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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