Lee Chong Wei made it to the finals of the YONEX All England Badminton Championship 2011 once again and he is the defending champion for this tournament. As usual, Lee Chong Wei have to come across his biggest enemy none other then Lin Dan.

Lee Chong Wei is the current World No.1 but whenever he meets Lin Dan, he will just shut down. Chong Wei has not beaten Lin Dan in any major tournament yet and we shall see whether Chong Wei can overcome his fears against his biggest rival at the biggest stage of badminton.

A match not to be missed and stay tune for more videos and enjoy the battle of true grit from both players.

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Current world number one pairing in the world, Mathias Boe & Carsten Mogensen took on Ko Sung Hyun & If you like this badminton blog then please consider subscribing to our full feed RSS. You can also subscribe by Email and enjoy latest badminton news and videos sent directly to your inbox.

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Jumping smash is an important badminton technique. Smashes might not be a winning shot in modern badminton but it surely does open the court when our opponent hits back a poor shot. Players like Heryanto Arbi, Taufik Hidayat, Lin Dan, Peter Gade, Chong Wei and many more uses the jumping smash to perfection.

We at BadmintonFreak have requested our fans to share some of their jumping smash pictures and here are the ones that we have collected and we hope many more will send in their smash pictures to webmaster@badmintonfreak.com

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Lin Dan took on Simon Santoso of Indonesia at the Korea Open 2011 men single semi finals match. It will be a tall order for Simon Santoso to beat Lin Dan as Simon has not beaten Lin Dan before in all their previous meetings.

On the other hand Lin Dan will be looking forward to the next match if he can beat Simon Santoso which is Lee Chong Wei in the finals. Can the up and coming Simon Santoso upset one of the greatest badminton player on earth? I know there are many Indonesian fans here at badmintonfreak and I know all of you there will be rooting for Simon Santoso. All the best!

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One of the on form women single players, Wang Shixian of China took on Porntip Buranaprasertsuk of Thailand in the Korea Open 2011 women single semi finals.

No doubt on paper, Wang Shixian will be the super hot racket-wielding favorites to win against Porntip Buranaprasertsuk but we hope the Thai gal will be able to give Wang Shixian a run for her money and do not give her a walk in the park.

Can the Thai-phoon cause a major upset on the Great Wall of China?

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After a few poor results, Koo Kien Keat & Tan Boon Heong made it to the Korea Open 2011 men double semi finals. In the semis, they will play home favorites Lee Yong Dae & Jung Jae Sung.

The last few meetings have been close and the Malaysian pair come out tops. Matches between Koo Kien Keat & Tan Boon Heong and Lee Yong Dae & Jung Jae Sung has always been entertaining.

This is another cracking match where most of you should not miss. Enjoy the pulsating match and please dont forget to comment.

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Another all Chinese affair in the women double finals of the Malaysia Open 2011 badminton championship.

Tian Qing & Zhao Yunlei will take on Wang Xiaoli & Yu Yang in the finals. Another world class match is expected although both are from China.

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Chai Biao & Guo Zhendong took on Mads Conrads Petersen & Jonas Rasmussen at the Malaysia Open 2011 men double finals. Both pairing are quite new.

I am impressed with the results shown my Mads Conrads Petersen & Jonas Rasmussen as they have shown tremendous understanding to each other on their new partnership on court.

I will be rooting for the danish pair to win this match but as usual the Chinese will be strong and will be going for the title as well. New pairing and new players keeps the badminton world excited and we really want to see them perform and upset those old players. This is what badminton is all about. The competition and hunger for success!

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He Hanbin & Ma Jin plays Tao Jianming & Tian Qing at the 2011 Malaysia Open badminton mixed double finals. This will be evenly matchup as both He Hanbin & Ma Jin knows Tao Jianming & Tian Qing game very well.

As usual, the Chinese are always dominant at the women single, women double and mixed double events of the world badminton matches.

With these two world class pairing on show at Malaysian soil, an interesting battle will be available for all my badminton lovers at badmintonfreak!

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