stood alone on the badminton court within a few hours, coping with high-density offensive and defensive matchups, the intensity is imaginable and extremely intense. This is exactly the charm of badminton singles.
In the history of badminton, I have experienced two iterations of equipment, many technical and tactical innovations, and presented many impressive men's singles players.
So, how should the TOP10 men's singles players of the first echelon of badminton history rank with the comprehensive athletes' field combat power & influence on sports promotion?
10、Momota Kento
Important reputation: 2015 World Badminton Finals Men’s Singles Championship & 2018 World Championships Men’s Singles Championship & 2019 All England Open Men’s Singles Championship & 2019 World Championship Yujin Men’s Singles Championship
Tao Tian Xiandou is the strongest fighting power in men’s singles at this stage, and has a good chance to become the leader of the badminton 2020 generation, and even the ruler.
Control net attack & defense counterattack, these two extreme paradigm play styles are perfectly integrated in the hands of this new generation king.
High-quality defense and the ability to catch transitional balls to make opponents' mistakes. In the history of badminton, Kento Momota has few right, and combined with his superior skills in front of the net, Kento Momota can almost do it now Defeat any opponent in the game.
Rather than skillfully defeating an opponent completely, Kento Momota's way to win is more: to fight against any kind of opponent is good, this guy is like artificial intelligence, knows how to be more efficient on the court Make more favorable offensive options.
9、Zhao Jianhua
Important reputation: 1985 and 1990 All England Open Men’s Singles Championship & 1986 Seoul Asian Games and 1990 Beijing Asian Games Men’s Singles Championship & 1991 World Championships Men’s Singles champion.
From the end of the 70th year to the beginning of the 80th year, badminton is in a period of transformation. Wooden rackets are gradually being replaced by aluminum alloy rackets. Badminton officially enters the first speed-up period. What follows is the weakening of requests for strength and the nature of body and skills.
Zhao Jianhua, one of the first "Four Kings", made his debut at this time. With both strength and skill, he is simply the representative of the peak of his debut. In his rookie year, Zhao Jianhua defeated four of the world's famous players Frost, Nierhoff, Frost, and Han Jian within three months, shaking the international badminton world.
The "Four Heavenly Kings" period led by Zhao Jianhua began when the impression of the wonderful skill flow left by the emperor superstar Lin Shuijing on the fans had not completely faded.
In the process of beginning to combine the speed and skill factors of badminton, Zhao Jianhua is one of the most important promoters. The current popular assault pings, false moves in front of the net, backhand skills in front of the net, and pull assaults originated from the tiger general Zhao Jianhua.
Zhao Jianhua in the heyday, the fault lies outside the stadium. His body is not good, and he has experienced two interrupted periods of illness at the peak of his life in badminton, which ultimately caused his talents to not fully match the important reasons for his achievements.
8, Peter Gade
Important reputation: Ranked No. 1 in the world for 62 weeks & 1999 All England Championship & 1999 Final Championship
Peter Gade is on One of the four kings of the generation. Gade had been on the top of the world for three consecutive years from 98-01. At the same time, he is also a famous evergreen tree in the history of badminton. In the 1999 World Championships, Gade reached the semi-finals. In the 2011 World Championships, he was still the semi-finals. In the position of the first-line players, Gade, who took the antidote, maintained for 12 years.
Fast and elegant measures, comprehensive forehand and backhand skills, is the classic impression that Gade left for a generation of badminton fans.
The rest, it is not an exaggeration to call the fake pre-net signboard initiative developed by Gade as a major art in the history of badminton.
7、Chenlong
Important reputation: 2012 London Olympics men's singles third place & 2016 Rio Olympics men's singles champion
Chen Long is a badminton player born for men's singles. Compared with Chen Long in team competitions, Chen Long in singles always seems to be able to show another dimension of competitive strength.
Many ball critics once described Chen Long as a super player who lacks "characteristic" and "charm".
Pup, refers to Chen Long's consistent and decent style on the ball road, it seems that Chen Long cannot win more popularity during Lin Li. So what is super? In addition to luxurious singles achievements and medals as authoritative endorsements, in fact, if you think about it carefully, there is no clear personal charm, but everyone's style of playing and standing on the top of the world, is it not an extraordinary qualification?
The special thing about Chen Long in the history of badminton is that he has almost never received the most popular and popular treatment in the world, but he is always requested by the fans as the pillar of the standard, but most of the time, he has fulfilled People's expectations.
Among the four kings of the previous generation, Lin Dan’s assault shots, diving rescues, skateboards hanging diagonally, Li Zongwei’s iconic deputy hacked diagonally, Taufik’s exquisite net front and shocking With the backhand, Gade's weird batting fake move, Chen Long can basically be reproduced and used in the game.
