1975 All England Badminton Final :Sven Pri vs Rudy Hartono 梁海量_x264.mp4

[FHSOIL]

Rudy Hartono !!! A living legend, no question about it.

[mynahbird20000]

Sture Johnson actually held Hartono at game point in the 1974 AE semis but Hartono managed to claw back and won to enter the final where he had to struggle against Gunalan. Before that Johnson had beaten Hartono in an earlier tournament in Europe in straight sets.

[mynahbird20000]

Keep posted on ITNsoure.com where in years to come, clips of Tang and Hou in competition will be digitised and available for preview.

[mynahbird20000]

I believe the first exponent of the fast hard hitting game was Freeman, followed by Tang and Hou and later by Liem Swie King. Currently the 21 point system has allowed veterans to remain playing competitively and we see again more of less the patient accurate playing style of the past masters in Lin Dan or Peter Gade today.

[mynahbird20000]

I think Hartono during his heydays must have been the fastest and hardest hitting player of his time.He had little use for a defence or even a backhand. only players who could attack him with hard shots like Gunalan,Pri or even Sture Johnson were able to trouble his defence.In the same era ex-indos like Tang Xian Hu or Hou Jia Chang combined their Indo racquet skills with China's hard training regime and probably would have matched Hartono's achievements if given a chance.

[larrydonguy]

@mynahbird20000 The lighter racquets of the modern have improved defense substantially. During Hartono's era racquets were getting lighter but not to the degree they are now. Defending the singles court against a very hard well placed smash has never been easy. You mention Sture Johnsson. I saw him at his prime (1973) and thought he had perhaps the hardest smash I'd ever seen. He also moved very well so it's no surprise to me that at his best he could give Hartono trouble.

[mynahbird20000]

Some films of this era has been conserved in the British Film Institute in case there are people interested in badminton of the early 70s.

[Dewi1618]

n sekarang gada yang bisa semangat seperti dulu?

[SuperRudypl]

sejarah yang luar biasa...sejarah yang luar biasa,minton tahun 1975 tvnya ise hitam putih,kostumnya juga oke abis...

[SuperRudypl]

sejarah yang luar biasa...

[ivanvenn]

I hope indonesian badminton player can learn from the past like rudi hartono or lim swie king

[Potomacstud]

My condolences to Svend Pri , he was one of the greats indeed :(

[badmintonworldvideos]

What a great player, I hadn't watched a video of him, And honestly I'm great impressed, Hartono is awesome, he is no slower than Lin Dan or Lee Chong wei. I believe that he would be much better than the current top 5 if he had the same facilities back then.......Badminton World should appreciate his devotion for the sport.....

[ricwhk]

@badmintonworldvideos sorry i afraid to disagree. Rudy was rigid and poor in defense. His skill is poor by today's standard. He has no chance against Lin Dan or LCW. He won't able to stand even Kwan Yoke Meng.......Perhaps during those days far fewer people involved in badminton and to become champion was much easier....don't forget chinese players didn't play....

[mynahbird20000]

@ricwhk

It is pointless and meaningless to compare greats of different eras because of the differences in technology.It is like saying that modern armies are better than ancient armies.What can be acknowledged though is the dominance and superiority of greats in their era, and possibly people who were ahead of their times. Otherwise there is no point in documenting history.

[dandandabadmintonman]

quality teckers :L 

[sihatsejahtera82]

vintage!!!!

[larrydonguy]

Just my impression from the limited footage, but the speed and power of Hartono and Pri here seems to me to be every bit as impressive as what one would expect from the current highest level players.

[sant7307]

this is the match where Rudy lost. He never made 8 consecutive champions of All England.

[larrydonguy]

Compare Pri's relative slimness and speed about the court here to what he was like four years later (at 34) in his last Thomas Cup in 1979.BIG DIFFERENCE.

[mynahbird20000]

OK. Too bad there is so little remaining of the film.

Hartono in 1974 and 1975 showed strength in attacking play but was

susceptible to hard attacking play by opponents.

Wonder why he never worked on his return of hard smashes.

[akilsking]

Thanks so much for uploading this legendary match.