21-9, 21-3 win against antonsen, that is serious take down of a top player i have seen

japan committed harahiri by dishing out harsh penalty on tago and momota for just visiting casino. There are so many corruption in japan, penalizing tago and momota this way is an overkill, japan and the badminton world are the real loser here. yonex only made special version racquets for lin dan, lcw and momota. Yonex made special shoes just for momota and lin dan. Kento momota is on the same resect level as the other 2 legends. I don't think yonex made special racquets under peter gade or taufik's label.

Inspiring badminton legacy. And lovin’ the vintage badminton look. ❤

men's singles : 1.SHI YU QI ,2.ANTONSON 3.LAKSHYA SEN /// WS : 1.AKANE YAMAGUCHI ,2.AN SE YOUNG, 3.TTY /// MD:1. SATHWIK-CHIRAG ,2.WANG-LIANG.3.SEO-KANG ////WD : 1.CHEN-JIA ,NAMI-SHIDA,BEAK-LEE////XD: 1.ZENG-HUANG ,,2.YUTA-ARISA ,,3.DICHIAPOL-SAPSIRI

When will you make a full Lin Dan career documentary?

Great video. Really grateful for you, sir. Letting us know about the history. Which would have been buried if you weren't there.

I am an avid watcher of your youtube channel. Infact it's you channel that brought me closer to the game.

A 98.24% win ratio is out of this world. Crazy stuff.

China has previously dominated WD for years. They have so many pairs in Top 5. Some players play like men. Now WD is slightly more open. FanChen seem to dominate today too.

Honestly, I feel like the Minions dominated purely on shock value. Let me explain. When someone dominates in a sport, especially a racket sport, it is usually due to one of 2 reasons. Let me explain: Reason 1: The player in question has unrivaled athleticism. Their physical strength, explosive power, stamina, or speed is so far above everyone else's that no decent counter to their playstyle exists. Unless something drastic happens like a stroke or freak accident, these people tend to dominate for a long time - often until their athleticism declines. Rafael Nadal in tennis is a good example. His super fast running speed, combined with his high level of physical strength, allowed him to wipe opponents off the court really quickly when he was younger. If you need an example in badminton think Lin Dan - or even 2022 Viktor (his power was so furious he could destroy most people in single digit scores). Reason 2: The player in question is not a freak of nature athletically, they have simply found a new way to play the game. This sometimes happens in racket sports where technique for shots can vary between individuals. For instance - if you play close attention you'll notice that, say, Praveen Jordan and Goh V Shem do not smash using the same technique. Praveen more "throws" the racket over his shoulder, but Goh is a bit more elegant and precise with a motion going more downwards with a smaller range. Plus his technique does not end with as much "forearm flick" as Praveen's. Back on topic - players who dominate on shock value, unlike the athletic freaks, are MUCH more liable to getting caught and overtaken, *ESPECIALLY* if they do not adapt their game once the competition catches on. I believe that reason *2* applies to the Minions. No-one was serving like them before. No-one used the fast and flat like they did. But were they freaks of nature athletically? No. They were fast - but not as fast as Anthony Ginting. They did not have the strength of Viktor Axlesen, they did not have the raw firepower and aggression of Praveen Jordan, or the unrelenting attack and inhuman explosiveness of Fu Haifeng. They just found a cheat code and began to abuse it. The problem is, once cheat codes are public, they're not as useful anymore, are they? This brings me to the next reason why I believe that the Minions dominated on shock value. They started losing more as the years went on, but not because they got worse. It was because everyone else caught on to their tactics, and they failed to adapt. You'll notice that they play no differently in their later years compared to 2016/17. This meant that they became more predictable and easier to counter as everyone already knew how they were going to play when they saw their name in the draw and could plan accordingly, making it easier to win against them. This also helps to explain why they never seemed to medal at the Worlds and Olympics. There were always going to be those few pairs - like Endo and Watanabe - who caught on very quickly to their tactics and would always shut them down when it mattered, despite their illusion of dominance. There's no cheat code to instantly win the game! In conclusion, since the Minions dominated on shock value, they were always liable to getting figured out and overtaken if they didn't keep adapting their game to stay ahead. Which they didn't. So the competition figured them out, and it made it much harder for them to win in their later years. Sorry for the essay! Even if you disagree, I hope you can see where I'm coming from! BTW I subbed. Only recently got into badminton but you make good content!

