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Welcome to the end of the road for this year's Badminton World
as 2013 finally drops its curtain this month
giving the players fans official and of course you and me the opportunity to
rest and reflect with so much happening over the past 11
months we have prepared the highlights from the
first serve, review the year and discuss the prospects for 2014.
Welcome to the final episode of Badminton World 2013 - Year in Review
In no particular order let's recap highlights of 2013
a post-Olympic year that will go down into the history books
for all the right reasons. but certainly the pick of the year was
Lin Dan winning his fifth World Title when world number one Lee Chong Wei retired
hurt, and was taken off
on a stretcher at the BWF World Championships in Guangzhou in August
Entering the event on a wild card after taking a year off
Lin Dan was closing in on victory when Lee was struck by cramps before a capacity
crowd paving the way for the Chinese ace to
take the title 16-21, 21-13, 20-17 Not to be outdone was Ratchanok Intanon of
Thailand. She became the youngest world champion of either gender
as her sensational win over world number one and Olympic champion Li Xuerui
ended China's decade of domination in the event
18-year-old Ratchanok upset Li 22-20, 18-21 and 21-14 in a highly technical
thriller to become the first Thai to win the World
Championship and the first non-Chinese winner
since Denmark's Camilla Martin who lifted the
title at home in 1999 But roll back the year to March
Ratchanok wilted under the weight of expectation as Tine Baun bade goodbye
to professional badminton by being crowned the 2013 Yonex
All-England women's singles champion. The scoreline
21-14, 16-21, 21-10 will forever be seared into Baun's memory
The Dane could barely believe her hard fought success
when final point was won inside the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham
the hundreds of cheering fans, some jumping to their feet and waving Baun's national
flag in celebration. If March bore witness to a
veteran's golden swan song, September celebrated the emergence of the
youngest ever winner of the seven-year-old Superseries.
Akane Yamaguchi just 16 capped a dream-like week to finish winner at her home Yonex Open
Japan Superseries in doing so Yamaguchi became the first
Japanese player to win the tournament in its 32-year history.
The final highlight of the year was when China proved yet again
they were too consistent and too powerful for the rest of the world by grabbing
their fifth successive Sudirman Cup title in Kuala Lumpur
they needed only six games to steamroll past the Koreans to bag their ninth overall
title since 1995 China enjoyed a perfect last day at
the Yonex Denmark Open 2013 conquering the opposition in all four
finals in which they competed *** Yihan former Denmark Open champion
regained the women's singles title the victory against Korean Sung Ji Hyun was
***'s second Superseries title of the year On the eve of his 31st birthday
Lee Chong Wei faced Chen Long for the first time
since his All-England loss to the Chinese unfortunately despite a stellar effort
the Malaysian top player could not gift himself a present to remember.
The match was played at an electric pace with spectators gasping the stunning returns
of smashes, the tightness of the net play, and
retrievals from near impossible positions. However Chong Wei gave Chen a match
point which he wasted no time converting for a 24-22, 21-19 result.
The only non-Chinese to grab the title were new Korean pair
Lee Yong Dae Yoo Yeon Seong in men's doubles.
Indonesia had two world champion pairs in the finals
but both faltered. Men's doubles partners Mohammad Ahsan and
Hendra Setiawan suffered their first loss in the Superseries
after a 19-match unbeaten streak. The Indonesians were lackluster
with Lee Yong Dae and Yoo Yeon Seong keeping them under pressure
from the opening rally. Mixed doubles world champions Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir
also appeared below their best and were inconsistent against Olympic champion
Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei. They paid the price losing 21-11, 22-20.
