw.

Seems like Bao has the best draw so far out of the top seeded players.

If Lin Dan is to repeat history again, he will destroy Simon in the second round.. (in 2006, LD lost to LCW in MO 06, then LD beat LCW 3 times in a row after... AG 06, LD lost to LHI, the next match, LD dominated LHI... AG 06 final, LD lost to TH, then LD beat TH in MO 07).

After LD pass the 2nd round, he will once again assist LCW in his quest to be the most consistent Mr. quarter-finalist by making it the "fifth" time out of LCW's 6th tournament this year!!!:cool::p:p:p

Unless CH is really injuried like TH said to the media after ABC, I don't see CJ getting pass him this time.

PG vs TH, it really comes down to who is in better form. TH's performance was not even close to his prime in the ABC 07, but if he can get better, he should beat Gade. However, would 2 weeks be enough for TH, if skipping both AE, and Swiss open still could not bring out the VERY BEST of him. Gade still has a good chance.:cool::D Whoever the winner is, should meet Kenneth, and both of them holds a good record against Kenneth... Poor Kenneth, always has a good chance of meeting Gade before final.:crying:

Bao only has to worry about Chen Yu in the quarter-final, and if his injury is fully healed+in good form, he should be able to get by CY.


My question is, why isn't the 4th seed group with the top seed, and the 3rd seed group with the 2nd seed...that is what most other sports tournaments do it. Here we see LD(1st) possibly meet CJ(3rd) ??? Being the 1st seed should have a more favorable draw to meet the 4th seed instead of the 3rd. It should not make a HUGE impact but it is the more logical thing in a way.

my understanding of the way seedings work in badminton is this.

1st seed - 1st quarter.
2nd seed - 4th quarter.

3/4th seeds - randomly placed in the 2/3rd quarters.

5-8th seeds - randomly placed in each of the 4 quarters.

and the rest are random again for the remaining slots.


you'll see from the MD draw that 1st and 3rd seeds are in the top half, with the 2nd and 4th seeds in the bottom half.

Go Zhou Mi ! pew pew pew

Wooo.. bad draw for MAS :eek:

LCW vs HH
Zakry vs KKK/TBH
CCM/HTH vs CTF/LWW..

..faint..

my understanding of the way seedings work in badminton is this.

1st seed - 1st quarter.
2nd seed - 4th quarter.

3/4th seeds - randomly placed in the 2/3rd quarters.

5-8th seeds - randomly placed in each of the 4 quarters.

and the rest are random again for the remaining slots.


you'll see from the MD draw that 1st and 3rd seeds are in the top half, with the 2nd and 4th seeds in the bottom half.

Thanks for the info.:)

Unless CH is really injuried like TH said to the media after ABC, I don't see CJ getting pass him this time.


CH vs CJ will be at QF i suppose.... wow... you very confident about CH passing sony.... i think last time Sony play he was better and better... he beat BCL in straight sets 21-5/21-19

Lin Dan may not be able to perform his 100%.. but he will play his best.

Lin Dan may not be able to perform his 100%.. but he will play his best.

is he still suffering from his injury in the swiss open?
haven't heard any news on him since then.

CH vs CJ will be at QF i suppose.... wow... you very confident about CH passing sony.... i think last time Sony play he was better and better... he beat BCL in straight sets 21-5/21-19

Bao was injuried very badly even during AE 07... the protection on his knee(s) was quite serious.

Soni was playing well too... but when CH is at his best, anybody will have to be playing superbly to beat him.

