Viktor Axelsen

**etudiant** · 04-28-2010, 04:32 AM

only one word : brilliant !!!!

**limsy** · 04-28-2010, 05:18 AM

well
i wonder why ratchanok intanon doesnt earn the credit when she won at the age of 14

**suetyan** · 04-28-2010, 05:40 AM

Originally Posted by limsy

well
i wonder why ratchanok intanon doesnt earn the credit when she won at the age of 14

why not? She already has her own thread BEFORE she won the WJC last year.

Ratchanok's thread: http://www.badmintoncentral.com/foru...ad.php?t=69557

Congrats to Viktor Axelsen for winning the WJC 2010. He is surely a man to watch in the future. Well done.

**etudiant** · 04-28-2010, 06:09 AM

Originally Posted by limsy

well
i wonder why ratchanok intanon doesnt earn the credit when she won at the age of 14

Well viktor's win definitely special cause its been so long we don't get to see BS champion from Europe

***jamesd20*** · 04-28-2010, 06:30 AM

Originally Posted by etudiant

Well viktor's win definitely special cause its been so long we don't get to see BS champion from Europe

Has there ever been a WJC from Thai before?

Ever been a two time winner from Thai Before?

I personally can't wait to see her on the big stage........

**etudiant** · 04-28-2010, 06:36 AM

Originally Posted by jamesd20

Has there ever been a WJC from Thai before?

Ever been a two time winner from Thai Before?

I personally can't wait to see her on the big stage........

No, I adore her too...can't wait to see that she can break Chn dominance in the future...well it's just Axelsen thread that we talking abt here...

**haesman** · 04-28-2010, 07:15 AM

From final:
http://www.youtube.com/user/ctjcad#p/u/4/0ZchCsKOQ14

Against chinese:
http://www.youtube.com/user/ctjcad#p/u/15/mWTQFYcIlXw

You can find the other parts at the same channel!

He is very good man.. Watch out for him in the future!!!

**eaglehelang** · 04-28-2010, 07:51 AM

Originally Posted by limsy

well
i wonder why ratchanok intanon doesnt earn the credit when she won at the age of 14

She did lah Limsy - everyone was wow wow last year when she won. This year of course the excitement less, Ratchanok already champ.

Viktor is special cos MS from non Asia country, 1st ever since WJC started. THe only other time a non CHina MS won was Hong Ji Hoon (Korea) in 2006.
Denmark won WJC bf during PG's junior days, in MD

Now waiting to see which country will break China domination in WD

**suetyan** · 04-28-2010, 09:37 AM

Originally Posted by eaglehelang

She did lah Limsy - everyone was wow wow last year when she won. This year of course the excitement less, Ratchanok already champ.

Viktor is special cos MS from non Asia country, 1st ever since WJC started. THe only other time a non CHina MS won was Hong Ji Hoon (Korea) in 2006.
Denmark won WJC bf during PG's junior days, in MD

Now waiting to see which country will break China domination in WD

Singapore spring a surprise in WD 2 years ago.

But Yao Lei/Fu Mingtian were originally from China also. Just the flag different. Haha....

**extremenanopowe** · 04-28-2010, 10:02 AM

future champion...

**ctjcad** · 04-28-2010, 04:37 PM

Originally Posted by jamesd20

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Looking forward to seeing him play very soon....hope he can break through on senior level.

What is his playing style like? Fast and powerful or skillful & tactical?

Originally Posted by demolidor

From the few clips I've seen I would say skillfull & tactical.
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Originally Posted by jamesd20

Mmm, not very prety to watch in those videos. I don't like the way he holds & flicks his shots. I think his footwork needs some wok too, he is not so agile.

But then again he is only 16 & is tall. We will see!

Originally Posted by demolidor

Yup tall & agile would be a rare combo.
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- Yes, as demolidor mentioned. A thinking kid. He's not the fastest of them, but he's also not the slowest. Footwork can be better but considering his height, i'd say it's not bad. He seems to also He's not as agile or quick or nimble. He does cover quite a bit of court w/his length.
One would think playing a faster or flatter game might rattle him. But in a couple of this yr's WJC matches, i noticed his opponents tried to inject a faster pace or more drives rather than lifts or clear, yet he's able to counter them pretty well.
- Yes, he does use a bit of hold-and-flick shots and wrist shots; racket skills are definitely very good. He has a pretty good touch also. But the thing which surprised me was his poise and composure in all of his matches, whether he was leading or trailing behind in pts. Almost never a sense of panic from his part throughout the entire match.
One thing to note though, he lost to MAS' Zulfadli in a Danish tourney a while back. Perhaps this time around Viktor ran to opponents more to his advantage.

Hope to see him more in international tourneys soon (i think that's the only way for him to truly learn & improve) and slay some of the world's top MS players..

***jamesd20*** · 04-28-2010, 04:46 PM

Thanks for the info...

Like you sayhe is the best of the bunch, but it is how he develops physically& mentally which will make or break him. I hope he does, it is nice to see different type/style of players.

**Thom_bad** · 04-28-2010, 04:56 PM

Perhaps he's brilliant in junior category because is taller than opponents... At this age it makes the difference in power and ability to control the game..

**Hassefar** · 04-28-2010, 06:15 PM

When did he lose to Zulfadli? I know he has improven a lot since summer.

@Thom_bad: He has beaten quite a few good senior players also this year also so it is not only at junior level. Since Christmas he has beaten Sune Gavnholt, Peter Rasmussen, Christian Lind Thomsen, Scott Evans, Henri Hurskainen, Matthieu Lo Ying Ping, and Kasper Ipsen. I don't know if any of them are particularly tall though but they are ranked fairly high with four in top 50.

**Johnny** · 05-04-2010, 08:11 AM

Victor has just been picked for the Thomas Cup team - replacing an injured Hans-Kristian Vittinghus.

Good luck!

***jamesd20*** · 05-04-2010, 08:35 AM

Originally Posted by Johnny

Victor has just been picked for the Thomas Cup team - replacing an injured Hans-Kristian Vittinghus.

Good luck!

Brilliant, Hopefully he gets a game....

Might just be experience though, they have picked KJ too.....opposite end of the experience spectrum.

**ctjcad** · 05-04-2010, 12:39 PM

Originally Posted by Hassefar

When did he lose to Zulfadli? I know he has improven a lot since summer.
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..Viktor lost to Zulfadli in a Danish tournament a yr or 2 yrs back. Not quite sure of the date but perhaps one of the M'sian BCers can recall that for us? limsy know the detail??..