My Favorite Badminton Team - Chinese Taipei 2022 [Part 2]

 Hai, aku kembali masih dengan postingan yang sama dengan sebelumnya. It is still about my badminton team country, Chinese Taipei part 2! Here we go! 

My Favorite Badminton team Chinese Taipei (part 1) - baca disini

Awal tahun 2023 ini Tim Bulutangkis Taiwan sedikit banyak membuat kejutan buat para Badminton Lovers (BL) dimanapun. Banyak sekali nama-nama pemain baru bermunculan diturnamen BWF World Tour. Buatku pribadi sih, nama-nama baru itu sudah tidak asing lagi. Tahun lalu mereka masih berjuang dilevel International Challenge, International Series, hingga Future Series demi bisa mendongkrak pengalaman, poin, dan ranking dunia mereka. Alhasil, tahun ini sebagian dari mereka itu seperti sudah layak mendapat "promosi" ke level turnamen yang lebih tinggi. Misalnya, disektor tunggal putri paling jelas menunjukan kemajuan tim mereka. Tai Tzu Ying tidak lama lagi bisa mendapat teman bertanding di-World Tour setelah Hsu Wen Chi menunjukkan perkembangan bagus tahun lalu. Terus, seperti yang kuesebut dipostingan sebelumnya Hsu Ya Ching dan Hu Ling Fang mulai dipisah dan dapat partner baru masing-masing. Hsu Ya Ching bersama Lin Wan Ching juga menunjukkan kemajuan berarti. Bolehlah Ya Ching/Wan Ching mulai bermain diturnamen level atas bersama Lee Chia Hsin/Teng Chun Hsun. 

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(holding the camera: Lin Wan Ching; standing: Hu Ling Fang; sit: Hsu Wen Chi and their official team)
source: IG @wanchingwa

Sektor ganda putri bulutangkis Taiwan bisa dikatakan sektor paling lemah diantara empat sektor yang lain. Bisa jadi karena itulah federasi disana tengah fokus menggembleng pemain-pemain disektor itu. Mulai dari pertukaran partner hingga diturunkan dibanyak turnamen Future Series hingga International Challenge sehingga tim pelatih dan federasi mendapat kombinasi yang pas untuk dipatenkan dalam beberapa kurun waktu. Ada dua pasang ganda putri Taiwan yang cukup mendominasi diturnamen level dasar. Ada Lee Chia Hsin yang satu setengah tahun lalu masih belum menemukan pasangan tepat untuknya. Ditahun 2022 lalu Lee Chia Hsin bersama Teng Chun Hsun (22 tahun) berhasil menjuarai Slovak Open (Future Series), Austria Open (International Series), Bendigo International Challenge; menjadi Runner-up di Polish International Challenge. Chia Hsin/Chun Hsun juga mencapai babak Semifinal Australia Open (Super 300) setelah dikalahkan wakil China, Zheng Yu/Zhang Shu Xian dalam dua gim langsung, juga mencapai babak semifinal turnamen North Habour International Challenge, serta Bonn International Future Series. Hasil positif tahun lalu membuat Lee Chia Hsin/Teng Chun Hsun mulai turun di-World Tour Series BWF tahun 2023 ini.   

Teng Chun Hsun sendiri sampai dengan Kejuaraan Dunia Junior 2018 masih berpasangan dengan Li Zi Qing disektor ganda putri, dan pernah bermain dengan Ye Hong Wei dan Wu Guan Xun disektor ganda campuran. Dari informasi yang pernah kubaca lewat postingan Federasi Bulutangkis China Taipei dimedia Facebook, Li Zi Qing/Teng Chun Hsun menjuarai kompetisi nasional ditahun 2019

Masih dari sektor ganda putri. Hsu Ya Ching dengan notional point bersama Lin Wan Ching (27 tahun) bisa mengikuti beberapa turnamen World Tour Series, seperti Thailand Open Super 500 (sayangnya mereka hanya sampai dibabak awal), Malaysia Master Super 500, Singapore Open Super 500, di-Taipei Open Super 300 mencapai babak delapan besar, kemudian di Hylo Open Super 300 juga mencapai perempatfinal. Namun, diturnamen diluar World Tour Series, Hsu Ya Ching/Lin Wan Ching berhasil menjuarai Italian International Challenge dan Bonn International Future Series, serta menjadi Runner-up Nantes International Challenge. 

Sektor ganda berikutnya yang menunjukan tren positif tahun lalu adalah sektor ganda campuran. Ada dua pasang Mixed Double cukup bersinar di-layer menengah tim bulutangkis Taiwan: Ye Hong Wei/Lee Chia Hsin; dan Chang Ko Chi/Lee Chih Chen. 