..as requested, albeit still a bit early, and for those who don't have Excel to view the files, barring any last minute pull-outs or redraws, here are the draws..Brought to you by tournamentsoftware.com, starting with the MS & MSQ draws:

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/ctjcad/SGO-MS.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/ctjcad/SGO-MSQ.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/ctjcad/SGO-WS.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/ctjcad/SGO-WSQ.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/ctjcad/SGO-MD.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/ctjcad/SGO-MDQ.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/ctjcad/SGO-WD.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/ctjcad/SGO-WDQ.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/ctjcad/SGO-XD.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/ctjcad/SGO-XDQ.jpg

haih...what to do...
so many mas vs mas...
if u all noticed the draw for MD, there's also jpn vs jpn in the first round..
Shuichi Sakamoto/Shintaro Ikeda vs Tadashi Ohtsuka/Keita Masuda
now i'm wondering who's jjs partnering with..lee jae jin's name seems to appear in md qualifying too :confused: :confused: :confused:

It should be Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae and Hwang Ji Man/Lee Jae Jin. However, the seedings do not make sense. Jung/Lee should be seeded 3rd while Hwang/Lee should not play from the qualifier.

There could be a redraw...

Check out this link if you understand chinese. Just briefly, it states that Huang Sui's father is very sick, so she has to take care of him.

http://www.chinabadminton.com/news/200741083930.asp

MS ,MS,MS,MS
MD ,MD,MD,MD
DRAW



Looking at the draw...it is very very clear that the SO 2007 belongs to the Ina team (MS).

I doubt LD will be able to defeat currently in-form SImon Santoso.
The same applies to CH vs Sonny > Of course this time SImon will able to defeat CH.

It is pretty obvious to me this time...TH will repeat the SO 2005!!!!

Be prepared to watch TH vs SImon in Final:D

To all Chinese and Malaysian fans...be prepared to be dissapointed this time:D

As to Men's double...KKK/TBH are still the best!!!

Looking at the draw...it is very very clear that the SO 2007 belongs to the Ina team (MS).

I doubt LD will be able to defeat currently in-form SImon Santoso.
The same applies to CH vs Sonny > Of course this time SImon will able to defeat CH.

It is pretty obvious to me this time...TH will repeat the SO 2005!!!!

Be prepared to watch TH vs SImon in Final:D

To all Chinese and Malaysian fans...be prepared to be dissapointed this time:D

As to Men's double...KKK/TBH are still the best!!!

Your a dreamer aren't you... too bad such nonsense can only be achieved during lalaland.

Hmm......as usual more like Doomsday Prophecy...for the Chinese & Malaysian fans. Thought I read somewhere in BC before that Indra = Taufik.
Never mind, time will tell.

It should be Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae and Hwang Ji Man/Lee Jae Jin. However, the seedings do not make sense. Jung/Lee should be seeded 3rd while Hwang/Lee should not play from the qualifier.

There could be a redraw...

Yeah, must be an error. How come Lee Jae Jin name appears 2 times in Main-draw and Qualifying?? INA send full-team with combination senior and junior, but still hard to steal one title here.

And really misfortune for MAS squad, this is one risk of Super Series tourney which always creates 1st round surprising clash!

My thoughts:

Zhou Mi playing for HKG. Wow. I will definitely be there on qualifying day. It's a holiday in Singapore anyway.

Zhang Jun/Zheng Bo partnership. Somehow, I don't see them as a good pairing, but nice addition to the mix.

Too early to tell but looks like Huang Sui is being dumped. It seems clear that Gao/Zhang, Zhao/Yang, Du/Yu and Zhang/Wei are the choices for fighting it out for the Olympics.

Lee Yong Dae has been withdrawn (pity). Jung Jae Sung/Lee Jae Jin is a valid pairing (I think this partnership is re-united for the Olympics). Hwang Ji Man (who was originally partnered with LYD) will be partnered with Han Sang Hoon. LJJ replaces LYD in the XD partnerhip with LHJ.

Malaysia is getting serious about XD.

According to the Chinese website, www.sina.com (http://www.sina.com), Huang Sui is back to training with national team after some serious considerations. She has thought of quitting badminton due to injuries and some personal problems. I think she will reunite with Gao Ling after regaining her momentum.

I think LJJ has been paired with LHJ for quite some time. LYD's partner in XD is Hwang Yu Mi.

I think LJJ has been paired with LHJ for quite some time. LYD's partner in XD is Hwang Yu Mi.

In the Swiss Open, LHJ was partnered with LYD. But in the All-England, it was with LJJ.

