Sony Dwi Kuncoro Won Japan Super Series 2008

Sony Dwi Kuncoro finally won the Japan Super Series 2008. Sony, the badminton player of Indonesia succeed defeating Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in straight set 21-17 and 21-11 in the final. The match didn't take a long. Sony defeated Lee easily in 40 minutes. It seemed because of Lees fatigue after the Beijing Olympics.

With the result, Sony Dwi Kuncoro had revenged the match in Beijing Olympics which he defeated by Lee Chong Wei. In the Japan Super Series 2008 Indonesia had collect two gold medals after Muhammad Rijal andVita Marissa won the gold medal for mixed double in the match before.

Suprising Winning of Rijal and Vita in Japan

All Indonesian final happened in the mixed double final of Japan Super Series 2008. Nova Widianto and Lilyana Natsir had to face Rijal and Vita who all of the are from Indonesia.

Nova and Lilyana were guessed to be the winner due to of their higher rank, but the match in the court said different thing. Rijal and Vita took the gold medal in 43 minutes with straight set 14-21, 21-15, and 21-19.

Lee Chong Wei Suffer Fatigue in Japan Super Series

Defending champions Lee Chong Wei and Tine Rasmussen struggled into the Japan Open quarter-finals Thursday with the Malaysian world number one complaining of post-Olympics fatigue.

Lee survived a second-game fightback by local hope Sho Sasaki to win 21-7, 22-20 while Denmark's Rasmussen came from behind to beat China's Wang Lin 10-21, 21-11, 21-18.

Lee, who lost last month's Olympic final to China's Lin Dan, had also looked unconvincing in his first-round 25-23, 21-8 win over unfancied Chinese Zhu Weilun.

"I still feel tired as I only took a week off after the Olympics and prepared for this tournament as I wanted to take part in as many events as possible," the 25-year-old.

"I lost my concentration and wound down after an 11-3 lead in the second game. That's why I was overtaken that way."

Lee faces a first ever match-up with China's 150th-ranked Qiu Yanbo in the last eight.

"I may recover from fatigue somewhat in due course. But whether or not I am tired, I want to take one match at a time in a careful manner," he said.

Qiu progressed when fifth-seeded Indonesian Simon Santoso pulled out with back pain when 21-10, 8-6 down. Santoso injured his back in winning last week's Taiwan Open.

In other men's matches, Indonesian second seed Sony Dwi Kuncoro outclassed Sairul Amar Ayob 21-8, 21-7 to face another Malaysian, Muhammad Roslin Hashim, who beat Thailand's Boonsak Ponsana 21-17, 21-15.

Ex-Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat beat Denmark's Jan Jorgensen 21-10, 21-12 to set up a quarter-final with European championship runner-up Joachim Persson, who overcame Tommy Sugiarto 21-14, 21-15.

Rasmussen, the All-England winner and women's second seed, needed 48 minutes to overcome Wang as top-seeded Lu Lan of China made short work of Japan's Kaori Imabeppu 21-7, 21-8.

"I had to work really hard and, maybe, I didn't play too clever," said Rasmussen, 29, whose career has blossomed after winning her first major title here last year.

"I think I was against the (air conditioners') wind in the first game and I didn't get enough length. So Wang could just stand on it and put pressure on me," Rasmussen added.

Rasmussen faces a tough quarter-final against Hong Kong's world silver medallist Wang Chen, who reached the last eight on a walkover against China's Jiang Yanjiao.

"I think it's going to be a 50-50, open-ended match," said the Dane, who has already won three Super Series events this year in Malaysia, England and Singapore.

"I have to adjust many things and I have to play better if I want to win."

The 200,000-dollar Japan Open is the seventh leg of badminton's 12-round Super Series.

Markis Kido & Hendra Setiawan Stopped in Japan Super Series 2008

Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan Men's single badminton athletes from Indonesia lost from Yonatan Suryatama and Rian Sukmawan whom also from Indonesia.

Markis and Hendra, who were considered as the superior in this match lost in 41 minutes. Although they got gold medal in Beijing Olympics 2008, they could not win the match and defeated with 21-17, 14-21, and 21-19.

Taufik Hidayat Lost AGAIN in Japan Super Series 2008

Taufik Hidayat got the second lost after failed to defend the Beijing Olympics 2008. Taufik must end the Japan Super Series 2008 only until the quarterfinal. He was defeated by Joachim Persson, a badminton athlete from Denmark.

In the game which held in Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Shibuya, Tokyo, (19/9/2008) Taufik Hidayat lead the game in the beginning. He won the first set with 21-12. But in the second set, Hidayat who still leading in the beginning of the set, unable to defend it. Slowly Joachim Persson lead the second set and won it with 21-19.

In the third set Persson increase his gameplay. He lead quicly until 12-5 at first, but Taufik Hidayat took lead with 17-16. The game became tighter until deuce 20-20. In the end, Persson got the last set and automatically won the game with 23-21. In the semifinal Persson will face Lee Chong Wei.

Saina Nehwal Out From Japan Super Series 2008

Saina Nehwal badminton athletes of India out from Japan Super Series 2008. She lost in the badminton tournament in straight set in the first round in Tokyo on Wednesday.

