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The lightness of the shuttlecock and of badminton racquets allows badminton players to make use of the wrist and fingers much more than tennis players; in tennis, the wrist is normally held stable, and playing with a mobile wrist may lead to injury. For the same reasons, badminton players can generate power from a short racquet swing: for some ...
Axelsen, with a record of 4–3, is the only top twenty player to hold a winning record against Lin Dan, head-to-head. [31] Axelsen followed up his victory in Glasgow by winning the finals of the Japan Open tournament in Tokyo over Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in three sets on 23 September, propelling him to the top of the BWF World Rankings. [32]
Hu Zhe'an (Chinese: 胡哲安; pinyin: Hú Zhé'ān; born 27 July 2006) is a Chinese badminton player. [2] He clinched the boys' singles gold medal at the 2024 World Juniors. [3] He is also a two-time Asian Junior champion, having won in 2023 [4] and 2024. [5] Hu won his first senior title at the 2024 Baoji China Masters. [6]
Gunawan was born on 18 June 2004 in Hong Kong, [4] to Chinese-Indonesian parents. [5] His father played for the provincial badminton team when he was in Indonesia. [6] He became interested in badminton and started learning the sport at four years old after watching the Lee-Lin rivalry during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. [6]
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [20] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [8] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (born 2 August 1995) is an Indonesian badminton player who was ranked world number 1 in the men's doubles by the Badminton World Federation. Considered as one of the best players of his generation, he won the men's doubles titles at the All England Open in 2017 and 2018 ; the World Superseries Finals in 2017 ; and the ...
Kim Astrup Sørensen (born 6 March 1992) is a Danish badminton player. [3] He was the men's doubles gold medalists at the 2018 European Championships and the 2023 European Games with his partner Anders Skaarup Rasmussen. [4] [5] He also won the bronze medal at the World Championships in 2021 and later a silver medal in 2023.