Great new experience..pheww!!

Finally, for the first time, I've got the chance to witness world class badminton players in action right in front of my own eyes. It's Badminton World Championships 2007 and it's kinda 'badminton fever' here in Kuala Lumpur (at least for those 'badminton freak' like me hehe..).

I must tell you that it was a GREAT experience, especially a first timer like myself. The atmosphere, the feeling, the ambiance, the mood.. total different from watching it on TV. To make it more interesting, i was seated at the 2nd tier seats of the stadium which is just behind all the players & coaches sitting area.. thanks to my brother in law who brought me there haha.

I reached stadium about 2pm, just in time to catch Olympics Champion Taufik Hidayat play India's Anup Sridhar. And I've witnessed one of the biggest upset in badminton history when the 'unknown' Anup defeated Taufik. What a great match it was and i feel sooo lucky to be there hehe..

Watched so many great matches & met so many top world class players and some ex-players as well.. i didn't realize it's already 9pm. That's 7 non-stop hours of world class badminton..fuhh. Time to make a move but before leaving, bought a Yonex badminton shirt for myself as souvenir.

Here are some photos taken to share with you guys..check it out!

Players & Coaches sitting area


Two Denmark players sitting next to me


Taufik vs Anup Sridhar




I'm going to players waiting area..haha

For the record, Malaysia failed to win any of the title at stake in the just concluded World Championship when only woman's single Wong Mei Choo & Men's double Tan Fook/Wan Wah managed to reach the semifinal stage.

And this is what doubles coach Rexy Mainaky have to say.. "The opponent is not the problem, the problem is THEMSELVES".