She was the Beijing olympics quarterfinalist who lost from Hong Kong's badminton athletes, Mi Zhou in 30 minutes. Zhou will take on local favourite Megumi Taruno, outplayed Canada's Charmaine Reid 21-8 21-9.

Saina had clinched the prestigious Grand Prix Gold event in Chinese Taipei last week after a fine Olympic debut, in which she beat some higher ranked opponents en route to the quarterfinals.

Mixed Doubles Badminton Rank 2009

Rank	Name	Nation	Points
1	Liliyana Natsir/Nova Widianto	Indonesia	78424
2	Gao Ling/Zheng Bo	China	72068
3	He Hanbin/Yu Yang	China	67570
4	Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa	Indonesia	65980
5	Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen	China	65380
6	Gail Emms/Nathan Robertson	England	59716
7	Sudket Prapakamol//Saralee Thoungthongkam	Thailand	56210
8	AnthonyClark/Donna Kellogg	England	56188
9	Thomas Laybounr/Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Denmark	54542
10	Lee Hyo Jung/Lee Yong Dae	South korea	49870
11	Nadiezda Kostiuczk/Robert Mateusiak	Poland	47161
12	Hwang Yu Mi/Han Sang Hoon	South Korea	42940
13	Kristof Hopp/Birgit Overzier	Germany	41374
14	Li Yujia/Hendri Kurniawan Saputra	Singapore	39237
15	Chou Chia Chi/Chen Hung Ling	Taiwan	37280
16	Ingo Kindervater/Kathrin Piotrowski	Germany	36820
17	Imogen Bankier/Robert Blair	Scotland/England	36730
18	Cheng Wen Hsing/Fang Chieh Min	Taiwan	34800
19	Britta Andersen/Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Denmark	34429
20	Miyuki Maeda/Keita Masuda	Japan	32280

China The Badminton Power

China is the best country for badminton now. They have best badminton athletes and most of them placed in the top BWF rank. Just say the most famous badminton athletes: Lin Dan, Bao Chinlai, Xie Xingfang, Lu Lan, etc. They came from China.

China has dominated the medals of many championship. China has solid team and good athletes. In the Thomas and Uber cup, they have got both of the trophy. Furthermore in the 2008 Beijing Olympic China got 3 gold medals (men's singles, women's doubles, and women's singles), 2 silvers medal (men's doubles, women's singles), and 3 bronzes (men's singles, mixed doubles, womens doubles). It's result is better than other countrie like Indonesia and South Korea which could get one gold medal only.

8 Tips How to Choose Sport Shoes

Sport shoes are important to wear while doing sport like badminton. It prevent player from leg injury. Not every sport shoes also suitable for every sport. However, not many people know how to choose the proper shoes. I will inform 8 tips how to choose sport shoes….

1. Don’t buy multifunction shoes. A daily shoes which often uses to walk has hard material. Sport shoes have softer material to make you run and stop without making slip. The shoes has extra grid to reduce slip and extra material to increase its endurance and conformability.
2. Measure your foot periodically. Measure your foot size periodically at least twice a year. A research proved that the foot size can be change although the person is old already.
3. Buy it after doing exercise. Foot size can increase depend on the activity. Harder activity you do, bigger also your foot will be. It happens only temporary; your foot will come back to the size after you finish the exercise and doing other work. Of course, you don’t want feel the pain in your foot for that. So, buy the shoes exactly after doing the exercise.
4. Try with your socks. Socks make your foot more comfortable. It is also make your foot seems bigger. So, try to use the sport shoes with your socks to get the real size.
5. Don’t get comfortable quickly. Don’t get comfortable and satisfied only with a pair of shoes. Try as many shoes as you can. And don’t just try it in the front of the mirror. Try to walk or even run with it. It is because you will wear it for sport activity.
6. Pay attention to the size. Pay a high attention to the size. Make sure it is really fit with you. Bigger shoes will get off easily, but smaller shoes will make you hurt.
   
7. Money doesn’t lie. Don’t wish to get high quality shoes with cheap price. The quality of $500 will be better than $50 shoes. You can get cheap shoes with good quality if you buy second hand shoes.
8. Time to hang off you shoes. Shoes have their lifetime. There is a time to really hang them off and get the new one. Ideally a sport shoes need to be replaced after being used for 500-600 kilometers. Or you can change it if the rubber on the grid is getting thinner and not comfortable anymore to be used.

Zhu Lin Profile

Zhu Lin is a women's single badminton player from China. She was born on April 30, 1984 in Shanghai China. Zhu Lin started the national team of China in 2004. Now she is in the 3rd of BWF world rank.

She began to show her talent at the women's single of the Malaysia Super Series n 2007. She beaten Whang Chen of Hongkong in the final with score 21-8 and 21-12. Whang Chen have beaten Xie Xingfang in the semi-final. Zhu was not even expected to win the final because her opponent was Wang Chen, who defeated her in their previous four meetings. And that was her first winning from Wang Chen.

Zhu Lin won the Indonesia Open and the Thailand Open in 2006, finishing that year ranked sixth in the BWF World Rankings. In 2006, she was the runner-up at the Swiss Open and South Korea Open and was part of a team title winner at the Doha Asian Games. Zhu won women’s singles title at the 2002 Asian Junior Championships. She won team title at the 2000 World Junior Championships.

