No surprises here, as the Danish Delight takes over in the championship match. Kunlavut Vitidsarn was off to a great start against Axelsen, and it was back-and-forth early on. Vitidsarn was even winning 11-10 at the mid-game interval in the first game. But the Danish Delight does what he does best, and turned up the... Continue Reading →
The men's singles championship is here, and so is the Danish Delight. Viktor Axelsen has been absolutely rolling the last few months, and this tournament has been no exception. He has been playing against good opponents, he's just been on a different level lately. In the semi-finals we saw someone push the Danish Delight further... Continue Reading →
It's the overall No. 1 & 2 seed going at it for the championship. Spain VS India. The overall No. 2 seed PV Sindhu took on Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt in the semi-finals. Blichfeldt would fend off Sindhu for three straight game points down 20-17. Unfortunately for Blichfeldt, Sindhu would score the next two taking the... Continue Reading →
The semi-finals are here, but the surprises are not. That's because the Danish Delight is charging through the competition right now. He is one determined Dane, and after three straight rounds, Axelsen looks like the clear favorite to take it all. Kidambi Srikanth might disagree, and he'll try to stop Viktor dead in his tracks.... Continue Reading →
No real surprises here, as all four of the top seeds advanced to the semi-finals. The overall top seed, Spaniard Carolina Marin (badminton's best villain) toppled the last American in the tournament Beiwen "Bang Bang" Zhang. Zhang made it further than any of her other compatriots in the tournament, despite going down in the quarter-finals... Continue Reading →
I've said it once, and I'll say it again. This guy is like a machine. If Khabib Nurmagomedov were Danish, and played badminton, I think we have a match. The Dane was on full display in the second round of the YONEX Swiss Open, taking on Khosit Phetpradab, the Thai Fighter. In the first game,... Continue Reading →
The game of badminton has historically been dominated by players from Asia. European players have had their share of dominance as well. One country that has never really had success in the sport is America. Considering the US put their focus on a plethora of other sports, this is not much of a surprise. But... Continue Reading →
The Danish Delight picked right back up in Basel, and he's moving on to the second round of the YONEX Swiss Open. Viktor Axelsen was matched up against the Canadian hustler Jason Anthony Ho-Shue in the first round. The first game was competitive, with Axelsen edging past Ho-Sue for the 21-17 victory. In the second... Continue Reading →
The Super 300 tournament will showcase some of the top shuttlers in the world, as the quest for the Tokyo Games begins. There are a lot of points on the table, and they could prove pivotal come the end of Olympic qualifiers. The qualifying window ends on June 15th, and it will be a mad... Continue Reading →
How did I not see this was going on?!?!? I am a die-hard lifelong fan of the BWF, but I had no idea this tournament was going on until the championship. I tried to find coverage on it, but to no avail, Maybe I didn't look hard enough. If that's the case, foul on me.... Continue Reading →
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