Ye Hong Wei (23 tahun) merupakan pemain ganda putra. Disektor ganda campuran Ye Hong Wei hanya baru bermain dengan Teng Chun Hsun (2018) dan Lee Chia Hsin (2022). Tahun lalu, bersama Lee Chia Hsin, Ye Hong Wei menjuarai Austria Open International Series dan Polish Open International Challenge. Ye Hong Wei/Lee Chia Hsin juga tiga kali mencapai babak Semifinal: Nantes International Challenge, Bendigo International Challenge, dan North Habour International Challenge. Keduanya bermain bagus pada gelaran Taipei Open namun harus terhenti babak delapan besar setelah dikalahkan wakil Hong Kong China, Lee C H R/Ng Tsz Yau dalam tiga gim. 

Selanjutnya disektor ganda campuran ada Chang Ko-Chi dan Lee Chih Chen yang lumayan prospektif kedepannya (semoga saja mereka dipasangkan dalam waktu lama yaaa...). Ditahun 2022 Chang Ko-Chi/Lee Chih Chen menjuarai turnamen Bendigo Intercnational Challenge dan North Habour International Challenge. Kemudian mencapai babak Semifinal Sydney International Series dan Taipei Open Super 300. Chang Ko-Chi (27 tahun) dan Lee Chih Chen (24 tahun) mencapai babak delapan besar diturnamen Australia Open Super 300. 

Baca juga: Tim Bulutangkis China Taipei Uber Cup 2022

Menurutku, sektor ganda putra China Taipei tidak ada habisnya. Disetiap level turnamen seperti ada saja pemain yang menonjol. Sepertinya tahun 2022 lalu menjadi tahun-nya Ye Hong Wei dimana dia memiliki progres sangat bagus baik disektor ganda campuran maupun diganda putra bersama Su Ching Heng.

Su Ching Wei merupakan pemain senior berusia 30 tahun. Sebelumnya Su Ching Heng berpasangan dengan Liao Min Chun dan sempat menduduki peringkat 10 dunia sekaligus menjadikan pasangan ini sebagai MD2 setelah Lee Yang/Wang Chi-Lin. 

Tahun lalu Ching Heng/Hong Wei sudah konsisten mencapai (setidaknya) babak delapan besar hingga semifinal diturnamen Slovak Open dan Bonn International Future Series, Slovenia Open dan Austria Open International Series, North Habour International Challenge, bahkan diturnamen Polish International Challenge dan Italian International Challenge Su Ching Heng/Ye HongWei berhasil melaju kebabak final namun harus puas menjadi runner-up dikedua turnamen tersebut. 

Oh iya, selain Ye Hong Wei, ada satu lagi pemain putra Taiwan yang sama-sama cukup sukses menorehkan prestasi terbaiknya di-dua sektor, baik diganda putra maupun campuran. Dia adalah Chang Ko-Chi. 

Chang Ko-Chi dan Po Li Wei sudah cukup lama dipasangkan namun baru-baru ini nama keduanya mulai terdengar luas, atau aku bisa bilang setelah Federasi Bulutangkis China Taipei mengalami perubahan kepengurusan sehingga banyak nama-nama baru keluar ke kancah turnamen internasional.Ayo, kita lihat kilas balik hasil pertandingan Chang Ko-Chi/Po Li Wei ditahun 2022. 

 

Belgian International Challenge 2022 (Source: Wang Chi-Lin FB)

Chang Ko-Chi/Po Li Wei merupakan juara pertama turnamen Bendigo International Challenge, North Habour International Challenge, dan Belgia International Challenge. Ko-Chi/Li Wei juga mencapai babak empat besar diturnamen Sydney International Challenge. Namun, tidak ada hasil baik yang didapat Ko-Chi/Li Wei di-World Tour tournament tahun lalu. Aku juga masih sangat berrharap Chang Ko-Chi/Po Li Wei tetap dipasangkan ditahun ini. 

Tahun 2019 merupakan tahun pertama Chang Ko-Chi dipasangkan dengan Po Li Wei, dan keduanya berhasil memenangkan pertandingan final 54 Portuguese International Championship 2019 (International Series) setelah mengalahkan Christopher Grimley/Matthew Grimley dari Skotlandia dalam tiga set. Juga memenangkan titel disektor ganda campuran bersama Lee Chih Chen diturnamen yang sama setelah menyudahi perlawanan wakil Bulgaria, Alex Vlaar/Mariya Mitsova. 

Ditahun 2018 Chang Ko-Chi pernah dipasangkan dengan Lu Chia Pin sebagai ganda putra, dan dengan Cheng Chi-Ya disektor ganda campuran. Chang Ko-Chi/Lu Chia Pin bahkan mencapai babak Semifinal Macau Open 2018 Super 300 setelah mereka harus mengakui kehebatan ganda wakil Korea, Ko Sung Hyun/Shin Baek Cheol dalam tiga gim. Sementara disektor ganda campuran bersama Cheng Chi-Ya, Chang Ko-Chi juga sempat mencapai babak Semifinal Akita Master Super 100 setelah dikalahkan ganda campuran asal Indonesia, Alfian Eko Prasetya/Angelica Wiratama, mencapai babak Semifinal Bangka Belitung Indonesia Master Super 100 setelah ditaklukan oleh wakil tuan rumah, Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas Mentari. Masih digelaran Bangka Belitung Indonesia Master Super 100, disektor ganda putra Chang Ko-Chi/Lu Chia Pin menjadi merebut titel juara setelah mengalahkan Ko Sung Hyun/Shin Baek Cheol dengan straight set. 

