Tine Rasmussen

[Pemuda]

Good to see her bagging the JO women singles title.
It is good for the sport when an underdog like Tine Rasmussen upset the odds and win.
One thing I like about Denmark is that their players have the right professional attitude and good work ethics.
BAM and Msia should learn from Denmark.

[s1nn3r]

Really good for badminton...
especially the WOman side of it
Cheers
Gogogogogo

[twobeer]

Beating 3 of the top Women Chineese players in one tournament is not a small feat!!

Let's hope she can sustain and that it not was a one-hit wonder :-)

Anyway.. The name "Rasmussen" indicates some pedigree :-)

/Twobeer

[tjl_vanguard]

haha.....

future hopeful to down Chinese armada besides from PHY, YJ, WC, Yippy, WMC, and ZM... haha :D

[Dato A]

Congrats to Tine.

[gemini12]

she awesome and i enjoyed watching her played. wish in malaysia we have someone like her. keep it up Tine.

[Qidong]

she awesome and i enjoyed watching her played. wish in malaysia we have someone like her. keep it up Tine.

Definitely Tine belongs to the elite group now. But don't look down on WMC, she is on the way to join the group.

[limsy]

can say...in china...no one can beat tina now...hmm...

[george@chongwei]

congrats to her for winning the aviva singapore open 2008:)

[Dato A]

can say...in china...no one can beat tina now...hmm...

Even XXF?:confused::confused:

[X Ball]

Good to see her bagging the JO women singles title.
It is good for the sport when an underdog like Tine Rasmussen upset the odds and win.
One thing I like about Denmark is that their players have the right professional attitude and good work ethics.
BAM and Msia should learn from Denmark.

They can also learn from us -- our MS (LCW) and our MDs are better than theirs. And is MC that bad ?

Open your eyes - it might be glaucomatus.:D The grass is always greener on the other side.

[Badmintan]

Tine Rasmussen is probably the player that the China camp fears the most.

She has great reach, stamina and strength.

Her sideline smashers are simply too strong to return cleanly from other woman players.... And her reach allows weak blocks/net shots into netkill.

XXF, Zhu Lin or Lu Lan simply hope to play keep away (playing angles and 4 corners) from her and hoping Tine loses her balance and makes mistakes.

[limsy]

Even XXF?:confused::confused:

ya...i can say so...tina is playing like a top 16 ms player...

[hhs1000]

We need to see more WS play like Tine. Very entertaining and explosive.

Do you know the secret of Tine game ? It's the heel.

She will touch her heel every other point. Must be pressing some button there to make her jump higher and run faster. :)

[Dato A]

We need to see more WS play like Tine. Very entertaining and explosive.

Do you know the secret of Tine game ? It's the heel.

She will touch her heel every other point. Must be pressing some button there to make her jump higher and run faster. :)

Firdasari from INA?

[hhs1000]

Firdasari from INA?

Yes. She is also good. Just need to start touching the heel for every point from now on.:)

[george@chongwei]

tine rasmussen has a secret weapon in her game...
that is her smashing power!!!:eek::eek::p

[Krisna]

I hope Tine wins the Olympic gold in Beijing. That way, badminton will be noticed again by the non-Asians and thus won't be dropped from the Olympics in 2016... :p

[sputneek]

during SO, tine touched her heels with right hand and wiped her face with left hand.

and she shook hand with her opponent, umpire and service judge with right hand.

i observed this during SO. i was waiting for her to wipe her face with right hand and touch heel with left, but that didnt happened. hehe

i enjoyed watching her play during SO. Someone to look out for in WS :)

[Badmintan]

tine rasmussen has a secret weapon in her game...
that is her smashing power!!!:eek::eek::p

Yahlor....I dun know what tension of strings she uses....but when you heard the smash live...it sounded like a gunshot. :cool:

During the Semifinals in Singapore Open against Wong Mew Choo the firepower was obvious.:)

WMC is no match for that kind of firepower...she can pick up the smash once a while......but WMC cannot reply the canon with canon....it's like she absorbed the canon bombardment and using her peashooter to reply at Tine.:(

[abedeng]

Yes. She is also good. Just need to start touching the heel for every point from now on.:)

Agree, Firda can be moulded into an Asian Tine. So too can Lydia Cheah. But not WMC, Julia, Maria Kristin and Pia.

