Day: January 27, 2022

Get to know the legend of Indonesian badminton, Taufik Hidayat

Get to know the legend of Indonesian badminton, Taufik Hidayat

Get to know the Legend of Indonesian Badminton Taufik Hidayat – The legendary Indonesian badminton player, Taufik Hidayat. Known as a figure who is critical of a number of policies concerning the world of badminton. Taufik Hidayat’s latest criticism was when the Indonesian team successfully won the 2020 Thomas Cup, which took place in Denmark.

Unfortunately, the first title achieved by Indonesia in the last 19 years leaves a number of painful facts. Because, at this very special moment, Indonesia cannot fly the red and white flag because it has been sanctioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). This sanction was imposed on October 7, 2021, because Indonesia was considered not to enforce anti-doping standards in 2020.

Congratulations and Criticism

Happy Thomas Cup back to Indonesia. Thank you for the hard work of the Indonesian badminton team, wrote Taufik Hidayat through his Instagram account. However, there is something strange because the red and white flag does not exist. Instead, the flag was replaced with the PBSI flag,” he continued. What’s wrong with LADI and our government, especially Menpora, KONI, and KOI? What have you been working on so far? Shame on the Indonesian state,” he added.

Taufik Hidayat’s Profile

Taufik Hidayat is one of the living legends of Indonesian badminton. This man, born in Bandung, West Java, has won various titles. When he was a teenager, Taufik Hidayat started practicing badminton with the SGS Elektrik club based in Bandung. Back then, he was under Iie Sumirat’s direction.

The coach is a figure who successfully led Indonesia to win two Thomas Cup titles, namely the 1976 edition in Jakarta and the 1976 edition in Bangkok. When he was 17 years old, Taufik won the Brunei Open and reached the semifinals of the 1998 Indonesia Open and the 1998 Asian Championships.

A year later, in 1999, Taufik managed to win his first title at the Indonesia Open. In the same year, he successfully advanced to the All England and Singapore Open finals. Unfortunately, in the top party, he lost to Peter Gade (Denmark) and his senior, Hariyanto Arbi.

One of Taufik’s greatest achievements was reaching the first rank in the world’s men’s singles when he was 19. That moment happened in 2000. He successfully won a number of titles, namely the Malaysia Open, the Asian Championship, and the Indonesia Open, and was runner-up in the All England. Taufiq also had an extraordinary role in the Thomas Cup event when the Indonesian team won two championship titles, namely in the 2000 edition in Kuala Lumpur and the 2002 edition in Guangzhou.

One of the peaks of Taufik Hidayat’s career occurred in 2004, when he successfully presented a gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Smoothly progressing to the final, Taufik defeated South Korean representative Shon Seung-mo in straight sets, 15-8 and 15-15. 7. As one of the best men’s singles of his time, Taufik is known for his extraordinary backhand ability.

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Andy Ruiz Jr Gives Opportunity to Challenge Oleksandr Usyk – After a successful comeback in the ring at the hands of Eddy Reynoso, Andy Ruiz Jr will be looking to win the world heavyweight title. The opportunity was given to him thanks to the International Boxing Federation (IBF). Because the boxing specialty media, Boxing Scene, revealed that the organization extended an invitation to challenge the current champion. As reported by sports media, the IBF considers Andy Ruiz to be able to win the world title in the no-weight category. However, Mexican-Americans will not face the king of the organization in the first instance, namely, Oleksandr Usyk.

In terms of accepting the challenge, he will have an obligation to face and beat Filip Hrgovic. In a fight equivalent to a semifinal match to win the right. Hrgovic is a 29 year old boxer from Croatia. During his time as an amateur, he was part of his country’s delegation that attended the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. At the highest sporting event of the edition. He reached the final for third place. Where he won a bronze medal for the weight category above 91 kilograms. A year later he entered the professional circuit.

Ruiz Jr. Best Heavyweight Boxer

Since 2017, when he made his official debut, he has been involved in 14 fights. He had won them all, although only a few were won by unanimous decision. The rest he won by knockout. Although his record places him as one of the best in the category. And an obligatory challenger for a possible fight with Usyk. Ruiz Jr, with a record 34 wins, 22 of them by knockout, and only a handful of losses is the second challenger to be considered against Usyk.

His record includes a historic victory over Anthony Joshua in June 2019. He won the title backed by the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Organization (WBO), and the IBF. Although he lost them six months later and took a long hiatus, he joined Team Canelo in search of the crown. Thanks to the performances shown throughout his professional career, the Mexican-American boxer is considered the fifth best heavyweight exponent, according to ESPN.

The sector is dominated by Tyson Fury, followed by Oleksandr Usyk, Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua. In this way, the fight could be the basis of their aspirations to climb the place and reunite the belt. Although Ruiz Jr. became Filip Hrgovic’s first choice opponent. This happened thanks to Tony Yoka who was originally going to face the Croatian tennis player. Decided to cancel his participation in the fight.

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Sergio Maravilla Martinez Ranked Fourth in WBA Middleweight

Martínez, who is based in the Spanish capital, is fourth in the WBA middleweight rankings. And has a promise from the entity’s president, Gilbertico Jesús Mendoza of Venezuela, to clinch the world title currently held by Ryota Murata of Japan. Maravilla has been a professional since December 1997 and has a record of 54 wins (30 before the limit), 3 losses, and 2 draws. While his rival McGowan, 27, born in Manchester and living in Wythenshawe, has a record of 14 wins (3 in the fast lane), 2 losses, and 1 draw.

Martínez detailed that he felt that his preparation had been very good. If he succeeds, he predicts that he will present himself again at the end of May. The left-hander, born in Quilmes on February 21, 1975, is fourth in the World Boxing Association (WBA) rankings. The king is Ryota Murata of Japan, and the alternate champion is Erislandy Lara of Cuba. Murata plans a unification fight with Russia’s Gennady Golovkin, the IBF champion. While for March or April in Japan. And if the local boxer wins, then the time will come for a big clash with Maravilla, although for that we will have to wait.

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