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2011 Li-Ning Singapore Open - Day 3

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Yonex All England Open Championship 2009 - Semi Finals

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Also Appearing:
Tine Rasmussen, Cai Yun, Fu Haifeng, Lee Chong Wei, Ma Jin

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Yonex Open Japan 2008 Badminton - Quarter Finals

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Eriko Hirose, Lu Lan, Lee Chong Wei, Joachim Persson, Maria Krisrin Yulianti

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2008 World Experience DPA Gift Lounge Day 3

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Fionnula Flanagan, Bridget Marquardt, Amanda Righetti, David Carradine, Tiffany Trump

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Korea Open a Fresh Start for Shuttlers » Sports

By lilieksuwartohs on | From jakartacitynews.blogspot.com

Bona Septano, left, and Mohammad Ahsan are two of just a handful of local shuttlers who would likely qualify for the 2012 Olympics. (AFP Photo) With New Year’s celebrations at an end, shuttlers are gearing up for badminton’s Korea Open Super Series Premier event, which kicks off in Seoul today. Indonesia’s badminton stars will be eager to put behind them the struggles of 2011, when the country’s top players managed to win just two of the 60 titles available in the top tournaments...Read Full Story

Sports » Season Ends Badly for Indonesian Shuttlers

By lilieksuwartohs on | From jakartacitynews.blogspot.com

Taufik Hidayat’s three losses at the Super Series Finals in China this week illustrate how far national badminton has fallen. (AFP Photo/Liu Jin) The results from the Super Series Finals demonstrate just how low Indonesian badminton has fallen on the world stage. None of the country’s shuttlers made it out of the group stage and into today’s semifinals. The country’s last hope, mixed doubles pair Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir, lost to top-seeded Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei on...Read Full Story

Sports » Indonesian Shuttlers Ready to Do Battle in Masters Finals in China

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Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir will face tough competition in Liuzhou. (Antara Photo/Yusran Uccang) Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir will likely be Indonesia’s best bet to earn a title at the Super Series Masters Finals in Liuzhou, China, tomorrow. But the mixed doubles pair was given a tough group in the tournament which pits the top eight shuttlers from each of the five divisions in the Super Series ranking against one another. Tontowi and Liliyana, who qualified by...Read Full Story

Taufik Haidayat

By variotechno2010 on | From topplayersports.blogspot.com

Taufik Hidayat was born at August 10, 1981 in Bandung, West Java. He is an Indonesian badminton player. He is a former world champion and a former Olympic champion in men's singles. He has also won the Indonesian Open six timesWhen he was young, he joined the SGS Club, a badminton club in Bandung, where he trained under Iie Sumirat. Hidayat's main qualities are his backhand (as he is perhaps most famous for his backhand smash, revered for its unusually high generation of power) forehand jump...Read Full Story

Lin accelerates towards a Chinese badminton showdown

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Lin Dan, bidding to become the first player ever to win four world singles titles, moved smoothly into the last 16 with another masterfully taken win. The man regarded by many as the greatest of all time was able to play at cruising pace and then move through the gears as he overcame Henri Hurskainen, the world number 49 from Sweden, 21-13, 21-15. Lin was able to give himself court time by coaxing the shuttle around and develop his ability to control it in difficult, fast conditions - yet...Read Full Story

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Taufik can rest easy as Tommy and Dionysius set to take over his mantle

PETALING JAYA: Veteran Taufik Hidayat’s wish to pass the torch to a worthy successor is set to come true at the Thomas Cup qualifying tournament in Macau from Feb 13-19 .

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Badminton: Lee on course for 8th M'sia title

KUALA LUMPUR: World badminton number one Lee Chong Wei stayed on course Friday to win his eighth Malaysia Open title when he defeated former world and Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat in straight games. The Malaysian, who is hoping to equal ...

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Badminton-Indonesia's Hidayat set for Olympic farewell

Jan 13 (Reuters) - Indonesia's fiery former Olympic badminton champion Taufik Hidayat has said this year's London Games will be his last as he contemplates retirement. The 30-year-old told Friday's Jakarta Globe: "Yes. This year's Olympics will ...

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