Baca dan nyanyikan: English translation a song from Rossa (OST. Susi Susanti: Love All)

Selain sektor ganda campuran diatas, satu sektor lagi yang paling terlihat progres perkembangan didunia bulutangkis Taiwan adalah sektor tunggal putri. Seperti yang pernah kusebut dibeberapa postingan tentang Chinese Taipei Badminton Team sebelumnya, tidak lama lagi Tai Tzu Ying bakal punya teman berjuang diturnamen level Super 300 keatas. Dilayer tengah ini sepertinya Federaasi Chinese Taipei Badminton Association tengah menaikkan tiga pemain tunggal putri kelevel turnamen lebih tinggi dari sebelumnya. Mereka adalah Hsu Wen Chi, Sung Shuo Yun, dan Lin Hsiang Ti. 

Melihat tren postif Hsu Wen Chi sejak pertengahan hingga akhir tahun 2021, tahun lalu Hsu Wen Chi diikutkan beberapa turnamen World Tour Series. Sayang, tampaknya Wen Chi belum bisa melaju jauh diturnamen level elit tahun lalu. Pencapaian tertingginya tahun lalu adalah menjadi Semifinalis dirumah sendiri, Taipei Open Super 300 setelah masih harus mengakui keunggulan seniornya, Tai Tzu Ying dalam pertandingan dua set langsung. Sementara itu, Wen Chi juga mencapai babak delapan besar Hylo Open 2022. Ia dikalahkan oleh wakil Jepang, Nozomi Okuhara dalam pertandingan tiga set. Kemudian menjadi juara di Italian International Challenge, Ducth Open (International Challenge), juga menciptakan All Chinese Taipei Final diturnamen Nantes International Challenge dan Austria Open (International Series) bersama Sung Shuo Yun, pemain tunggal putri Taiwan lainnya yang sama-sama sedang dikenalkan kepada dunia luar oleh federasi. Oh iya, dikedua turnamen ini, Hsu Wen Chi keluar sebagai juara.

Sementara, prestasi Sung Shuo Yun belum bisa banyak berbicara dilevel BWF Word Tour. Sempat dikirim ke turnamen Singapore Open Super 500, Taipei Open Super 300, dan Australia Open Super 300, kenyataannya Sung Shuo Yun belum bisa menembus babak delapan besar. Akan tetapi, Sung Shuo Yun merupakan juara pertama Bendigo International Challenge dan Sydney International Series. Sung Shuo Yun juga berhasil mendarat sebagai runner-up diturnamen Austria Open International Series dan Bonn International (Future Series). 

Selain Hsu Wen Chi dan Sung Shuo Yun, satu lagi pemain putri Taiwan yang tengah dalam tren positif adalah Lin Hsiang Ti. Pemain tunggal putri kelahiran 20 November 1998 ini tahun lalu menjuarai Slovenia International Series. Dibabak Semifinal sebelumnya, Hsiang Ti menghentikan wakil pemain Indonesia, Ester Nurumi Tri Wardayo dalam tiga gim. Lin Hsiang Ti juga sampai bermain hingga babak final turnamen Croatia International (Future Series) namun harus puas menjadi runner-up setelah menciptakan All Chinese Taipei Final bersama Huang Ching Ping. Hsiang Ti juga mencapai babak Semifinal Austria Open namun dikalahkan oleh teman satu timnya sendiri, Sung Shuo Yun dalam dua gim langsung. Selain itu ia juga merupakan Semifinalis Denmark Master setelah dijegal oleh wakil Thailand, Pitchamon Optaniputh sebelum melaju ke babak final, serta Semifinalis Vietnam Series. Hasil ini diakhir tahun 2022 membawa Lin Hsiang Ti memasuki ranking dunia ke-79 sekaligus menjadikannya sebagai WS5 China Taipei. 

Tulisan lain tentang Hsu Wen Chi bisa dibaca disini 

Hsu Ya Ching/Lin Wan Ching -  (IG @wanchingwa)

Mari beralih menelusuri calon-calon penerus Chou Tien Chen disektor tunggal putra nih. 

Wang Tzu Wei (FB: Wang Tzu Wei)

Disektor ini, khususnya pas gelaran World Junior Championship 2022, dunia per-BL-an cukup dikagetkan dengan menangnya wakil China Taipei dinomor tunggal putra setelah mengalahkan wakil junior India-S.Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian difinal, wakil Korea-Byung Jae Kim dibabak semifinal, hingga the future raising player of France, Alex Lanier dibabak perdelapan besar. Weeiittss, tapi agaknya kejauhan yaa kalau kita langsung bahas nama Kuo Kuan Lin di-layer atau part ini, sementara diatas Kuo Kuan Lin masih banyak pemain potensial melengserkan pemain MS2 Taiwan saat ini. 