After the second generation of the four kings ended, before the third generation of kings appeared, Chen Long was the most powerful male singles player. There is no need to question this.
6, Liang Hailiang
Important reputation: 8 All England men’s singles champion
Liang Hailiang, who has won the badminton world in 60 or 70 years, is Indonesian badminton The veteran is also the first super giant player in the history of badminton.
The achievement of the men's singles championship in the 8th All England Championship is unprecedented. As a Swire skill-based player, Liang Hailiang has a fast upswing speed, a strong midfield assault, and a diagonal and straight-line technical lead in the backcourt. At the same time, Liang Hailiang has pioneering contributions in dealing with tactical changes. Super singles player during the position.
5, Lin Shuijing
Important reputation: Men’s singles champion at the 8th Asian Games & 3 All England Men’s Singles Championship & 1975 World Championships Men’s Singles Champion
Lin Shui Jing, lively In the early 70s and 80s, he was the second player to be called "the superstar in the badminton world".
Lin Shuijing’s shot was rough and delicate, and his measures were fierce and elegant. Lin Shuijing was able to make sure that he was tricky when he pushed the ball fast and smashed the violently. Prior to this, badminton fans almost had difficulty seeing such a strong player.
Others, Lin Shuijing developed the spiking technique of kick-off with two feet in the early 1980s, which really pushed the badminton skills of the world into another stage of agility improvement.
4、Li Zongwei
Important reputation: 2008, 2012, 2016 Olympic badminton men’s singles runner-up
The assault power is just as exciting as a spring, and the speed can be invincible, defending and defending. Shi's deputy is difficult to fight against the corner, and this is Li Zongwei, one of the second generation of "Four Kings".
In the past ten generations, Li Zongwei is the most influential player outside Lin Dan.
The experience of Sanlianya in the Olympics has destined Li Zongwei to be a tragic hero. However, this "uncrowned king" has enjoyed the super cold reception of "loser is king", which shows how wonderful Li Zongwei's skills and quality are.
3、Yangyang
Important reputation: the first person in the four major world championships gold medal singles slam
as the master of the soup cup, the world championships, the world cup, the all England four The number one champion in the world, Yang Yang is the first of the first "four kings".
In the seven years of badminton life, Yang Yang has won two World Championships, three Thomas Cups, two World Cups, and one All England Championship.The opening champion. Jumping up and smashing the two corners with lightning, Yang Yang, the earliest master of the assault, was the "Lin Dan" before "Lin Dan", and the "king of kings" without an Olympic gold medal.
In the 1988 Seoul Olympics, badminton was presented as an exhibition game, and Yang Yang won the championship. Unfortunately, it was not until 1992 that badminton was presented as an official project.
It can be said that Yang Yang, who has reached the realm of "being defeated alone", only lost to the badminton Olympic opportunity.
2, Taufik
Important reputation: Singles Grand Slam player
The world’s first badminton men’s singles player in the Olympics, Asian Games, World Championships, Thomas Cup champion all-in-one Grand Slam player.
The exquisite skills in front of the net are the best in the world, and all those who try to fight the top Taufik have suffered. Pilling? Anyone who has watched that period will know that Taufik’s smashing sound is different from that of other golfers. Almost no one is sure to catch Taufik’s smash; even if it catches and returns. With the ball, Taufik is still able to control the net and even score points with fake moves.
Forced control of the net and aggressive attacking type of domineering play, imaginatively weird ball path, gorgeous style of the sky, accompanied by the key competition but almost never missed super stability.
From the age of 17 when he debuted, he was able to defeat Gade, who was the number one in the world, to the unstoppable peak period of the victory, and then to the new king of education Lin Dan in the late period. Taufik deserves the name of "badminton genius".
It’s just that, maybe it was too early to become famous, maybe after the Grand Slam, there was no quest to meet opponents. Taufik's peak period is not long, and the decline in physical fitness and size has come extremely fast.
1, Lin Dan
Important reputation: Singles Grand Slam player
must be counted, three of the four kings of the second generation have some problems.
Gade’s problem is a threat of shortage; Li Zongwei’s problem is that as soon as the final score of the competition is reached, he will become impatient and lose his defensive rhythm; Taufik’s problem is the physical reserve of long-term battles and the tendency to get fat. Physique.
As for Lin Dan in the heyday? Sorry, there is nothing wrong with Super Dan. Killing, defending, controlling the net, psychological essence, and body essence are all top-notch ones. Even Li Zongwei, the world's second strongest player who was lively in the same period, had only a 30% win rate under Lin Dan.
