I for one would pick a female player, IF I've seen them play. I guess I'm going to have to search for one here
Basically, it is suggested: Lin Dan Peter Gade Jonassen LCW Taufik BaoCL This may be the ranking in points...after winning WC, Taufik moves one spot from 6 to 5. If this is so, I think a lot of people would see it differently based on recent performance instead of points. It will be very interesting when the numbers are finally crunched.
Zhang Ning will probably hold on to the world no 1 spot by a whisker with Xie XingFang just a few points adrift even after WC, if the scoring table for a 7* event is anything to go by. For WS, I especially like XXF for her aesthetics and vulnerability (you actually get nervous for her when it looks as if she may crack under the pressure and lose, even though she actually has great resolve to win). ZN is arguably the more complete player as far as technical skilled is concerned. XXF does have some killer overhead drops though. My personal favourite MS player would have to be Taufik Hidayat. Most naturally talented player today. Best net play and backhand by far. His backhand is somewhat reminiscent of Hoyer Larsen. For MS, ranking order after WC will probably be: 1. Lin Dan 2. Kenneth Jonassen 3. Peter Gade 4. Taufik Hidayat 5. Lee Chong Wei
why nobody pick double's players? my fave players are Nathan Robertson - he's such a confident showman, and immensely talented with the racquet. after that it'd have to be jens eriksen.. both players are solid foundations for mixed partnerships. girls wise - i admire gail emms, while lots of people say she isn't as fast or strong as the asian girls she makes up for it in raw determination, i've never seen somebody with that sort of mental strength. her and mia's win at the MVP cup really solidfied this for me, and the fact that she and donna kellog have rapidly reached the top 10 since becoming a partnership in the last 12 months. there we go... all done altho i can't help but sneak in that i think kenneth is great too. simply for his fighting spirit, his great backhand and that fantastic duel with xia in the QF of WC2003. Coops
For me, MS- Lin Dan and Taufik .. Taufik is good at netplay and dropshots.. and as for Lin Dan i think he is good at smashes i think... and MD i like Candra-Sigit they are good in attacking and defending as well.. Both are a superb player...
it seems that Taufik and Lin Dan was the one who got the most support.. but my fav still kim dong moon.. no particular reason..but for me the way he played all the games is really awesome[wrong word??] his partnership with ra kyung ming is perfect i guest..i really like them both so sad he left badminton already.... since he left, i turned to Koo Kien Kiat he is new..but since i watch him in Thomas Cup..i really addicted but no doubt taufik and lin dan is best player currently
Sorry for Taufik fans out there, I still prefer Lin Dan. Lind Dan is fit and have a lot of stamina. The most important element in badminton is SPEED- LIN DAN STAMINA- LIN DAN TECHNIQUES- TAUFIK IS SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN LIN DAN SORRY IF I HAD MISS SOME OF THE ELEMENT. But for the most improve player and have done well in this tournament is Lee Chong Wei and Boonsak from Thailand.
hmm, i don't know about stamina actually... he seemed pretty worn out in the WC final. and taufik had spent more time on court than LD in the tournament overall.. sometimes speed and stamina aren't as important as technique and efficient footwork. Lin Dan is a very raw, young power player, and has done extremely well to get to no.1 at such a young age. i think taufik and gade might be getting up with him now. But who knows with more practice and experience Lin Dan's technique could improve sufficiently for him to continue his domination... neway - i'm a doubles player fan, these singles players are nothing special
I agree I agree Taufik is amazing and my favourite but have you ever heard of rudy hartono he led indonesia to win the thomas cup 13 TIMES IN A ROW!!!!!
I think it's understood that the original question refers to current players. So my answer would be Taufik, just because he's playing style is so beautiful to watch...especially that graceful backhand crosscourt drop. But, I do agree that of all time, Rudy Hartono has to be tops...(after all I was named after him -- I was born a month after he won his 1st All England in 68)
Taufik cannot claim 2nd place yet. He merely does not have enough points claimed in order to overtake Kenneth Jonassen even after winning the WC. 6th place to 2nd is a big jump and it can't be done in 1 tournament. At the moment Taufik has about 29k points and LD has 41k. Jonassen has 34k... Taufik will have to consistently win championships in order to overtake Jonassen. LD has quite a major lead too. After the WC, XXF has switched places with ZN. For MD, Candra/Sigit have taken over as #1 (which we all expected to happen), Eriksen/Lundgaard have fallen to #2, Luluk/Alven are #3... although I don't think they have been as outstanding as some of the other pairs, Paaske/Rasmussen are #4 (they've been doing well, except they haven't been getting into finals lately and have been losing in quarters and semis alot), and Cai/Fu are #5 dropping from #3 spot probably due to their lack of consistency and the fact that they haven't been performing very well in the last couple of tourneys. Hats off to Gunawan and Bach from jumping 5 places from 13th to 8th spot after WC win! I'm personally very suprised have much the World Champs weighed in the rankings. Zhou Mi and Mia Audina have dropped SIGNIFICANTLY! Zhou Mi's early exit has led her to 11th place now and Mia is 20th place
here we go again... here is a revised list of my favorite current players: MS: Xia Xuanze WS: Xie Xingfang Zhou Mi MD: Jonas! WD: Yang Wei / Zhang Jiewen XD: Zhang Yawen / Xie Zhongbo Saralee / Sudket Lilyana
(NOTE: a few posts with overly large fonts have been deleted from this thread. if ppl start acting childish and abuses font size, then we will have to turn off ability to change fonts...)
