{"id":122645,"date":"2024-02-25T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/badm-insight.local\/?p=122645"},"modified":"2025-03-19T17:42:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T17:42:06","slug":"why-viktor-axelsen-is-the-best-badminton-player-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/why-viktor-axelsen-is-the-best-badminton-player-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Viktor Axelsen Is The Best Badminton Player In The World"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"122645\" class=\"elementor elementor-122645\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57578f2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57578f2a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-215f5d3c\" data-id=\"215f5d3c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-415e0fc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"415e0fc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>Why Viktor Axelsen Is The Best Badminton Player In The World<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d51d3ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d51d3ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Viktor Axelsen is a men\u2019s singles badminton player from Denmark and is<strong> currently ranked <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"1\">number 1<\/span> in the world.<\/strong> He won gold at the <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">Tokyo 2020 Olympics<\/span>, is two times <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"5\">World Champion<\/span> (in 2017 and 2022) and two times <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"7\">All England Open Champion<\/span> (in 2020 and 2022).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5322bea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5322bea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Viktor was also awarded the Player of the Year in 2022 by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and the Danish Sports Name of the Year in 2017 and 2022 by the National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark and Team Danmark.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25953a87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25953a87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Viktor is currently the <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">best badminton player in the world<\/span> <span class=\"discussion-id-f23cedec-4b05-4083-91a9-8e362a28e52f notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"3\">for, in our opinion, 5 reasons<\/span>: his <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"5\">attack<\/span>; his <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"7\">shot selection<\/span>; his <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"9\">consistency<\/span>; his <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"11\">movement<\/span> and <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"13\">physicality<\/span>; and <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"15\">autonomy<\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49fe203 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49fe203\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">So after analysing over 30 hours of his matches, we\u2019ll now break down each of these 5 areas that make Viktor the best in the game (at the time of writing), as well as what we can all learn from his game and implement into our own!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89bddc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89bddc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Viktor\u2019s Attack<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75b6a53 elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"75b6a53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span data-token-index=\"0\">\ud83d\udca1Did you know:<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: normal\">In 10 of Viktor\u2019s recent matches against various players ranked in the top 10 in the world, <span data-token-index=\"2\">36%<\/span> of his points came from hitting winning shots in his rear court attack! <span data-token-index=\"4\">That\u2019s over 1 in every 3 points!<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f82fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49f82fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">In comparison to 10 matches from other top players: Lee Zii Jia (who is known for his attack) won 28% of his points with his attack, and Anthony Ginting only won 24% of his points with his attack.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fb1967 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fb1967\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\">How Tall Is Viktor Axelsen?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dcb9c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dcb9c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">His height can be seen as a huge advantage, as Viktor Axelsen is 1.94cm (or 6ft 4 in). This allows him to get a lot of angle on his overhead shots!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-100dd27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"100dd27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>But why else is Viktor\u2019s attack so good?<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">He really <\/span><strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">opens his chest<\/strong><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"> to allow for rotation and an increased racket head speed which helps him to power the shuttle at up to 400kph!<\/span><\/li><li>This technique helps Viktor create an <strong>identical preparation<\/strong> no matter what shot he is hitting. In the 4 images below, it looks like he is going to play the same shot in each. But, he actually plays 4 completely different shots!<\/li><li>He also has unbelievable <strong>accuracy!<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ff38fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ff38fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-71-1024x575.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122655\" alt=\"Viktor Axelsen&#039;s overhead preparation technique\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-71-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-71-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-71-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-71-1536x862.png 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-71-600x337.png 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-71.png 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-885fca6 elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"885fca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\ud83c\udff8 <span data-token-index=\"0\">What You Can Implement In Your Game: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">Try to have the same preparation for all your shots in a specific area (e.g. overhead rear court shots), and focus on having variety and accuracy in your shots rather than only power.<\/span>\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f7d302 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f7d302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Viktor\u2019s Shot Selection<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8677569 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8677569\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Viktor often chooses shots that force his opponent to lift.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2efe2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2efe2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Example 1: In the forecourt, he plays a lot of pushes to the service line.<\/strong><\/p><p>But why is this good?<\/p><ul><li>It\u2019s hard to play it tight to the net from the service line, so most opponents will either push it back or lift.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>This means he has almost eliminated an area of the court that his opponents can play to.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Viktor then anticipates the lift by doing a directional split step (or switching his feet) so that he is faster moving backwards to get behind the shuttle and hit an attacking shot, which as we know, is often a winner!