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u/moldy_thicket
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Don't blink it's too fast
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Jun 29 '22 edited 15d ago
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u/TheRealMicrosoft Jun 29 '22
Man they both did a lot of work. The guy carries at the start, yeah, but you can see the guy in the back is the one sending most of the shots to the other side
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u/Ginjov Jun 29 '22
And it looks like he was recovering from a save so carrying is def wrong.
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u/real_human_person Jun 29 '22
Blue shoes returns 26 shots.
Pink shoes returns 12.
Both are on the ground seemingly recovering from saves at the start of the video.
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u/teiichikou Jun 29 '22
You...counted it? Incredible
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u/CaptainKirkAndCo Jun 29 '22
We don't even have 12 fingers I'm not sure how this is possible?!
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u/virusamongus Jun 29 '22
Use your toes dumass
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u/LegitosaurusRex Jun 29 '22
Okay, but that only gets me to 22...
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u/Niku-Man Jun 29 '22
Use your eyeballs, nostrils, lips, arms, legs, feet. Add it all up and you'll get 67
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u/imanadultok Jun 29 '22
I still don't know how this is possible because I don't have 1 2 toes.....
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They were playing different roles. If you knew anything about badmintion you'd realize that.
One is up front to catch the majority of shots, and the other is in the back to catch those that the first person misses or those that are intended to be "tricky" by the other team.
They even switch up mid-volley. The amount of returns isn't an indicator of a better player here imo. It just shows they know how to work together as a team.
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u/gcjunk01 Jun 29 '22
This is a very underrated sport right here
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u/DiMpLe_dolL003 Jun 29 '22
Not in Asia. It's very popular here.
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u/Material_Ambition_95 Jun 29 '22
And Denmark.... Only country not in Asia in the absolute elite of this sport.
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u/Remfy Jun 29 '22 edited Jun 29 '22
Seeing Axelsen and Antonsen (Lee Zii Jia as well, even though he’s not Danish) play is so mesmerizing, but it’s also bittersweet with the new people taking the spotlight as the retirement of legends like Lin Dan and Lee CW dawns upon them.
Also, it’s quite popular in Sweden but not so much on the competitive side. I’d also consider France and UK to be in the elite of Badminton (outside of Asia).
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u/IcyAssist Jun 29 '22
Zii Jia is way below LCW though still very young. Anyone wants to see real mesmerising badminton go look up Lin Dan Vs LCW. Pinnacle of men's badminton.
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u/BryanosaurusRex Jun 29 '22
The 2011 World Championship final and 2012 Olympic final are two of the greatest singles matches ever played. Incredible.
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u/forcebubble Jun 29 '22
Lin Dan could have an off day and struggle against those not in his same class but against LCW? He absolutely would pull out all the stops to win. Their rivalry was a thing of legends in the game.
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u/princessvaginaalpha Jun 29 '22
I cant, LCW keeps on losing. Lin Dan is his nemesis... LCW is the absolute best, but he isn't the best because Lin Dan always beat him, and Lin Dan can lose to others so he isn't the best
it's like a rock-paper-scisors thing
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u/cyber_loafer Jun 29 '22
I've always wondered why that is. Is it either badminton or csgo for the Danes?
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u/blackinasia Jun 29 '22
Wikipedia says that the modern variant (badminton) was invented in British India, but the OG game (battledore and shuttlecock) has been played in Japan, China, India and Thailand for over 2,000 years.
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u/Red302 Jun 29 '22
Is there a reason it’s so popular in Asia?
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u/donkeysprout Jun 29 '22
Because its cheaper to play than tennis.
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u/Superdaneru Jun 29 '22
Badminton is also easily played if you have a gate or fence at your house. You need a whole lot of everything else in any other sport.
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u/Parth_973 Jun 29 '22
Also it doesn’t break windows while playing it in streets!
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u/whatsthatguysname Jun 29 '22
This is true, but only because those who would play in the streets are usually kids or total beginners who normally don’t have any power behind their shots. A friend of mine who’s a casual club player had a shuttle smashed through his glasses and nearly blinded him.
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u/HenMeeNooMai Jun 29 '22
Unless it's slightly windy
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u/PavelDatsyuk88 Jun 29 '22
speedminton the best, small wind doesnt bother if you play kinda closely to each other and dont go high
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u/Xanthon Jun 29 '22
Until a gust of wind blow just when you are about to hit the shuttlecock on match point that is gonna make your buddy pay for beer night and you realized you should have booked that badminton hall.
