R16 - MS - Taufik Hidayat vs Viktor Axelsen - 2011 Yonex Denmark Open

[fnaibaf]

I'm going to say I think its over as a champion for him(not as a player of course). In fact its great to see him do all that charity work in Indonesia. I wish him a great game for the olympics and I feel rightly honoured to have seen the 4 greats at work over the past decade.

[chemistry2200]

omg the quality..

[OMB20cents]

To be honest i reckon taufik could've won this he just probably isnt as fit or as athletic as he used to be but hes still pretty dam good tho

[Bigmacmaniac]

Video stutters. Disliked.

[Eskn69]

calm down guys people have their bad games. this was just one of them. dont see taufik have that many really bad ones. so considering his career so far hes been doing pretty good.

[NatRange3]

i think it was Axelsen's support that helped him win to be fair

[604pmei]

Victors like a head taller then Taufik



[MrAnhhuy123]

taufik fatigue gradually move

[TurrkeySlap]

Does anyone get the choppy image and sound??? It's so annoying...

[SuperRobinmaster]

I love understanding what the coach says :) Norway FTW!!

[MrBadmitten]

31:44

[1234robinw]

Axelsen is the next generation nr 1

[swiftlyfadedeath]

@1234robinw i don't think so...i mean i admit he's pretty good for his age, but his arrogance will become a liability to his future success. among Danish players, i would say Jan Jorgensen is closer to becoming No.1

[1234robinw]

@swiftlyfadedeath ye thats right but jan jorgensen is a bit older too.

[carbine1121]

This lad ( Axelson ) reminds me of Morton Frost hansen.

[basitkelana]

taufik hnya tinggal kenangan,,,, perut buncit krna malas latihan,,,,, tp masih tetap d pnggil jg sama PBSI....dya nya udah mo pensiun,,, tp msih tetep d pnggil jg,,, mank blum ada regenerasi stlah taufik,,,

[luffyvsteach]

shut up all you fucking haters!

[418brian]

Horrible moderator especially the woman. she should jsut shutup if she got nothing better to say

[EternalLead]

i hate axelson...i mean, he's good but he's so cocky

He should at least know that taufik doesn't train anymore so winning in 3 games vs someone that doesn't train anymore is not something to be proud of and especially all the fist pumping are not necessary in this case

just my thought...hidayat in 2004 would crush this kid under 5

[hobo96gtfo]

@EternalLead dude thats so true! taufik is old now but when he was young he would destroyed that kid..:O

[loksanwong]

@EternalLead "fist pumping not necesseray", well just think about that : you're 17-18years old and you're playing a former world and olympic champion. Don't you cheer if you win points ? and the whole "hidayat in 2004 would crush this kid under 5" I'm sorry but this is non sense. We're talking about right now : Taufik lost confidence this year , Axelsen took his chance here and beat him. That's it, just deal with it.

[EternalLead]

@loksanwong i did say it was just my thought...if I were axelson, i should know hidayat doesn't train and by that, means i would pay a little bit more respect towards him by not fist pumping so much. You are right, he lost confidence this year, and the kid took his chance and good for him. But the whole ''hidayat in 2004 would crush this kid under 5'' is fact and you know it, I know it, everybody knows it though its nonsense, but deal with my nonsense :P

[loksanwong]

@EternalLead The fact that he's pumping himself up(fist pump) doesn't mean that he doesn't respect Taufik^^ Some players are actually a bit "taunting" there opponent by looking at them when fist pumping or shouting and that's disrespect to me but I don't think Axelsen is doing that, he apologizes for his luck at the net and all. And of course in 2004 Taufik would have win without any problem but I just can't see what difference it makes here^^

[loksanwong]

@EternalLead I'm also a fan of Taufik and it's a bit sad for him, but that's just the game ^^

[TheHayden123456]

try playing with the 17y.o taufik,the dane would had score nothing

[whittalboy]

i can't believe this! so much disappointment to taufik hidayat!!

[ckwan28]

try playing lin dan or lee chong wei. They can teach him, and let him realise how behind, and how small he is from the best.

[tacticalmarine]

I'm impressed by Axelsen. His footwork is so quick around the court that he gets to every shot with no problem for his overheads. That and he completely dominated the net, Taufik couldn't even compete with him there the entire game. He only needs more power on his smash, but that comes as he's maturing because he's only 17. He'll develop more muscle as he get's older.

Obviously not Taufik's best, but we don't really ever see it nowadays, it's been all downhill for him recently.

[lerianchan]

taufik would have smacked viktor if they were both 17

[thevincenttan10]

taufik smokes quite heavily. good thing he has so much talent

[BobbyFischer0000]

Taufik looks out of shape and slow..

[jisungyu2]

I like Taufik's controling game. He should keep the tempo low as possible and make his opp move.

[calculushardcore90]

taufik just been weak mentally. lack of focus . maybe thinking its going to be easy game . He looks not so ready to play badminton. However he is actually better than axelsen.

