Rajiv Ouseph Rajiv Ouseph eyes Olympic medal London, Dec 31 (PTI) Rajiv Ouseph, whose family hails from Thrissur in Kerala, is the first English player for 20 years to win the European Junior Championships this year and is eyes set on a gold medal in 2012 London Olympics.
Middlesex County 1st Team, 2006-2007 Season L2R,standing: Rajiv Ouseph, Jinesh Shah, Alan D'Cruz, Daniel Carpio, Nathan D'Cruz Seated: Reshmi Ouseph, Rajani Ouseph - Asst Man'r, Sally Hone, Anneke Thomas, Sandra Peaston and Elizabeth Cann. Also Played: Chandrika D'Silva, Nikki Hayward, Chris Gilbert, Keith Monte D'Cruz, Bindi Matharu and Daryl Jacobs.
I think Michael is too old to be star, dont you think? as he is 26 yrs old....he may have a good 3 to 5 yrs to perform.... For WS, I think Larisa can be a good force
I saw Elizabeth Cann at US Open..Not bad...she will improve.. Hope she can win title today vs Larisa ( Belgian Challenge)
Larisa Griga is a female badminton player from Ukraine. She played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim and reached the second round (lost to 2nd seed Xie Xingfang of China). As a part of the BC Amersfoort team Bruil reached the final of the European Cup 2007 held in Amersfoort. Together with Lotte Bruil-Jonathans, Yao Jie, Dicky Palyama and Eric Pang the final was lost against the team of NL Primorje. In the semi finals they were too strong for CB Rinconada. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larisa_Griga
Elizabeth Alice Cann Age: 26 Height: 5' 6'' Occupation: Professional Badminton player Events: Singles and team Commonwealth Games History: Kuala Lumpur 1998, and Manchester 2002 World Ranking: 30 Personal Best: Winning English National Title 2005 Season's Best: Recent Results: Winner of all 3 English elite tournaments plus circuit finals 2005/2006 International Debut: 2001- World Championships Coach:Dalton Grant, Lee Jae Bok Most Influential People: Parents and Dalton Grant Heros: Susi Susanti, Michael Johnson General Interests & Information: Music, catching up with friends, going to the beach (in summer) http://www.cgaj.org/competitor_profiles/profiles_badminton.asp
Elizabeth Cann is pretty.....too bad that I did not have a chance to say hello to her...hehe and take pics....
I think Emma Mason is pretty too.. Here's her profile. Another rising star from Europe. ------ Emma Mason Date of birth: 28th June 1986 Marital status: Single Residence: Edinburgh Main events: Ladies Doubles and Mixed Doubles Current partners: Imogen Bankier and Keith Turnbull Scottish Senior Caps: 12 International Titles: 2006 Norwegian International Ladies Doubles Champion 2006 Iceland Express International Ladies Doubles Champion EBU Circuit Ladies Doubles Champion 2005/2006 2005 Polish Junior Open Ladies Doubles Champion Scottish Titles: 2006 National U23 Ladies Doubles Champion 2005 National U21 Ladies Doubles Champion 2004 National U19 Ladies Doubles Champion Other notable achievements: Yonex Hungarian International Ladies Doubles Runner-up 2006 Belgium Open Ladies Doubles Semi-finalist 2006 Belgium Open Ladies Doubles Semi-finalist 2005 Slovakian Open Ladies Doubles Runner-up 2005 Hungarian Open Ladies Doubles Runner-up 2005 Career Highlight: Beating the Danes in European Junior 2005 Winning 2005 Polish Junior Highest World Ranking: 31 in Ladies Doubles (May 2006) Joined Institute: May 2005 Coaches: Dan Travers and Ray Stevens Sponsors: None Equipment used: Yonex Armotech 800 rackets, Yonex shoes Badminton Goals & Ambitions: To compete in the olympics and medal at major badminton championships. To raise the profile of badminton as a sport. Typical week Training Schedule: Mon: 10-12 (Scotstoun) 1-3 (Palace of Arts) Tues: 10-12 2-4 (Scotstoun) Wed: 12-1.30 (Scotstoun) Thu: 10-12 20-4 (Scotstoun) Fri: 10-12 (Scotstoun) 1-3 (Palace of Arts) Sat: 9.30-12 (Scotstoun) Sun: Rest Day When did you start playing badminton and why? In Primary School, the best in our class was a boy I didn’t like and so I played until I could beat him. First badminton memories: Robbie Robertson’s Tournaments at Linwood and losing (a lot). What do you enjoy most about being a badminton player? Winning If not badminton then…? Vet Medicine at Uni Superstition: Always wear a certain perfume to play in tournaments Favourite food: My mum’s cooking Most admired badminton player: Gao Ling
Here's a video: Emma Mason and Imogen Bankier breakfast table interview at Yonex All England 2007. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsvBzgHUKQw
