Hmm, i don't see what's the big brouhaha is all about????...considering the KO Finals is already over, done & dusted with...
Okay, so
Pemuda calls it Asians have not been dominating in badminton. And
badadum calls it Asians have been dominating in badminton.
Both of 'em pull out the AE, WC and Olympics cards.
To tell the truth, based on stats, both
Pemuda and badadum are correct.
Yes, Non-Asians have been dominating badminton in those 3 events (duh, who else invented & originated badminton, esp. in the AE since it's the oldest baddy tournament). Until, recently, where Asians have been the dominant ones.
So, based on a bit of research (since both
Pemuda &
badadum don't want to leave BC for a few minutes

), here's what i've found:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badminton_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics (4)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badminton_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics (4) (1)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badminton_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics (5)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badminton_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics (5)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badminton_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics (5)
Asia=23 Non-Asia=1
*only counting Gold titles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BWF_World_Championships
Asia (40+18+9+1=68)
Non-Asia (9+3+2+1=15)
*only counting Gold titles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_England_Open_Badminton_Championships
Asia = 11+9+8+7+33=68
Non-Asia = 21+18+17+17+15+13+11+11+11+10+9+8+8+8+5=182
*only counting winners
total titles (more or less w/some missing stats):
Asia = 23+68+68=159
Non-Asia = 1+15+182=197
Now, where's my teh tarek from
Pemuda and my Starbucks coffee from
badadum...
...YES,
Oldhand CAN, TOO!(but w/a much less hype)