Taufik winning the 2004 Olympic Gold Medal
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Say the name Taufik Hidayat to any badminton fan, they will always be in awe. Despite the fact that he has retired, he is still revered as one of the most talented players alongside Lee Chong Wei, Lin Dan and Peter Gade of this generation. He has won major titles such as World Championship, Asia Championships and Olympic Games.
Taufik's backhand is renowned in the badminton world
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Taufik is best known for his backhands. As most badminton fans and players would know, backhands shots are harder to execute and generally weaker than forehand strokes. Therefore people will generally aim at the backhand side in order to get a weak return. When playing against Taufik, players do not have that chance as he is able to execute backhands as well as his forehand. When opponents lift the shuttle, he is able to pack his smashes with loads of power be it the forehand or backhand side.In my opinion, Taufik's crowning achievement will definitely be his gold medal at the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics. As most sports fan will know, Olympics is only held once every four years, hence the title would be most difficult to earn as a player will only have at most 3-4 attempts in his entire career. What made it more memorable for his fans was he made a comeback from 6-0 down to win the first set 15-8. After that he never looked back and won the match by winning the second set 15-7. Despite his drop of form in his final years before retirement, he will always be remembered by fans as one of the most talented and exciting players to ever have graced badminton.
See Taufik at his best!
Taufik Hidayat - Mr.Backhand
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