To beat Tine, she has to be moved side to side. WMC almost made it in the 2nd game of SG Open semis, but Tine was just too smart.

[gemini12]

Yes she has good smashing power and she has strong counter attack too. Definately a medal contender for the coming Olympics. Agreed that Malaysian Single player should learn something from her. WMC may be good but i think Tine has an upper edge. She has great speed and power. Just within one year she is being noticed. what her secret.

[Krisna]

Agree, Firda can be moulded into an Asian Tine. So too can Lydia Cheah. But not WMC, Julia, Maria Kristin and Pia.


Firda is more sexy than Tine... ;) I just saw Firda today.

[abedeng]

Yes she has good smashing power and she has strong counter attack too. Definately a medal contender for the coming Olympics. Agreed that Malaysian Single player should learn something from her. WMC may be good but i think Tine has an upper edge. She has great speed and power. Just within one year she is being noticed. what her secret.

Actually, Tine's arrival was delayed 3 years, due to achilles injury. She was supposed to continue where Camilla Martin left off in 2004.

But for European players, sometimes returning from injury makes you stronger. Gade himself just returned from 2 broken ribs, and immediately beat Asian Champ PSH at the Thomas Cup.

[gemini12]

Yahlor....I dun know what tension of strings she uses....but when you heard the smash live...it sounded like a gunshot. :cool:

During the Semifinals in Singapore Open against Wong Mew Choo the firepower was obvious.:)

WMC is no match for that kind of firepower...she can pick up the smash once a while......but WMC cannot reply the canon with canon....it's like she absorbed the canon bombardment and using her peashooter to reply at Tine.:(

Ha... ha... u really have a way with words.

[abedeng]

Firda is more sexy than Tine... ;) I just saw Firda today.

Ya right, what about your Endang and Rani .....? They'll be jealous.:D

[george@chongwei]

next camilia martin in making perhaps??

[Krisna]

Ya right, what about your Endang and Rani .....? They'll be jealous.:D

Endang and Nadia maybe... :p

[mirko]

what happened to her yesterday at the inda open?

[limsy]

Actually, Tine's arrival was delayed 3 years, due to achilles injury. She was supposed to continue where Camilla Martin left off in 2004.

But for European players, sometimes returning from injury makes you stronger. Gade himself just returned from 2 broken ribs, and immediately beat Asian Champ PSH at the Thomas Cup.

totally agree...

[Dato A]

Actually, Tine's arrival was delayed 3 years, due to achilles injury. She was supposed to continue where Camilla Martin left off in 2004.

But for European players, sometimes returning from injury makes you stronger. Gade himself just returned from 2 broken ribs, and immediately beat Asian Champ PSH at the Thomas Cup.

KKK will be returning from the famous glass injury soon...:D:D

[Silencer]

KKK will be returning from the famous glass injury soon...:D:D
lol nice one....:p

But still i feel european Woman players like Tine is kinda better than Asian womans, coz they got the cutting edge.. that is their super power and strength;)

[Dato A]

lol nice one....:p

But still i feel european Woman players like Tine is kinda better than Asian womans, coz they got the cutting edge.. that is their super power and strength;)

But the technique pf play i think Asian is better.

[Loh]

She has been competing in Singapore many times before but this year's Aviva Open Singapore 2008 must be her best as she was crowned champion against another frequent and formidable visitor Zhou Mi, who hitherto played under China but now represents Hong Kong. Zhou Mi herself won in 2002.

Tine Rasmussen has had her tough times here too as on one occasion a few years ago, she was wheeled away for an Achilles tendon injury. I could remember she was in great pain and in tears and she was absent for some time before she took part again in major tournaments. Her heel is still bandaged (see enlarged pic) during this SO to prevent another occurrence.

