Hi,
The headline of my latest blogpost ended with the words "time to do some training" and I would love to tell you all about how this weeks training has been. Unfortunately though, I got some serious pain in my right knee (not the one I had surgery in) after training on tuesday night. It was so painful that I had to skip training the next day and now I'm on my 3rd day with no badmintontraining. I've been able to do some physical training, but still this is a sad set back in my training for the upcomming events. Next week I'm supposed to play an international series tournament in Portugal, but we will have to wait and see how me knee feels next week before we (me and the national coach) decide wheter or not it's a good idea to play. In the weeks after going to Portugal I have 2 very important matches that I really hope to do well in. It's the finals of the playoffs in the danish top division. The entire season everyone in my club has been working very hard on finally winning the gold and thereby being crowned danish champions. We've had a few obstacles on our road to the final with my injury and more lately top mixed doubles player Britta Andersens serious knee injury (she is undergoing surgery on monday, so all the best to her, I really hope everything goes well for her!). Now we've made it to the final and everyone is very eager for us to clinch the gold, which would be a first time for the club (and me). So obviously I'm very excited about getting fit for these matches and therefor these kneeproblems doesn't come in very handy... But to be honest I don't think injuries ever come in handy :)
The pain is as good as gone today, so I'm hoping to do some training over the weekend without the pain comming back. Then hopefully on monday I'm 100% ready to train hard for a few days before going to Portugal where I hope to get more than 1 match. Would be nice not to lose in the 1st round, just for a change haha :)
As most of you probably know the very prestigious All England Championships are being played in Birmingham this week. I've been participating in this tournament for the past 3 years, not with any succes though, but this year I decided to stay home and prepare for the important events that are to come for me in the near future. Even though it's very sad not to be playing All England, as the atmosphere there is really something special, I'm happy with my decision. I don't think I'm in any condition to play 3 matches in just 1 day as I would have had to if I wanted to qualify for the main draw. I'm sure I will get plenty of chances in the future to win All England :)
Speaking of All England I would like to take the time to congratulate the danish team with a great performance so far. Especially my very good friend Joachim Persson who is now through to the quarter-finals deserves some praise. He hasn't had the best of seasons so far by his usual standards, but reaching the quarters of such a big event is really something special. He had a good draw, but at this level a good draw isn't enough to take you through. You still need to beat top class players, which he has done in a convincing matter. Good for Joachim and I really hope to see him keep it up against Bao Chunlai tonight. Good luck to him and the other danes competing in tonight's matches (Kenneth Jonassen, Tine Rasmussen, Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen).
Wishing you all a very nice weekend,
Hans-Kristian
9 comments:
Sorry to hear that you got pain again. And sorry to see that for Danes in All England, only Tine made it to semifinals.
How is badminton in Denmark? Are there many "crazy" fans? In China, many got very disappointed when Chinese No.1 and No.2 in womens singles got knocked out at the first round.
Hello!
Back in training i hope? Did u watch the match between Tine and Lulan? Gahh, on the verge of shooting thousand questions but heh, a lil inappropriate to -sabotage- your space here..
:) Hope everything's well there..
Hi baili.
Badminton in Denmark is a quite popular sport. A lot of people play badminton here. Not too many "crazy" fans though. It's not like what you see in China, Indonesia and Malaysia! Of course a thing like Tine Rasmussens All England win is something that gets a lot of attention in the media here, but still far from what you would see in many asian countries.
Hi szerin.
I'm back in training as of yesterday. It's very good to be back! :) The pain is all gone, so hopefully it's history now!
Yes I was watching Tine vs Lu Lan. I'm so happy for Tine, it's really a great win and she truly deserves it! She is working hard and hasn't recieved all the praise she deserves here in Denmark after her Japan and Malaysia Open victories. But winning All England is something very speciel for the media her in Denmark, so now she will definetly be given a lot more attention.
I'll be glad to answer any questions you have, so feel free to ask :)
Would love to know what you have to say in my post on Tine's match! :)
When i write that comment, there's just soooo many questions in my head at that time.. Glad it kinda mellow down for abit now.. :p
It just disturbed me for not having answers to questions i have in mind.. At your expense, sorry! :)
Very curious!
How often do you train a week? I used to play 9 times a week and enjoy every second of it in court.. Not the physical training though.. (-.-!!)
Do you train with Tine? You close with her? Ha-ha, just wondering..
And hey, it's a cool feat for a young player like you to have beaten Roslin Hashim! Was surprised to find out that.. Way to go! :)
Even in China, media will pay more attention to soccer, basketball(NBA), table tennis, tennis, even F1 and boxing. Several years ago, I could not even see the live broadcasting of some important tournaments of badminton via Chinese Central Television. But still, many guys are playing badminton, even outdoors, without court nor net. (I started like this, lol)
After YE Zhaoying's retirement in 2000, I seldom watch badminton matches. (I am a fan of her. I felt so disappointed and angry that the team decision forced her to stop at the semifinal in the 2000 Olympic games.) Another reason is that I entered college in 2001, then I didn't have many chances to watch TV, lol I watched Surdiman Cup last year when I was back home :)
Now I can just follow some live score, and then watch some video clips in some websites. What a shame!
But anyway, now since I am a fan of none, I can enjoy badminton with a calm heart.(It's like I am getting old :( )
Have you ever been a fan of some players?
By the way, is it because Denmark is in North Europe where it is cold that people there can hardly get "crazy"? ;p
At the national training center we are usually divided into 2 groups. Doubles players and singles players. Singles training early and doubles training after our training. So I have training with Tine nearly every day. In the singles training we are mostly spilt up between men and women, but sometimes we also do drills with the girls, so I train with tine every once in a while. I wouldn't say I'm close with her at all, but of course when you see people every day you feel like you know them pretty well :)
If you have been training 9 times a week you must have been pretty good yourself! Unless you only did it for 1 week of course :)
I have 10-12 training sessions a week. 6-8 times I play badminton, 2-3 times I do physical training and once a week I do some video analysis of my matches. Often I find it tough, but I always enjoy it!
Thanks for the comment on my win over Roslin. Was a great win for me and still the best player I have beaten so far in my career :)
@baili
I'm surprised to hear about the media not being more into badminton in China. I thought it was different.
I have been a fan of a few players.
But 1 players has always been the best for me: Chen Hong. I have always loved the way he plays and he has had a lot of succes. He is my all time favourite player, no doubt!
A few other are worth mentioning: Irwansyah from Indonesia, becuase of his playing style (don't know if you know him?) and Roslin from Malaysia always impressed me when I was younger. But I mostly just enjoyed to watch good badminton and liked just about any of the top players.
CHEN Hong is a very good player! I watched some of his matches, and I feel very sorry for his situation right now.
In men's singles, I love SUN Jun and and Peter Gade's styles.
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