Tampaknya Federasi Chinese Taipei Badminton Associarion sedang semangat-semangat-nya menerbitkan pemain yang satu ini. Sejak awal tahun lalu nama Lee Chia Hao sudah terdengar di Tur Eropa turnamen level International Challenge maupun International Series. Lee Chia Hao kini berusia 24 tahun dan menduduki peringkat MS4 China Taipei (WR54) dengan torehan prestasi menyabet juara perrtama Hungaria International Series setelah menciptakan All Chinese Taipei Final; menjadi Runner-up Norwegia International Series juga setelah melalui pertandingan sesama China Taipei melawan Lin Chun Yi. Lee Chia Hao juga menjadi Semifinalis diturnamen Slovenia International Series dan Austrian Open International Ssries, Indonesia Master Super 100 di Malang setelah dikalahkan oleh pemain Malaysia, Cheam June Wei dalam dua set langsung. Oh iya, dibabak Quarter Final sebelumnya Lee Chia Hao mengalahkan wakil tuan rumah, Christian Adinata dalam tiga set. Dalam gelaran turnamen Super 100 lainnya, di Orleans Master Lee Chiao Hao harus mengakui keunggulan tuan rumah, Christo Popov dalam pertandingan tiga gim dan penuh duece-point set dibabak delapan besar. Kemudian, di Vietnam Open, Lee Chiao Hao harus kalah dari Cheam June Wei dibabak Quarter Final. 

Selanjutnya, disektor tunggal putra Taiwan yang akhir tahun lalu sudah menduduki peringkat MS3 China Taipei (WR38) sekaligus kandidat paling mungkin dan dekat untuk menikung Wang Tzu Wei sebagai MS2 Taiwan. Sama seperti Lee Chia Hao, dibulan Oktober nanti Lin Chun Yi menginjak 24 tahun. Bersama Lee Chia Hao pula, keduanya menciptakan final sesama pemain China Taipei di-dua turnamen berturu-turut, 47th Victor FZ Forza Hungaria International Championship 2022 (International Series) dan FZ Forza Norwegian International 2022 (International Series) dimana dipertandingan yang kedua ini gantian Lin Chun Yi yang mengalahkan Lee Chia Hao. Ditahun 2022, Lin Chun Yi keluar sebagai juara diturnamen International Challenge lainnya: Monnis Mongolia International 2022 mengalahkan wakil Taiwan lainnya, Su Li Yang;  Yonex Bendigo International 2022 setelah mengulang pertandingan final sebelumnya dengan Su Li Yang juga dengan straight set; dan Yonex Belgian International 2022 mengelahkan wakil Denmark, Kim Bruun dalam dua gim langsung. Lin Chun Yi juga menambah kemenangan di Tur Australia dengan memenangi pertandingan Yonex Sydney International 2022 setelah mengalahkan wakil Singapura, Jia Wei Joel Koh dalam tiga set. Lin Chun Yi berhasil memasuki babak semifinal diturnamen rumahnya sendiri, Taipei Open, namun sayangnya disini ia harus mengakui kehebatan pemain muda wakil Jepang, Kodai Naraoka dalam dua set langsung. Dimana sebelumnya dibabak Quarter Final Taipei Open, Wang Tzu Wei harus mengakui keunggulan juniornya setelah bertanding dalam tiga set. 

Baca juga: Karakter sepupu yang mungkin kalian temui dikeluarga kalian 

Lin ChunYi (IG: @lin_chun-yi_88)

Lin Chun Yi, Lee Chia Hao (IG: @lin_chun_yi_88)

Lee Chia Hao (IG: @lee_chiahao604)

Naaahh, itu dia ringkasan turnamen-turnamen yang diikuti beberapa wakil China Taipei ditahun 2022 lalu. Mereka-yang kusebut diatas itu tahun lalu masih bermain dilevel Internatinal Challenge hingga International Series, namun beberapa dari mereka kini, ditahun 2023, mulai kita lihat permainannya dilevel World Tour Series. Semoga akhir tahun nanti aku bisa konsisten update progres performance pemain-pemain yang kini mulai mendekati layer utama bulutangkis Taiwan yaaa... 

Okay, see you in another blog post! ☺

Oh iya, hampir ketinggalan. Pemain Taiwan yang disebut diatas rata-rata sukses menjuarai kompetisi event nasional Taipei. Berikutnya foto-foto para juara: 

(Men Doubles)

(Mixed Doubles) 

(Women Doubles)

(Women Singles)

Credits: 

Tournamentsoftware.com

Photos: 

Lin Wan Ching IG

Lin Chun Yi IG

Lee Chia Hao IG

Chinese Taipei Badminton FB

Wang Chi-Lin FB

Wang Tzu Wei FB

Top 7 The Most Handsome Male-Badminton Players + 2019's Highlights version of Alika's Social Diary

Dajia hao! Hello, everyone!

