Taufik Hidayat is an Olympic Badminton Gold medallist. At the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens he won the Men's Singles Badminton Final against South Korea's Shon Seung-mo. Before, Hidayat defeated Peter Gade of Denmark in the quarter final and Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand in the semifinal. We bring you Hidayat's top plays ever at the Olympics!
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After all these years following this channel and been wondering when an Indonesian athlete would be uploaded here, then this happened. Thank you, Olympic channel ๐๐ปโค๏ธ
Masa baru kali ini sih mbak? Coba cek dulu playlist “Land of Legends” di channel ini. Ada Indonesia loh disitu.
what a legend! love how he plays with a calm mindset and is able to pick up shots coming his way
1:18 that is the epic backhand you lookin’ for
where we can find a full match on each video?? anyone, please
Backhandsnya yg legendaris
Sama kido satu lagi
@Christine Ismoyowati iyaa.. Jdi inget Dlu nonton mereka bareng adek saya d tv .. Kami teriak2 sambil kibar2 saputangan, pura2nya bendera merah putih ๐๐๐
@bocilbocil ndeso sama bapak gue yg sangar ajh grgr badminton bsa lemes.wkwk
@Christine Ismoyowati wkwkk ikut mewek terharu ya klo menang๐
5:50, against Lin Dan!๐
Thx yusang
Taufik (1981), Lin Dan (1983), LCW (1982).. They are the same age, but they reach peak performance at different ages.
In 17 years old (1999), Taufik became the world number 1.. He already appeared in the All England championship final & became Indonesia Open champion & sea games gold medalist at that year… (FYI at that era, badminton tournament isn’t as many as nowaday)
So it’s not about whether they are the same age or not, it’s about whether they hit their peak at the same time??.. For me, it’s good enough for Taufik that he can still beat Lin Dan until last time at 2006 & Lee chong wei last time at 2010 ๐
badminton became even faster games after new scoring point from 15×2 to 21×2. But he already achieve everything except all england. trully legend and inspiration, winning is attitude.
Taufik,rexyricki,mia,hendra,kido
It’s really rare to see Lin Dan on the floor thinking of how he missed that shot.
Awesome play. I showed this to my class in China for my Badminton Unit and they were amazed at how these players were smashing the balls over the net. Excellent work guys.
4:21 Your coach is just having fun just beacuse you’re too good.
The Living Legend of Indonesia. ๐ฎ๐ฉโฅ๏ธ
At some point, every indonesian kids wanted to be like him when they grow up.
Taufik Hidayat is an artist. I mean, he can play our emotion when watch him. And I think the old is system is compatible for him. He gave point to his enemy first, then he locked his enemy’s point.
The system nowadays is suitable for machine player. When the game start, the engine must be on. Taufik is not too suitable on that way.
Legendary backhand player
0:38-0:42 huge respect to Booksak for shaking the umpireโs hand and putting up a smile after the match while showing respect to the crowd, especially in the Olympics ๐ just give it your all and be happy that you tried your best against the legend.
@Septian Bayu
Tapi ga focus ke mens single indonesia di olympic :V
Nice insights
Thanks for the insight
An humble legend in and out of the pitch
I donโt understand the old badminton scoring system
@Amar Reezlan the old format consume much energy (stamina) for getting 1 point..thats why the game point end at 15..you need to win first shuttle for serve, then another one for point..if lose, the opponent get to serve and vice versa..it was very tiring for old format
Before Rally point system, he’s the King of Men Singles. Number One ranking in the World at 20 years old.
Agree
6:36 Taufik reflex so cool, just calm and fast
I missed screaming my lungs out for “INDONESIA!”
At 19th years old…
i think the main reason Taufik never became the best player after his early days are his mentality, while Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei wanted to be the best, Taufik look like never really wanted that
Thank you…..