Korea Open Super Series 2011

Date: 25 - 30 January 2011
Venue: Seoul
Country: Korea
Badminton Tournament Event Level: BWF Super Series
Prize Money: USD $1,200,000

Men’s Singles Finals:
Dan Lin Vs Chong Wei Lee : 21-19 14-21 21-16

Women’s Singles Finals:
Yihan Wang Vs Shixian Wang : 21-14 21-18

Men’s Doubles Finals:
Jae Sung Jung & Yong Dae Lee Vs Mathias Boe & Carsten Mogensen : 21-6 21-13

Women’s Doubles Finals:
Xiaoli Wang & Yang (F) Yu Vs Qing Tian & Yunlei Zhao : 21-18 19-21 21-4

Mixed Doubles Finals:
Nan Zhang & Yunlei Zhao Vs Tao Jiaming & Qing Tian : 21-17 13-21 21-19

The argument of the best player in the world was a fascinating sub-plot this week as the two best players in the world renewed their rivalry in Seoul for the first Super Series Premier title and the biggest prize fund in badminton history. Olympic champion Lin Dan took on the Commonwealth champion and world #1 Lee Chong Wei for a chance to gain the upper hand in their rivalry going into the 2011 season.

The final between Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei was a 74-minute classic, with both players claiming an equal share of the points tally with 56 points apiece. The match was finely posed at 16-15 to Lee Chong Wei in the deciding game before Lin Dan strung together his longest run of points in the entire match to claim victory 21-16 in the third and deciding end to win the men’s singles title. Perhaps giving him the edge in the argument over who is the best player in the world but Lee Chong will want his revenge as soon as possible as the debate continues on.

About Rackets

This will lead you to develop bad habits.

Heavier rackets are mostly preferred by players who have much stronger wrists and can therefore make use of the weight of the racket to extract more power from it. So unless you are in this category, I would suggest you purchase one that is not too heavy.

The weight should not exceed more than 100 grams.

A majority of racket manufacturers use 1U, 2U, 3U, 4U to indicate the weight of the racket, 1U being the heaviest and 4U the lightest. The weight of high quality rackets range from 83 grams to 100 grams.

Most racket manufacturers provide four grip sizes. In Japan, they range from G2, G3, G4 to G5 where G2 is the biggest size and G5 is the smallest size. In some countries, the opposite applies. Some brands go by small, medium and big sizes.

Choose a grip size that you feel comfortable with. Generally, attacking players prefer bigger grips as they need to hold the racket more tightly to generate power.

Players who like to rally and make use of deception usually prefer a smaller grip so that the racket is easier to turn in their hands.

Buy a head-cover with your racket, and use it whenever you are not playing. Remember not to store your racket close to the central heating radiators, or leave it exposed to sunlight inside a car.

Treat your Badminton Racket with respect at all times