Arrived safely in Chengdu for the #ThomasUberCupFinals2024 .
Already been to see some of the wonderful local wildlife.
What a simply thrilling experience!
Now ready for the start of the #TUC2024 which starts tomorrow.
#Chengdu2024 #Badminton

I’m sure I wasn’t the only one hoping against hope that 桃田賢斗 would be able to recover from that horrific car accident in Malaysia 4 years ago, to physically regain the form and mentally to rediscover the belief to once again return to his very best. But following the

#GillsFunFacts in numbers following Sabar Karyaman Gutama & Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani men’s doubles (MD) title at the #SpainMasters2024
🔟 They became the 🔟th different pair to win the men’s doubles (MD) title at the 🔟th #HSBCBWFWorldTour (WT) event this year.
9️⃣ It was the

Earlier this month Marcus Fernaldi Gideon announced his retirement.
He and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo captivated the hearts of badminton fans from every corner of the globe with their exuberant and relentless attacking style of play.
Kevin’s lightning-fast reactions, together with

Arrived in Birmingham for the 114th #AllEngland Championships , 125 years since the first was staged in 1899.
It’s my 45th consecutive #AllEngland as either a player or a commentator.
That means I’ve attended very nearly 40% of all #AllEngland Championships, and that’s not

In celebration of International Women’s Day let’s celebrate the achievements of the 4 outstanding women’s singles semi-finalists at the #FrenchOpen2024 , An Se Young, Tai Tzu Ying, Akane Yamaguchi 山口茜 AKANE YAMAGUCHI and Chen Yu Fei.
⏺️ For a 14th time at a World Tour event the top 4

An eloquent and heartfelt retirement announcement from Sai Praneeth Sai Praneeth earlier this week.
In my humble opinion a largely underrated player who never enjoyed the limelight in the same way as his compatriots in a golden era of Indian men’s singles (MS) players, but

On the Eurostar train from London to Paris for the #FrenchOpen2024 .
⏺️ Players get a first chance to play at the Olympic venue.
⏺️ Women’s singles features the winners from the last 8 editions.
⏺️ 3 of those former WS champions have each contested 3 finals at this event,

It’s always good to see diversity in the latter stages of a tournament.
But the level of diversity on semi-finals day at the #GermanOpen2024 is very rare and very special.
For only the third time in the history of the Superseries (SS), Grand Prix Gold (GPG) and World Tour (WT),

India re-write the record books and create HISTORY by winning the Badminton Asia Women’s Team Championships #BATC2024 .
What a remarkable set of results: -
⏺️ Gold having never previously medalled in this event.
⏺️ Champions when not even one of the 4 seeded teams at the event.
⏺️

To all who celebrate, Happy Chinese New Year.
Wishing you good health, happiness, and prosperity in the year of the dragon.
Gong Xi Fa Cai

All 5️⃣ winners at the #ThailandMasters2024 have #FunFacts which are divisible by 5️⃣.
All World Tour stats refer to the #HSBCBWFWorldTour (WT) i.e., Super 300 and above.

⏺️ Men’s Singles (MS)
Chou Tien Chen won his 20th career MS title while contesting his 40th career MS final

In winning the #IndonesiaMasters2024 Zheng Si Wei Zheng Siwei and Huang Ya Qiong not only become the first players to win 5 titles at this tournament,
but Zheng Si Wei also becomes only the third player in history to win 5 (or more) titles at 3 (or more) different tournaments in

Apologies, I must be jetlagged!
The last MS player to contest 2 finals in 2 weeks was Kenta Nishimoto @kn11sb – beaten finalist at both the #ChinaMasters2023 and also the #SyedModi2023 .
My humble apologies Kenta.

Look who I sat next to on the bus to the stadium in Delhi during the #IndiaOpen 2024 – men’s singles winner Shi Yu Qi.
⏺️ The third MS player to win 2 or more titles at the #IndiaOpen .
⏺️ The only player from China to have won the MS title at this event.
⏺️ His first win in a

Something very rare has happened at the #IndiaOpen2024 .
For only the third time in Superseries, Grand Prix Gold and World Tour history, all 8 men’s doubles pairs have 8 different flags next to their names.
That’s only the third time in 374 SS, GPG or WT tournaments.
It previously

Not the warmest of commentary positions here in Delhi at the #IndiaOpen2024 .
Steen Pedersen, Badminton even had the foresight to bring a blanket to wrap around his legs!
🥶😂
#Badminton #BWFWorldTour #HSBCBWFWorldTour #HSBCbadminton

Not only did Tai Tzu Ying contest a record 6th women’s singles final at the #MalaysiaOpen2024 , but it was also her 50th final at a Superseries (SS), Grand Prix Gold (GPG) or World Tour (WT) event.
Wang Yihan, the second most successful WS player in the SS, GPG & WT era, contested

“He’s won 10 of the last 9 points”! 😳🤔 🤣
Maths is not your strong point, we had better find something else for Gill.
Thank you Steen Pedersen, Badminton.
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