Thursday, November 25, 2010

Taufik Haidayat

Taufik Hidayat was born at August 10, 1981 in Bandung, West Java. He is an Indonesian badminton player. He is a former world champion and a former Olympic champion in men's singles. He has also won the Indonesian Open six timesWhen he was young, he joined the SGS Club, a badminton club in Bandung, where he trained under Iie Sumirat. Hidayat's main qualities are his backhand (as he is perhaps most famous for his backhand smash, revered for its unusually high generation of power) forehand jump smash, drop shot (reverse slice in particular), smooth footwork and deceiving net play.


Good performance by Taufik Hidayat


Taufik Hidayat wons the gold medals


Taufik Hidayat act in the match


Taufik Hidayat doing warm before playing


Taufik Hidayat hits the ball


Expression by Taufik Hidayat when he got a point


Taufik Hidayat and the ball


Taufik Hidayat praying to god


Taufik Hidayat cute smile