Zhu Lin's aunt was a badminton coach. She taught her to play badminton since she was eight. Zhu leaved her parrents at 14 to live on her own. She moved from Shanghai to Anhui and then she moved again to Beijing and became the provincial team and later the national team.

South Korea Took The Gold Mixed Medal

Lee Hyojung and Lee Yongdae, mixed double from South Korea, unpredictedly got the gold medal from Nova Widianto and Lilyana Natsir from indonesia. Lee Hyojung and Lee Yongdae are in the 10th rank while Nova Widianto and Lilyana Natsir are in the first rank. Howefer, the South Korean players could made it in straight set 21-11, 21-17.

In the first set Lee Hyojung and Lee Yongdae got points fastly until 16-18 and they won the set in 21-11. Their domination was continued in the second set. Even the mistakes which are made by Nova and Lily made the point gap became bigger. The set was end in 21-17.

Lin Dan Won Gold Medal In Beijing

Lin Dan, a men single badminton player from China won the gold medal in Beijing Olympics after beating Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia 21-12 and 21-8. The top seed was in control from the outset and eased past second seed Lee for China's third badminton title. Lin, 24, took an 11-1 lead in the second game with Lee's only point coming on an unforced error by Lin.

Bidding for Malaysia's first Olympic gold, Lee was no match for Lin, who won the match with a smash down the line that Lee returned into the net. A soldier in the People's Liberation Army, Lin wrapped a Chinese flag around his shoulders and saluted to the crowd. "I think this is one of the best matches of my career," he said.

China's Chen Jin won the bronze, defeating Lee Hyunil of South Korea 21-16 12-21 21-14. Lee had been booed a few days earlier when he dumped Chinese third seed Bao Chunlai out of the tournament in a heated match. But the crowd was on their best behaviour on Sunday, enjoying a closely-fought match which Chen won with an overhead smash.

Lu Lan Profile

Lu Lan is a China women single badminton player. She was born on 17 October, 1987 in China. Lu Lan is the second best women badminton athlete in the world. The first rank is placed by her teammates Xie Xingfang. Now Lu Lan Placed rank 2.

In 2007 she won the Denmark Super Series and in November she reached the third place in the BWF World Ranking. In 2008 Beijing Olympic Games she lost to Xie Xingfang 21-7, 10-21, 12-21 in the semi-finals and was then upset by Maria Kristin Yulianti from Indonesia 21-11, 13-21, 15-21 in the bronze medal

Bill Gates Likes Badminton

Badminton is not a popular sport in America. But who tough Bill Gates can like it. Bill Gates showed sitting in the VIP Seat Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium. He and his wife saw a match between Bao Chunlai from china and Kevin Gordon from Guatemala. The match was won by Bao Chunlai with straight set 21-17 and 21-16

"It was great. I was very impressed," Gates, who stepped down from daily operations at the software maker in June, told reporters.

Indonesian men double badminton player, Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan finally won the gold the gold medal in the olympic games. They got the winning from Chinese badminton athletes, Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng.
In the game which held on August 16th 2008, Markis and hendra won through a tight game. Even Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng could won the first set. But The Indonesian badminton athletes could get the other two sets. they won by 12-21, 21-11, and 21-16.

Two Things Before Buying A Racket

If you want to buy a racket, then this is a correct article for you. You cannot choose any racket just you like, especially if you are a professional.

The brands
The rackets brand is quite important in buying racket. A more famous brand will give you better performance and quality. However, the price will be expensive. There are some brands which are well know at present. Some of the brands and the types :

1. Yonex

• Armotec : AT900*, AT800, AT700*, AT250*, AT150

• Muscle Power : MP 99, MP45, MP33*

• Carbonex : Carbonex 30 Muscle, Carbonex21SP, Carbonex10sp

• Arcsaber 10^

• Spesial edition : Ti10*^

2. Apacs

• Edge Saber : ES10*, ES101

• Nano Power : NP900 atau NP299*

• Furious: F525*^, F1000/2000

3. Astec : Nano Pro900 atau Excalibur

4. Pro-Ace

• Titanium Gold atau Ti Maximum

• Thunderbolt1, 2, 3

• Sweetspot1000

5. Karakal : M-tech 80 atau 85

6. Gosen : Grapower 700Ti, 950Ti

7. RS : Metric Titanium 100

8. RSL

• Daimond X1,Ti 5900,4900, 3200

• Matrix 5000, 7000

9. Ashaway : AS 700SQ or Nano electro

10. Hart : Powershoot pro.

11. Dunlop : Type W810

12. Toalson

• Ti-max 2000XT, Premium Pro 100

• Cyberlogic

13. Nassau : Carbon 88

14. Carlton

• Airblade 33

• Powerblade 9909

The player game play style
Different style of the player, different also the suitable racket. generally a badminton player divided into 3 style. They are defender, attacker, and both. They should use the appropriate racket to be able to play better.

