Ben Beckman:
”What an end it was to 2024!
The World Tour Finals in Hangzhou, China, were filled with everything you come to expect from a badminton event these day.
Amazing badminton, memorable moments, and of course controversies!
At these World Tour Finals we saw a let due to a cough, way too many injuries calling into questions BWF’s new cold spray rule, and we saw one of the best to ever play mixed, Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong, end their partnership the way they’ve gone about the majority of their career…on top!
There’s just so much to talk about and I try my best in this episode of Beckman’s Breakdown to do just that.
00:00 – 02:01 – Introduction.
02:01 – 12:59 – Coughgate
12:59 – 17:05 – Antonsen…Again!
17:05 – 22:13 – Could LZJ Have Won?
22:13 – 29:09 – Cold Spray
29:09 – 32:45 – Pre-Olympic Shi
32:45 – 41:31 – Chinese WS & WD
41:31 – 47:08 – Danish Daddies (and a few other pairs)
47:08 – 55:20 – Zheng & Huang’s Last Dance
55:20 – 58:12 – What Do I Think Of Chen Tang Jie & Toh Ee Wei?
58:12 – 59:21 – Will Huang Yaqiong Now Retire?
59:21 – 01:02:06 – ASY vs Wang Zhi Yi Rivalry?
01:02:06 – 01:04:29 – Do India Have A Future Top 5 WD Pair On Their Hands?
01:04:29 – 01:08:31 – Are The Knockout Stage Draws Flawed?
01:08:31 – 01:13:18 – Outro & Who Retired In 2024”
Badmintonbladet 🕯️🎄🙏🏻🇩🇰 Per Damkjær Juhl