MAybe I think Taufik can be the player of 2004 But I prefer to give the title to the korean first doubles pair though they out of few competitions lately but they still the Olympic Champion. Taufik can earn the The Amazing Recovery title hehehe Taufik remind me Monica Seles. After recovered back from her injuries, she still can win titles before retired when the Williams sisters tookover the crown. Now it time for the Russian girls.
unbelievable. i don't even know these people! except ronaldinho of course. where is fed-ex in all this? he's been in remarkable form all year. badminton-wise, lin dan it has to be. sure he got eliminated early in the olympics but on the other hand, it isn't easy to win every (OK! .. almost) tournament he takes part in.
well, i dont think taufik will bring home the award, i think lin dan will, but for the amazing recovery thing i think taufik will earn it !(if there is an award like that) hoho,,
whos won the most? lin dan. whos the best young player that has a great future ahead? lin dan. who beats the best? lin dan. who is basically the best? lin dan!
hah, true ! just forget the olympic when u see all the titles he has! , but about the best in talent i guess there are one or two that can match his (taufik) so,,,,its just about time lin dan being announced as the player of the year
stats Is there some source online where we can look up all the results for 2004? How many competitions has Lin Dan won? I read somewhere 4, but sounds a bit low, someone on this thread said he won nearly everything except the Olympics. Who actually votes for the Player of the Year, is it members of the IBF Board? Do the players themselves get a vote? In football, the players and coaches from each country get a vote so it's more meaningful for the winner because it's his peers who've decided.
.. the award should go to zhang ning!!! in her best day....she can outclass any women players easily...even players like ye,bang,susi, n gong zhichao
see attachements, as you can see annoucements usually made in second - third week of January, as nominations are made by 3rd January by member associations.
i think kdm will, cuz he won EVERY single tourney he participated in this year... he didn't always win in BOTH of his events, but when he loses in one event, he always won the other... he brought at least 1 trophy each time he went to a tournament..
I think he won't get it because he already won the award in 2002 and 2003 anyway. Zhang Ning and Lin Dan are the favourites I think and my bet is on Zhang Ning.
I agree, Zhang ning should get it. She has been superb for the past two years. I think Kim would have won it had he not lost in XD Olympics though.
James, forget last two years, only 2004 counts. Will probably be Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen or Zhang Ning. Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen Gold Medal Athens Olympics Individuals (5 wins, 2 runner ups) 13 Dec 2004 DJARUM INDONESIA OPEN 2004 Winner 15 Nov 2004 AVIVA OPEN SINGAPORE 2004 Winner 9 Nov 2004 CHINA OPEN 2004 Winner 29 Jun 2004 Proton-Eon MALAYSIA OPEN 2004 Winner 30 Mar 2004 NOONNOPPI KOREA OPEN 2004 Winner 9 Mar 2004 YONEX ALL ENGLAND OPEN 2004 Gold Medal Final 2 Mar 2004 SWISS OPEN 2004 Gold Medal Final Team (1) 7 May 2004 UBER CUP FINALS 2004 TEAM Zhang Ning Gold Medal Athens Olympics Indivdiual (4) 15 Nov 2004 AVIVA OPEN SINGAPORE 2004 Winner 14 Aug 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES 2004 Winner 29 Jun 2004 Proton-Eon MALAYSIA OPEN 2004 Winner 30 Mar 2004 NOONNOPPI KOREA OPEN 2004 Winner Team (1) 7 May 2004 UBER CUP FINALS 2004 TEAM Lin Dan No Medals at Athens Olympics Individual (5) 9 Nov 2004 CHINA OPEN 2004 Winner 12 Oct 2004 GERMAN OPEN 2004 Winner 5 Oct 2004 DENMARK OPEN 2004 Winner 9 Mar 2004 YONEX ALL ENGLAND OPEN 2004 Winner 2 Mar 2004 SWISS OPEN 2004 Winner Team (2) 7 May 2004 THOMAS CUP FINALS 2004 TEAM 16 Feb 2004 THOMAS CUP CONTINENTAL STAGE-ASIA TEAM Kim Dong Moon/Ha Tae Kwon Gold Medal Athens Olympics Indvidual(1) 6 Apr 2004 YONEX OPEN JAPAN 2004 Winner Team (2) 7 May 2004 THOMAS CUP FINALS 2004 16 Feb 2004 THOMAS CUP CONTINENTAL STAGE-ASIA Gao Ling/Zhang Jun Gold Medal Tahens Olympics Individuals (2 wins, 1 runner up) 13 Dec 2004 DJARUM INDONESIA OPEN 2004 Winner 29 Jun 2004 Proton-Eon MALAYSIA OPEN 2004 Winner 2 Mar 2004 SWISS OPEN 2004 Gold Medal Final
Yang/Zhang I was watching a video of the Olympics the other day and I thought Yang/Zhang were incredible, they have come on a lot in the last year, and I think they are consistently better than Gao/Huang now. But sadly women's doubles is a very unfashionable discipline and I don't think they will get the award, though they probably deserve it based purely on form. Zhang especially has been fantastic all year.
Yes you're quite right. I also think the current "lack of competition" in WD is also a factor against them getting the award. (WD is just about each time an all-chinese affair)
