Grownnews: Washington DC - Badminton or we
know Badminton is a popular sport around the world who are part of one of the
branches of Olympic sport since 1992. Sports that require dexterity, mental and
strategies in playing racket and shuttlecock has 5 events consisting of Men's
Singles (Singles son), Women's Singles (Women's Singles), Men's Doubles (Men's
Doubles), Women's Doubles (Women's Doubles), Mixed Doubles (Mixed Doubles).
Here are the 10
best male badminton athletes throughout history, check it out:
1. Lin Dan
Lin Dan was born on
October 14, 1983 in Longyan, Fujian, China, and nicknamed "Super Dan"
by Peter Gade. He won the Olympics twice, five times world champion and
five-time All England champion, and is considered by many as the best and most
successful players as badminton singles player of all time. Lin Dan won nine
major titles in world badminton and complete the "Super Grand Slam"
at a young age of 28 years.
He also became the
first and only player who reached the feat. Lin Dan won the first Olympic gold
in 2008 and retained the title again in 2012, and became the only single player
who until now were able to achieve it. He align themselves even more from Eddie
Choong Player of the Year twice in 2006 and 2007. He became the BWF male
athlete of the Year in 2008 and was voted Most Valuable Player in the 2010
Asian Games in China.
You could say Lin
Dan is the complete package of a badminton athlete, speed, agility, strategy,
mental posture to make it a number one best badminton players in the history of
the world is to admit dna. Even to invite Lin
Dan as a special guest performances diacara Total BWF World Championship 2015
held in Senayan Jakarta, Total as a major sponsor must spend up to 600,000
dollars or worth more than 8 billion rupiah.
2. Taufik Hidayat
Taufik Hidayat sons
of the nation who was born in Bandung, August 10, 1981 was dubbed as the most
talented player in the history in the world of badminton. He never touched by
science, not like Lin Dan who incidentally got help-art facilities in
developing the art and science play badminton in improving the ability of the
athlete.
Taufik is a
professional player who is present in the field at the age of 15th and became
number one at the age of 17. Who would have thought himself early berprestai
than Lindane and Lee Chong Wei, Taufik despite age but different generations
with the rival. Taufik and Lin Dan
touted as a true rival or so-called "Arch Rivals" (arch rival) are
equally powerful, just as strong. History records Taufik Hidayat as Indonesian
badminton legend of the world even touted fantastic four badminton together with
Lin Dan, Lee Chong Wei, Peter Gade.
Those advantages
are very intriguing included backhand hard and precise, game net so pretty and
tough to opponents, smash a cross and hard and drop shot trim plus a winning
mentality makes Taufik Hidayat won gold six times in a row in Indonesia Open
from 1999 to 2006. he also won the gold trophy in the 2004 Olympics and the
World Championships in 2005 and twice won the Asian Games gold in 2002 and
2006.
3. Lee Chong Wei
Professional
athlete badminton Malaysian Lee Chong Wei, born on October 21, 1982 in Bagan
Serai, Perak, Malaysia. Not like Taufik Hidayat, Lee Chong Wei only able to
grab the silver medal at both the 2008 Olympics and 2012 and became the first
Malaysian athlete to reach the final in the men's singles badminton at the
Olympics.
Lee Chong Wei
dubbed by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak as a national hero, and has
earned the title "Dato" for their contribution to sports in Malaysia.
Lee Chong Wei holds the number 1 world ranking for 199 consecutive weeks from
the date of August 21, 2008 until June 14, 2012. He is the only Malaysian
badminton player who held the top spot in the world rankings over one year. His
autobiography "Dare to be a Champion" was officially published on
January 18, 2012.
4. Tony Gunawan
Indonesia-born
badminton player Tony Gunawan, is considered by many as one of the best dual
athlete in the history of international badminton. He represented Indonesia at
the beginning of 1992 until 2001 and now represents and badminton athletes
train United States since 2001. With multiple partners 3 different people, she
won gold medals in 2000 Sydney Olympics, the world championships (World
Championship) and the 2001 Seville World Championships Anaheim 2005.
Tony also won the
mixed doubles title at the US Open, Open Taipei, Puerto Rico Open and SCBA
Classic. Tony reached a total of 35 international titles in his career and IBF
World memenangkanKejuaraan 2001, and the All-England Open in 2001 with his
partner Halim Haryanto. After his career as a player, he now serves as head
coach at San Gabriel Badminton Club 2 (Pomona).
5. Rudi Hartono
Former best
badminton player Indonesia Rudy Hartono Kurniawan, was born on August 18, 1949,
and is considered by many as the most famous players in the history of badminton
besides known as one of the best badminton player of all time. He won the
prestigious All England Championship match in a row seven times from 1968 to
1974.