1. Defender. A defender need a light heavy racket. It is because he need to move and swing the racket to break and lob, drop shot, or smash. the suitable racket for this badminton player is 4U and 3U which is not too heavy. The grip is 270-285 and the rackets flexibility is medium or flexible. Example for this kind of racket is Yonex type NS9000S, AT9000T, At700, MP21/MP18.Attacker.
2. An attacker needs a heavier racket to boost his smash power. The kind is 3U or 2U with grip 285-300. The flexibility is stiff or extra stiff. Example Yonex type AT900P, MP99, Carnonex21.
3. Both/attacker and defender. For both style the racket which can be use is 3U with grip 275-285 and medium flexibility. Example for medium style racket is Ti-10, NS7700, NS5000, AT300, AT150, MP45, MP29LIGHT, CARBONEX(8600Ti and 7000DF)

Maria Kristin Blowed Istora

Maria Kristin showed a very beautiful game in the Indonesia Open 2008. She reached the final successfully and faced one of the best China women single, Zhu Lin. In the court, since the beginning Maria Kristin who was not expected could reached the final show her best performance. She returned every shuttlecock from her enemy and then make her got winning. She could to that although her enemies are China badminton athletes which are known are the best badminton women athletes at present.

After defeating her teammates, Pia Zebadiah Bernadet, in the first round, Kristin beated yao Jie, Chinese badminton athlete who played for Netherland. In the quarter final she got the Zhou Mi from Hongkong, while a big surprise was done when she defeated the second single of China, Zhang Ning.

In the final when facing Zhu Lin, Maria show excelent gameplay. She able to force the champion of Indonesia Open 2006 to play rubber game 18-21, 21-17, and 14-21. Although she didn't able to defeat Zhu Lin. The game was long and strech for 1 hour and 18 minutes. The game take both of the players power. Because of too tired, Zhu Lin even got a yellow card because of taking too much time to take a rest.

Zhu Lin seemed frustating with the gameplay of Maria Kristin. She played without expression and spirit. Kristin return most of the shuttlecock with strong defend. She also tried to spend her enemy's power by giving lobs, drop shots, and smashes. Her enemy who want to end the game as soon as possible tend to make many mistakes. Although she got lost in the end.

Maria Kristin got big support from the Istora audience who most are indonesian. Although she loose, the audience are not dissappointed. They satisfied with her performance and seemd to get the Susi Susanti back.

Sony Dwi Kuncoro Won Indonesia Open 2008

Finally Sony Dwi Kuncoro Able to win Indonesia Open 2008 for single. He has waited this for a long time. This is his first winning for Indonesia Open.”I am really happy because i have been waiting for so long. Finally I get it now,” Sony said.

Sony Got the title after beat his friend Simon Santoso. The game was really attractive in the first game. Simon could give big pressure to Simon and Simon could get the first game with 19-21. But in the second game, Sony Dwi Kuncoro showed his real gameplay. Sony can beat Simon by 21-14 and continued with the rubber set with 21-9.

Sony hoped the winning will be followed by the winning in the Beijing olimpiade 2008 in China. She realized that his game play is getting better and he optimist that he can get his target.

Women Double Badminton Rank 2009

Rank	Name	Nationality	Points
1	Du Jing/Yu Yang	China	78890
2	Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen	China	72918
3	Wei Yili/Zhang Yawen	China	68594
4	Lee Hyo Jung/Lee Kyung Won	South Korea	68568
5	Cheng Wen Hsing/Chien Yu Chin	Taipei	64666
6	Miyuki Maeda/Satoko Suetsuna	Japan	58050
7	Vita Marissa/Liliyana Natsir	Indonesia	54343
8	Gao Ling/Zhao Tingting	China	51295
9	Kumiko Ogura/Reiko Shiota	Japan	51078
10	Chin Eei Hui/Wong Pei Tty	Malaysia	49829
11	Gail Emms/Donna Kellogg	England	46750
12	Ha Jung Eun/Kim Min Jung	South Korea	43610
13	Lena Frier Kristiansen/Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Denmark	43398
14	Jo Novita/Greysia Polii	Indonesia	41445
15	Jiang Yanmei/Li Yujia	Singapore	40902
16	Shendy Puspa Irawati/Meiliana Jauhari	Indonesia	40320
17	Aki Akao/Tomomi Matsuda	Japan	39942
18	Kamila Augustin/Nadiezda Kostiuczyk	Poland	39358
19	Ekaterina Ananina/Anastasia Russkikh	Russia	39284
20	Valeri Sorokina/Nina Vislova	Russia	38791

Boonsak Ponsana Profile

Boonsak Ponsana is a men badminton single athlete from Thailand. He was born on 22 February 1982 in Bangkok, Thailand. His nick name is "Man" or "Superman". His highest rank is in rank 7, and now his rank is decrease to 14.

Boonsak Ponsana is one of the famous Thailand badminton athletes. He has been regarded as the best badminton player in thailand. At a young age Boonsak Ponsana has beaten many top badminton athletes such as Kenneth Jonassen, Taufik Hidayat, and Lee Hyun Il. Overall title he got until now is gold medals in Singapore Super Series 2007 and Indian Open Grandprix 2008.

Boonsak Ponsana is graduated from a law department of Sri Patum university in Bangkok. besides playing badminton, he loves to play soccer too. His other hobbies are clubbing and watch movies.

Zhang Ning Profile

Zhang Ning is a badminton woman athlete from China. She was born on 19 May 1975 on Shenyang, Liaoning, China. Now she is 33 years old. She was in the first rank for woman single, but now she is in rank 4. Zhang Ning is a senior badminton athlete. She has played for years. Zhang Ning started her career from entering the Jingzhou Municipal Sports School of Liaoning in 1985. Then she continued her badminton studying in the Liaoning Provincial Sports School four years later. After that in 1989 Zhang Ning joined the profincial badminton team and followed by the national children's team in 1990. Finally she reached the national team in 1991.