In Singapore, LHJ was originally partnered with LYD but was later replaced with LJJ.

It is pretty obvious to me this time...TH will repeat the SO 2005!!!! Be prepared to watch TH vs SImon in Final:D

To all Chinese and Malaysian fans...be prepared to be dissapointed this time:D As to Men's double...KKK/TBH are still the best!!!

KKK-TBH are still not fit due to the numerous Malaysian government officials and politicians asking them to appear in their non-badminton political campaigns.... ;) Rian-Eng Hian or Frans-Sigit can beat them in the 2nd round! :D

Looking at the draw...it is very very clear that the SO 2007 belongs to the Ina team (MS).

I doubt LD will be able to defeat currently in-form SImon Santoso.
The same applies to CH vs Sonny > Of course this time SImon will able to defeat CH.

It is pretty obvious to me this time...TH will repeat the SO 2005!!!!

Be prepared to watch TH vs SImon in Final:D

To all Chinese and Malaysian fans...be prepared to be dissapointed this time:D

As to Men's double...KKK/TBH are still the best!!!

Some of indra's predictions have come true... the most well-known was the "Taufik will crush his opponents and win the AG 2006" prediction... good luck with your prediction..:D:D:p:p

Lee Yong Dae has been withdrawn (pity). Jung Jae Sung/Lee Jae Jin is a valid pairing (I think this partnership is re-united for the Olympics). Hwang Ji Man (who was originally partnered with LYD) will be partnered with Han Sang Hoon. LJJ replaces LYD in the XD partnerhip with LHJ.


The constant mixing and matching of MD pairs for the Korean team has certainly hurt them. I thought they are done with the experimenting with Jung/Lee (YD) and Lee (JJ)/Hwang. Now, they are reshuffled again ? :eek:

Could it be due to Tan Kim Her's departure?

Wednesday April 18, 2007


Badminton: Early setbacks for Malaysians

By LIM TEIK HUAT

KUALA LUMPUR: The top two Malaysian singles players, Lee Chong Wei and Mohd Hafiz Hashim, have been drawn to play against each other in the first round of the Singapore Open Badminton Championships.

And the luck of the draw made yesterday for the fifth leg of the inaugural Super Series scheduled for May 1-6 was also not in the corner of the Malaysian doubles camp.

The newly-formed men's doubles combination of Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif-Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari were pitted against All-England champions Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong in the bottom half of the draw.


Battles within: Chan Chong Ming and Hoon Thien How were drawn to meet veterans Lee Wan Wah-Choong Tan Fook (below) in the first round.

Another all-Malaysian clash, also in the same half of the draw, sees veterans Choong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah, who retained their Asian Championships (ABC) title last Sunday, up against Chan Chong Ming-Hoon Thien How.

Singles coach Misbun Sidek was a disappointed man on learning about the draw.

“It is a disadvantage to the country. Our fighting chance for the title is certainly down by one after the first round. It is not a fair draw when you have two players in the top 10 having to play each other in the opening round,” said Misbun.

Chong Wei, who is ranked sixth in the world, is the only Malaysian to be seeded in the men's singles competition. Super Series tournaments only seed the top eight and Hafiz is now ranked at number nine.

The winner of the match between Chong Wei and Hafiz will probably meet Thailand's Boonsak Ponsana in the second round. In the same quarter of the draw is top seed and world number one Lin Dan of China.

Chong Wei said that it was not a pleasant thought to have to play against a team-mate in the first round of an international tournament.

“This is just too bad and I have to bear with it,” said Chong Wei.

His last match against Hafiz was in the final of the National Grand Prix Finals in February and he won it to claim the national title for the fifth consecutive time.

Other interesting first-round matches involving Malaysians will see former national player Sairol Amar Ayob taking on seventh seed Chen Yu of China while KLRC Bhd's clubmate Lee Tsuen Seng is up against Ronald Susilo of Singapore.

Kien Keat-Boon Heong, who have won all the Super Series tournaments thus far except for the second leg in South Korea, are the fifth seeds. The top pairs in their half of the draw are Indonesians Markis Kido-Hendra Setiawan and second seeded Danes Jens Eriksen-Martin Lundgaard Hansen.

