All Time Greats...

**cliffy** · 05-05-2006, 09:56 PM

Heryanto Arbi's jumping smashes.. hmmm.. yeah..

Zhao Jianhua's wizadry...

Morten Frost's Hansen's cool head...

Prakash Padukone's patience....

Swee King's tenacity....

Well lets start a thread here by reminescing the past heroes that we love sooo much in the past.. many more for me than the above mentioned but just to start the ball rolling...

**kaizen** · 05-06-2006, 04:58 AM

Peter Gade's footwork, sportsmanship and glamour looks...

**Crocodile Serve** · 05-06-2006, 05:12 AM

Han Jian's impregnable defence (reincarnated in the form of Sun Jun decades later)

**madman** · 05-06-2006, 08:40 AM

Sylvia Ng with her magic wand (a Yoneyama wooden racket).....

**hcpoirot** · 05-06-2006, 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by cliffy

The danes have long been very strong in their singles.. as far as i can remember the days of Svend Pri, Fleming Delfs, Morten Frost Hansen, Thomas Stuer Lauridsen and now Peter Gade.. a very balanced team for the Danes but I still cant see where they can squeeze out the 3rd point from the Chinese to take TC away.

You forgot to add Poul Erik Hoyer Larsen.

How Denmark had been denied the CUp is really beyond me. Specially in 90's when they had Poul, Peter and KJ play together in a team.

Guess Indonesia players aremuch stronger that days.

Anway, in order for me to not sliping far away in badminton manager, I am hoping and praying China will win 3-0

Cause I guess lots of the badminton manager players banking all their money on Denmark players

**hcpoirot** · 05-06-2006, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by cliffy

yes guys.. thanks for reminding the greats of danish singles..

Paul Erik Hoyer Larssen and Peter Rasmussen...

Now how bout Chinese Badminton Greats?

Han Jian
Luan Jin
Sun Jun
Zhao Jianhua
Chen Hong
Xia Xuanze
Lin Dan

Care to add on the list?

Indonesian Singles Greats?

Rudy Hartono
Liem Swie King
Ardy Wiranata
Alan Budi Kusuma
Joko Suprianto
Hastomo Arbi?
Wow.. cant think of any greats lately.. except for Taufik Hidayat

Malaysia
Eddy Choong
Wong Peng Soon
Ooi Teck Hong
Tan Aik Huang
Tan Aik Mong
The nearly men - Sidek Brothers, Misbun and Rashid

For China you had to add Yang Yang, jiang Guo Bao and of course 2000 Gold Medal Olympic Jie Xin Peng.

From Indonesia how can you forget Hendrawan the World Champion, and alsothe key factor to Indonesia winning TC 2000 and 2002.

**Bbn** · 05-06-2006, 07:17 PM

T, Crocodile Serve]Han Jian's impregnable defence (reincarnated in the form of Sun Jun decades later)[/QUOTE]

I hope people will remember that Han Jian's defence is only part of his

repertoire, he could also play well in attacking mode (see 1980 MATCH AGAINST Liem Swie King & 1985 World champs against Frost).

SunJun's defensive game was pre 1996 after that he could also play good attcking games (see 1998 GP versus Gade) or defence or any style he chose.

**Chu Liuxiang** · 05-07-2006, 04:24 AM

Originally Posted by hcpoirot

For China you had to add Yang Yang, jiang Guo Bao and of course 2000 Gold Medal Olympic Jie Xin Peng.

From Indonesia how can you forget Hendrawan the World Champion, and alsothe key factor to Indonesia winning TC 2000 and 2002.

He is Xiong Guobao not Jiang Guo Bao.

**maa2003** · 05-07-2006, 10:19 AM

Dun forget the trio :
- Morten Frost Hansen
- Yang Yang
- Icuk Sugiarto

Icuk always beat Morten, Morten always beat Yang Yang, and Yang Yang always beat Icuk ......... even maths can not explained.

**cliffy** · 05-07-2006, 08:19 PM

gosh.. those wonderful memories come flooding back with all the names of past greats being flashed back.. yeah.. i remembered Icuk Sugiarto, Yang2, Xiong Guobao, Hendrawan. Well some names that really was before my time was the great Dane, Earland Kops.

I think badminton is still one of the most elegant games that is retained though technology has changed the game tremendously.

**cliffy** · 05-07-2006, 08:21 PM

hehehe.. saw somebody mentioned Malaysia's badminton darling.. Sylvia Ng. If we talk bout female players well a slew of Chinese players would surface laced with some Indonesian, Danish and English players tho... wanna start? Name them away guys!

**cliffy** · 05-08-2006, 02:28 AM

thanx Monseiur Poirot for getting my player list on..

thanks a zillion.

**Joost** · 11-09-2006, 09:33 AM

Hi there.

Can anybody help me with Eddy Choong's Birthday? I can't find this info anywhere!

Greetz,

Joost

**cao ci dan** · 11-09-2006, 07:35 PM

Originally Posted by kaizen

Peter Gade's footwork, sportsmanship and glamour looks...

i have to agree with this!!

**blckknght** · 11-09-2006, 09:02 PM

Flemming Delfs!
there are too many to name... Park Joo Bong, Ra Kyeung Min, Kim Dong Moon, Zhang Jun, Gao Ling, Ricky and Rexy, Tony-Candra-Sigit-Halim, Susi Susanti, Camilla Martin, Gong Zhichao, Ye Zhaoying, etc etc etc...