Funny how most votes went to 2 and most comments are for 1. I'm telling you if you've seen videos of INA open you will definitely choose 1 I know a lot of players would like some more enthousiasm so def. not 3 (like it is over here), that even looks boring on tv
I hate it when the player about to go up for a smash the crowd goes: "OOooooohhhhhhh UE!!" I HATE IT.
Well, I actually quite like it, but when it's too much, it's quite annoying! (when there's about 100 D hehe) smashes in the rally!
At the club that I play at you might get a scattered applause, as for tornaments I agree that loud cheering in between rallys is fine.
i voted for "loudly! make lots of noises between and during rallies". I think the crowd should be aloud to cheer as loud as they want as long as it doesn't get out of hand. This is what makes the game so enjoyable, both for players and spectators!
Cheer between rallies, clap yell players names etc. Clap for both sides as well. When a good shot is hit, usually the is a automatic "ooooohhhh" from the crowd in awe of apreciation of the shot.
i have to say that i like quite (not silence) during rallies and especially just before serve because i like to think about many things while i'm getting ready to serve or recieve serve but as soon as the rally has ended i'd love to hear the place erupt normally i erupt on court aswell
Oh i love that...It just adds to the tournament atomsphere. I think people should be able to cheer whenever, beacuse i think (at least for me) its more daunting when its dead silent, knowing everyone is watching you, than loud cheering and support. Cheering makes it funner (also pumps them up) for players, at least for some.
Its better to be quiet when the game is on. Its kinda distracting when you are playing and yet you can't really hear your shots. After the point, you can be as noisy as you like.
Kenneth was interviewed after winning a match in Thomas Cup.. He said that he loves playing around Asian countries when the crowd goes emotionally with your game While somewhere else the audience could be reading a book or ordering snacks
i'd say loud noise is fine as long as nothing offensive is yelled to the players, about the players. still, i think the sound of the bird can also effect the rally because some players may use the sound to predict wut shot is coming at them in the next millisecond. so my vote is for noise in between rallies. who knows, there may also be times when too much noise from one side of the arena can act as killer air conditioning pushing a well-done clear bkac towards the net as a drop .
i do believe that a silent audience will do because they are distracting the player although it improve self confidence audience need to have right manners in watching
Badminton is not a game of chess. The earliest, purest form of game was the gladiators, fighting each other or with wild animals, to the death. What do you think the crowd was then? Today's Thomas Cup badminton matches, especially when they are played in Indonesia or Malaysia, have the same Roman spectators voicing their most basic instincts.
I love that. Some of the most fun I've ever had watching badminton was during the men's doubles at the Sydney Olympics when there was a huge Indonesian contingent cheering that way for every smash by Tony or Chandra. I lived alone then so I could cheer for Indonesia without fear of reprisal. Last year, there was just a small group of Indonesians at the finals in Incheon watching the nail-biter between Jens/Martin and Candra/Sigit but the volume was amazing. Korean fans can get pretty worked up, too, but they don't preface the smashes in the same way. I love the dynamic between crowd and defender in those situations because the defender is at turns warned of impending doom and deceived when the drop shot comes instead.
I really lvoe the atmosphere when everybody's shouting like that. Was greta to do at the EC (we had a small group, very fun) the players hardly notice it though, 100% focus..and you'll always see the pro's thanking the croud, no matter what noise they make..What would a pro think if there're 2.000 people in a stadium, and everybody's just claps a little..like they're watching gras grow...
i guess making loud noise makes the game more entertaining.. i guess that noise shouldn't affect too much a players' performance because during the match, he is psychologically too much into thinking about points and the match and the title and the pride that noise wouldn't bother him much. also, on and off noise would be more disturbing than a continuous sound... purely my opinion...
don't mind but this comparision is too neanderthal... i wont say that we want a game like one should be routed... certainly everyone wants to have a well balanced, exciting game in which his side should win...
That's what makes badminton unique from other racquet sports... the crowd is no less excited than the world cup's
in that way, wimbledon SUCKS!!!! on one hand, the rules and regulations of this tourney makes it more charming and on the other hand, it sucks big time... i won't be surprise when McEnroe was pissed after winning wimbledon and when Agassi refused to play wimbledon after denied to wear colored shirts and headband... so funny it wud hv been... atleast it's getting better in wimbledon these days... other games like one-day Cricket (if u know), Baseball and mother of all sports , Soccer make u feel go all crazy, frenzied, excited and what not... (short on finding words to describe the feelings... )
