Summary of 2012 French Open

South Korea’s new men’s doubles pair claim the title at the French Open, taking the first super series title since they began playing together 

South Korea pair Ko Sung hyun / Lee Yong Dae showed steely determination to come back from a game down to win the men’s doubles title at the French Open. The title was their first Super Series win since they began playing together. In taking the title the pair sent out the message that South Korea’s new men’s doubles combinations are a force to be reckoned with....<FULL ARTICLE>

 2012 French Open MD winner ：Ko Sung hyun / Lee Yong Dae

2012 French Open Semi finals--More schooling from the elders

After having three great runs in the past two years stopped by Lee and former partner Jung Jae Sung, the two Kims this time were just shy of pushing Lee Yong Dae and Ko Sung Hyun  to a deciding game.  The younger pair, though, are managing the tactical side much more efficiently against players they play regularly at the national training centre.... <FULL ARTICLE>



 Lee Yong Dae

Ko Sung Hyun

 

2012 French Open Quarter finals--More emerging powers

Korea once again found doubles success, two incredible matches sending both men’s pairs to the semis after a shock upset by Shin and Eom in mixed.  Meanwhile, Tine Baun was also forced to say a last goodbye to the French crowd, beaten by young Japanese player Minatsu Mitani... <FULL ARTICLE>

2011 French Open MD Winner ：Lee Yong Dae

Summary of 2012 Denmark Open

New South Korean men’s doubles pairing show they are a force to be reckoned with, Yoo / Shin taking the title in their first outing
 

The new South Korean men’s doubles pairing of Yoo Yeon Seong / Shin Baek Choel beat top Malaysian pair Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong 2：1 in the final at the Denmark Open. By taking this title the pair sent out the message that everyone’s attention shouldn’t only be focused on Ko Sung hyun / Lee Yong Dae, every top South Korean men’s doubles pair is to be feared.
  

Facing the determined challenge of the talented Malaysian pair, Yoo was unflustered as in previous meetings with the pair with his previous partner Ko Sung hyun he had beaten the Malaysian pair six times in seven meetings. The first game was fiercely contested, with both sides taking it in turns to lead, however, the South Koreans made some unforced errors and went down 19：21 ... <FULL ARTICLE>
 

2012 Denmark Open MD winner ：Yoo Yeon Seong

 

Play Better Badminton Training 2：Lower Limb Strength

Increasing muscle strength not only improves physical ability, it also increases a player’s ability to move around the court quickly and deliver powerful smashes. We know that badminton is a “whole body” sport, requiring upper body strength to allow the shuttlecock to be hit powerfully and also requires good lower body muscle strength so we can move around the court quickly using the 6-point footwork.

We all know that the 6-point footwork is one of the basic steps when learning to play badminton and level of mastery of the footwork will affect how good you play. If you don’t have good lower body muscle strength you won’t be able to move freely around the court through the whole match. This article will show you how to do some simple lower body muscle strength training. The weight used can be adjusted to suit the physical level of the individual (dumbbell or water-filled plastic water bottle). We suggest you gradually increase the intensity of training in terms of weight used, number of movements and sets and frequency of sessions to avoid overload and thus make injury less likely......<FULL ARTICLE>

．KEY POINTS
．Stand with the feet at pelvis width, take a step forward with the right foot, keep chest out

    and look straight ahead.

．The right knee should not be further forward than the tips of toes and the left knee should

    not touch the floor.

．Slowly bend the right knee and move down into a bow and arrow step posture.

2012 BWF World Ranking up to October 4

The two most important international tournaments in September were the Asian Masters held in Changzhou, China and the Japan Open Super Series held in Tokyo. With these two competitions held too close together, most of the better known players chose to appear at the longer established Tokyo tournament.




Of course, the players in Japan and China were determined to perform well in front of their home crowds and the number of points they collected saw a clear increase on other tournaments. This is why, in the BWF world rankings for October released on October 3, the players who have moved up in the Top 10 Club are mainly from these two countries. At present the top spots in the five badminton disciples are held by men’s singles : Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei ; women’s singles : China’s Wang Yi Han ; men’s doubles South Korea’s Lee Yong Dae / Jung Jae Sung ; women’s doubles : China’s Tian Qing / Zhao Yun Lei;and mixed doubles : China’s Xu Zhen / Ma Jin.... <FULL ARTICLE>

South Korea’s up and coming men’s doubles pair: Kim Ki Jung / Kim Sa Rang

One to Watch – Tai Tzu Ying

One title does not portend success for a player but Tai Tzu Ying’s recent victory in Japan strongly hinted she may be nearing the upper echelons of the women’s game.





The Chinese Taipei teenager – who wrested the Yonex Japan Open Superseries Women’s Singles championship – is among a clutch of young girls, including Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon and India’s PV Sindhu, whose impressive performances increasingly suggest the future of women’s badminton is in collectively capable hands.

2012 Japan Open & Chinese Taipei Open WS winner ：Tai Tzu Ying

Nguyen Tien Minh and Tai Tzu Ying Triumph at the 2012 Taipei Open

Chinese Taipei’s 18 year old Tai Tzu Ying showed great resilience under pressure and actually saved three match points in the deciding game to see off her opponent  21:19, 20:22, 22:20 in a close-fought match, taking the women’s singles title at the Taipei Open. Vietnamese star Nguyen Tien Minh beat Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen to take the men’s single title.





In the men’s singles final Nguyen Tien Minh put in a first-class performance against Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen. Nguyen Tien Minh successfully eliminated the threat from Chou’s outstanding ability to attack from the rear of the court, taking the match 21:11, 21:17 ....<FULL ARTICLE>

2012 Taipei Open MS winner：Nguyen Tien Minh

Summary of 2012 Japan Open

Tai Tzu Ying wears the crown, becoming the youngest ever Super Series women’s singles champion

Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying came from behind to beat Japanese player Hirose Eriko2:1 and win the 2012 women’s’ singles title, her first individual Super Series title, and also record the best ever performance by a Chinese Taipei player in a Super Series tournament.



Tai did not set any special targets before the final. To begin with, facing home player Hirose Eriko who was looking to be Japan’s first winner of the Japan Open and had vocal support from the home fans, Tai started off quite poorly and made a series of errors partly due to court factors, losing the first game without much of a fight 9:21. After changing sides and moving to her preferred half of the court, she began to attack initiatively, moved her opponent around the court, and speeded up the rhythm of play, in the first half of the game opening up a fearsome 12:0 lead, and going on to take the second game 21:9, showing that she would was determined to win the match and take the title. <FULL ARTICLE>    

2012 Japan Open WS winner ： Tai Tzu Ying 

Promoting the Development of Disabled Badminton-SEO VICTOR House Opens

All VICTOR House Revenue to be used for the Development of Disabled Badminton 

South Korea’s first foundation  will be established to promote disabled badminton

A peaceful, pleasant 

SEO VICTOR House (VICTOR House below), the aim of which is to encourage disabled people to play badminton, was officially opened on August 21, 2012

VICTOR House is located in Suanbo-myeon (Chungju-shi, Chungcheongbuk-do,) a place renowned for its hot springs. It is single story and has four rooms. It backs onto mountains, is next to water and is a place with beautiful countryside scenery to be enjoyed. Not far away, just a ten minute car ride, are Woraksan National Park, River Valley  and Sajo Ski Resort, making it is a place for leisure and learning that gives guests an opportunity to plan a rich travel itinerary and enjoy some stunning natural scenery. <FULL ARTICLE>