Tine, seeded #2 in this SS, was in great form and devasted all her opponents in straight games:

R1 v Sortja Chansrisukot 21-12, 21-10 (25 min)
R2 v Anna Rice 21-6, 21-4 (23)
QF v Xing Aiying 21-13, 21-11 (31)
SF v Wong Mew Choo (#4) 21-10, 22-20 (35)
F v Zhou Mi (#5) 21-19, 21-17 (36)

Tine optimized her reach, height and power to great effect. Clears and lifts that were too short and lacked depth were often put down quickly. Tine's cross court shots were fast and powerful and she often sent shots to the deep corners which caught her opponents many times and forced them to make weak returns. Even the strong and relatively tall Zhou Mi found difficulty in handling Tine's power.

As one BC member has observed, Tine has a unique ritual of touching the soles of both her shoes after a few rallies. Will this ritual bring her luck again at the forth-coming Beijing Olympics?

After all she is one Great White Dane whom many think can puncture the Great Wall of China. Hopefully her form will reach its peak during the Olympics, barring unexpected injuries. And I hope Tine could smile more in the court.

[**KZ**]

I notice she has a habit of wiping her heels.....what's with that??

[ctjcad]

..i hope she won't step on any bubble-gum or the likes, with her playing shoes, prior to her coming out to play her match(es)... :p

[Krisna]

Tine was wearing Batik [Indonesian traditional pattern] tonight, at Hotel Sultan...

[cooler]

I notice she has a habit of wiping her heels.....what's with that??to dry her palm:pand the bits of dirt is like grip powder:p

[ants]

to dry her palm:p

Yup, like the basketballers.

[george@chongwei]

Tine was wearing Batik [Indonesian traditional pattern] tonight, at Hotel Sultan...
any pics??????:):p:p:p:p:D

[seawell]

Tine and her boyfriend, very sweet!

http://photo.store.qq.com/http_imgload.cgi?/rurl2=25b7f334c4e789ced287543890069d3988893b30954b 97bbd9bc10b1cbe2726d220eec68d0cde80a6b78eaf11f499b 22f7b82fcb57fc356028a586c6a69f62deebec2df247f83915 57abe61347a0c589c342cf94

[george@chongwei]

pls do not copy and paste the photos from china websites...
because they dont aloud that..pls save the pictures to your computer 1st and then post the attachments photos here.
thanks.
im are currently cant view the images.

[rookienen]

any pics??????:):p:p:p:p:D

yes please..i want to see her wearing batik,
she must look gorgeous

[patsamrg]

She is impressive and I enjoy watching her play.

[demolidor]

As one BC member has observed, Tine has a unique ritual of touching the soles of both her shoes after a few rallies. Will this ritual bring her luck again at the forth-coming Beijing Olympics?


I notice she has a habit of wiping her heels.....what's with that??

;) I think all the danes do it or at least many. As far as I know it's simply to wipe of the dust from the soles. Personally I think it's just plain gross and would just lay down a towel next to the court (if allowed).

[metalmon1188]

http://thestar.com.my/archives/2008/1/21/sports/59tine.jpg
http://www.badmintonplanet.com/images/stories/160907_tine_rasmussen.jpg
http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/049g6kT1p1fy1/610x.jpg

[metalmon1188]

according to the latest IBF ranking, Tine is moved up a spot to 3rd :P

[robin7]

Based on my computation, Tine will be ranked #1 after the French Open. Her pts earned @ French Open SF (6420) will replace the pts earned @ Olympic (4800) and that's just enough to overtake Zhou Mi and Lu Lan (both have no changes in pts).