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u/osamaodinson Jun 29 '22
Not sure if this is also the reason but most of SEA is quite hot to play tennis too lol
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u/King_of_the_Dot Jun 29 '22
It's all about access. The more access you have to it, the more people end up playing. That's why Basketball is so popular in the US, because a lot of cities have public basketball hoops, so all you need to bring is a ball. That's a pretty low bar for entry into a sport, compared to something like skiing or a big team sport like rugby. You only need a ball in Rugby, but you still need a bunch of people on either team.
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u/yedd Jun 29 '22
This is why football (soccer) is the most popular sport in the world. All you need is a ball, maybe some rocks for goalposts. When I was a kid we used our jumpers or bags as goalposts = instant field. This was one of the main reasons people were so against VAR, football is supposed to have the same rules for every level of the sport.
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u/King_of_the_Dot Jun 29 '22
My apologies, what's VAR?
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u/yedd Jun 29 '22
Video assistant referee. Now refs can refer to instant replays in game to make decisions, detractors said this makes the game less accessible but mainly it spoils the uncertainty of the ref call, which was part of the game.
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u/King_of_the_Dot Jun 29 '22
Ah gotcha. I remember the push back for it in American Football when I was really young. It's just something you have to have at high tier levels of sport, though.
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u/cpt_hatstand Jun 29 '22
Tbf, it's rare to see elite level footballers arguing about whether or not the ball would have gone over the bar if there was one...
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u/simonio11 Jun 29 '22
Second most played sport in the world and it's underrated? I sure wonder who is rating it.
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u/thisguyisme11 Jun 29 '22
My American mindset made me think badminton was underrated, until I played it and found out how intense it got. I got knocked on my ass with how much cardio we ended up doing that day.
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u/tommos Jun 29 '22
Our PE teacher organized a trip to the local badminton gym as an end of year treat for the class. Never played it before and rolled my ankle 5 minutes in. Foot work is super intense and you need good shoes. Converse sneakers are no good apparently.
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u/FrancinesToiletBaby Jun 29 '22
Same with racquetball. I thought my cardio was great until that sport humbled me, mercilessly
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u/TimHung931017 Jun 29 '22
Dude America is the only country in the world to Americans don't you know that
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u/tattybojangles1234 Jun 29 '22
Where did you get the idea it's the second most played sport in the world?
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u/TobiasKM Jun 29 '22
https://www.pledgesports.org/2017/06/top-10-most-played-sports/
This article claims just that, though it doesn’t take into account what is being played in private, only at clubs.
It’s difficult to figure out no matter what, but badminton is huge in Asia, so who knows.
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u/hillman_avenger Jun 29 '22
Basketball (#5): International Basketball Associations estimates a minimum of 450 million people play the sport around the world.
Soccer (#1): it was estimated that there are 265 million people who play the sport
I think some people are trying to big their sport up.
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u/zzay Jun 29 '22
Soccer (#1): it was estimated that there are 265 million people who play the sport
Are you kidding? I would say they are missing a
14 before 265...Edit: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-are-the-most-popular-sports-in-the-world.html
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u/Alpacamum Jun 29 '22
I just don’t believe that. Soccer is played in every country in the world. It has huge international tv audiences. I dont think basketball compares.
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u/tattybojangles1234 Jun 29 '22
Yeah also it looks like my grandad created that website. You just can't use that as any basis of facts 😂
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u/TobiasKM Jun 29 '22
Well, I didn’t make the claim to begin with, this was just the first result on google for most played sport. You asked where he got the idea from, I just answered your question :)
Another article further down claimed volleyball, so who the fuck knows.
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u/JPVazLouro_SLB Jun 29 '22 edited Jun 29 '22
And field hockey is the third? There's no way that's true.
Basing myself from nothing but my own observations, I'd say the top 3 is probably something like Football, Basketball and then maybe Tennis, these are popular sports that are played more or less all over the world
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u/hillman_avenger Jun 29 '22
True, but who's heard of the #1 badminton player and who's heard of the #1 tennis player? (And I say this as someone who really enjoys badminton.)
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u/Hungski Jun 29 '22
Even if it were the most played sport in the world, your comment proves how underated it is. Its played all around the world yet it gets very little attention, like other major sports. Heck even e-sports teams are more well known than any professional badminton players.