Updated List MAS MS 1. Mohd Arif Latif 2. Tan Chun Seang 3. Chan Kwon BEng 4. Chong Wei Feng 5. Daren Liew (Courtesy of Yannie) 6. Chong Li Qun (Courtesy of Yannie) 7. Beryno Wong (Courtesy of Yannie) 8. Lim Kenn 9. Lim Fang Yang (courtesy of rwchen) MD 1. Khoo Chung Kiat (Khoo again ) / Mohd Azif Abdul Latif 2. Chan Peng Soon/ Chang Hun Pin 3. Mak Hee Chun/ Lim Khim Wah 4. Kuan Kam Chung/ Teo Kok Siang. (I fink its better for them to concentrate their power's game in the Doubles rather than MS) 5. Ong Jien Guo/ Goh Wei Shern INA MS 1. Tommy sugiarto - Will facing some internal challenge.. But no doubt will be the INA best hopes for the future.. 2. Andrea Tedjono Kurniawan - exciting players 3. Alamsyah Yunus 4. Indra Bagus 5. Bandar Sigit Pamungkas 6. Fauzi Adnan MD 1. Rian/Yoke - They both are just 22 now, rite? 2. Bohna/ Ahsan 2. Fernando Kurniawan/Subakti (courtesy of Badmania) 3.Wiqfi Windarto/Alfiat Yuris Wirawan (courtesy of Badmania) 4. Saputra Albert/ Ariffin 5. Lingga/Fitriawan China MS 1. Lu yu 2. Qiu Yan Bo 3. Chen Long 4. Lu QiCHeng 5. Gong Weijie 6.Du peng Yu( courtesy of tommy_bun) MD 1. Shen Yen /He Han Bin 2. XuChen / Sun JunJie 3. Li Tian/ Chai Biao (Courtesy of tommy_bun) KOR MS 1. Hong Ji Hoon 2. Hwang Jun Woon 3. Han Ki Hoon 4. Park sung Min 5. Shin Baek Cheol (Single & Double Specialst ) (Courtesy of events) MD 1. Han Sang Hoon / Cho Gun Woo 2. Yoo Yeon Seong / Jeon Jeon Bum ( Not Sure YYS will be paired up with HSH for permanent of temporary) 3. Lee Jung-hwan / Kim Ki-jung (Courtesy of events) 4. Lee Dong-geun, Jung Eui-seok, and Kim Young-sun (Still uncertain of their long term partners) (Courtesy of events) DEN MS Jan Ø. Jørgensen Peter Mikkelsen (Courtesy of twobeer. not sure about their current age) Eng MS Rajiv Oushev (courtesy of smarties1980) MD: Robert Adcock/Robin Middleton (courtesy of Badmania) Thanks for all the input so far from fellow BCers.. I might be too subjective coz i only know most of the names for MAS Juniors. I wish to get more input on many others players from various countries.. I still needs more info about rising women badminton players (includes XD pair too) to make this list more prefect
MAS MS: Also Tan Aik Quan, Kuan Kam Chung, Teo Kok Siang.. but they're younger. Maybe too early to say whether they'll shine as future badminton stars.. MAS WS: Julia Wong, Lydia Cheah.. and some players of the younger batch.. (Project squads' players: http://www.bam.org.my/about.php) INA MD: I'm not sure whether Yoke is 21 or 22.. Rian for sure is 22, turning 23 in November.. Fitriawan?? Is that Devin Lahardi.. Fernando Kurniawan is Fran Kurniawan's younger brother. China MS: There's also Chen Tianyu. DEN MS: Jan Ø. Jørgensen is not that old, he played Arif before in some junior tournament.. I think it's German juniors.. Rune Ulsing (24 y.o.) (photos: http://www.fjerbolden.dk/spillerne/ulsing.htm) Michael Christensen (photos: http://www.fjerbolden.dk/spillerne/christensen.htm) ENG MS: Raj Popat from Wales.. Hehe, he had been to INA to train in Tangkas before..
Hmm.. ..if Mr. Christensen is "too old", then Ms. Cann would be considered as "old" also..?!?!.. ...another one of those gal which has your "girl-next-door" look.. In a way, i'm waiting for a European/non-Asian WD pair or pairs to rise to the top and start challenging the Asian WDs..It's been a very long while since professional badminton witness a non-Asian WD pair at or near the top of the WD world ranking (anyone knows/remembers when was the last time this happened?)..
right now i'm eyeing Zulfadli Zulkifli,Mas Junior.Heard he is a good player. some info about him.. Date of Birth :11 February 1993 Place of Birth :L.A California,US. Father :Zulkifli Sidek Mother :Hanny Pranatyo (Zulfadli's father Zulkifli Sidek is a former three-time Johor state champion and also worked as a coach at the United States Olympic training centres in Marquette, Michigan (1989-1991) and Los Angeles (1991-1992) while his mother Hanny Pranatyo, an Indonesian by birth, was also an active badminton player in her country during junior days. ) Fav player :Taufik Hidayat.(he really takes TH as his inspiration,he want to be in national senior player by the time he reach 16,just like TH,he said if TH can do it also not possible for him to achieved it,..huh such a big confident for small boy,let see if he can do it...) local achievement champion MSSM MS 2004-2007 champion MSSM MD 2003-2005 champion U12 GP 2003-2005 champion National Junior Circuit (U14BS )Grand Final 2007 champion MS division 2 Kedah Open 2007 International achievement MD and MS winner (U-13)in International Youth Championship in Malmo Sweeden 2005 U-12 champion in the Luster International Open 2005 in Sungai Petani.
Wow.. ..a pretty commendable resume for a young player his age..any pictures of him??..well, he's got abt 2 yrs to achieve his goal of entering the national squad
here.. Zulkifli 3rd from left with father,mom and his bro also badminton player.But this is not recent pic.Can't find a new one.
Yup. It's Devin Lahardi Fitriawan, although I won't consider him as a future badminton "star" since he's turning 24. I don't think his partnership with Lingga Lie is going to be a top 10 pair. He has more chance in the XD with Lita Nurlita. You are right, Rian Sukmawan is 22 going on 23, while Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki should be about the same age or 1 year younger. His former partner Yoga Ukikasah is 21 this year. Yes, I do hope Rian/Yoke do rise up the ranking table and hopefully be at least a semi-finalist in the 2009 World Championships The same goes for Bona Septano/Mohd Ahsan. Indeed, Fernando Kurniawan is Fran's younger brother and currently in Pelatnas. I also won't include Fauzi Adnan into the list