Before you guys read my first blogpost in 2020, I suggest you  to re-read this one [click the link]. You should re-read it first, then I am sure that you are going to familiar with what I have posted here.

DISCLAIMER:
The badminton players who are in the nominees’ list, had taken from BWF ranking update in December of17^th, 2019, which three days after final day of BWF World Tour Final 2019 was held. It can say the players in the list are the players with good-looking appearances and have great performances in 2019. Hereby, I could write as my subjective insight, but also I kept my eye to online badminton lovers’ insights.

Shall we go on?

First of all, I started to choose the players nominees are in the great 20 of men singles and mixed doubles’ world ranking. While for men doubles scction, I had taken them among the great 16 (if we calculated the great 16 of men doubles is equals to 20 men singles in combine with 20 male players of mixed doubles). 

Here’s the first nominees of first elimination step:

*Top 10 the most good-looking men single players of The Great 20's:
1. Wang Tzu Wei (15)
2. Chou Tien Chen (2)
3. Jonatan Chritie (6)
4. Shi Yuqi (8)
5. Kento Momota (1)
6. Kenta Nishimoto (16)
7. Viktor Axelsen (5)
8  Anders Antosen (4)
9. Lee Zii Jia (12)
10. Ng Ka Long Angus (9)

*Top 8 the most good-looking men double players of The Great 16's:
1. Wang Chi-Lin (7)
2. Takehi Kamura (3)
3. Su Ching Heng (16)
4. Lee Yang (7)
5. Li Junhui (4)
6. Hiroyuki Endo (6)
7. Seo Seungjae (9)
8.  Marcus Fernaldi Gideon (1)

*Top 9 the most good-looking male badminton mixed double players in The Great 20's:
1. Chan Peng Soon (6)
2. Yuta Watanabe (3)
3. Lu Kai (18)
4. Zheng Siwei (1)
5. Tang Chun Man (10)
6. Wang Chi-Lin (20)
7. Seo Seungjae (7)
8.Chris Adcock (11)
9. Tontowi Ahmad (16)

Next… 
I started to eliminate some players in men single section, then eliminated the players in men players in mixed doubles section, lastly I eliminated the players in men doubles section. 

Among 10 men singles above, here is the great 5. It will be the final nominees of men singles. 

1. Wang Tzu Wei (15)
2. Chou Tien Chen (2)
3. Jonatan Chritie (6)
4. Shi Yuqi (8)
5. Viktor Axelsen (5)

Next…

This is the top 4 of man players of mixed-doubles:

1. Chan Peng Soon (6)
2. Yuta Watanabe (3)*
3. Zheng Siwei (1)
4. Tang Chun Man (10)
5. Seo Seungjae (7)

The last section in this nominees list was very hard to choose because I wrote this one while I was imagining their each styles when they attended last BWF Wordl Tour Final 2019’s welcome dinner. 

Among the 16 pairs of the men doubles section,  I formed the great 4 which the most good-looking players for MD. 
1. Wang Chi-Lin (7)
2. Takehi Kamura (3)*
3. Li Junhui (4)
4. Hiroyuki Endo (6)


Alright! 
I already got the nominees among three sections: Men Singles, Men Doubles, and male players of Mixed Doubles. Last but not least, I eliminated them into the 7 nominees in total (MS+MD+males of XD). I didn’t only see from their really good appearances, I also see their skill on the court when they were in matches of tournaments. So that’s way I had taken them among the great 20 for MS and males of XD, and the great 16 of MD’s.

Here they are… 

Top 7 The Most Handsome badminton male players 2019's Alika’s Scoial Diary’s version 

Number 7

Last 2018, his partner, got a place in Top 8 Handsome Badminton Players 2018.  In 2019 is he turns to get a place as the most good-looking players Alika’s Social Diary’s version. He was born in Liaoning, China, 24 years ago. He and his partner got tittled by the fans as The Twin Towers/Duo Towers due to their heights are taller than their againsts (furthermore, when they against Indonesian MD pairs which have not as tall as them :D)

I guess… you already know them, right? No pair else is called by The Twin Towers beside Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen who still become China team’s first MD. Last year, Liu Yuchen had a position the sixth’s (I think... I just a bit forget about it..). [Top 7 The Most HandsomeBadminton Players 2018 ]. 

It Li Junhui’s turn.

In 2019, map of MD section competition is so tight. Say it, whoever is ready on the court will win the match even be a winner of the tournament. Some Head To Heads (H2H) of each pair to other pair not really much can be predicted. Along the year Junhui and Yuchen got two runner-up tittles and also got two tittles of the first places. In early 2019, Junhui/Yuchen became a champion in Malaysia Master, then became a runner-up in Japan Open after had being defeated by The Minions, their toughest opponents; Junhui/Yuchen had reached the second place in Thailand Master after Indian pair surprisingly got into the final round and defeated The Twin Towers. In the end of race of Guangzhou points accumulation, in Macau Open, Junhui and Yuchen has brought another championship for them.