Zhang Ning success started in the World Championship 2003. She reached the final and defeated Gong Ruina easily 11-16, 11-3. It happened when she was 28 years old. her success continued and reached the top when she won the gold medal in the Olympic games 2004 in Athens. She defeated Mia Audina from Indonesia in the final 8-11, 11-6, and 11-7.

Zhang also claimed many titles after breakthrough wins. She won Xie Xingfang in the China Open Badminton Championship 2005. They met again in the World Championship 2005 and 2006. But this time she lost. However, Zhang Ning revenge in the Japan Open defeating Xingfang 21-11, 16-21, and 30-29. She also became the first women’s single player to win a game in international competition with score 30-29.

In 2007 Zhang Ning won her fifth Singapore Open beating Xingfang. But in the Beijing Luck Invitation tournament, she reached the semi final to face Zhu Lin but pulled out due to injury. The same thing faced to her in the Danish Open. She lost to Lu Lan in the final due to a thigh injury. Zhang Ning cited injury and fatigue is the main reason for her loss Zhang Ning started 2008 season with loss in Malaysian Open. She was coaching her younger teammates in the tournament as well. And now she plays for Hong Kong. In the three previous tournaments, Zhang Ning failed to get past the quarter final.

Lee Hyun Il Profile

Lee Hyun Il is a men badminton athlete from Korea. He was born in 17 April 1980 in Korea. Lee is a left handed badminton player. Lee Hyun Il is a good badminton player. It is prooved by his rank in 8, below his Sony Dwi Kuncoro and Taufik Hidayat.

His best performance was in Thomas cup 2008 in indonesia. He successfully make point for Korea by make winning from the match with Taufik Hidayat. Lee Hyun Il won in straight set, 21-13 and 21-14 in 45 minutes. This result made Korea won the semifinal from indonesia 3-0 and going to the final with China. But in the final Lee didn't make it. He lost from Bao Chunlai 28-26 and 21-11. First game was tough. They got the point one another so difficult until they reach the same score 20-20. the one who got 2 points straight would be the winner. But neither of them got the point easily. But Bao Chunlai ended the game with 28-26 with his winning. The second game was quite hard for Lee. He lost with scores 21-11.

Rules of Badminton

Toss

The rules of badminton states that a toss shall be conducted before a game starts. If you win, you can choose between serving first or to start play at either end of the court. Your opponent can then exercise the remaining choice.

Scoring system

The rules of badminton states that a badminton match shall consist of the best of 3 games. In doubles and men's singles, the first side to score 15 points wins the game. In women's singles, the first side to score 11 points wins the game.If the score becomes 14-all (10-all in women's singles), the side which first scored 14 (10) shall exercise the choice to continue the game to 15 (11) points or to 'set' the game to 17 (13) points.

The side winning a game serves first in the next game. Only the serving side can add a point to its score. Recently IBF have been testing a new scoring format of 21 points per game on all major Badminton competition and decided to replace the old format permanently.

Change of ends

The rules of badminton states that you have to change ends with your opponent after finishing the first game. If a third game was to be played, you shall change ends when the leading score reaches 6 in a game of 11 points or 8 in a game of 15 points.

Rules of Badminton - Singles

Serving and receiving courts

You shall serve from, and receive in, the right service court when you or your opponent has scored an even number of points in that game. You shall serve from, and receive in, the left service court when you or your opponent has scored an odd number of points in that game. You and your opponent will hit the shuttle alternately until a 'fault' is made or the shuttle ceases to be in play.

Scoring and serving

You score a point and serve again from the alternate service court when your opponent makes a 'fault' or the shuttle ceases to be in play because it touches the surface of your opponent's side of court. No points will be scored when you make a 'fault' or the shuttles ceases to be in play because it touches the surface of your side of court. The serving right will then be transferred to your opponent.

Rules of Badminton- Doubles

At the start of the game, and each time a side gains the right to serve, the service shall be delivered from the right service court. Only your opponent standing diagonally opposite of you shall return the service. Should your opponent's partner touched or hit the shuttle, it shall be a 'fault' and your side scores a point.

Order of play and position on court

After the service is returned, either you or your partner may hit the shuttle from any position on your side of the net. Then either player from the opposing side may do the same, and so on, until the shuttle ceases to be in play.

Scoring and serving

If you are serving or receiving first at the start of any game, you shall serve or receive in the right service court when your side or your opponent's side scored an even number of points. You shall serve from or receive in the left service court when your side or your opponent's side has scored an odd number of points. The reverse pattern shall apply to your partner.

In any game, the right to serve passes consecutively from the initial server to the initial receiver, then to that initial's receiver's partner, then to the opponent who is due to serve from the right service court, then to that player's partner, and so on. You shall not serve out of turn, receive out of turn, or receive two consecutive services in the same game, except as provided in service court errors and 'lets'.

Serving court errors

A service court error has been made when a player has served out of turn, has served from the wrong service or standing on the wrong service court while being prepared to receive the service and it has been delivered. If a service court error is discovered after the next service had been delivered, the error shall not be corrected. If a service court error is discovered before the next service is delivered, the following rules apply.

