Lee Chong Wei is a name that will forever resonate in the badminton world. The impact he had on the sport has been phenomenal. In my opinion, there are not many players, even in the modern era, that can compare to Lee Chong Wei as a player. I recently went through a phase of watching […]
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Tokyo Olympics Badminton Prediction For Mixed Doubles
Mixed Doubles has some interesting games with the potential for some serious upsets. Even at the group stages. At least three out of the four groups look very competitive so players will need to get out of the gates early and stamp their authority on their matches, So here are my Tokyo Olympics badminton prediction […]
Men’s Doubles Predictions Tokyo 2020
Now that I’ve accurately(!) predicted the singles events, it’s time to talk about my men’s doubles predictions in Tokyo! It is a little harder to show the anticipated matches for in the knock out round since half of the pairs will be drawn at random. Therefore I cannot break down individual matches at this stage. […]
Tokyo Olympics 2020 Badminton Prediction For Singles
Following the draw of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 – we can now start to see possible matchups in the last 16 and potentially into the finals for singles at least. Due to the random draw for the doubles, it will be hard to determine who will go through to the quarters, semi-finals and finals. But […]
Tokyo Olympics Badminton Draw – 2020
So the badminton draw for the Tokyo 2021 (officially 2020) Olympics has finally been made. This isn’t just some usual BWF sanctioned tournament. This is the one every player wants to win. Even above World Championships. The chance to be an Olympic champion comes around only once in a career for some players! What makes […]
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo & Marcus Gideon – The Best?
The minions are arguably the most exciting men’s doubles partnership on the circuit. The pair comprises Indonesians Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo. They follow in a long proud history of Indonesian men’s doubles pairs. If you need a reminder of just how exciting: Let’s have a look at this pair in-depth and see […]
Lin Dan – The Best Badminton Player Of His Generation
Featured Image: Antony Stanley On the 4th July 2020 – Lin Dan – one of the greatest players the sport has known hung up his racket. With age creeping upon him, and the chance of competing at one final Olympic games seemingly just out of reach, Super Dan decided to leave the Chinese National Team […]
Four Legends Of Badminton In The Last Generation
Featured Image: Anthony Stanley The four legends of badminton Lee Chong Wei, Lin Dan, Peter Gade and Taufik Hidayat are some of the biggest names of the last generation. Their successes have been so influential in Badminton that Yonex has chosen to ask them to spearhead their legends tour initiative. Legend is a well-deserved title […]