Denmark's only hope in the finals the women's doubles
pair of Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl were outplayed by Tang Jinhua
and Bao Yixin despite the boisterous crowd urging
them on Pedersen and Rytter Juhl were unable
to ride on its energy and surrendered tamely 21-16, 21-13
Days later another new partnership celebrated early success on the BWF World
Superseries circuit with Indonesia's Markis Kido and Gideon Markus
Fenaldi capturing the men's doubles title
at the Yonex French Open Capping a remarkable campaign in Paris
the fledging combination who paired up in September
and had to negotiate the qualifying stage, romp to victory 21-16, 21-18
over Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong of Malaysia
Denmark's Jan O Jorgensen overcame his men's singles semifinal loss on home
soil a week earlier to outshine Kenichi Tago and the city of light,
claiming his second Superseries title. Tago led in both games only to see Jorgensen
fight back from 16-19 in the second as his rival was impatient during the
rallies smashing widely when he had opening
Jorgensen converted his second match point and celebrated with an on court jig
Meanwhile in the women's doubles another pair which has not been together
long swept to their third title in a few weeks Bao Yixin and Tang Jinhua outplayed senior
Chinese compatriot and Olympic champion Tian Qing and Zhao Yunlei
In the women's singles *** Shixian won her second title of the year
outplaying Porntip of Thailand 21-18, 21-18 *** was steady throughout the match
while Porntip swung from impressive to erratic,
unable to keep the pressure on her opponent for sustained periods
Zhao Yunlei made up for her disappointment
a week earlier by winning the mixed doubles title with Zhang Nan
the Olympic champion thwarted compatriots Xu Chen and Ma Jin for
the 14th time in 16 meetings with a 28-26, 21-17 outcome saving six game points in
the first game. Now let's shift our attention to the
OSIM BWF Superseries Finals conspicuous by their absence are men's
singles defending champion Chen Long and women singles World champion Ratchanok
Intanon who will miss the finals at the Chen Long the world number two, winner of
the All England and Denmark Open
moved up nine rungs to 8th spot in the Superseries standing
after winning the China Open in Shanghai but he finished
out of the top eight slots at 11 after missing the Hong Kong Open
which was the final leg of the 12-stop tour. China's sole representative in the
men's singles is former world junior champion
*** Zhengming who finished seventh in the Superseries
standings. Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei who is the most successful player in the 2013
series after winning six titles, is the top
qualifier and has a great chance of winning the finals for the fourth time
the world number one was also the winner the finals in 2008, 2009 and 2010
Stay tuned as we look at highs and lows of 2013
only on Badminton World hello Saya Christian Hadinata
Anda sedang menonton Badminton World Welcome back to Badminton World.
Kuala Lumpur recently played host to Shuttle Time International,
a program initiated by the Badminton World Federation
and organized by Badminton Asian Confederation to develop coaches
20 coaches from 17 countries took part in the weeklong session
designed to make the sport appeal to the young as BWF development director Ian
Wright can testify "It's been a really interesting journey
so far we started 2010 with just five pilots one pilot on each continent just to test
the resources and then the idea was sorted to do
maybe five countries a year maybe a couple more, see how it goes and
the objective for 2016 was thirty countries using it
I can say today 2013 we've got 65 countries already using Shuttle Time"
The key word is fun. "The key word there is fun
it's a safe, fun, positive experience of badminton for kids
they have to leave the first lesson thinking I want to come back next week
and that's the one goal" Positive vibes emanated from the
participating coaches "Shuttle Time is action.
Action. It's fun action. It's for you know people ranging between
many several ages between the age of 5 or 6 to 15"
"This is the right time, right program for the children to start off
this With or without knowledge, doesn't matter.
Learn with fun" "This program can actually
help especially the school level the teachers to promote badminton to get
kids to get interested to the sport" Wright believes Shuttle Time will produce
the desired results
this is not a coaching program the kids learn through doing fun activities
so they're playing fun games and I think they're just plain fun games when really
they're learning something which is useful to them becoming a badminton player"
2013 has seen the emergence of Akane Yamaguchi the youngest Superseries winner ever.
Underlining her potential was impressive win in the women's singles
at the SCG BWF World Junior Championship in Bangkok
Despite being ranked number five in the world junior rankings Yamaguchi has
found 2013 as a breakthrough year. If Yamaguchi's imminent arrival is
highly anticipated the Badminton World bids farewell to
Taufik Hidayat, Chen Jin and Tine Baun in contrasting fashion.
While Baun enjoyed a golden farewell by winning the All-England
Hidayat finally call time to his career after being shown the exit before
his home crowd by B Sai Praneeth at the first round of the
Indonesian Open Superseries Premier in June. Chen Jin was forced to retire
after an injury-plagued career. The idea of retirement has yet to sink in for Hidayat.
"I still can't believe it I mean I just stop being a badminton player.
Of course. I'm going through all sorts of emotion
on one hand I'm relieved but on the other I'm quite
sad but the decision to retire now is the
right one and I have to come to terms I'm no
longer a badminton player."
Hidayat is shifting his focus on TH Arena "TH Arena is my dedication to badminton
because for so long my life revolves around badminton.
I grew up with badminton so what else can I do for my country except
to give back to the sport" Hidayat quit the game well into his 30's
but Chen Jin has called it a day before turning 28
"I decided to retire mainly due to injuries I sustained
I am almost 28 years old and I should have a lot of
good playing years ahead but the injuries were holding me back"
Fresh from his playing career Chen Jin is prepared to impart his knowledge to his
compatriots "I had just retired from top badminton action
and experiences I have is still very current and relevant to that as the coach.
