Psychology in badminton trainning

The players that i’m coaching are in state level and they have high expectation to improve further. I’m trying my very best to help them but yet with the heavy course work these semester, I don’t know how much i can commit. It will be worthwhile effort if the player is sincere and commited to [...]

Is lack of mental strength the only cause of Chong Wei’s lost in the Beijing Olympic?

The problem of mentality among the badminton players in Malaysia is nothing new. Its the same old problem that Soon Kit and Kim Hock faced during their Olympic final match… we know the problem but yet until today most players are not aware of the importance of psychology in badminton. Basically, the coaches do not [...]

Malaysiakini – A silver medal for Malaysia in the Beijing Olympic

(Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

(Photo credit -GOH CHAI HIN/AFP/Getty Images)
Malaysiakini reported “China’s Lin Dan, in all his majesty, broke the hearts of 27 million Malaysians when he beat Lee Chong Wei for the Olympics gold medal in Beijing tonight.”
The most anticipated match ended with a disappointment over the lost of Lee Chong Wei who lost [...]

Good Luck Chong Wei!

Someone asked this question : “how is it feel like to watch your former team mates play in the Beijing Olympic Games?”
Just one word : PROUD. Many may not share a similar point of view but because i knew that they have given their best, nothing else matters. As a former player, i can [...]

Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei going for Gold

LEE Chong Wei has ended Malaysia’s 12-year wait for an Olympics medal after advancing to the Beijing Games men’s singles final. Chong Wei beat South Korean Lee Hyun Il 21-18, 13-21, 21-13 in the semi finals.It will be the first time since the 1996 Atlanta Olympics when men’s doubles Cheah Soon Kit-Yap Kim Hock and [...]

China’s Du Jing and Yu Yang captured the first gold in badminton

China’s Du Jing and Yu Yang defeated South Korea’s Lee Hyojung and Lee Kyungwon in the women’s doubles to take the first badminton gold of the Games. Du and Yu won 21-15 21-13 as the South Koreans failed to recover from an early injury to Lee Kyungwon. The victory for China’s second seeds reassured a [...]

Malaysian Athletes in Beijing Olympic-Day6

One last standing Lee Chong Wei kept Malaysia’s flag flying in the Beijing Olympic Games when he sailed through the semi-finals of the men’s single beating Sony Dwi Kuncoro 21-9, 21-11 . For this tournament, it is undeniable that Lee Chong Wei and Lin Dan are visibly in form and solid in their game compare [...]

Malaysian Athletes in Beijing Olympic-Day5

BADMINTON IN BEIJING OLYMPIC : ONE LAST STANDING FOR MALAYSIA
Pic source: NST online
It must be a grumpy day for the Malaysian badminton team today in Beijing as another 3 shuttler bowed out from the medal challenge. In badminton, quarterfinals is always the most exiting and the last hurdle to win a medal. From 9 shuttlers [...]

Malaysian Athletes in Beijing Olympic-Day4

First of all, i would like to say ASTRO MALAYSIA is LOUSY ! There was no live on Astro and most of the enthusiastic supporter need to catch up online. Another 3 shuttler, Wong ChoongHann, Chong Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah completed their Olympic outing leaving men’s singles Lee Chong Wei, doubles Koo Kien [...]

BILL GATES is officially a Badminton FAN!!

Bill Gates now a confirmed badminton fan
The Nbcolympic reported that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates took in a little badminton on Monday. Gates sat in the VIP seats at Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium with his wife, Melinda, and watched the second round of men’s singles when China’s Bao Chunlai defeated Guatemala’s Kevin Cordon 21-17, [...]