Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 24th, 2011 -
It may have been a surprise last week when German’s flamboyant star, Mark Zwiebler, took down the Olympic Gold medalist Taufik Hidayat at the US Open. But when Zwiebler handled Hidayat in two comfortable sets this week, the badminton world calmly accepted the arrival of the German into the world’s best players.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 23rd, 2011 -
It was a shock that sent waves through the badminton world last week when German Wildman Mark Zwiebler pulled the upset of his career against Olympic Gold Medalist Taufik Hidayat at the US Open.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 22nd, 2011 -
It was a devastating day for the 1000+ crowd at the Richmond Olympic Oval who came to cheer their Canadian favorites against the best badminton players on earth.
First up was Michelle Li, Canadian ladies singles champion and the #39 ranked player in the world, who faced off against former world #1 Pi Hongyan of France.
