Badminton Game

Taufik Hidayat Pro Badminton Players

noreply@blogger.com (Badminton Game) — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:00:00 +0000

Taufik Hidayat turns into professional badminton player, not an amateur badminton player anymore. Taufik Hidayat decided to leave national badminton training camp and bring his own name when competing in badminton games.

Why Taufik Hidayat turns into a professional badminton player?

gives more opportunities to younger badminton players.
retires when Taufik Hidayat at the top, just like Eric Cantona in football.
has problems with badminton association.

Although Taufik Hidayat becomes a pro badminton player, but he is not yet retired from badminton game. His age is only 27 years old and still get the respect from top badminton players. Taufik Hidayat still has the hunger to win badminton trophies, especially All England Open Badminton Championship, which is the only badminton title he has never won.

Taufik Hidayat decision to become a professional badminton game player was a surprise for me. In short term, not good for national badminton team, but in the long term, it would be good for us. It would force us to find new badminton star players. All the best for Taufik Hidayat. Who will be the next Taufik Hidayat?

Taufik Hidayat Win Macau Open 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Badminton Game) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:00:00 +0000

Who won Macau Open Badminton Championship 2008 ?

the winner is Taufik Hidayat. Yes, finally my favorite badminton player won a trophy after a bad performance in 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Taufik Hidayat beat Lee Chong Wei with 21-19 21-15. This result was a surprise for two reasons:

Taufik Hidayat performances are not good this year
Lee Chong Wei ranking is higher than Taufik Hidayat ranking

Hopefully, this match result would postpone Taufik Hidayat retirement plan, because he is still number one Indonesia's badminton player.

Beijing Olympic Gold Medal for Badminton Team

noreply@blogger.com (Badminton Game) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:00:00 +0000

Finally, the first Beijing Olympic gold medal for Indonesia's badminton team. This first Olympic gold was won by Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan. They won against badminton men's doubles from China, Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng, with rubber set 12-21 21-11 21-16. What a fantastic performance by world number one in badminton men's doubles.

The complete result of badminton men's doubles in Beijing Olympic 2008 :

Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan from Indonesia won Beijing Olympic gold medal
Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng from China won Beijing Olympic silver medal
Hwang Ji-Man and Lee Jae-Jin from Korea won Beijing Olympic bronze medal

Congrats to all them and wish you all the best. Bravo badminton game !

Thomas Cup Final : China vs Korea

noreply@blogger.com (Badminton Game) — Sun, 18 May 2008 16:12:00 +0000

After China won the 2008 Uber Cup, the next game was the 2008 Thomas Cup Final. A fantastic badminton game between China and Korea in 2008 Thomas Cup final. China won the 2008 Thomas Cup with 3-1 against South Korea. These are match results :

1. First men 's singles

Lin Dan vs Park Sung Hwan
21-18 21-8

2. First men 's doubles

Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng vs Jung Jae-sung/Lee Dong-yae
23-25 16-21

3. Second men's singles

Bao Chunlai vs Lee Hyun-Li
28-26 21-11

4. Second men 's doubles

Xie Zhongbo/Guo Zhendong vs Lee Jae-jin/Hwang Ji-man
21-12 19-21 21-12

Best match : Bao Chunlai vs Lee Hyun-li

Congratulations to China for your eighth Thomas Cup titles and see you in Beijing Olympics. http://hanstaruna.blogspot.com/

China Win 2008 Uber Cup

noreply@blogger.com (Badminton Game) — Sat, 17 May 2008 14:57:00 +0000

China won 2008 Uber Cup after defeating Indonesia Uber Cup team in the Uber Cup final. Chinese badminton team beat Indonesia badminton team 3-0.

1. first women 's singles

Xie Xingfang vs Maria Kristin
21-8 21-15 ( straight set )

2. first women 's doubles

Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen vs Liliyana Nasir/Vita Marissa
21-15 19-21 16-21 ( rubber set )

3. second women singles

Lu Lan vs Ardiyanti Firdasari
21-12 21-10 ( straight set )

Indonesian women badminton team performed well but sometimes spirit isn't enough. Chinese team has absolute advantages compared to Indonesia badminton team, they have better badminton ranking, badminton techniques, and better stamina. China won their eleventh Uber Cup trophies and has successfully defended the title for six times in a row. Once again, congratulation to Chinese badminton team. http://chineselanguagelesson.blogspot.com/

Indonesia Thomas Cup Badminton Team

noreply@blogger.com (Badminton Game) — Sat, 10 May 2008 09:19:00 +0000

If Uber Cup is for women, Thomas Cup is World Men's Team Championships. If China badminton team has dominated the Uber Cup but for Thomas Cup, it is belong to Indonesia badminton team. Indonesia has won thirteen Thomas Cup titles and China is only six titles.
For 2008 Thomas Cup Badminton Championships, Can Indonesia badminton team increase the dominance after losing two times in a row ? I believe we can do it because we have all resources to do it. We have star players in singles and doubles plus an experienced badminton head coach.