As I remember about what Chinese badminton lovers through their badminton fansite’s accounts’ weibo, there are many users feel bad within The Twin Towers’ performances are going down even in the race of poin accumulation for Olympic Tokyo2020. They also expect that Junhui and Yuchen will be separated after the Olympic’s; maybe created another senior-junior’s pairs?

Whatever, I am in the side of audience of Indonesian badminton, eventhough Junhui and Yuchen can be defetated by The Minions and other Indonesian MD pairs, how about to naturalized them into our squad in the future? Hehehe.

Number 6

This player… A man single player in this number, again and again. Hehehe. He is, still him, and I already written lots of stuffs about him in: Kepoin Figur Publik #2, Chinese Taipei Sudirman Cup Team 2017 (part 1), and "Top 8 The Most Handsome Badminton Players 2018". You guys can click those links (later, after you have reading this page) to read more about him. 

I think, almost all of the audiences and badminton lovers around the world (okay, I know it is overtop, but it okay though) never forget to final round moment when Indonesia Open S1000 was held around the last June. You guys can remember it clearly, right? Within played in three games versus the youngster form Denmark, Anders Antosen, finally Chou Tien Chen, from Chinese Taipei, won the game! It was his first tittle in 2019, and also he jumped into the great three in the list of contestant to World Tour Final in Guangzhou. Later then, he got a first place in Thailand Open, defeated to Ng Ka Long Angus, representative from Hong Kong China. Then, in his host country, Chinese Taipei Open, he also won the tournament. Almost in the end of accumulation points for World Tour Final, the best results of Chou Tien Chen became runner-up both in Korea Open and Fuzhou China Open.

Okay, I just can share those things about the one of the powerful prince from Chinese Taipei, those links above already told who he is. 

So I am going to the next number.

Number 5

Last 2018, this player wasn’t including in the lis of Top 8 The Most Handsome Male-Badminton Players. In this year 2019’s list, I feel pity towards him after saw his extra efforts to get his best performances like before he got injured, in order to run points for qualification the Olympic Tokyo 2020. Since December 17, 2019, the Danish player who in the world ranking number 5 is also got the position in this lis of the top 5 the good-looking male-badminton player.

It isn’t so easy for Viktor Axelsen to become a champion after having injury time since last year. It needs an extra time to bring it back, and of course, needs a consistency. But, for players, working hard to get back they giot previously dan keep it are their routin homework which always they complete them.

Have a rest, Viggo! Hopefully in early 2020 you are able to join the competition again, road to Olympic Tokyo 2020!

And, we move to the next number....

