Latest BWF Badminton Unlimited with TTY: You can literally see how much she has enjoyed the time-out and how motivated she is to get back into competition. At least one good thing that came out the pandemic.
That one was killing me! And best thing, there is not a shadow of a doubt that she's serious about this. BWF posted a little flashback clip on FB today, showing a couple of rallies from her first big title win (Japan Open 2012). Her shot making abilities was from another world already back then whereas her fitness clearly needed some upgrades - just watch how she's gasping for air after the rally to 5:2 in the third game. In case anyone needs to fill time with some early TTY magic, there you go:
A whole in depth episode on TTY, her coach and her support team! Sent from my SM-G988W using Tapatalk
Very, very interesting. That must be a blueprint for how a successful surrounding of a professional athelete has to look like. The relation between TTY and coach Lai seems to be symbiotic and one has to wonder if she had made the same carreer if the two of them wouldn't have met in the first place. Also interesting to note that they seem to have a similar amount of mutual respect for each other as Carolina shares with Fernando Rivas.
TTY heading to Thailand with her team... not taking any chances... Sent from my SM-G988W using Tapatalk
Nice collection, well done! Maybe turn down the volume of the music a bit next time or even drop it completely.
Sure. Tai Tzu Ying's every shot is a textbook. Such a delight to watch. I have collected 10 different deceptive shots of Tai Tzu ying against Top Players . Created a video about it. Here in India, so many people play Badminton but they just play for fitness and they are not aware of these masterpiece strokes at all . I shared to some of my friends and they were mesmerized by these strokes.
Cool. She made lots of mistakes with Marin. Nervous still at this level. Or the shouting? lol Marin is a very intelligent player with good strategy. Hence the olympic champion.
Psychologically, this was a priceless win today. She got proof that she can win against CM in best shape of she takes on the fight and pushes back. Losing the third time in three weeks would have been a devastating prospect for the expected big matches between the two in the future. Carolina will again be the one to beat in Tokyo imo.