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Any badminton fans here?

I'm currently up in Birmingham at the Yonex all England with a few mates for a weekend piss up

i play every week but i wouldn't say i'm a fan

If you watch the top level men's doubles its ridiculous the speed

Pardew's Legendary Specs wrote:If you watch the top level men's doubles its ridiculous the speed

Lin Dan .

Mifune wrote:

Pardew's Legendary Specs wrote:If you watch the top level men's doubles its ridiculous the speed

Lin Dan .

He plays singles

Didn't play this year which is a shame

Pardew's Legendary Specs wrote:

Mifune wrote:
Lin Dan .

He plays singles

Didn't play this year which is a shame

I missed where you said doubles .

I only ever get to see it at the Olympics but it's the only sport I actively make sure I watch.

My mum used to teach badminton and me and my sisters entered loads of tournaments - all of us bloody love it!

It's absolutely mental how quick they are even at the women's doubles level let alone the men's doubles. It's just such a ridiculously underrated sport; far more exciting than other, more popular racquet sports like table tennis and tennis anyway

Livin' Davide Loca wrote:I only ever get to see it at the Olympics but it's the only sport I actively make sure I watch.

My mum used to teach badminton and me and my sisters entered loads of tournaments - all of us bloody love it!

It's absolutely mental how quick they are even at the women's doubles level let alone the men's doubles. It's just such a ridiculously underrated sport; far more exciting than other, more popular racquet sports like table tennis and tennis anyway

To be honest, the women's doubles just seems so bloody slow half the time,

They did put both women's doubles on first on Saturday and I was quite hungover so I probably didn't really appreciate it though

I like badminton but I've vowed to never play it again. I play squash and the flick you do in badminton is terrible for your squash action, so it's one or the other. Shame cos badminton is fun.

Also if you think Badminton is quick, watch a pro squash match

Sqaush is better than Badminton!

KingoStarr wrote:Sqaush is better than Badminton!

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Although getting hit with a shuttlecock is much less painful. I got hit full on in the eye (ball hit my eyeball), unpleasant. Had double vision for two days

Cisse's Overheating Torso wrote:

KingoStarr wrote:Sqaush is better than Badminton!

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Although getting hit with a shuttlecock is much less painful. I got hit full on in the eye (ball hit my eyeball), unpleasant. Had double vision for two days

Ouch it feels like a paintball when it hits you so I imagine in the eye must've killed !

I like badminton, squash, and tennis !

never really played squash but play both tennis and badminton. Just means i end up playing half my tennis shots with flicks of the wrists and it nearly breaks them

Pardew's Legendary Specs wrote:never really played squash but play both tennis and badminton. Just means i end up playing half my tennis shots with flicks of the wrists and it nearly breaks them

Slice backhand badminton shots are awesome though .

Team GB men's doubles beat third seeded South Korea

Marcus Ellis has a mental smash on him.

I play twice a week but don't watch it on TV or that.

I've started playing this weekly, and I enjoy watching it on TV but rarely get to see it. For me, because of the speed it is far more exciting to watch than Tennis.