The draw was not kind to Tan Bin Shen-Ong Soon Hock. The country's number three pair will open their campaign against former world champions Lars Paaske-Jonas Rasmussen of Denmark. In their path in the second round are top seeds and world champions Fu Haifeng-Cai Yun of China.

The other top pairs in the half of the draw are South Korea's Jung Jae-sung-Lee Jae-jin and Indonesia's Luluk Hadiyanto-Alven Yulianto.

The other new Malaysian combination of Gan Teik Chai-Lin Woon Fui will open their campaign against World Championships runners-up Anthony Clark-Robert Blair of England.

In the women's singles, national number one Wong Mew Choo will open her campaign against fifth seed Lu Lan of China and it is a repeat of a match at the All-England last month.

And it's not the only Chinese hurdle in her path. She also has ABC champion Jiang Yanjiao and top seed Xie Xingfang in her half of the draw.

The second Malaysian women's singles player in the main draw, Julia Wong, has Hong Kong's Wang Chen as her first-round opponent.

Anybody know why Yeoh Kay Bin is not participating? after a good show in ABC?????

Some of indra's predictions have come true... the most well-known was the "Taufik will crush his opponents and win the AG 2006" prediction... good luck with your prediction..:D:D:p:p

It is getting clear and clear through my chrystal ball...I can see TH smiling and waving his hands standing between two persons....:D

i also wonder why he didnt participate.
BAM should send him
his ranking is higher than a few other players also

May be people like ants....could tell why YKB not in....pls...

on the paper..
Malaysia have the worst draw ever in the history of super series...
what will happen with this kind of draw???
it could be a no malaysian semis in 5 event....
they really need to train twice harder to win the SO!!!
China is so clever to have all their MS player seeded,which make them preventing these from hapening....
juz can hope for Harimau Malaysia spirit make them stronger..

on the paper..
Malaysia have the worst draw ever in the history of super series...
what will happen with this kind of draw???
it could be a no malaysian semis in 5 event....
they really need to train twice harder to win the SO!!!
China is so clever to have all their MS player seeded,which make them preventing these from hapening....
juz can hope for Harimau Malaysia spirit to make them stronger..

China is so clever to have all their MS player seeded,which make them preventing these from hapening....

you don't think it's anything to do with their badminton talent rather than just intelligence?
:rolleyes:

on the paper..
Malaysia have the worst draw ever in the history of super series...
what will happen with this kind of draw???
it could be a no malaysian semis in 5 event....
they really need to train twice harder to win the SO!!!
China is so clever to have all their MS player seeded,which make them preventing these from hapening....
juz can hope for Harimau Malaysia spirit make them stronger..

I would love to see how anyone including LYB, to try to have 5 players whom have attitude problems like Hafiz and Taufik, and line them up with world ranking of 1,2,3,5,7(8).

Those Chinese players got there because they work hard and are disciplined to doing what is needed to win. If they were to play like Taufik, and win 1 tournament after skipping 2 in the meantime, there is no way they can be rank so high in the world.

I would love to see how anyone including LYB, to try to have 5 players whom have attitude problems like Hafiz and Taufik, and line them up with world ranking of 1,2,3,5,7(8).

Those Chinese players got there because they work hard and are disciplined to doing what is needed to win. If they were to play like Taufik, and win 1 tournament after skipping 2 in the meantime, there is no way they can be rank so high in the world.

that won't happen in CHN, because they would be kicked out of the squad before their attitude catches up with them.

Good draw actually... :D

it'll make Mas players wake up that and know that they are no longer in comfort zone! he will have to WORK for it!!!!! :D

might be disaster for mas in SO... :D but i do hope that they will prevail... :D

why is Yeoh Kay Bin not playing at Aviva Open?

I would love to see how anyone including LYB, to try to have 5 players whom have attitude problems like Hafiz and Taufik, and line them up with world ranking of 1,2,3,5,7(8).