If both sides committed an error, it shall be a 'let'. If one side committed the error and won the rally, it shall be a 'let'. If one side committed the error and lost the rally, the error shall not be corrected. If there is a 'let' because of a service court error, the rally is replayed with the error corrected. If a service court error is not to be corrected, play in that game shall proceed without changing the player's new service courts.

Faults

The rules of badminton consider the following as faults:
- If the shuttle lands outside the boundaries of the court, passes through or under the net, fail to pass the net, touches the ceiling or side walls, touches the person or dress of a player or touches any other object or person.
- If the initial point of contact with the shuttle is not on the striker's side of the net. (The striker may, however, follow the shuttle over the net with the racket in the course of a stroke.)
- If a player touches the net or its supports with racket, person or dress, invades an opponent's court over the net with racket or person except as permitted.
- If a player invades an opponent's court under the net with racket or person such that an opponent is obstructed or distracted or obstructs an opponent, that is prevents an opponent from making a legal stroke where the shuttle is followed over the net.
- If a player deliberately distracts an opponent by any action such as shouting or making gestures.
- If the shuttle is caught and held on the racket and then slung during the execution of a stroke.
- If the shuttle is hit twice in succession by the same player with two strokes.
- If the shuttle is hit by a player and the player's partner successively or touches a player's racket and continues towards the back of that player's court.
- If a player is guilty of flagrant, repeated or persistent offences under Law of Continuous Play, Misconduct, Penalties.
- If, on service, the shuttle is caught on the net and remains suspended on top, or, on service, after passing over the net is caught in the net.

Lets

'Let' is called by the umpire, or by a player (if there is no umpire), to halt play. A 'let' may be given for any unforeseen or accidental occurrence.The rules of badminton consider the following as 'lets':

- If a shuttle is caught in the net and remains suspended on top or, after passing over the net, is caught in the net, it shall be a 'let' except on service.
- If, during service, the receiver and server are both faulted at the same time, it shall be a 'let'.
- If the server serves before the receiver is ready, it shall be a 'let'.
- If, during play, the shuttle disintegrates and the base completely separates from the rest of the shuttle, is shall be a 'let'.
- If a line judge is unsighted and the umpire is unable to make a decision, it shall be a 'let'.
- A 'let' may occur following a service court error. When a 'let' occurs, the play since the last service shall not count and the player who served shall serve again, except where in situations where the Law of Service Court Errors is applicable.

Shuttle not in play

A shuttle is not in play when it strikes the net and remains attached there or suspended on top. A shuttle is not in play when it strikes the net or post and starts to fall towards the surface of the court on the striker's side of the net. A shuttle is not in play when it hits the surface of the court or a 'fault' or 'let' has occurred.

Continuous play, misconduct, penalties

Play shall be continuous from the first service until the match is concluded, except as allowed in intervals not exceeding 90 seconds between the first and second games, and not exceeding 5 minutes between the second and third games.

Officials and appeals

The referee is in overall charge of the tournament. The umpire, where appointed, is in charge of the match, the court and its immediate surrounds. The umpire shall report to the referee. The service judge shall call service service faults made by the server should they occur. A line judge shall indicate whether a shuttle landed 'in' or 'out' on the line or lines assigned. An official's decision is final on all points of fact for which that official is responsible.

An umpire shall:

- Upload and enforce the Rules of Badminton and, especially, call a 'fault' or 'let' should either occur.
- Give a decision on any appeal regarding a point of dispute, if made before the next service is delivered.
- Ensure players and spectators are kept informed of the progress of the match.
- Appoint or remove line judges or a service judge in consultation with the referee.
- Where another court official is not appointed, arrange for that official's duties to be carried out.
- Where an appointed official is unsighted, carry out the official's duties or play a 'let'.
- Record and report to the referee all matters in relation to continuous play, misconduct and penalties.
- Take to the referee all unsatisfied appeals on questions of law only. (Such appeals must be made before the next service is delivered, or, if at the end of the game, before the side that appeals has left the court.)

Xie Xingfang Profile

Xie Xingfang is a woman badminton athlete from China. She was born on 8 January 1981 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Xie Xingfang is a really good badminton player. She is one of the best woman badminton players at present. She got rank 1 in BWF.

Xie Xingfang got her first title in the world junior championship. She played in double with her team mate Zhang jiewen. After Xie Xingfang entered the China national team, she turned to be a single player. It is a correct decision remembering the result she got now.

Xie Xingfang is in a relationship with number one Chinese man badminton player, Lin Dan. They made a romantic moment when both of them won the World Championship 2006 in Madrid.