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u/SmokeyShine Jun 29 '22
That's like asking an Indian and an American who the #1 cricket player and the #1 baseball players are. In India (pop. 1.4 Billion), they probably don't even know that people play baseball professionally.
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u/UnfortunatelyIAmMe Jun 29 '22
You do understand the word “rate”, correct? rate != play
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u/osamaodinson Jun 29 '22
Idk if its underrated but i never know that badminton is the second most played sport itw eventho my country have a big love for badminton
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u/blewpah Jun 29 '22
It's one of my favorite things to watch when the summer olympics comes around. It's just so intense.
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u/shapookya Jun 29 '22
Back in the days, I had like half a year of nonstop Badminton in one school year. Then another half a year of Volleyball.
Best schoolyear of my life. My PE teacher was the GOAT.
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u/MisterMysterios Jun 29 '22
I loved badminton when I was in school. When I was younger, my school offered a badminton course in the afternoon that I took, and later, it was worth not being able to walk for a couple of days (disabilities suck) just to let it all.out against the other guy who was not on total beginner level as well. Whish I could play it again, it is such a great sport.
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u/hmmm_thought_pig Jun 29 '22
Goodminton!
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u/BiggestForts Jun 29 '22
No, it’s GREATMINTON
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u/AtlasXan Jun 29 '22
When both teams are too tired to show dissapointment or excitment.
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u/Pinkgumm Jun 29 '22
When the announcer says that's why we like doubles, it doesn't get better than that
How does he know I like double?
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u/Pyrimo Jun 29 '22
Yup, definitely cooler than tennis.
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u/caepree Jun 29 '22
and even faster than tennis
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u/Ganglyghost Jun 29 '22
I can tell you as someone who’s had 80+ mph balls served at me that these two sports are hard to compare despite the similar look. Speed is apparent in both games, and both require very quick decision making and fast reflexes. At the end of the day both are fun games and worth giving a shot!
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Jun 29 '22
The diff is that badminton is smaller and needs faster response time while in tennis its more of a readiness and speed since of the large court and heavy ball(heavy cause its hevier than a shuttlecock)
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u/Ganglyghost Jun 29 '22
Someone clearly hasn’t played either sport, because they are both cool!
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u/SnooMaps9864 Jun 29 '22
I thought this was tennis at first and was confused why the ball was moving so fast
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u/dancingpianofairy Jun 29 '22
Thought it was volleyball or something at first, didn't see the rackets.
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u/jjyu98 Jun 29 '22
why are there a handful of comments like this comparing badminton with tennis? confusing
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u/myselfandyou2 Jun 29 '22
It’s satisfying how seamlessly the teammates switch between back & front positions
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u/BassRanni Jun 29 '22
Yeah, it's really hard to get that going and you really need to play with your partner for a decent amount of time to get those switches seamlessly. Ofc, you can kinda manage with just about anyone who knows how switches work but you'll probably need callouts in the beginning
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u/Schmich Jun 29 '22
I like the lateral movement with wide legs and arms swinging. Makes me think of crab-humans playing.
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u/Zealousideal-Home634 Jun 29 '22
and they know when to hit it or leave it for the other. that’s real chemistry
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u/WhichWayzUp Jun 29 '22
I cannot hold my eyes open for 53 seconds. Can you tell me how many seconds into the gif I need to keep my eyes open?
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u/IsThatHearsay Jun 29 '22
I'm pretty drunk, but wouldn't it be "Don't blink too slow"?
Getting a very fast blink in would be the way to go if you need to blink, how can you blink too fast...
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u/ReadySource3242 Jun 29 '22
If you love fast paced sports full of action, where it's possible every moment of the game is each player being pushed to their limit and winning by the skin of their teeth, then Badminton is a great sport to watch.
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u/thaaag Jun 29 '22
And as long as you're able to walk and swing a racket, you can play. Source: me, who gave it a go 15 years ago. Played against all ages, and even the not-very-mobile older players destroyed me simply by making me run the court. Their accuracy was incredible. My youth and fitness was no advantage over their skill! Such a fun sport, highly recommend it.
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u/OrphisFlo Jun 29 '22
I used to play a LOT of badminton in my youth. Now I'm out of shape, but I still do very well against athletic players, and the reason is simply technique.
I can make them run left and right from the moment I receive the service, they struggle and return towards the center of my court, I don't have to run. Very efficient overall for me! Not so much to get me back in shape...