He won the World
Championship sebagaiu one single player that was held in 1980. Rudy Hartono is
the brother of a female badminton player of international Dewi Utami Kinard. He
led the Indonesian Thomas Cup team six times in a row between 1967 and 1982.
Indonesia's Hartono also helped the team win four world championships in a row
from 1970 to 1979.
6. Liem Swie King
The former
Indonesian badminton player Liem Swie King, born on February 28, 1956 in Holy,
and is regarded as one of the leading badminton men's singles player in the
world, especially in 1980. He is one of the most dominant force from the late
1970s until the mid-1980s an.
He is also known
for the ferocity smash jump (jump smash) and also exceptional skill as
badminton men's doubles player. He won the national badminton championships in
Central Java at the very young age of 15 years. Liem participated first time in
Djakarta Badminton Open Tournament in November 1972 and won the Central Java
Governor Championship "Moenadi Cup" three years later. His life and
achievements around the world into the film inspired the nation titled
"King".
7. Morten Frost
Hansen
Former best
badminton player from Denmark Morten Frost Hansen, was born on April 4, 1958,
dubbed "Mr Badminton 'for his major contribution to the world of
Badminton. He holds a top three position in the world rankings for twelve years
when he represented Denmark at the international badminton championship.
Moten won a silver
medal at the World Badminton Championship twice in 1985 and 1987. During the
second defeat at the World Championships he was the talk of the media under the
title "greatest badminton players in the world will probably never be
World Champion." In addition to it, he won the All England Open four times
and won the European championship twice. Hansen reached the Nordic championship
in every year from 1978 to 1984 and became champion again in 1988.
8. Peter Hoeg Gade
Retired Danish
badminton player Peter Hoeg Gade was born on December 14, 1976, in Aalborg,
Denmark. Peter became one rival Taufik Hidayat once a close friend. Currently
he lives in Holte in Copenhagen to be a husband of a former international
handball player Camilla Hoeg.
Denmark is a
country of the European participants the best in the sport of badminton to this
day, as evidenced in Peter Gade who won the European Championships in men's
singles in a row five times and won gold in the All England Open Badminton
Championships in 1999. He holds a top position in the World Ranking of 1998 to
2001, and get 22 Grand-Prix titles during that time. Gade had time to reclaim
the number one ranking BWF again on June 22, 2006. dikandangnya own, Gade won
the Danish National Championship 10 times during his career
perbulutangkisannya. Peter was never a player of the year from the IBF in 1998,
and obtained the Special Award of DBF in 2006.
This time
substitute Peter Gade as a tough competitor Jorgensen singles player is very
lively and eccentric socks ball. The action is slengean comparable with tough
game that became a dark horse every game in progress.
9. Chen Long
Players born in
China's Chen Long can be regarded as a substitute Lin Dan. His age is still
relatively young 25 years and continue to perform follow his predecessor Lin
Dan. Excess Long Chen Lin Dan may not be as good as aggressive, but the
stability of the game, the game neatness and patience exceed Lin Dan.
Chen Long was born
on January 18, 1989 in Shashi District, Jingzhou, Hubei. He became part of a
team victory won gold in China in Thomas Cup 2010 held in Kuala Lumpur. He also
won the junior men's singles BWF World Junior Championships in 2007. Chen Long
also won the Asian Junior Badminton Championships in 2007.
Professional
achievement was first achieved in 2010 at the Bitburger Open in Germany where
he beat Hans-Kristian Vittinghus in the final event and won gold GP. Not only
that, he beat Lee Chong Wei and won the All England Open in 2013. Awalo 2015
until now Chen Long became first ranked men's singles player aside other
players and has been a champion Li Ning BWF World Championships 2014 in August
2015, Chen Long was be the first order seed player who is expected to become a
champion Total World Championships 2015, held in Jakarta, which lasted until
August 17, 2015.
10. Eddy Choong
Former best player
Eddy Choong Malaysian origin who was born May 29, 1930 had died on 28 January
2013. He also played as a men's doubles with his brother David Choong besides
an active career as a singles player.
The world has noted
the advantages of playing in speed, tenacity and stamina. Choong won the All
England Open Badminton Championships four times and also won the men's doubles
in 1951, 1952 and 1953 with his brother. He is a founding member of the Thomas
Cup team Malayasia in 1955. To commemorate his great contribution to the world
of badminton, the Badminton World Federation (BWF = Badminton World Federation)
conferred a special award named Eddy Choong Player of the Year.
