1975 All England Badminton Final :Sven Pri vs Rudy Hartono 梁海量 Classic

Here's what's little left of a great match, the late Sven Pri, the only man other than Liem Swie King to have beaten Hartono in an AE Final.For summary goto :http://www.badmintondenmark.com/Badmi...
StarsOfYesterday/SvendPri.aspx
For photos see: http://mynahbird20000.blogspot.com/20...

This clip was preserved by the National Film Archives of Indonesia and is part of an upcoming documentary film about Rudy Hartono in 2011.

http://mynahbird20000.blogspot.com/20...
Anyone in Singapore can find this film to share on youtube?

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[Mynah Bird]

Professional badminton started around 1980.The first pros were Morten Frost and Misbun Sidek.

[Mynah Bird]

To players from the tropics spring in the UK is bitterly cold.The thing that really amazes me are the tight pants, I dont think modern players want to wear them,one could probably sustain some kind of injury. But the dressing is about the same for tennis (see Bjorn Borg) and soccer players of the 70s looked really comical in their shorts.

[Don R]

C'mon Mynah Bird, does either player look like his movement is encumbered? The shorts in the seventies were made of stretchy synthetics or perhaps a blend of synthetics and cotton and a player could move just fine in them.The tighter fit was considered a sexy change in style from what one would have seen a decade or so earlier.

[Mynah Bird]

Thankfully no one had to do the splits

when lunging for the net then.

[Mynah Bird]

Before anyone thinks of posting further comments or replies on this topic ,please read past comments to minimise repetition.

[r8rdarklord]

I had only read about Rudy Hortono's speed. Prakash Padukone who won the All England championship once, said Rudy had no weaknesses in his game. He was one of the first to employ half smashes on a consistent basis to keep the shuttle down. Given the moderon racquets, he would be a terror - his speed looks awesome and at par with the best of today.

[Simon Pri]

sven pri is from danmark. he was my onkel. my grandpa was sven pri´s brother.

[ladyboylizard]

i doubt they earn alot back in those days. even top player now are not rich

[Garry Chen]

And they laugh at your skill and bank account

[andijason88]

Wow tampan skli mas rudi hartono saat muda.....

[Joanna Lu]

If you review the films at Wimbledon during the 70s, you would probably see that the shorts did not become tight until the mid-70s; earlier on, shorts were short but not as short as those worn by Borg.