A more experience Koo Kien Keat & Tan Boon Heong takes on Indonesia 4th pair of Angga Pratama & Rian Agung Saputro. On paper, Koo Kien Keat & Tan Boon Heong will have a breeze in this match but never say never in a badminton match. Angga Pratama & Rian Agung Saputro will start as [...]
Another upcoming star Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia takes on Boonsak Ponsana in the Axiata Cup 2012. Taufik Hidayat has nothing to worry as he has two able players to take over his place which is Tommy Sugiarto and Rumbaka. Boonsak Ponsana is not going anywhere from his current form due to injury. A match between [...]
More on Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka as we at Badmintonfreak likes to share more on up and coming players like Rumbaka. Hayom Rumbaka takes only old horse Hafiz Hashim in the Axiata Cup 2012. Hafiz, the once golden boy of badminton in Malaysia has fallen out after his sensational win at All England. Hafiz has the [...]
Indonesia’s future hope, Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka takes on Suppanyu Avihingsanon of Thailand in the Axiata Cup 2012 badminton championship. Rumbaka will start as favorites to win this match. Can the Thai player upset the form books in the Axiata Cup 2012? Watch to find out more. If you like this badminton blog then please consider [...]
Liew Daren has risen to a career high of World No. 28 in the world rankings. He is now ahead of Hafiz Hashim. Is Liew Daren our country’s hope once Lee Chong Wei hangs up his racquet? I watched the other night when Liew Daren was performing at the Axiata Cup. He has an attacking [...]
Lee Chong Wei took on comeback kid Lee Hyun Il of South Korea in the men single semi finals of the Yonex All England 2012 badminton tournament. Chong Wei have a good record against the Korean and should have no problem making a 3rd consecutive final appearance in this championship. Does the South Korean have [...]
The weekend started with Johnnie Torjussen, Avi Gupta, Kit Clement Dawson and Dominique Bell competing at the U13 English Nationals. After massive improvements this year Kit was playing in his first [...]
Is disappointed with the attitude shown by Koo Kien Keat & Tan Boon Heong in the Axiata Cup when they lost to Indonesian pairing of Angga Pratama & Ryan Agung Saputra. From an angry supporter!! If coach is to be blame, Rexy Manaiky shouldn’t be the one blame. He is the one that found this [...]
Jung Jae Sung & Lee Yong Dae took on Hong Wei & Shen Ye of China in the All England 2012 men double quarter finals. Hong wei & Shen Ye defeated Malaysia’s top pair of Koo Kien Keat & Tan Boon Heong. Can the youngster of China upset the experience Korean pair? Watch the check [...]
Surprisingly China didn’t have a representative in the All England 2012 mixed double finals. Tontowi Ahmad & Liliyana Natsir of Indonesia took on Danish pairing of Thomas Laybourn & Kamilla Rytter Juhl in the finals. A match that Indonesians must not miss and is good for badminton because China is not there. If you like [...]
Another all Chinese battle in the All England 2012 women double final where Tian Qing & Zhao Yunlei took on compatriot Wang Xiaoli & Yu Yang. The Chinese have dominated the women double competition through out for quite some time and this time around, there is not difference. Enjoy the match! If you like this [...]
Here's a compilation video of Taufik Hidayat in various tournaments projecting his insane and outrageous talent. One the best players in his era. There
Here's a compilation video of Chong Wei performing his amazing badminton skills and technique. In this video there's different clips of Chong Wei in various
Here in a Chinese Badminton tournament. One of the player in singles match, got tap right at the face with full strength which ended up injuring his left
In this epic men's double final at the World Championship 2009 Lee Yong Dae/Jung Jae-sung vs Cai Yun/ Fu Hai Feng. It was in the rubber game where both
Here's a compilation music video of Koo Kien Keat impressive badminton showmanship. There are different clips from various tournament where you see KKK
4 times World Doubles Champion. Fu Hai Feng arguably known for his powerful and lethal smash. Currently Fu Hai Feng holds the record of the fastest smash
China's most famous badminton couple Lin Dan and Xie Xing Fang registering their marriage. Lin Dan and Xie Xing Fang has been going out for a few years
In this part of this emotional interview , Lee Chong Wei saying he wasn't giving up the match between Lin Dan on that day of finals. He just couldn't take
Here's an exclusive interview with world#1 Lee Chong Wei after winning a silver medal at the Beijing Olympic Games 2008. In this interview, there's camera
Zhao Jian Hua and Xiao Jie talks first talks about the speed of the shuttlecock and the quality of the shuttle. Goose feather shuttle would be more expensive
Here's an exclusive episode where Zhao Jian Huo and Xiao Jie sits down and talk about their personal opinions and exercises about improving the backhand
In this episode , Zhao Jian Hua and Xiao Jie talks about the common injuries in badminton. They also stresses the point of the importance of warming up
The first thing is you shouldn't wait for the shuttle. In that way, your opponent is taking control. Move for the shot and hit the shuttle early. You can
First of all, you won't get hurt if only you have proper techniques. You can have a better chance of making a higher fulfillment based on solid foundations.
Motion should be compact and power comes from the wrist and fingers. This kind of shot does not require much force, but it still can be very lethal depending
After you move forward the back leg should follow up from behind of your racket foot with a dragging motion. The center of gravity rises and you gained
If your return is too high and you go up, the opponent will hit you. So only move forward immediately after a high quality block, otherwise just stay on
The drive should be in a very good transitional process. You may be in a passive state, but with good drives, you can gradually regain the control. Your
Serve and return of serve are very important in doubles, because doubles is very fast. With two players on either side, the court becomes relatively smaller.
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