<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd8bd48 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd8bd48\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-666c9cf\" data-id=\"666c9cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d7c922 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d7c922\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Directional-Split-Step-1-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122657\" alt=\"Directional split step in badminton\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Directional-Split-Step-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Directional-Split-Step-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Directional-Split-Step-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Directional-Split-Step-1-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Directional-Split-Step-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Directional-Split-Step-1.jpg 1582w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Directional split step<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-87ca8ae\" data-id=\"87ca8ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-790a566 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"790a566\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Side-By-Side-Split-Step-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122656\" alt=\"Side by side split step in badminton\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Side-By-Side-Split-Step-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Side-By-Side-Split-Step-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Side-By-Side-Split-Step-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Side-By-Side-Split-Step-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Side-By-Side-Split-Step-1.jpg 1426w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Standard split step<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-567c504 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"567c504\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Example 2: He makes his opponents move in a long diagonal (the longest distance on the court).<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>When his opponent hits a straight drop, he often anticipates this and quickly turns the shuttle cross court to make his opponent move in a long diagonal.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>This often puts his opponents under a lot pressure, forcing them to lift!<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d9a971 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d9a971\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Example 3: He often lifts when returning a low serve.<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Depending on his opponent and the speed of shuttles, Viktor often lifts when returning a low serve, <strong>49%<\/strong> of the time to be precise (from our research)!<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Some people may argue that it\u2019s bad to lift this much off the return of serve, however this is a <strong>calculated choice<\/strong> as he often wants to create <strong>counter-attack opportunities<\/strong> for himself.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c96be3c elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"c96be3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\ud83c\udff8 <span data-token-index=\"0\">What You Can Implement In Your Game: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">Try one (or all) of the examples above, and see if you can recreate these in your training and matches!<\/span>\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d91069 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d91069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Viktor\u2019s Consistency<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a4b33 elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"55a4b33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\ud83d\udca1 <span data-token-index=\"0\" class=\"discussion-id-4f329608-54db-450a-86bd-0318de84f94c notion-enable-hover\">In one of his recent matches against Kento Momota (world number 2 at the time of the match at the Malaysia Open 2022), Viktor won 21-4, 21-7, and only made <\/span><span data-token-index=\"1\" class=\"discussion-id-4f329608-54db-450a-86bd-0318de84f94c notion-enable-hover\">4 unforced errors!<\/span>\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60c5039 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60c5039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">You might think this was just a one-off, however he has also beaten other players in the top 10 in the world to a similar score line, making an <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">average of only 9 unforced errors<\/span> in these matches.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">This is <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">VERY<\/span> impressive given he\u2019s playing the best players in the world where the margins are so small.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15c91d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e15c91d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Because Viktor rarely makes any unforced errors, this makes his opponents feel like they need to hit more accurately and go for winners, which actually then makes them <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">more likely<\/span> to make unforced errors &#8211; quite a genius strategy if you ask us!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee64a5c elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"ee64a5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" role=\"img\" class=\"emoji\" alt=\"\ud83c\udff8\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f3f8.svg\"> <span data-token-index=\"0\">What You Can Implement In Your Game:<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: normal\">Reduce your unforced errors by making intentional shot decisions and choosing to play certain shots at the right time. This might sometimes mean playing \u2018safer\u2019 shots instead of trying to hit \u2018perfect\u2019 shots, or \u2018winning shots\u2019 the whole time.<\/span>\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5b859f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5b859f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Viktor\u2019s Movement And Physicality<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a4d5d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a4d5d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">We all know that badminton is a physical sport &#8211; you need <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">speed, strength, power, endurance<\/span> and <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">agility<\/span>. Comparing his physique from his younger self to now, Viktor has definitely worked hard to build all of these over the years.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">One way he has done this is by working hard in the gym, and if you&#8217;d like<span class=\"discussion-id-fbe6318f-ee63-479a-932a-609d0a382615 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"5\">\u00a0more information on <\/span><span class=\"discussion-id-fbe6318f-ee63-479a-932a-609d0a382615 notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"6\">weights training for badminton players, <\/span><span class=\"discussion-id-fbe6318f-ee63-479a-932a-609d0a382615 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"7\">you can check out our programmes below!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4187977 elementor-cta--layout-image-right elementor-cta--mobile-layout-image-above elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"4187977\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/badminton-specific-weights-programmes\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Product-Logos-3-1-1024x1024-1.png);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Badminton-Specific Weights Programmes\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCheck Out Our Badminton-Specific Weights Programmes!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWe have 12 different programmes designed to help you improve your on-court strength, endurance, speed and explosive power!\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCheck them out here!\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b30d09 elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"0b30d09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\ud83c\udff8 <span data-token-index=\"0\">What You Can Implement In Your Game:<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: normal\">Regularly practice your footwork and work on your physicality. Know that it's possible to transform your physique for the better, just like Viktor has (with a lot of time and hard work)!