I can share my experience with the team and the younger players so that they can learn
from my experiences and they don't have to go through the
hard way alone" For Baun, her supremacy is now in the past
after the perfect swan song in the All-England. "Of course everybody wants to win
some more. I'm glad I am
very happy that I've got a world
medal and of course I wanted to have the Olympic medal
but it's not like okay
great, I have done my best and yeah I think I've had so many memorable moments
yeah it's more than I could have asked for" Baun is toying with the idea of
balancing family life with coaching. "Going to study
health and nutrition, and also I'm going to yeah maybe teach
some young coach and do some coaching yeah many things but also and
yeah I want to think about family and the thing women want after their retirement"
In the SCG BWF World Junior Championships 2013
both China and Korea shared the spoils at the Huamark Stadium in Bangkok
Thailand Heo Kwang Hee comfortably defeated
Chinese Taipei's *** Tzu Wei 21-11, 21-12 to be acclaimed the best
male junior badminton player Akane Yamaguchi continued her winning
ways by making up for her final defeat last year
thanks to a 21-11, 21-13 blips of her compatriot Aya Ohori. In the all-Chinese men's doubles
Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen beat Huang Kaixiang and Zhang Si Wei
14-21, 21-13, 22-20. In the women's doubles Chae Yoo Jung and Kim Ji Won defeated
number two seed Chen Qingchen and He Jianxin of China
Despite her women's doubles loss Chen partnered Huang Kaixiang to the mixed doubles
crown over the Indonesian rivals Kevin Sukamuljo
and Masita Mahmudin Meanwhile China's three defending
title holders from a year ago all retained their crown at the Victor
China Open. Korea's Lee Yong Dae and Yoo Yeon Seong
emerged victorious in men's doubles in the first match of the day
before Indonesia's Tontowi Ahmad and Lilyana Natsir brought the curtain down
on the tournament by taking the mixed doubles title.
Chen Long had the necessary artillery and experience to defeat *** Zhengming
the same rival whjo challenged him in last year's final
Again it took a fight back before the matter was settled to the senior player
it was Chen Long's third Superseries Premier conquest this year
following wins of All-England and Denmark Open
Li Xuerui's exuberant scream as her compatriot ***
Shixian hit their last rally beyond the baseline
underlined how much the three-game outcome meant to her.
Women's doubles clash was a tussle between the youth of Bao Yixin
and Zhong Qianxin and experience of world champions
Yu Yang and *** Xiaoli the veteran pair however handed out a
lesson to the juniors nothing that Bao or Zhong did could
ruffle the fluency of Yu and ***. The latter smashed
powerfully from the back as Yu created openings in the
front court to ensure a comfortable rout lasting 31 minutes
Korea's Lee Yong Dae and Yoo Yeon Seong smashed their way to their second Superseries
Premier men's doubles title in just two months together
winning 21-13, 21-12 over Hoon Thien How and Tan Week Kiong. It was Lee's 6th China Open
and 29th Korea's Superseries title Coming up on Badminton World we take a
look at the Superseries finale "My name is Misaki matsutomo.
This is Badminton World." Welcome back to Badminton World 2013
Year in Review episode. Malaysia world number one Lee
Chong Wei stormed to victory in the Hong Kong Open
after whipping Indonesia's Sony Dwi Kuncoro in straight games to bag
his sixth tournament of the season. Lee needed only 33 minutes to
inflict a 21-13, 21-9 bruising on his three-time Asian Champions opponent
In the women's draw china's *** Yihan was made to work hard for her 21-13,
16-21, 21-15 victory against compatriot *** Shixian
in the day's longest match. And in mixed doubles British newlyweds Chris Adcock
and Gabrielle White beat China's Bao Yixin and Liu Cheng 21-14,
24-22 overcoming nerves in their prolonged
second game. It was the couple's first BWF victory since tying the knot in
September. in the all-Korean men's doubles final Lee Yong Dae and Yoo Yeon Seong
fought back from one game down to claim victory against fourth-seeded
countrymen Kin Ki Jung and Kim Sa Rang 12-21, 21-15, 21-18
In the women's doubles fifth-seeded Chinese pair Bao Yixin and Tang Jinhua
came from behind to beat the younger compatriot Ou Dongni and
Tang Yuanting 18-21, 21-16, 21-15 Now let's take a peek at the world
ranking so far with six Superseries title under his
belt prior to the grand final in Kuala Lumpur Lee Chong Wei remains firmly
in the driving seat on top of the men's singles. He is not
likely to relinquish that position as 2014 draws near
Li Xuerui remains the top right women shuttler
closely pursued by compatriot *** Shixian at number two
Thailand world champion Ratchanok Intanon slipped to number three
with Ko Sung Hyun and Lee Yong Dae no longer the deadly duo from Korea
after they were separated, Indonesia's world champions Mohammad Ahsan
and Hendra Setiawan had leapfrogged over the Korean as the
number one men's doubles going into the final month of the
calendar. Ko and Lee are at number two and are not likely to make
further headway as Lee is now on a roll with new partner Yoo Yeon Seong.
