Taufik shows flashes of brilliance

[richisalegend1]

taufik is a legend!

[superosaze]

For real i ahvent seen taufik play like this in a while in 2011

[anil5517]

0:14 (backhand smash) the only guy that can perfectly do that move.

[Aznremix]

i miss this taufik at his prime :(

[dianpedrosa1]

Taufik is great but was long time ago..since merried..not spirit again..

He just need family..

But now he is old..and the legend of badminton

[AbsoluteNil]

At 0:09 you can see Lee Chong Wei stepping back, not sure whether to watch for the backhand smash or a drop. Only Taufik could've made another world class player panic when the shot they played was a lift to the backhand.

[NoobTubeMe]

Press 8 for the moment before he fails

[chsiao999]

Those aren't flashes of brilliance, they're consistent brilliance, with flashes or perfection.

[gammaray4evrr]

that was intense

[tecnoboyz12]

lee chong wei is great!!!!!!!!!!!

[LauchEleven]

his trainer must be proud of him (:

[crackerjack113]

"flashes"

[freelancergin]

the move that taufik did around 0:14 - 0:16 was pretty epic

[MonokuroBooHokKan]

Yeah, that backhand smash was soooo fast!

[m1607y]

I love you full, Taufik!!

[sagunek]

Lee C W chciałoby się tak smeczować z backhandu :)

[forzez]

taufik was under pressure thats y he keeps losing....the crowd would have expected him to be the top 4 again thats y

[wmazri]

TH now very bad performance than LCW now. But i like TH coz he is the part of the best player can beat China. i hope he can improve.

[kamalhanafi]

That was then, 2006. But right now, Taufik could not compete with Chong Wei anymore.

[MesorzPlox]

Just like how LCW could easily defeat Lin Dan last time. I wonder how long it has been that LCW hasn't beaten LD in a tournament game.

[narathh]

he is asian btw :)

[HannaHannabelle]

YES Taufik is Better

[SheepJumpFish]

I prefer Taufik but Chong Wei does a lot better than him like in the all england Taufik didn't get to the semis i don't think and Chong Wei was in the final

[leprechant]

Taufik is my idol

[iIiIiIiTub3]

wow... backhand smash??? nice

[bdmntn07]

lol i love the last shot, just holding it flat on the racket, couldve been a push shot or smash... LCW just couldnt have known...

[RacistSucks10]

who won this o_o

[santhoshbhoopal]

lee chong wei

[jojandy]

wrong it was taufik who won.

[santhoshbhoopal]

i meant the enitre game not just this match

[bolabola]

yes Taufik won the game,

he beat Lee Chong Wei then continued to the final where he also beat Lin Dan to claim the Gold :)

[007islander]

just like in WC 2005, Taufik beat LCW in semi final and LD in final. Taufik was at his prime time in 2004-2005.

[babydoggone]

taufik better la!

[matt3w90]

0:14 amazing!!!!!!!!

[famlay49]

this kids got fukin skill.

[Mitha4]

i reckon

[bursa128]

taufik now sudah ora jago. udah abis masanye,

[L17061412]

well at least lee is better on his defensive skill now

[Urzu3]

now LCW can outplayed Taufik~

=)

[L17061412]

LCW can defend taufikh smash~~hoorey!

[HardBrokeKid2]

how can lee miss that

[SovietskiiSniper]

he'd been outplayed. That'S all oyu have to answer

[cimuth]

that ain't badminton Taufik just played...That's some kung fu moves! lolz..awesomeeeeee.

[bestrong135]

oh backhand smash..

but i've watched the other one which is better than this..

and of course its from taufiq hidayat too..

no offense...

[titoinoz89]

Keren bangetzzz Taufikkk...........

[Felysa]

HE SO GREAT!!!

[bestrong135]

and wat the brilliance?

[wawawa87]

backhand Smash.. watch it..

[Anonymous19BL]

The fact that he returned a smash and immediately got up and did a quick backhand smash is brilliance.

[007islander]

Apparently you dont play or know nothing about badminton; if you can't see how brilliant Taufik is.

[hoiboy79]

i've heard people question his fitness and stamina a lot so if he didn't smoke, i think that wud solve the problem

[onguy3n]

wtf he smokes!!?!?!?

[sportyjen62]

r u serious??????

[arviano]

hi 7suks:

names Taufik in Indonesia is very much, like Lee in china, Ahmad in Arab, Michael, Maria and others. who do you mean?.... aghh lol

[bat972rtiuo]

Pro taufik,his dropshot is very accurate.

[7suks]

i saw taufik in a restaurant about a year ago. he was smoking!

