Today, I am going to discuss the classic badminton finishing move, the smash with the follow up to tap. Top players always follow up to the smash so that they can attack any returns by the opponent and gain a point. Han Jian trains us in this every session by forcing us to move forward …
We all heard about the physical injuries which hamper players, but there is one other aspect which is neglected, and that is mental health. Recently Fred went through a traumatic event, which affected him deeper than I expected and it in turn, affected his game badly. Let’s discuss. Viktor Axelsen wrote about Beiwen Zhang’s challenges …
Last entry, I was discussing about why we should lean forward after the smash. This entry, I am going to look at cases where player do not lean forward after the smash. Clip 1 In the first clip above, we look at Lee Chong Wei versus Lin Dan again. Given how many times they faced …
Today’s topic is a bit different from the usual topics discussed. It has been something which has been on my mind for quite some time. I thought that it is worth a discussion on the blog. Malaysia has a history of producing top doubles pairs in men’s doubles, and to a lesser extend, women’s doubles. …
This blog entry is a bit different from the usual. I am going to talk about our participation in the 2025 Allianz Junior Badminton Tournament. We chose to participate in the the second leg of the tournament in another state due to Fred’s exams. It was our first tournament in another state around 350km away, …
The Indonesia Open just concluded and Antonsen won it this year. It was a remarkable run by Antonsen, and the highlight match which I like to discuss is the semi-final between Antonsen and Shi Yuqi. Let’s dive into it. In the first match, Shi Yuqi did his usual thing by moving the shuttle quickly across …
I read an interesting article from the New Strait Times on BWF being greedy in terms of pushing the players into too many competitions. Here is the link to that article: I tend to disagree with that statement. Let’s discuss. For top players, I believe in the top 15 for the singles disciplines, the players …
The main tournament of the season is about to start, and we’ll see 32 top teams from around the world in action. We won’t talk about favorites just yet, but today the CS.MONEY Blog covers a fan-favorite esports topic — Pick’Ems. Who should you pick in the first stage? Let’s find out. You don’t have …
Last night, Valve surprised us with a major sticker update! Yes, the Major is just around the corner, and today the CS.MONEY Blog is here to cover everything new in CS2! Stickers are nothing without a cool skin to apply them to. You can grab a stylish skin at a low price on our website …
Did you know that over 800 new stickers were added to Counter-Strike 2 yesterday? The overwhelming majority of them are related to the Austin Major, and today the CS.MONEY Blog will show you the most interesting ones. All these stickers will soon appear on CS.MONEY, and in the meantime, you can buy a skin to …