1. Men 's singles badminton players :

Sony Dwi Kuncoro
Taufik Hidayat
Simon Santoso
Tommy Sugiarto

2. Women 's doubles badminton players :

Hendra Setiawan / Markis Kido
Joko Riyadi / Hendra Arpida Gunawan
Nova Widianto
Candra Wijaya

3. Badminton head coach :

Christian Hadinata

Keep support your badminton team !

2008 Indonesia Uber Cup Team

noreply@blogger.com (Badminton Game) — Sat, 10 May 2008 09:02:00 +0000

Uber Cup is the same as World Cup in Football, so sometimes Uber Cup is also called World Team Championships for Women. Uber Cup is played every two years and for this year, Uber Cup is played in Indonesia.

Indonesia Uber Cup Team :

1. Women's singles badminton players :

Maria Kristin
Adriyanti Firdasari
Pia Zebadiah Bernadet
Fransisca Ratnasari

2. Women's doubles badminton players :

Vita Marissa / Liliyana Natsir
Greysia Polii / Jo Novita
Endang Nursugianti / Rani Mundiasti

Until now, China badminton team has dominated Uber Cup tournament with ten Uber Cup trophies. Indonesia has only won three Uber Cup titles. Can Indonesia badminton team as a home team win the fourth Uber Cup title ? C'mon Indonesia's badminton team, show us the best badminton game !

Please More All Indonesian Final

noreply@blogger.com (Badminton Game) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:00:00 +0000

In the past, i wasn't surprise when i heard All Indonesian Finals in badminton match. But nowadays, Indonesian badminton team is not as good as the old days.

Indonesian badminton team has done a good job and the result is All Indonesian Finals in mixed double in Badminton 2008 Asia Championship in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. All Indonesian Finals will be between Nova/Lilyana and Flandy/Vita Marissa. Well done guys and hopefully i would hear All Indonesian Finals more often in the future.

My Badminton Shuttlecocks : Super Deluxe Superman

noreply@blogger.com (Badminton Game) — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:21:00 +0000

My Badminton Shuttlecocks :

Name : Superman
type : super deluxe
strength : extra durable, made in Indonesia
price : affordable

I think this shuttlecocks is quite good, have you tried this shuttlecock ?

What do you think ?

any brand you prefer ?

Other racket sport ball :

Astec VS Yonex Badminton Racket

noreply@blogger.com (Badminton Game) — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:49:00 +0000

Astec is the brand of Alan Budikusuma and Susi Susanti technology. What is the difference between Astec and Yonex ? is it the quality ? no, i think it's the same, so what is it ? the difference is the brand.

Today i was looking for a new badminton racket but i want to buy it with a certain colour. Yonex rackets don't have that colour but Astec rackets have. When i saw the price, i was shocked, the price was IDR 845,000. Wow it's so expensive , but i think my opinion is not based on the quality but based on the brand. Because i was not familiar with the Astec brand, so i thought that Astec racket was expensive.

So the bottom line is Brand is very important.

My Badminton Racket is Yonex

noreply@blogger.com (Badminton Game) — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 16:39:00 +0000

My Badminton racket is Carbonex 8 Full Carbon Yonex. This badminton racket is my first racket. I bought this badminton racket about ten years ago. Although my badminton racket is kinda old but i still like it. The style is not old fashion, the string is good, and the grip is still in good condition. The colour of my badminton racket is combinations of yellow, black, white, and bronze.

Does anyone has the same badminton racket like me ?

if not, which badminton racket do you have ?

My rackets list :

Taufik Hidayat is My Favourite Badminton player

noreply@blogger.com (Badminton Game) — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 03:28:00 +0000

For me, Taufik Hidayat is still my favourite badminton player in the world. I have three main reasons :

Taufik Hidayat is from Indonesia ( my country )
Taufik Hidayat is a world class badminton player
Taufik Hidayat is the typical badminton players that i like. I like badminton players that when he was an unknown young player, he could beat every body's expectations to become a world class badminton player.

How about you ? Who is your favourite badminton player ?

My other sport players :

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in tennis
Nicol David in squash

Badminton Game

noreply@blogger.com (Badminton Game) — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 09:18:00 +0000

Badminton game is one of my favourite games to play. I play badminton just for fun.

Do you have the same passion like me ?

if yes, want to share ?