In the women's doubles *** Xiaoli and Yu Yang
remain on top while they are no changes
in the top 5 pairs. In the mixed doubles China's Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei
remained the world number one for the first time newlyweds Chris and
Gabrielle Adcock from England made it to the top five pairs.
For more information you can visit BWF official website
The 2013 Year in Review takes a look at the Superseries Finals
as the curtains to 2013 are brought down in the
capital city of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur. It's where the best
came together and the road to Malaysia reaches its destination as the five-day
spectacle features top 8 individuals or pairs
in each category men's singles, women's singles, men's
doubles women's doubles and mixed doubles for a
shot at sharing USD 500,000.00 in prize money
and the glory of being crowned Finals Champions. It will be groundbreaking as
the BWF World Superseries Finals offers instant reviews with the
Badminton World Federation set the stage a live test of line call
technology conducted by a camera-based system which
will be set up on the television court only
with only two current Olympic gold medalist and three world champions
the Superseries Finals feature 61 players who have won the right to
contest the second biggest purse in badminton. The
Chinese are again favored to take at least three titles as they did last year
however the contingent will be the smallest since 2009
just before the BWF began imposing penalties and qualified players not
participating in fact china has only nine players in
the top 8 of the Superseries standing and while women's singles *** Yihan is not
eligible because of the two entry per nation limit
China will have the maximum two qualifiers in only three disciplines
meanwhile Cristinna Pedersen of Denmark has again qualified for both women's and
mixed doubles and this year shares that distinction
with china's Ma Jin who was eligible for two bag in 2009 but
did not attend Indonesia's Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth
the first in the nation to do double duty for the Superseries Finals since
Liliyana Natsir became a double runner-up in the first edition in 2008.
Europe repeat its all-time low of five entries as the four Danish qualifiers are joined
only by Hong Kong Open husband-and-wife team
of mixed doubles champions Chris Adcock and Gabrielle White. However
it was also from 5 entries that Europe produced its best-ever showing last
December when Danish shuttlers took two gold medals
and one silver home
in Shenzhen Men's doubles was a first set of eight to
be decided
if only by a few hours and yet it's still amongst the most uncertain
Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan winner of five Superseries titles
as well as the World Championship are a clear favorites going into finals in KL
particularly because the in-form pair of the moment Lee Yong Dae and Yoo Yeon Seong
came up just short of qualifying in the 11th spots
the big question mark remains surrounding what will happen with
current world number two Ko Sung Hyun and Lee Yong Dae.
The Koreans have in the past temporally reunited already to spend pairs in order
to maximize the entries at both the World Championships
and the Superseries Finals and they could well do the same to feel Ko and Lee
once again In the women's doubles among the
qualifiers are Ma Jin and Kim Ha Na both of whom dropped out of the China Open
last week and gave Hong Kong a miss. On top of this Ma and Tang Jinhua are the
on-again off-again pair who have played only three tournaments since the World
Championships. Either way the overwhelming favorite
are still three-time defending champions *** Xiaoli and Yu Yang. In the men's singles
Lee Chong Wei is the overwhelming favorite not only will he be playing at home but of
the six players who have beaten Lee in the
past two years only one will be among his seven
challengers in Kuala Lumpur The last women's singles qualifier
Tai Tzu Ying had to rely on *** Shixian to secure her spot. ***'s win over
Germany's Juliane Schenk was the only thing that stopped the Chinese
Taipei shuttler from being overtaken even without
current World Champion Ratchanok Intanon and Hong Kong Open winner *** Yihan
the field for the Superseries Finals is still teeming with strong shuttlers
China Open finalists Li Xuerui and *** Shixian ranked number one
and number three in the world respectively
are tipped to be the front-runners but as they
are accompanied by six upset specialists anything can happen in Kuala Lumpur.
Mixed doubles are perhaps the most difficult to predict
As Markis Kido and Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth are the only ones to qualify
who are not also in the current top 8 of the world ranking. It is also the only
discipline that should feature the current
All-England and world champions Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir
as well as the current Olympic gold medalist and the defending champions
Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei at the Finals With this final episode for 2013 we bid
sayonara to all of you and as we say goodbye do not
forget we will be back with more news, profiles, and interviews in 2014. Don't forget to
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