Number 4 Dear my beloved Badminton Lovers’ friends, Please be nice with me, okay? I’ve chosen his because of his markable hairstyle in any court of matches. Yeah, seems his pomade is already be his style which none other players have it. He and his MD’s partner are quite troublesome for some Indonesian pairs, mostly they are upsetting Marcus and Kevin along thi year. Nevertheless, ifyou guys ever seen once he didn’t use his pomade when had a match. He is as good-looking as his recent MD’s partner. Previously, less than year 2017, Hiroyuki Endo has paired up with Kenichi Hayakawa, they could say as the toughest MD at that time, because they have ever reached the world ranking number 2. It is almost two years (or, it is already near 3 years?!) Hiroyuki have paired up with the Japanese youngster named Yuta Watanabe, after Kenichi decided to retire and became the Japanese MD coach. He used to play so calm and have great defense on the court, nowadays successfully bring Yuta and himself as the sixth of BWF world ranking, and be the second MD pair for Japanese national team. In 2019, Hiroyuki and Yuta got two champion tittles in German Open and Badminton Asia Championshion, one runner-up tittle in New Zealand Open. Had been champion in German Open after defetated to their compatriot and the first pair of Japanese MD, Takeshi Kamura/Keigo Sonoda.  Then, I guarantee you guys can’t forget about this one. The dramatic lost by Marcus Gideon and Kevin Sukamuljo in this year 2019. Being played in three games in the final round of Badminton Asia Championship, Hiroyuki and Yuta only gave The Indonesian pir within three points. So cruel? Hiroyuki/Yuta’s confidence’s is getting built up to defeat the first world ranking pair. In the last BWF World Tour Final, Hiroyuki and Yuta defeated to The Minions twice: in third round of stage round, and in the semifinal round. This is... the special category (and the man). The Warmest Smile of Badminton Player 2019 Last year, I didn’t put this category in the list. This’ the first time I put this warmest smile of the player :D. The reason is when I see each facial expression of players who are on the court, there are always be a annoyed but adorable facial expressions, cute facial expression and had been missed so much. Therefore, this player is one of player that very frequent to give his smile from the court, eventhough he made some missed ball by himself. But, that-adorable-smile is finally melt the girls’ audiences’ hearts. Takeshi Kamura was born on 14th of February, 29 years ago, He is Japanese national team A, and plays in men double section. Similar to the owner of the number seventh above, Takeshi had switched his MD patner as The Top 8 Most Handsome Male Badminton Players last year, Keigo Sonoda. Yes, he is Takeshi Kamura who loves to post some pictures about ramen in his twitter and instagram. Along this 2019, Takeshi and Keigo have one champion tittle in Singapore Open, after defeated to Hendra Setiawan and Mohammad Ahsan, the BWF world ranking number two. Mostly the best result of Takeshi and Keigo have finished as a runner-up in German Open, Malaysia Open, Australia Open, Korea Open, and Fuzhou China Open, so Takeshi and Keigo got one ticket for Guangzhou 2019. Next... Number 3 Last year, this player isn’t include in the top 8 the most handsome badminton players’ Alika’s Social Diary. Why? I don’t know, seems he also has a very really-good-looking. That’s why in 2019’s list he should be written in it. For additional information. He plays in mixed double section, and his lady-partner on the court was in the top 7 the most beautiful female-badminton players in mid-2019. In early 2019 or 2018 :D, he and his lady-partner-on-the-court decided to play professional out of the country badminton federation. I am not sure whether if it because they had found unmatched with the official coach, its system, or something, the important one they started to run by themselves in 2018.  They got first tittle in 2019 in Thailand Master, defeated to the country host representative, Dechapol and Sapsiree. That is it. Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying wasn’t lucky enough to win another tournamenst after Thailand Master, except had been in first podium in New Zealand Open. But, been semifinalists in their home, Malaysia Master, Indonesia Master, Indonesia Open, Japan Open, and Chinese Taipei Open.  It is quiet shocking when in the last tournament for points accumulations road to Guangzhou 2019, Korea Master, Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying were defeated by the unseeding pair from Chinese Taipei, Yang Po-Hsuan and Hu Ling Fang. Nevertheless their points are saved them went to Guangzhou for World Super Series Tour Final. Sometimes as their supporter, got confused because along this year some times Peng Soon-ge and Liu Ying-jie had been defeated by some pairs who had the ranking and had seeded below them. Then... Number 2 Yeay! Finally, it has already in the great two in this list, The Top 7 of The Most Good-Looking Badminton Players 2019!

The number two’s the most good-looking male-badminton player, started his first match in 2019 in March, if I am not wrong to reminsiche it because he had a vow statement as a new MD pair with his new partner after Chinese Lunar New Year.

Actually Wang Chi-Lin with previous partner, Chen Hung Ling-the senior player, could join the competition road to Olympic Tokyo 2020. They got really best starter in early 2019 because they were in the top 4 of MD-world-ranking. But then, Chen Hung Ling decided to retire (maybe because of his age) and joined the official Chinese Taipei team as a coach. He handled for MD and XD section. One of MD pair that Coach Chen handled is Wang Chi-Lin and his new partner, Lee Yang. The new partner of Chi-Lin is has separated with his the-12-world-world-ranking teammate, too.

Wang Chi-Lin and Lee Yang was registered in 7 continues-tournaments for get more points higher and get the chance to the qualifications of Road To Olympic 2020 after they had a vow. Interesting, isn’t it? That’s why Wang Chi-Lin and Lee Yang got a nickname from Indonesian badminton fans by Duo Kuda/The Two Horses, because their powers don’t have a limit just like a horse in the races. From the 7 continues tournament, Chi-Lin, paired up with Lee Yang, got three wons in Barcelona Spain Master, Orleans Master, and  India Open Super Series500. In the end race to World Tour Final Guangzhou 2019, Chi-Lin and Lee Yang won the Korean Master, and closing the path for Malaysian representative, Goh V.Shem and Tan Wee Kiong went to Guangzhou. In last 2019, Chi-Lin and Lee Yang is in the position 7^th-world-ranking, and be the first-ranking MD for Chinese Taipei team.

Another one that makes Wang Chi-Lin looks more handsome is the way he also plays in two sectors, MD and XD, like in  previous years. For mixed double’s partner, he got Cheng Chi Ya, who three years older than him, after had been separated with Lee Chia Hsin. Chi-Lin and Chia-Hsing was in 18^th-world-ranking-XD last 2018.

Actually, Chi-Lin had been paired up with Chi Ya, before he paired up with Chia-Hsin. In last 2019, Chi-Lin and Chi-Ya in the 20^th-world-ranking-XD, but have no champion tittle. Their best results are became Barcelona Spain Master’s runner-up, Choi Solgy/Chae Yujung of South Korea defeated to them in final round; then got runner-up tittle in Macau Open, after anticlimac played in final round versus Dechapol and Sapsiree. 