[SportsyGuy]

this is a true incident i also heard from some of my ina friends that saw him smoking

[jordanhwong16]

n i saw u played some girls in the hotel half year ago!

[cheong1714]

wish we had the old taufik back.

[conansters20]

yeah...

[IndoChink]

i was on the same plane as Taufik like 2 months ago... he was sitting 2 rows behind with the Indonesian Badminton. He looks like a nice guy, always smiling.

[anek9999]

lot of talent !

[iqbalmutu]

taufik kalah sama lee h i (korea) huuu PAYAH!

[AKMALRXZ]

taufik is good but i don't understand with his perfomance in the match between indonesia and korea..he lose with straight set..and how can that happen???indonesia has many superb player but they also lose to korea..i'm one of taufik fan's from malaysia,after my country lose to china..i think i want to support my country neighbour..but my country neighbour also lose to korea..it's sad..

[SportsyGuy]

this is cuz korea players are one of the top 4 countries which are best in badminton besides indonesia n china denmark n korea r also as good as them they r the top 4 countries for badminton

[herunarivelice]

Korea players never win. Korea judges and linesmen do.

[samlee511270]

@herunarivelice You mean Korean "Singles" Players right?

[akbaremre]

bung tomo

[saylang013]

i love taufik! you're my idol in badminton . .im lea from phil and i always watch your game!. . keep it up! you're the best!

[drowsy123]

professional players are not aloud to play in the olympics figo17.

[KCxElly]

if you're going to be using a period, at least spell correctly and use capitals

aloud = "allowed"

aloud has a different meaning; search it yourself and find out

[FZforzaking]

flippy dippy Taufik is good

[xyzruben]

he is not retired !!

GO INDONESIA !!

[samimhafie]

he's still ranked #7 in d world

nd he's not retired or nytin

he got skills but he is just not consistence

[cxyian]

He lost all his passion towards the sports.. Because he has achieved everything in this sport in the age of 26. And he's married. It's not that he's not consistent but he has lose the passion. And talk about skill... He's one of the best ever to pick up a badminton racket.

[FedererTKing]

where's taufik from ?/it sounds like an arabic name???

[zoelr]

he's from indonesia

[sylvertwyst]

dont give him a bad score for asking wether he's arabic.. doing that makes me think you believe arabic is bad.. which is jut racism imo..

that said, you can tell he's not arabic by looking at his face...

[snipdyper]

taufik juz 26... why he wanna retire so fast

[SportsyGuy]

ya lor

[FedererTKing]

where's is he from??

[cxyian]

He is not retired.

[figo17]

he is going to retire aftr beijing olympics. he officially stated. so we'll be looking forward to the beijing olympics. taufik's last olympic game. taufik vs lindan (final) big showdown!!

[cxyian]

Haha... I hope lee chung wei will win it.. :p

[ugcx]

Haha... Taufik can beat Lee Chong Wei anytime

GO TAUFIK!!!!!!!!!

[Aznremix]

no i believe taufik is not retired, he is just not seeded like those guys

[BAKAHEART43129]

did taufik retire or something cause this is the 1st time i have ever seen him well that and lee chong wai and dan lin are like he #'s 1 and 2 right now

[jojorditurner]

vette relli

koel

[jaguarkid10]

Nice vid Hey watch my version =)

[virgotrouble]

they have grt fitness. I get tired after playing 15 smashes in my practice.

[svguthix]

well they are professionals... you can expect they have great condition ! ;)

[SowaD]

their footwork is very smooth n amazing.both of them r not very tall n big but they cover the court very well ...

[SowaD]

yeahh Taufik is an all around player,Lee Chong Wei is a precision driven, n Lin Dan is a power player... they have their own style of play n that makes badminton world better...

[siumcfung]

they all can beat eachother..just depends on the day

[smichz]

TH is an all round player..n no one could "actually" beat him.

[lightofwadowice]

taufik at his best... yeah no one can actually beat him if taufik is playing his real game but his not-so-good stamina & inconsistence are really costing him points & being seeded in tournaments so dearly

[kindgirlz1]

taufik rly no how to control his opponents! but lee chong wei is a better defender than him!

[Vattanirappel]

Taufik is the best player in the world...nobody is better...

[kevbadder]

this is lee chong wei idiot not lin dan ... anyway taufik > lin dan too

[newskill2007]

they are both great players.but lindan defeats taufik sometimes

[kevbadder]

his opponent lee chong wei is N°2 ... nobody can beat taufik not even lin dan i'm sure

[erwe32]

haha..you are absolutely right

[holyballer]

erm...lin dan can but lee chong wei cannot do that

[allenbract510]

dam..taufik is fast