[XBlackUnit]

dont say chen long, cockiest guy in the world 

[newbro]

Bear in mind this kid that you talked about had beat Bao Chun Lai before, so it's not only Taufik had a bad game, the kid really is that good....

[devinbeckers]

@newbro agreed and a third set against pater gade

[ckwan28]

If viktor was clever, he would know he is not better than taufik. Taufik looks almost disabled on court. He cant move his legs at all. I totally understand cos i have one injured knee. Let alone both!

[weirdo6070]

i don´t know what that was from taufik maybe he only wanna play for olympic but loose against a 17 years old kid? i can´t understand viktor is not so good but for 17 he´s good

[DEBadmintonCoach]

Just stop saying shit about Viktor. He totaly won from the OLYMPIC CHAMPION. Wouldnt you rais your first every point? And I would not care if he had an off day or not!

[hakuo142]

lol kid thinks hes good

[Rzaoutlaw]

Victor, stop raising your fist like your playing good shots!!! Your fuckin shite!!!! Taufik was well off his game!!!

[AntonioBLi]

Taufik may be going downhill but i bet he still only plays because he loves to play and for him to win tournaments is just the icing on the cake for Taufik.

[narutoguy56]

Felt that Taufik could have done better. But still Axelsen is actually a really good player regarding his young age. He still have a long time ahead of him. Hopefully he becomes better and better.

[910127]

Man, the breaks in the video are so annoying.

[911chinkie]

i think taufik should retire now, hes definitely past it, he should of ended his career a long time ago when he was on a high, this is a sad way to go for him.

[36393837987]

@911chinkie indonesia badminton pays him to keep playing since there are no other well known indonesian single players that can market yonex products as well as him

[AntonioBLi]

@911chinkie Taufik is/was the most talented player out there, he could pick up anything he learned and use it in a real game 2 weeks after so they always had to teach him something new but right now taufik just doesn't care hes only going to these tournaments to qualify for 2012 London Olympics. Taufik himself is very well off and is really close to completing his new arena so instead of talking down about Taufik appreciate that you were alive when he was. 

[911chinkie]

@AntonioBLi i do appreciate that, im not disrespecting taufik but come on, this really isnt a nice way to go, hes not been in form for two years i prefer to remember him in the old days where he used to beat lin dan.

[911chinkie]

@AntonioBLi i think you are giving taufik too much praise,i watched the 2004 olympic final there was nothing special, there were no amazing shots or amazing rallies, the BWF 2011 world championship final was soo much better with the two best players of this era Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei battling it out for the gold medal. I think personally people big up taufik to much, everyone says it his age otherwise hed hammer these people, hes the same age as Chong Wei but LCW is still no.1

[Miqilin7]

@911chinkie

I dont understand what's so special about Taufik apart from his executing some backhand smashes ? There were many players at their prime in the 2000-2006 and Taufik wasn't the dominant player at all while Lin Dan just emerged as a new player to watch. Just because he won one Olympic gold and one World title doesn't mean he should be treated as a legend. What else has he done apart from that ? I think Lee Chong Wei deserves that recognition though i like Lin Dan more

[911chinkie]

@Miqilin7 my point exactly.

[franklin20uk]

@911chinkie Just because the best days are behind him doesn't mean he shouldn't participate in tournaments anymore. No matter how good you are, one day there will be someone that surpass you, there is nothing sad about this.

[911chinkie]

@franklin20uk there is everything sad about this, i dont want to watch taufik to go like this its not good for him or his fans.

[tiching99]

axelson, chen long ... the new generation

[pking4lifely]

@tiching99 Chen Long, K. Tago

[911chinkie]

@pking4lifely wang zhengming

[MrJ4ckie]

@911chinkie Haven't seen much of him, tbh. One good match against Lin Dan a while back, and no Super Series success like Chen Long....CL is the one to look out for in the next OG, he has shown he is capable of beating the big names and is still young and can improve until then. Impressive that he beat LCW.

[911chinkie]

@MrJ4ckie yeah but remember wang zhengming is only 21

[MrJ4ckie]

@911chinkie Chen Long is 22 and much better - I'm not saying that WZM will not be good, but I don't see why so many see him as the next Superstar. Honestly, he hasn't shown any sure sign he'll be better than CL....anyway, it's gonna be interesting to see who will fill the gaps of BCL, LD, CJ and Fu/Cai when they retire.

[911chinkie]

@MrJ4ckie i think chen jins already past his prime :/

[irrinfo2011]

What a game! Looking forward to the kid!

[leebottrill]

very jumpy!! can you reload ??

[RickAstleyZ]

Could you try and re upload it please. I'm struggling to watch it with it cutting out every 10 seconds. Thanks.

[geromino2007]

too bad that video has dropouts all the time :(

[theendlesswind]

Nice kids from denmark!! he will be the next Peter Gade!!!

[MegaCrazy110]

wait, they use aerosensa 50 in tournaments?

[mzrealm]

Geez what's happened to Taufik?!

[DEBadmintonCoach]

56:35 THE CROWD TOTALLY LOSES CONTROL!!!