Man Single Badminton Rank 2009

Rank	Name	Nationality	Points
1	Lee Chong Wei	Malaysia	84179
2	Lin Dan	China	82560
3	Bao Chunlai	China	69122
4	Chen Jin	China	67184
5	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	Indonesia	65387
6	Kenneth Jonasen	Denmark	56315
7	Simon Santoso	Indonesia	50585
8	Lee Hyun Il	South Korea	50057
9	Taufik Hidayat	Indonesia	50023
10	Peter Gade	Denmark	49891
11	Joachim Persson	Denmark	49037
12	Przemyslaw Wacha	Poland	44589
13	Park Sung Hwan	South Korea	43737
14	Boonsak Ponsana	Thailand	40663
15	Chen Yu	China	39246
16	Kenichi Tago	Japan	38456
17	Shoji Sato	Japan	38278
18	Andrew Smith	England	38214
19	Sairul Amar Ayob	Malaysia	36850
20	Wong Choong Hann	Malaysia	36318

Lee Chong Wei Profile

Lee Chong Wei is men single professional badminton player from Malaysia. She was born in Parik Buntar, Perak, Malaysia on 21 October 1982. Now he moved to Bukit Mertajam. Lee Chong Wei start entering school in Jit Sin Primary school and continue to the secondary education in Kebangsaan Berapit Senior High School. Le Chong Wei was admitted to Bukit Jalil Sport School to complete his form 4 and 5 studies. He isthe second best player after Lin Dan. Now lee Chong Wei is in rank 2 of the world badminton rank.

Lee Chong Wei reached the final in 2008 Beijing Olympic. He defeated Sony Dwi Kuncoro with 21-9, 21-11. But he lost from Lin Dan in the final with 21-12, 21-8.

Lee Chong Wei's girlfriend is also a Malaysian badminton player. Her name is Wong Mew Choo. She won China Open 2007 unpredictedly for Malaysia. And she is the only non-chinese who won the tournament. To get the title, She defeated Pi Hongyan, Zhu Lin, Zhang Ning, and the world No. 1 rank Xie Xingfang.

Simon Santoso Profile

Simon Santoso is a man single badminton player from Indonesia. He was born on 29 July 1985 in Tegal, Central Java, Indonesia. He is 175 cm tall. Simon is the 12 in the world rank.

When he was young, he joined the Tangkas Jakarta badminton club before joining the indonesian National team. Simon's best result until 2008 is runner up in the Singapore Super Series, Swiss Super Series, Indonesia Super Series and also semi finalist of Japan Open Super Series and Chinese Taipei Open.

Simon Santoso is a young badminton player. He is only 22 years old now. Simon has a cute face and liked by many Indonesia badminton fans. Simon has a good physical condition and speed, but he has lack in ball placement. Simon placed only on the third single in the national team and Thomas team. But his performance is getting better. His best performance was the runner up in Indonesia Open 2008, beaten by Sony Dwi Kuncoro.

Woman Single Badminton Rank 2009

Rank	Name	Nationality	Points
1	Lu Lan	China	71579
2	Xie Xingfang	China	68100
3	Zhou Mi	Hong Kong	66720
4	Tine Rasmussen	Denmark	65043
5	Zhu Lin	China	61458
6	Zhang Ning	China	59940
7	Pi Hongyan	France	58836
8	Xu Huaiwen	Germany	57955
9	Wong Mew Choo	Malaysia	56998
10	Wang Chen	Hong Kong	53367
11	Nehwal Saina	India	47181
12	Jun Jae Youn	South Korea	43164
13	Yip Pui Yin	Hong Kong	41597
14	Juliane Schenk	Germany	41296
15	Maria Kristin	Indonesia	40263
16	Eriko Hirose	Japan	40216
17	Petya Nedelcheva	Bulgaria	39970
18	Yu Hirayama	Japan	39792
19	Wang Yihan	China	39790
20	Hwang Hye Youn	South Korea	36992

Maria Kristin Yulianti Profile

Maria Kristin is a female woman single badminton athlete from Indonesia. She was born on 2 June 1985 in Tuban. Now he is the best woman single badminton player in Indonesia. Maria Kristin got rank 30 at present.

Maria Best Performance is in Uber Cup 2008 and Indonesian Open 2008. These tournaments were held in Jakarta, Indonesia. In Uber cup, Maria successfully brang her team to the semi-final. Although she had to realized the strength of China uber cup. Maria made Indonesia in the runner up.

In Indonesia Open 2008 her showed a amazing performance. in the quarter final Maria beaten Zhou Ming from Hongkong. A big surprize happened in the semifinal. maria Kristin beaten the second best player from China, Zhang Ning. However, She could not get the same winning when faced Zhu Lin from China. She lost 18-21, 21-17, and 14-21 and get the runner up. But her performance in the match was really great. The game was lasted 1 hour and 18 minutes. Even Zhu Lin was given a yellow card by the referee because of wasting time to rest while playing.

In the Beijing Olympic 2008 Maria Kristin got bronze medal after defeating Chinese badminton player, Lu Lan. Maria won 21-11, 13-21, 15-21in rubber set.

Peter Gade Profile

Peter Gade is an men single badminton player of Denmark. He was born on 14 December 1976 in Aalborg, Denmark. At present Gade live near Charlottenlund in Copenhagen mwith his wife. Gade has a single daughter, Nanna.

Peter Gade has made his mark in badminton history through his All England Open Badminton Championships singles title in 1999 and his four European Championships crowns in the men's single event. The Dane topped the world rankings from 1998 to 2001. With his sixteen Grand-Prix titles, Peter Gade has become one of the most successful players of all time. Gade remains very active on the international circuit. On June 22, 2006, he briefly recaptured the #1 spot in the world rankings. This was achieved after winning the Singapore Open and reaching the quarter-final at the Malaysia Open.

Peter Gade is known as a fast attacker badminton athletes. Gade gives fast smashes and performs smooth footwork. For this age, 32 years old, he is a very good badminton athlete. Not many athletes can stand for playing in this age.