Those Chinese players got there because they work hard and are disciplined to doing what is needed to win. If they were to play like Taufik, and win 1 tournament after skipping 2 in the meantime, there is no way they can be rank so high in the world.
On the other hand, as a top shot,it matters not that TH's not in the top 8. In fact, it might be in INA MS's interest for him to be outside 8 so he's less likely to meet his compatriots (early).If anything,this heralds in a new era;it's not safe to be at the top-it means the chances of meeting TH early is higher than for those at the bottom- something LYB cannot buy insurance for. It's good to see CHN Team A lined up nicely in the top 8 cos that's the only way they can snare a title otherwise LYB will be sleepless from lack of security and confidence.
Yes, it's naughty of TH. Work 1 day ;rest 2 days. But then, why not? He has proven he can still beat LD, WR1 even with his lazy attitude.CHN MS cannot afford to do that. That privilege is strictly TH's .

is there a qualifiying-rounds schedule ?? admission for qualifiers is free of charge :)

Anybody know why Yeoh Kay Bin is not participating? after a good show in ABC?????

why is Yeoh Kay Bin not playing at Aviva Open?

YKB's world ranking is 30++, WTM has already mentioned about his low performance in few SS Tournaments before he made a debut of sudden surprise in the recent ABC. However, he might get the chance to prove himself in Indonesia Open before the 3rd placement of player comfirm in World Championship. 1st & 2nd comfirmed : LCW & Mr.Yoyo. All the Best YKB ! ! :)

YKB's world ranking is 30++, WTM has already mentioned about his low performance in few SS Tournaments before he made a debut of sudden surprise in the recent ABC. However, he might get the chance to prove himself in Indonesia Open before the 3rd placement of player comfirm in World Championship. 1st & 2nd comfirmed : LCW & Mr.Yoyo. All the Best YKB ! ! :)

ah... ic...
thanks!

Hmm... how come Jung Jae Sung partnering with Lee Jae Jin? Where is LYD?

Hmm... how come Jung Jae Sung partnering with Lee Jae Jin? Where is LYD?

I also want to know why :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Trend nowadays to swap partner, culminate the best of the best? :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Finally the timings of the matches on 1st and 2nd May are out:
http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=14406&day=114409

PS. The qualifying round matches will be on 1st May (Labour Day) and admission is free.

Finally the timings of the matches on 1st and 2nd May are out:
http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=14406&day=114409

PS. The qualifying round matches will be on 1st May (Labour Day) and admission is free.


yo bruce,

is the venue for 1st may still at indoor stadium?
the first round used to be at badminton hall.
can you confirm it's at indoor stadium. thk u buddy.

Hello Sir,

If i recall correctly, last year's qualifying rounds were held at SIS?

According to the website http://www.singaporebadmintonopen.com/en/home/?sec=125&ssec=331
From May 1 to 6, the Singapore Indoor Stadium will be witness to fierce competition as world-class shuttlers vie for top honors.

YES SIR,

i will meet you there on 1 may, court 1 sealman vs scanner :)


Hello Sir,

If i recall correctly, last year's qualifying rounds were held at SIS?

According to the website http://www.singaporebadmintonopen.com/en/home/?sec=125&ssec=331
From May 1 to 6, the Singapore Indoor Stadium will be witness to fierce competition as world-class shuttlers vie for top honors.

Yes, it's naughty of TH. Work 1 day ;rest 2 days. But then, why not? He has proven he can still beat LD, WR1 even with his lazy attitude.CHN MS cannot afford to do that. That privilege is strictly TH's .

A privilege given only to the truly talented, past, present and future, not just strictly TH .....

Hmm... how come Jung Jae Sung partnering with Lee Jae Jin? Where is LYD?

Must be new coaching changes, with Tan Kim Her leaving for England. Besides LJJ is JJS's original partner.

A privilege given only to the truly talented, past, present and future, not just strictly TH .....
Agree. Except I don't know who of the past. For the present I believe it's only TH. It'll be good if you can offer some names since you would be more knowledgeable here cos I'm only a recent badminton fan.

