Who said what in and around the badminton world over the past week?
“Hopefully this will be the beginning of our revival. We can be proud of this achievement but winning this tournament is not our final goal.”
Badminton Association of Indonesia’s Head of Coaching and Achievement Eng Hian after the historic Asian Mixed Team Championships success.
“I had already thought about all kinds of difficulties I might face and how to handle them. So nothing could affect my performance. I’m proud I earned one point for my team.”
Women’s singles player Xu Wenjing, the only one to win a match for China in the final.
“Losing to Australia in the team event made us more motivated. We were runners-up last year so we’ve tried to train harder and come back stronger. We’ve definitely stepped up our level.”
Dylan Soedjasa acknowledging the progress he and Adam Jeffrey have made following their men’s doubles title against Huaidong Tang/Frederick Zhao at the Oceania Championships.
“Coming in as the defending champion, I knew I had a target on my back but I was determined to retain my crown. I hope this inspires younger players to keep pushing for excellence.”
Nigeria’s Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori on winning his fourth successive men’s singles title at the All Africa Individual Championships.
“This is the first time we are winning the (All Africa) Mixed Team Championships. It’s been a great experience, every member of our team has worked extremely hard for this moment.”
Koceila Mammeri shares his joy after Algeria’s breakthrough triumph.
“I was looking forward to playing him the whole week. I knew this was probably going to be the final. It was an important match so I’m very satisfied to win.”
Anders Antonsen after giving Denmark a 2-0 lead in the European Mixed Team Championships final against France with a victory over Alex Lanier.
“Being among the best players in Europe is amazing.”
An excited 19-year-old Czechia Petra Maixnerová at her first continental championships.
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