<\/span>\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ce5d6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ce5d6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Of course, there are faster players on the World Tour than Viktor (such as Anthony Ginting or Loh Kean Yew), but considering the size of Viktor, his ability to move fast and recover fast is extremely impressive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23b4e9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23b4e9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">He also moves very efficiently around the court, which helps him to get to the shuttle <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">earlier<\/span> whilst also <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">saving energy!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb3c8dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb3c8dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Viktor Has Autonomy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26f91a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26f91a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Autonomy is defined as <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">\u2018freedom from external influence or control\u2019<\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e46da5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e46da5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Not many top level badminton players have this, but Viktor does after becoming an independent player and moving his entire training set up to Dubai after the Tokyo Olympics. This has enabled him to do <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">exactly what he wants to do<\/span>, and this control both on and off the court has definitely seemed to help his performance.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb61c5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb61c5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Moving away from a controlled training environment might not be the best choice for everyone, but Viktor seems to be extremely professional with everything he does.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0cce9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d0cce9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CnEa2LLtJ8i\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CnEa2LLtJ8i\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Viktor Axelsen (@viktoraxelsen)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01dc7cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01dc7cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">A lot of people think that to become the best in the world, you need to be thinking about badminton every second of the day, however we <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">strongly disagree!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a06773 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a06773\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Viktor has learnt Chinese, has his own brand (VAHealth), a YouTube channel, and also 2<span class=\"discussion-id-ae1bd21b-8f8e-4076-8a92-679a268f0ad8 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"1\"> daughters. <\/span>These things can help <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">take his mind off<\/span> the sheer relentlessness of sport.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745de95 elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"745de95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\ud83c\udff8 <span data-token-index=\"0\">What You Can Implement:<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: normal\">Have other projects or things in your life to help take your mind off the highs and lows of competitive sport. This can give you more <span data-token-index=\"2\">autonomy<\/span> and <span data-token-index=\"4\">purpose<\/span> in your life, which can in turn positively impact your performance on court.<\/span>\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99f4787 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99f4787\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Else Can We Learn From Viktor?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fcbde2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fcbde2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Here are 3 more quick tips that we\u2019ve learnt from watching Viktor for many years:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12d65d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12d65d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"0\">1. Train with intensity and purpose.<\/span> A big reason for Viktor\u2019s success is his relentless pursuit of excellence within the sporting environment in everything he does &#8211; whether he\u2019s doing shot practice, training routines or playing matches.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e8399f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e8399f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"0\">2. Invest in yourself. <\/span>Whether this is trying to improve your diet, learning how to improve your sleep, or how to train better, these <span style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"2\">1% differences<\/span> can compound and result in huge changes over time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90c01df elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"90c01df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\ud83d\udca1 James Clear, the author of Atomic Habits famously said: <span data-token-index=\"1\" class=\"notion-enable-hover\">\u201cIf you get 1% better each day for one year, you\u2019ll end up 37 times better by the time you\u2019re done.\u201d <\/span>You can read more about it <a href=\"https:\/\/jamesclear.com\/continuous-improvement\" style=\"cursor:pointer;color:inherit;font-weight:600;text-decoration:inherit\" class=\"notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-token-index=\"3\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"border-bottom:0.05em solid;opacity:0.7\" class=\"link-annotation-unknown-block-id--1369531524\">here<\/span><\/a>!\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3091f1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3091f1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tiny-gains-graph-960x960-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122647\" alt=\"The power of tiny gains - James Clear\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tiny-gains-graph-960x960-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tiny-gains-graph-960x960-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tiny-gains-graph-960x960-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tiny-gains-graph-960x960-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tiny-gains-graph-960x960-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tiny-gains-graph-960x960-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-082f9f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"082f9f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"0\">3. Have fun in training! <\/span>This is something that Viktor has talked about a lot and is something we are also big advocates of!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f6419c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f6419c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn More<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28edd3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28edd3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">So for the above reasons, it\u2019s clear that Viktor is dominating men\u2019s singles and is very hard to beat\u2026hence why he is seen as the world&#8217;s best badminton player currently!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ac536f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ac536f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">If you\u2019d like to watch our <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">YouTube video<\/span> on why Viktor Axelsen is the <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">best badminton player in the world<\/span>, you can also check that out below!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c752dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"46c752dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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