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Taufik Hidayat

Personal information
Date of birth
August 10, 1981 (1981-08-10) (age 28)
Place of birth
Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Height
1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight
64 kg (140 lb; 10.1 st)
Men's singles
Country
Indonesia
Handedness
Right
Coach
Mulyo Handoyo
Highest Ranking
1 (2000)
Current Ranking
4 (23-July-2009)
BWF Profile
Olympic medal record
Men's badminton
Gold
2004 Athens
Singles
Taufik Hidayat (born August 10, 1981, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia) 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 times (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006). [1]
When he was young, he joined the SGS Club, a badminton club in Bandung. Trained by Iie Sumirat, Taufik learned his characteristic confusing and tricky net play there.
Hidayat played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, defeating Hidetaka Yamada of Japan and Wong Choong Hann of Malaysia in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Hidayat defeated Peter Gade of Denmark 15-12, 15-12. Hidayat advanced to the semifinals, in which he beat Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand 15-9, 15-2. Playing in the gold medal match, he defeated Korean Shon Seung-mo 15-8, 15-7 to win a rare gold medal for Indonesia at the Olympics. In August 2005, he defeated world number one Lin Dan of China, 15-3, 15-7 in the men's singles final of the IBF World Championships.
Contents[hide]
1 Player Attributes
2 Personal life
3 Raquets Used
4 Participation at Indonesian Team
5 Achievements
6 External links
7 References
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[edit] Player Attributes
Hidayat's qualities are his backhand (he is arguably most famous for his backhand smash, which has been recorded at over 200 km/h), forehand drop shot (reverse slice in particular), forehand jump smash (a men's singles world record, 305kph at the 2006 World Championships against Ng Wei), net-play, smooth footwork and occasional deceptive shots (such as his fake smash and fake drive, both of which he plays as drop shots). He has weaknesses in is his propensity to make errors, his impatience with loud crowds and his penchant for returning a net shot with a net shot, even when the opponent is dangerously close to the net. He is also remarked on for having a level of physical fitness (with particular reference to stamina) below that of most elite players. His style mirrors Zhao Jianhua to some reviewers. Hidayat is known for his relaxed smooth playing style, who sometimes relies on very unconventional (even miraculous) shots to compete against the top players. His lack of consistency and mental fortitude are often points of criticism.[citation needed]
On top of his profile, he also has an impressive record. He was the number 1 seed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, at the age of 19. He also won his first Indonesia Open title when he was just 18. He had got to the All England final when he was 17.
Taufik was defeated three times by Lin Dan in 2006, at the Thomas Cup semi-final tie, Japan Open final and the Hong Kong Open where Taufik forfeited the match after what he thought was a bad line call at 4-1 to Lin in the first game.[2] Taufik defeated Lin Dan in the final of the 2006 Asian Games individual event on December 9 after losing twice to him in three days in the team event preliminaries and semi-finals. Taufik has an 8-4 losing record at present against Lin Dan, his ultimate rival.[3]

[edit] Personal life
Hidayat has a wife, Ami Gumelar. She is the daughter of Agum Gumelar, who was KONI's former President, former PSSI's President and former minister of the Indonesian government. They married on 4 February 2006 and have a daughter, born in August 2007. His hobbies include swimming with kids,watching movies with kids and sleeping with kids. The name of Hidayat's parents are Abu Harmee (his father) and Enak (his mother). Generally people call him Taufik. In 2009, he started competing in world badminton tournaments independently of the Indonesian national badminton team. This supposedly gives him the freedom to enter only the tournaments he wishes. He is also believed to be a casual smoker of tobacco, although discussion of this by badminton commentators and interviewers is not focal.

[edit] Raquets Used
Yonex Armortec 700
Yonex Armortec 900 Technique (considered his "signature" racket before the release of Yonex Arcsaber 10)
Yonex Arcsaber 10 Yonex Carbonex 10
Yonex Carbonex 15
Yonex Carbonex 21
Yonex Nanospeed 9900

[edit] Participation at Indonesian Team
5 times at Sudirman Cup (1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)
5 times at Thomas Cup (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008)
3 times at Summer Olympics at individual event (2000, 2004, 2008)

[edit] Achievements
6 times won men's singles Badminton Indonesia Open (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006)
2 times won badminton men's singles Asian Games (2002 and 2006)
1 time won men's singles Badminton World Championships (2005)
1 time won men's singles Badminton Summer Olympics (2004)
2 times won Thomas Cup with Indonesian Badminton National Team (2000 and 2002)
3 times won men's singles Badminton Asia Championships (2000, 2004 and 2007)
3 times won men's singles Singapore Open (2001, 2004, 2005)
2 times won men's singles China Open (2005, 2006)
1 time won men's singles Malaysia Open (2000)
1 time won men's singles Macau Open Badminton Championships (2008)
1 time won men's singles India Open (2009)
1 time won men's singles US Open (2009)
Won the Brunei Open at the age of 16
Won gold medal at individual event (men's single) after defeating Singapore men's single Kendrick Lee Yen Hui with straight-set 21-15, 21-9 and won gold medal for men's team event at SEA Games (2007)
2 times Runner-up men's single Badminton All England (1999, 2000)
1 time Runner-up men's single Badminton French Super Series (2008)
1 time Runner-up men's singles Badminton Indonesia Open (2009)