What is the Best Badminton Racket For Beginners?

Yonex Arcsaber 10 is a very light badminton racket with a reinforced shaft, so even if you swing weaker, the shot could be strong. Very flexible and durable model, but expensive. Good repulsion power, which is again important for a beginner since they don’t have the skillset for counter shots.

What is the Best Badminton Racket For Intermediate Players?

Yonex Voltric Glan Z is a great badminton racket for players who prefer to stick to power in every shot. Hard hitters will probably love this model.

What is the Best Badminton Racket For Experts?

Yonex Voltric Lite Badminton Racket 2016 VTLTGE Racquets 4U5G allows better smashes and more momentum. Yet, it is expensive.

Any Cheap Badminton Rackets Recommended?

Wilson Attacker Badminton Racket is a solid choice for beginners who want to kick off their competition career. It costs only 40 dollars but has a graphite shaft, strung with half-cover and one-piece fused frame, which again leads to the ability to play aggressively at recreational or fun games.

Top 10 Malaysia Badminton Players of All Time (Video!)

By BadmintonBlaze.com August 25, 2018 News 0 Comments

If you love badminton, I guess you know Malaysian is a “world top badminton players producer”. This is especially true when Dato Lee Chong Wei hits the second place in Olympic 2008.

If you follow Malaysia closely, you would know actually there are more famous badminton players, whose result was pretty good, too.

Below, we have listed out top 10 for you.

Let’s take a look.

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Lee Chong Wei

Lee Chong Wei is the best Malaysian badminton player of all time and a Malaysian national hero.

He is the only Malaysian player who won three medals in the Olympic Games (silver in 2008, 2012, and 2016), and even rewarded by a Dato title in Malaysia after his first Olympic medal!

His story is so inspirational that a movie named after him – Lee Chong Wei: Rise Of The Legend! – was released. The movie premiere was held on March 9, 2018. And don’t forget all that money this giant-hearted man donated all around the globe! He is a real example of a world-class athlete!

Goh Liu Ying

Goh Liu Ying is one of the cutest badminton players ever.

She plays very successfully alongside her partner, Chan Peng Soon, and she is an expert for mixed doubles.

Goh moves like a Siberian cat and returns even the most unrealistic shots. She always fights to get to the ball even if she sees there are basically no chances left.

She is among the best female net players in the world. Enjoy her highlight reel!

Alongside titles mentioned at Chan Peng Soon, she won two more trophies in women’s team in Southeast Asian Games – first place in 2009, and second place in 2015.

Chan Peng Soon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNyXbsbH_IY

Chan Peng Soon is known as the mixed doubles expert badminton player. His partner is Goh Liu Ying, and the two are ranked among the ten best mixed-doubles in the world. They were ranked 3^rd in the world in 2013.

Here is the list of his achievements:

Mixed doubles – silver medal at Olympic Games 2016 in Rio de Janeiro;
Commonwealth Games – mixed team two gold and one silver medal, mixed doubles one bronze medal;
Asian Championships – gold medal in 2010 (mixed doubles);
Southeast Asian Games – mixed doubles three medals – one silver and two bronze, men’s team three medals – two silver and one bronze.

Goh V Shem

Goh V Shem didn’t have much success in badminton world until he became the partner with Tan Wee Kiong.

Until 2014, his most notable results were third place at Asian Championships in 2013, and also one second-place and two third-places at Southeast Asian Games.

But the two of them are very compatible players, and one of the best doubles in the world! They play together since 2014.

Many players believe Goh V Shem has eyes on his back – he usually looks at players’ feet and chooses the free side of the court like a pro.

Tan Wee Kiong

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzspM-AA0QA

Tan Wee Kiong competes in badminton doubles. He knows to defend like a pro but he also uses his smashing power effectively and punishes the opponents who leave one side of the court opened.

Tan earned the silver medal at the Olympic Games 2016 in Rio de Janeiro in men’s doubles. He is also known for Commonwealth Games two gold medals in 2014, Southeast Asian Games bronze medal, and two third places from Asian Games in 2014.

Tan Boon Heong

Tan Boon Heong is the Malaysian doubles legend. He didn’t have much success in the senior category until he was paired with Koo Kien Keat. Tan Boon has one of the best agility, footwork, and reaction time you have ever seen.

Here is the list of titles:

Commonwealth Games – two gold medals;
Asian Games – one gold, one silver, and two bronze medals;
World Championships – one silver medal and one bronze medal;
Thomas Cup – one silver and four bronze medals;
Asian Championships – two silver medals and one bronze;
Southeast Asian Games – two silver medals.

Koo Kien Keat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIaX0u4UQUU

Koo Kin Keat had a tremendous career in badminton doubles. His trademarks are superb reflexes and an outstanding reaction time and agility.

There is literally no the tournament where this superstar hasn’t won at least bronze medal. He reached the number 1 ranking when he was playing with Tan Boon Heong back in 2007.

He is now retired. Some even call him a magician and the most interesting player to watch.

Here is the list of achievements:

Commonwealth champion – 2006, 2010 (mixed doubles, men’s doubles, mixed team);
Southeast Asian Games – one gold, two silver, and three bronze medals;
Asian Championships – one silver and one gold medal;
Asian Games – one gold, one silver, and one bronze medal;
World Championships – one silver and three bronze medals.

Chong Wei Feng

Chong Wei Feng started his Malaysia national team badminton career back in 2004.

He has one of the most unordinary playing styles. Since he is left-handed, Chong knows to confuse his opponents very easily.

His best ranking was #12 in singles. Yet, he plays men’s doubles and mixed doubles too.

Here are his top achievements:

Gold medal in Southeast Asian Games in 2015;
Bronze medal in Asian Championship singles in 2013;
Gold medal in Commonwealth mixed doubles in 2014;
Bronze in Asian Games in men’s team in 2014.

Misbun Sidek

Misbun Sidek is the oldest of Sidek brothers family, who produced top badminton players from 1980s to 2000s.

He is currently the coach of the Malaysian national team. He is one of the rare players who were successful both in singles and doubles competition.

Sidek won German Open two times, Swedish Open two times, Malaysia Open and many other tournaments. Misbun is the runner-up of All-England tournament, Thomas Cup, and Southeast Asian Games. He was also third at the World Championships in 1980.

Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbgrv-kNUnQ

Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin is a very talented young badminton player for Malaysia.

He was the member of the Malaysia third-placed singles in 2018 Thomas Cup, helping them qualify for the quarterfinals.

You can call Iskandar one of the greatest offensive players ever seen.

Iskandar won one bronze medal at the Summer Universiade, one bronze medal at the Asian Games. His other notable achievements are one silver and one bronze medal at the Southeast Asian Games, and a bronze at Asian Team Championships.