Agree. Except I don't know who of the past. For the present I believe it's only TH. It'll be good if you can offer some names since you would be more knowledgeable here cos I'm only a recent badminton fan.

A few on the list would be Rudy Hartono and the late Svend Pri (supposed to be more talented than Rudy, but off-court problems and mental issues plagued him). Pri committed suicide while still in his 30s.

More recent would be Prakash Padukone (what wristwork, even top power players such as Liem Swie King and Han Jian had to bow to that, Swie King was badly beaten in the 1980 All England final and Han Jian was handed a duck once in a match in 1981). Morten Frost is another talent, a player with so many allergies, who was able to maintain top form well into his 30s with that Danish specialty, economical footwork. At one time, he was the only right-hander challenging the all-conquering left-handed Chinese juggernault.

And of course, that great talent Zhao Jianhua. Stopped prematurely by a lung infection which reduced his lung capacity. Pity .....

Malaysia hasn't had a proper badminton talent so far, though Eddy Choong and Misbun Sidek come closest.

A few on the list would be Rudy Hartono and the late Svend Pri (supposed to be more talented than Rudy, but off-court problems and mental issues plagued him). Pri committed suicide while still in his 30s.

More recent would be Prakash Padukone (what wristwork, even top power players such as Liem Swie King and Han Jian had to bow to that, Swie King was badly beaten in the 1980 All England final and Han Jian was handed a duck once in a match in 1981). Morten Frost is another talent, a player with so many allergies, who was able to maintain top form well into his 30s with that Danish specialty, economical footwork. At one time, he was the only right-hander challenging the all-conquering left-handed Chinese juggernault.

And of course, that great talent Zhao Jianhua. Stopped prematurely by a lung infection which reduced his lung capacity. Pity .....

Malaysia hasn't had a proper badminton talent so far, though Eddy Choong and Misbun Sidek come closest.
Thanks for enlightening. So it's like one for each era?

A few on the list would be Rudy Hartono and the late Svend Pri (supposed to be more talented than Rudy, but off-court problems and mental issues plagued him). Pri committed suicide while still in his 30s.

More recent would be Prakash Padukone (what wristwork, even top power players such as Liem Swie King and Han Jian had to bow to that, Swie King was badly beaten in the 1980 All England final and Han Jian was handed a duck once in a match in 1981). Morten Frost is another talent, a player with so many allergies, who was able to maintain top form well into his 30s with that Danish specialty, economical footwork. At one time, he was the only right-hander challenging the all-conquering left-handed Chinese juggernault.

And of course, that great talent Zhao Jianhua. Stopped prematurely by a lung infection which reduced his lung capacity. Pity .....

Malaysia hasn't had a proper badminton talent so far, though Eddy Choong and Misbun Sidek come closest.

All the names mentioned were legends, not forgetting one of my fav players, Yang Yang. IMHO, Zhao and YY were best of the best for their generation, and now is LD and Taufik. (just personal opinion)

Agree. Except I don't know who of the past. For the present I believe it's only TH. It'll be good if you can offer some names since you would be more knowledgeable here cos I'm only a recent badminton fan.


ur a recent badminton fan? LOL u talk like ur an expert though :rolleyes: :D

ur a recent badminton fan? LOL u talk like ur an expert though :rolleyes: :D
I don't understand that either! My badminton skills and knowledge are like kindergarten level so if you talk details with me, I'll be an attentive student. But I can see the big picture and analyse behaviour patterns.
i was hoping that BCF would be like a badminton night school ,where those who know can provide analysis of strategies so those 'young' ones can learn from and create from there. Eg like how Boonsak employed different strategies with LD,RS and CY. (The only one who have done it is bananaboy;I've learnt a couple of things from him when he forgot to be sarcastic.Thanks, bananaboy and pls do more because that's when you are at your finest.)
Instead this forum is filled with dart throwing.This indicates the mind is not challenged enough so the energy is used up in a mindless manner. May I request that those who know share their views so that those who don't know(like me) can learn ,and ask questions so you don't rot.