Best 10 tournaments

Event Date Event Name LEVEL PTS Round

26/10/2008 Denmark Super Series 2008 S.Series 6420 Semi-Finalist
28/09/2008 LI NING China Masters Super Series 2008 S.Series 5040 Quarter-Finalist
21/09/2008 YONEX Open Japan Super Series 2008 S.Series 6420 Semi-Finalist
17/08/2008 Olympic Games 2008 BWF Events 4800 1\16
15/06/2008 Singapore Super Series 2008 S.Series 9200 Winner
18/05/2008 Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2008 BWF Events 6593
20/04/2008 European Championships 2008 GP Gold 5950 Runner-Up
09/03/2008 YONEX All England Super Series 2008 S.Series 9200 Winner
20/01/2008 Proton Malaysia Open Super Series 2008 S.Series 9200 Winner
02/12/2007 YONEX-SUNRISE HONG KONG SUPER SERIES 2007 S.Series 5040 Quarter-Finalist

[robin7]

Women's Singles Word Ranking as at November 6th

#1 10358 Tine RASMUSSEN DEN 69483
#2 7821 ZHOU Mi HKG 69480
#3 53057 LU Lan CHN 69269
#4 50254 XIE Xingfang CHN 61660
#5 51281 ZHU Lin CHN 60078
#6 5949 XU ~ Huaiwen GER 55075
#7 9699 PI ~ * Hongyan FRA 54636
#8 53937 WANG Lin CHN 54460
#9 11769 WONG Mew Choo MAS 53298
#10 5882 WANG ~ Chen HKG 51847

[limsy]

wow...thats tight with 3 points a drift...

[Loh]

Badminton Europe
06 November 2008

Tine Rasmussen is officially the world number one. The tall Dane can now rightfully claim to be the world’s top performing women’s singles player following today's update in the BWF World Ranking. Fantastic triumphs at three Super Series events this year plus a silver medal at the European Championships has helped her to claim the top spot for the first time in her career.

What a season Tine Rasmussen of Denmark is having. The new world number one has won three Super Series titles this year (All England Open, Malaysian Open, Singapore Open) plus three semi final positions in Super Series (Japan Open, Denmark Open, French Open) and was also runner-up at the European Championships.


Rasmussen is also the European Mixed Team Champion and European Women’s Team Champion in 2008 playing of course for her nation Denmark.

[demolidor]

Tine and her boyfriend, very sweet!

http://photo.store.qq.com/http_imgload.cgi?/rurl2=25b7f334c4e789ced287543890069d3988893b30954b 97bbd9bc10b1cbe2726d220eec68d0cde80a6b78eaf11f499b 22f7b82fcb57fc356028a586c6a69f62deebec2df247f83915 57abe61347a0c589c342cf94

And now her husband! (assuming that was the same fella :D) http://www.billedbladet.dk/Kendte/Nyheder/2010/5/Tine%20Rasmussen%20-%20bryllup.aspx
Should be a story up on Badzine as well. Thomas Laybourn got married as well which should be in the same article on Badzine ...

[Thom_bad]

From Badzine international :

" PEOPLE : Baun is born

Thursday, 15 July 2010 10:23

A new name has entered the top 5 without any prior announcement : Tine Baun from Denmark is ranked world n 5 in the latest world ranking. But of course, all those who follow our "Gossip" column are aware that this player is no other than Tine Rasmussen, who recently got married to Martin Baun, team physio of the Denmark National team. Farewell to Tine Rasmussen - homonym of another famous player (Jonas, men's double) - and welcome to Tine Baun."
(http://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/ranking/player.aspx?id=1565&player=107876)

[limsy]

shorter name
hehe
easier to type
tb
haha

[Thom_bad]

Not easier than TR !

Go go go TB !

[george@chongwei]

Let's go TINE BAUN!:p

[rajat_remar]

Can anyone tell me why Tine always looses to Wang Xin?

[**KZ**]

Can anyone tell me why Tine always looses to Wang Xin?

sometimes it's like that...like how wong choong hann has NEVER beaten xia xuanze....

[vixter]

Was anyone else dissapointed with Tine Baun's performance in the semifinal against Saina? She seemed to be hindered by nerves and never really settled into the match. Granted that Saina played great, but Tine should have been able to put up a better resistance, had she been more calm.

I am one of Tine's biggest fans as I am always entertained when she enters the court. Tine has an imposing posture and does sometime overboil with frustration. She has a very impressive power in her clears and smashes.

[rajat_remar]

sometimes it's like that...like how wong choong hann has NEVER beaten xia xuanze....
thanks..... guess its psychological..... but we never know.....