Taufik Hidayat

[ctjcad]

chris, are you happy that taufik is in the semi final of the WC this year?

..george, frankly, my answer is i'm neither happy nor unhappy. In other words, i don't care if he wins the WC again or not. Why? because he's won it before. IMO, there's no real significance for him to win it again. Been there and done that. Now, if he is about to win or on the cusp of winning the AE, then yeah, i will definitely be thrilled & pulling for him...that and the Sudirman Cup (which of course will be hard because it's a team event and we know how bad INA mixed team is right now). But even if TH never wins the SC title, i'd take an AE title to complete his individual major title collection..
If i'm a TH fan, i'd be jealous of LD and his achievements eenthough LD is still missing the AG MS title (to me, that title is not as important as it's not an IBF/BWF sanctioned event, even if OTB's fave ZhaoJH had won it twice before also)

*As for those who still believe in TH's age as stated in BWF database, perhaps i can ask Hauge and a few other INA baddy followers (who actually have access to the INA players & personnel) to confirm w/you all abt Taufik's real age..but then again, it'll probably be useless as some of you guys still won't believe his real age..

[pBmMalaysia]

Hehehe.. the more accurate is, he is still popular in INA, but his INA fans now start to understand if he lose, while on the other hand, Sony and Simon technically are on par with him, so the burden is now shifted and shared to them.

you mean the indonesian fans still look at taufik on par with sony and simon?

with due respect to these 2 younger players

i thought taufik should be better than them

[Yoppy]

you mean the indonesian fans still look at taufik on par with sony and simon?

with due respect to these 2 younger players

i thought taufik should be better than them

Yup the expectation is that high for SS and SDK to replace TH. Personally I think both had good chance to do that until series of injuries stopped their progress. I hope its not the case with Hayom, he should be able to become INA no.1

[pBmMalaysia]

Yup the expectation is that high for SS and SDK to replace TH. Personally I think both had good chance to do that until series of injuries stopped their progress. I hope its not the case with Hayom, he should be able to become INA no.1

yes injuries are killing a lot of players' career

the latest case of mas md who went out in 1st round wc

can see 2 players with 3 legs running

anyway, hope hayom can come up fast

i like to see taller players in actions!

[Babyface]

Into the final!!! one more left

[bh185008]

to ctjcad and any other Taufik haters

Please ..please ..please just please leave Taufik alone....

I DON'T CARE EITHER if Taufik cheated his age..SO WHAT...in the end of the day..he is the VERY FIRST MEN Single PLAYER to win both OLYMPIC and WC..that should silence everyone's critics.....

And looking at how his current form in WC, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING MORE..

at once please be happy for Taufik

I hope Taufik will continue his good run in the final against Chen Jin tomorrow..

[RSLvictorSOTX]

Let's go Taufik!

[wilcan]

Hehehe.. the more accurate is, he is still popular in INA, but his INA fans now start to understand if he lose, while on the other hand, Sony and Simon technically are on par with him, so the burden is now shifted and shared to them.

hmm...maybe u rite on this one after TH out from pelatnas he performed more steady...every tourney he reached at least QF(but he lose in 2nd round in Swiss open)

[pBmMalaysia]

to ctjcad and any other Taufik haters

Please ..please ..please just please leave Taufik alone....

I DON'T CARE EITHER if Taufik cheated his age..SO WHAT...in the end of the day..he is the VERY FIRST MEN Single PLAYER to win both OLYMPIC and WC..that should silence everyone's critics.....

And looking at how his current form in WC, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING MORE..

at once please be happy for Taufik

I hope Taufik will continue his good run in the final against Chen Jin tomorrow..

we suddenly hope so...

no haters here in this thread

or any other thread

just give what the man(boy) deserves...

[george@chongwei]

Woot! Taufik is in the final of the WC!
Hope he try his best to beat chen jin later.

[Yoppy]

My heart beats faster.....MS final is just a moment away. At the end of the day, loose or win, as baddy fan this is the moment i will enjoy watching the wizard do his magic again. Cmon Taufik!!!!

[Yoppy]

I just checked...well, since I am a Taufik Hidayat fan I'm gonna say this:

Even if he performed badly on one of the competitions he enters on his last legs, I WOULDN'T WANT TO FAIL TO CAPTURE THE SUBTLETY AND MAGIC OF A SPORTING OCCASION where he plays in...so guess I'll have to dream on!

I will share that dream

[Yoppy]

Oh BTW if TH wins, he will be the first person to win WC twice after 5 years apart. Then it will make me wonder, what was he doing in between??

[pBmMalaysia]

Oh BTW if TH wins, he will be the first person to win WC twice after 5 years apart. Then it will make me wonder, what was he doing in between??

his first win was a desperate one 5 years ago

today his 2nd one is just to prove a point



of course subject to confirmation after the final

[Babyface]

Well done to CJ.. TH looked like he ran out of gas but well done to him as the tournament showed flashes of his brilliance.

[ctjcad]

.."hello? anyone here?"..*hears crickets*..

But don't let your heart and mind be troubled by Taufik's loss vs. CJ, yes, you know who you are. Afterall, didn't he make this pledge prior to the WC? (and i quote):
“I am not the favourite here. In fact, I will not lose sleep if I do not go far. My goal this year is the Asian Games (in Guangzhou in November). I want to defend my title there,” said Taufik.

Well, there you have it. The hope is still there...

(continued)
*Taufik winks once again and says "Thank You" to LCW..
**to bh185008, no, i'm no TH hater as you claim...

[george@chongwei]

Hope during the asian games, LCW will reply back to taufik saying thank you