Akane is my fav also. Her cool demeanor on court combined with her style of play is amusing. I would love to see her go all the way in the Olympics, and maybe, just maybe, we will see a more expressive celebration from her, you know, as expressive as she can get hahaha. Well, I think an expressive celebration is going to be unlikely, but I'm just hoping. 😅

Number 1 for 227 weeks is not a joke

BEST Lindan was in 2011

2008 she defeated Lin Dan's wife Xie Xinfang in case anyone does not know.

Regardless of his character, Kevin made shots I'd never thought were possible in badminton, and I still haven't seen others replicate his magic. There are sparks of it in some players, such as Teo or Koga, but a lack of consistency compared to Kevin.

Ge Fei is also the wife of Coach Sun Jun

Most underrated channel of all time , Great vid

As much as im a huge supporter of Indonesian team back then, i couldnt deny Ge Fei and Gu Jun were both amazing and always interesting to watch.

still I am waiting for p.v.sindhuu

Md is most predictable : Satchi Kang seo Liang wang,, but upset can happens with liang and kang seo

I have same doremon teddy as you haha

What’s the music at the end?

This is a very good documentary on Kento Momota. Hopefully Momota have a chance to see this documentary. BTW, I saw Chen Long reached out to Momota in a press conference during the 2024 Thomas Cup after Momota last game in international tournaments. . I do not know if LCW has reached out to Momota afterward .

44:00 - End. Elegant..!!! Very deep... 😢❤

Amazing video. I feel like women doubles in the least spoken about discipline in Badminton ( I might be wrong). So its so nice to see content creators like you make such well researched videos about it.

Ge Fei & Gu Jun were part of youngsters that help to revive China’s glory. From 1992 they suffered sharp declines in men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, a little bit less in women’s doubles. The 1995 Sudirman Cup observed Chinese young guns shocked the world by defeating top players and won the 1st title for their country. Sun Jun (19) & Ye Zhaoying (21) then started to conquer the world as Ge Fei (19) and Gu Jun (20) began their domination.

Wow thanks so much for this Ben!

Ace and Sabo on the shelf but no 'Ben Beckman', first mate of the Redhair pirates!?

Damm i wished there was a video about Cai Yun Fu Haifeng...they were ridiculous at their prime...extremely entertaining pair

Fun fact: at the early 1996, the pair was on the verge of breaking up, as Ge Fei, an introvert, felt so annoyed by Gu Jun, who was so straightforward, was picking up on everything she did. Coach Tian Bingyi, not Li Yongbo, was the one who solved this problem. He talked to each of them personally, then together, and the girls were deeply touched. They started to understand each other more, and that I believe had marked the start of their domination.

how come china so good in badminton? they also human but why they very strong and dominant?

Excellent

Ben's background as a top flight player himself lends great insight and perspective to these videos as well as knowledge (both personal and professional). It's so easy for these amazing players of the past to be memory holed into history and we can grow to forget the astounding qualities they brought to the sport. Badminton, for a sport which such a long history, has a relatively short Olympic story as it only became a "demonstration sport" at the 1972 event before being adopted as a full Olympic sport from 1992 Barcelona forward. All comfortably within my lifetime, which serves only to demonstrate how monumentally old I am!

Brilliant. It's surprising how we haven't seen any coverage about a pair this dominant before (arguably GOAT-level by a mile). Thank you Ben for doing outstanding work and telling this story. We badminton fans truly appreciate it.

Back in the days, Cai Yun was my most favourite front court player.

when i read about women double back then, I always thought "it's them again"

title doesn't make sense

What a legends ❤️

Bravo! Thank you Ben for this wonderful documentary, it's so well structured and interesting. I can't imagine how many hours you dedicated to this, how many matches you had to watch, Salute! Those are blood boiling jaw dropping stats! I thought Chen QingChen and Jia Yifan almost good enough to be the GOAT, now I realize it's impossible. And Chen and Jia also have different personalities as Ge and Gu, they said they wouldn't be friends if not for badminton, interesting!