This is the another special category. 

The Cutest Male-Badminton Player 2019

Aiyaaa… before we go to first position of The Top 7 The Most Good-Looking Male Badminton Players 2019's Alika’s Social Diary’s version. Again, I add a new category beside The Warmest Smile Male Badminton Player, it is The Cutest Male Badminton Player. Why? In my honest opinion, a handsome man and a cute boy or man is totally different. Last year, actually, I also putted the cutest male badminton player category in one person as the second ranking of the top handsome badminton player as. Hmm. This male player is similar to Wang Chi-Lin, He plays for two sections: men double and mixed double.

It’s like when Yuta plays in MD sector, he has already been an overcome to the other pairs in mixed double sector. In late 2019, Yuta, who paired up with Arisa Higashino since they were in the Japanese  club, is the third-world-ranking-pair under both two doubles of Chinese pairs. Has been the number one-ranking of Japanese mixed doubles who approve themselves as a semifinalist in BWF World Tour Super Series Final 2019. By the way, Yuta Watanabe played six times in group stage (three times for MD section, and three times for XD section). Then played twice for semifinal. Unfortunately, Yuta and Arisa didn’t get it to the final round. Nevertheless, with Arisa, Yuta became a winner in Malaysia Master and Hong Kong Open; two tittles for being runner-up in All England, they failed to keep the tittle from last year and been defeated by Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong; also became a runner-up in Thailand Open because another Chinese pair, Wang Yi Lyu/Huang Dong Ping.

A quite article quoted what ex-Japanase (head) coach from Indonesia, Reony Mainaky said in, Yuta  Watanabe is one of the best “assets” for the Japanese national team because of his superb skill, also his defense play skill that had annoyed any MD pairs in the world. Anyway, I am going to put the link of the statement later. It  had written approxiatmely a year ago when Yuta and Hiroyuki to be close to the top 10 of elite MD. Actually, Yuta and Arisa had been in the great 5 of the world in XD section.

Hooraayy! I have got The Most Good-Looking Male-Badminton Player’s Alika’s Social Diary!

Number 1

Actually this number one player in the list almost didn’t become one of  the The Most Good-Looking Male-Badminton Players 2019 because of his world-ranking still outside the great 20 of men singles’ ranking, I was so sad when thought this number one position should have another one L. Fortunately, the Alika’s Social Diary still has a very very good fortune to have him here. Anyway, similar to the player who sit in the number six above, aku have shared about this handsome guy before. Click here. 

Wang Tzu Wei is almost don’t go to Guangzhou for the biggest BWF’s tournament in this year, World Tour Final 2019. He was in 8^th of the list’s road to Guangzhou. His greatest rivals in Korean Master, for the last spot competitions for going to Guanzhou were Ng Ka Long Angus (Hong Kong China) was in the 9^th position, Lin Dan (China) was  in the 10^th position, then even if he lost in the first round of Korea Master, was giving a hope for Kanthapon Wangchoeron (Thailand), Lee Zii Jia (Malaysia), and Kanta Tsuneyama (Japan) to go. But the last one didn’t happen. Tzu Wei won the first round. Sadly, he lost in the second round, and Angus lost in the second round, too. There was a very little chance Tzu Wei to went to Guangzhou, if Lin Dan didn’t win Korea Master. That’s right! Lin Dan failed to go to World Tour Final in his host-country due to BWF regulation which mentioned about the number of the elite players could join the tournament under Super300 level (each elites players/pairs shoul have maximum five tournament within Super300 below level). Wang Tzu Wei has confirmed to go to Guangzhou, because Lin Dan;’s point in Korea Master was deducted. 

After won the Syed Modi Open and defeated to the host country representative, Sourabh Verma, Tzu Wei’s world ranking was going up to level 19^th. Futhermore, having reached BWF World Tour Final’s semifinal round, it has been going up again to the 15^th level. Seems this handsome guy had so much lucky. In year 2019, except had got his first tittle in the year at Syed Modi Open, the best result of Tzu Wei’s matches was be a runner-up Canadian Open. Having twice failed for semifinal rounds in Austrlian Open and Korea Open after Anthony Siniskuka Ginting and his senior compatriot, Chou Tien Chen beat him,

Hopefully there are many good things happen in 2020 for paying of your hardworks, Prince Wei! J

Alright.

I have done sharing the first writing in 2020 and has completed the list of the coolest badminton players from 2018 to 2019. Anyway, this blogpost will be the first one of my next writings in the 2020’s writing for the blog in English-writing. Is it pretty, isn’t it? So, I  ask you to give some corrections if there some miss-spelling on it. Especially, I am still learning more for perfecting my grammar.

That is, I want to wish a general words- a happy new year 2020 for all of the visitors and reads of Alika’s Social Diary blog. Wishing all what we want, we dream in the previous year and haven’t happened yet, would be fulfilled in 2020. 

Ganxie nimen!

Xin nian kuai le!