Tine Baun (Tine Rasmussen)

**Krisna** · 06-17-2008, 07:32 AM

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...

**sputneek** · 06-17-2008, 07:38 AM

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** · 06-17-2008, 07:39 AM

Originally Posted by george@chongwei

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

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

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** · 06-17-2008, 07:41 AM

Originally Posted by hhs1000

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** · 06-17-2008, 07:41 AM

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** · 06-17-2008, 07:43 AM

Originally Posted by abedeng

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** · 06-17-2008, 07:45 AM

Originally Posted by 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.

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** · 06-17-2008, 07:50 AM

Originally Posted by Badmintan

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

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** · 06-17-2008, 07:52 AM

Originally Posted by Krisna

Firda is more sexy than Tine...

I just saw Firda today.

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

**george@chongwei** · 06-17-2008, 07:59 AM

next camilia martin in making perhaps??

**Krisna** · 06-17-2008, 08:22 AM

Originally Posted by abedeng

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

Endang and Nadia maybe...

**mirko** · 06-19-2008, 07:13 AM

what happened to her yesterday at the inda open?

**limsy** · 06-19-2008, 09:01 AM

Originally Posted by abedeng

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** · 06-20-2008, 02:16 AM

Originally Posted by abedeng

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...

**Silencer** · 06-20-2008, 02:41 AM

Originally Posted by Dato Asbullah

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

lol nice one....

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** · 06-20-2008, 02:46 AM

Originally Posted by Silencer

lol nice one....

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** · 06-20-2008, 06:20 AM

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.