. Got to see how TH manages his first match tonight. It looks like Simon Santoso is in better form than TH at the moment. .
Taufik Hidayat exhibition match during macau open 2011 [video=youtube;MWvA9qFr52g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWvA9qFr52g[/video]
One backhand smash from Taufik against Lin Dan yesterday. When was the last time one even saw that? Well worth the wait!
Damn! I was asleep when it happened, and trust BWF to splice it's package all wrong as usual! The one game that's not there is TH vs LD. I don't know what to make of his game recently! By rights, he should have walked all over Tago the other day, he was simply outclassing Tago. And all of a sudden, his game just went south. He kept readjusting his knee brace, appeared to be in some sort of discomfort and just complied with the formalities of finishing the game. If this is all really a sham and he's hiding the real TH from everyone just to spring an OG medal surprise on everyone, I'll die and go to heaven. Promise!
Well he could have won the second game against Lin Dan but squandered a big lead and lost the match in the end in straight sets. He looks exhausted; I think it's an issue with stamina. Or perhaps the toll of a long and hard year on the SS Circuit.
Oooh. "Please don't go" by KC and the Sunshine Band. we all need you (esp. with your poems). TH still can qualify if he beats CL in 2 games and LD beats KT in 2 games.
Yeah, I was so disappointed to find the truncated Day 2 Session 2 clip on bwf youtube site too. The only reason I can think of is that the spliced-up summary will be the same used for tv re-runs in the future?
This is not how Taufik should go out.. He was using Arcsaber 10 today against Chen Long in the round-robin of the 2011 Superseries final.
Sadly for you and me, and people from sea to sea, Taufik crashed Nay, he was smashed and put out of his misery. But wait! ...next year He'll be back, never fear With a new spine He'll be just fine Then the opponents will shed a tear! Edit: cobalt, you're a sucker for flattery!
For the first time in more than 3 years (since January 2009 - BWF ranking records online do not go back further than that, but I would think since sometime in 2007) Taufik has fallen off the top 10 list of BWF ranked MS players. He is now ranked at 11. His earlier spot at #10 has been taken by Lee Hyun Il of Korea.
[video=youtube;CfMIReGz5UI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfMIReGz5UI&feature=g-all-a&list=PL3B584923A60E399F&context=G24b0fbcFAAAAAAA AZAA[/video] For those who were wanting to see the backhand smash Taufik had against LD in the 3rd round robin match of the SSF, go to 24:57 to see it =). Enjoy!
. Currently, Taufik is not fit enough; Otherwise, he could have performed many more of his great backhand smashes in that match. .
Thanks! So that makes it about 5 years... And now at the India Open GPG, he is seeded #2, behind Simon! Come on Taufik! I thought your stated goal was to get to the OG! This is not the way to do it!