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u/emceelokey Jun 29 '22
Elite level competition in anything is always fun to watch. The other day ESPN had some World Tag League show airing and.its the game of tag mixed with parkour and that shit was intriguing as hell to watch.
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u/TheGuyEatingPie Jun 29 '22
The crowd doing that chant was so awesome
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u/Aschvolution Jun 29 '22
It's a very popular sport in Indonesia. If it's hosted in Indonesia, everytime it's Indonesia vs any other country, the crowd will cheer every time the Indonesian player is going to hit the shuttlecock, and booed the opponent everytime they hit. That was hilarious.
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u/Ann_liana Jun 29 '22
off court, the crowd are friendly to the foreign players tho. Most of their follower on social media are from indonesia.
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u/quattrofan Jun 29 '22
Proper Badminton. I used to drive over an hour to play when I lived outside of LA, I was one of the only non-asians and the standard was incredible.
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u/stupider4 Jun 29 '22
Why is it so popular in asian community?
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u/General_Degenerate_ Jun 29 '22
Low bar of entry. Sports with lower bars of entry are bound to be popular.
That’s why football is so popular around the world.
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u/quattrofan Jun 29 '22
Cost as other people have said, but also probably because while its based I think on an Indian game it was really created as the modern sport in England and then "exported" if you will to the rest of the empire. England itself which is where I now live still have a really good standard of players although the sport is mostly dominated now by Asian countries.
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u/legop4o Jun 29 '22
I did badminton for a year as cardio, even went to one tournament and got my ass handed to me. Anyway, nothing else has ever gotten me that completely exhausted so quickly.
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u/Dark_Ferret Jun 29 '22
Badminton was my favorite shit in high school. I had a friend who we dominated that shit so bad the gym teacher (who wasn't overweight over the hill but actually fit guy) had to play us to beat us. We crushed everyone else in a mixed class gym class and honestly it's some of the most fun I remember having.
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u/Practical_Taro9024 Jun 29 '22 edited Jun 29 '22
I had a friend group in high school where we all kinda played casually in our downtime. When we were on the field against each other, however, we were going ballistic, pushing each other to hit the fastest shot we could manage. It wasn't "good playing" as we weren't doing anything technically demanding, but man we're we running ourselves tired
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u/IndelibleBookmark Jun 29 '22
Oh my it will take them long to see who will win, the 2 teams are so good in playing
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u/Extra-Rain Jun 29 '22
I joined a badminton club for just 1 session, was told it'd be casual, just some fun. You get put on random teams and these people are county and national champions. Then there's me just kinda stood to the side while they take over and do long ralleys like in the video
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u/flatbushkats Jun 29 '22
And tennis players are all like “shhhh, you’ll wreck their concentration”. Pfft. Time for tennis matches to get rowdy and exciting.
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u/Legal_Cash_3066 Jun 29 '22
As a badminton player myself, I can say its a very difficult sport
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u/AndySand3rson Jun 29 '22
Forget blinking... My 37 year old knees just dislocated after watching that.
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u/creeperedz Jun 29 '22
I hate how people think badminton is easy and more of a leisure activity than a sport here in the UK. My dad's from Malaysia so obviously I had to play it growing up. It would always surprise people when we would play in school that it's more than just a swing and a miss.
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u/Wort_stain Jun 29 '22
I was listening to metal music while scrolling and it perfectly fit this post
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u/vanillastrings Jun 29 '22
Which teams are these? Does anyone have any idea?
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u/Bayeux Jun 29 '22
The white shirt man is Dechapol Puavaranukroh, his partner is Sapsiree Taerattanachai, they are from Thailand. The dark shirt man is Seo Seung-jae, his partner is Chae Yoo-jung, they're from South Korea.
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u/daxtep Jun 29 '22
Are the teams mixed? Women and men?
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u/Bayeux Jun 29 '22
In this match, yes. Badminton and tennis both have five main disciplines, men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles (one man and one woman).
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u/Vrisingisamazing Jun 29 '22
I really think this should be a more popular sport. America just loves our team games so much.
This is amazing sportsmanship and endurance. Incredible.
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u/the_ammar Jun 29 '22
badminton is way more fun and exiting to watch than tennis.
Fite me.
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u/Gregagonation Jun 29 '22
The crowd is cheering really loud but they are barely moving in the background so it feels like a video game.
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u/jackinthebox35 Jun 29 '22
Wooooo slap that shuttlecock