Peter Gade entered sport's history thanks to his All-England title in 1999 and his three European crowns in the men's single event. The Dane topped the world-ranking during the years 1998 through 2001. And with his sixteen Grand-Prix titles, Peter Gade remains one of the most successful players of all time, who is still very active in the International circuit.

Bao Chunlai Profile

Bao Chunlai is a male left handed badminton athlete. He played for China, his home country. Bao Chunlai was born on 17th February 1983 in Changsa, Hunan, China.

Bao Chunlai is known as a handsome badminton player. Many fans from different countries like him because of his face. But his performance in the field is not dissappointing. He played pretty well. it is proofed by defeating Taufik Hidayat in Indonesian open 2008 and some other badminton famous athletes.

Bao Chunlai played a very beautiful game during the Thomas Cup 2008 in Istora Senayan, Jakarta. He played as a second single for China against Korean badminton athlete, Lee Hyun Il. First game was tough. They got the point one another so difficult until they reach the same score 20-20. the one who got 2 points straight would be the winner. But neither of them got the point easily. But bao Chunlai ended the game with 28-26 with his winning. The second game was quite easy for Bao. he won with scores 21-11.

Shuttlecock

A shuttlecock has weight between 4.75 gr until 5.50 gr. It has 14 to 16 feather which every feather has 70 mm length. The diametre of a shuttlecock is about 54 mm.

Feather and Plastic Shuttlecock

Shuttlecock is not made from feathers only. There is also synthesis shuttlecock which is made from plastic. the advantages of using this kind of shuttlecock is its durability can be prolongen. If a feather shuttlecock can only played to gain some points, but plastic shuttlecock can be used until one set or game.

However, the material of the shuttlecock effects its performance in the court. A plastic shuttlecock flies slower than a feather shuttlecock. A feather shuttlecock can reach top speed 320 km/hours. But it getting slower quickly during the game. On the other hand, a plastic shuttlecock is difficult to reach the same speed, but its speed is more constant during the game.

That is why a match which use feather shuttlecock finish sooner. The players also perform more many smashes. Plastic shuttlecock is not used in international matches. Badminton athletes also prefer using feather shuttlecock.

Sony Dwi Kuncoro Profile

Sony Dwi Kuncoro is a men single badminton athlete from Indonesia. he was born on 7 July 1984 in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. When he was young, he joined the Suryanaga Surabaya badminton club. His parents are Moch. Sumadji (father) and Asmiati (mother). His hobbies are fixing automobiles and hanging-out or travelling. generally people call him Sony, which can also spelled as Soni.

Sony played as the first single player in Thomas Cup 2008 in Indonesia, followed by Taufik Hidayat in the second and Simon Santoso in the third. Sony have joined Thomas Team for three years in 2004, 2006, and 2008. And this year is the first time for him as the first single. Now Sony is in rank 6.

Sony Dwi Kuncoro has achieved some medals. they are:
Asian Championship: 2002(1), 2003(1), 2004(2), 2005(1)
World Championship: 2007(2)
Sea Games: 2003(1), 2005(1)
Indonesia Open: 2008(1)

Lin Dan Profile

Lin Dan is a men single left handed badminton player from Fujian, China. Lin Dan or 'Super Dan,' was born on 14 October 1983. He is the most dominant badminton single player in the world now. He has got first rank for two years after 2004. But Lee Chong Wei from Malaysia took his position in 2006 for a short period of time. And then Lin Dan took the first rank again until now.

Lin Dan won the 2007 World badminton Championships in men's single, beating Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia in the final to become the 2nd player after Yang Yang to win the men's single championship back to back, after taking the gold medal in the 2006 World Badminton Championships. Among the tournaments Lin Dan has won are the All England Open (2004, 2006, and 2007), China Masters, and also assisting China in winning three Thomas Cup in year 2004, 2006, and 2008 in a row. In all 5 matches played by Lin Dan in the Thomas Cup 2008, he only defeated to Lee Chong Wei from Malaysia in the semi final. And Lin Dan grab the first point for China in the final by defeating Park Sung Hwan from Korea.

In the 2008 Beijing Olympic Lin Dan got the gold medal. He defeated Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in final with straight set 21-12, 21-8.

Taufik Hidayat Profile

Taufik Hidayat is a man single badminton athlete who played for Indonesia. He was born on 10th August 1981 in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. He is a former world champion and the current olympic champion in the men's single. he also won Indonesian open six times in 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2006. And now he is in rank 7.

Taufik Hidayat played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympic in men's single, defeating Hidetaka yamada of Japan and Wong Choong Hann of malaysia in the first two rounds. In the quarter finals, Taufik defeated Peter Gade of Denmark 15-21, 15-12. Taufik Hidayat advanced to the semifinals, in which he beat Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand 15-9, 15-12. Playing in the gold medal match, he defeated Korean Shoon Seung Mo 15-8, 15-7 in the men's single final of the IBF World Championship.

Taufik Hidayat is really famous in his home country. Taufik is known just as much as David Beckham in England. And he is on covers of the local magazines just as much for his titles as for his life outside court. He is more than a public figure. He married Armi Dianti Gumelar, the youngest daughter of the Indonesian National Sport Commitee Chairman Agum Gumelar.