August 4, 2010 in Featured Video, Podcasts, Video by Emmet Gibney
Today we had the honour of speaking with one of the world’s best men’s doubles players, Mathias Boe. Mathias is currently ranked 3rd in the world with Carsten Mogensen, and they have had some very consistent results over the last year. Mathias is currently focusing his training efforts on preparing for the World Championships at the end of August. We also speak to Mathias about his new project with Joachim Persson, Badminton Star. Badminton Star is a fantasy manager game where you can pick your favourite players, follow their results, and win prizes if you’re good.
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Interview with Danish Doubles Player Mathias Boe
Tags: badmintonstar.org, carsten mogensen, mathias boe
May 26, 2010 in Featured Video, Podcasts, Video by Emmet Gibney
One of the big topics of conversation these days in international badminton is the quick ascent of Danish junior superstar Viktor Axelsen. Seemingly coming out of nowhere in the Swedish International this past January, and becoming the first European to ever win a world junior singles title, Axelsen has our attention. I met up with Viktor on Skype to have a quick chat to find out some more about this young player.
Podcast Interview with Viktor Axelsen
March 15, 2010 in Featured Video, Podcasts, Video by Emmet Gibney
In this edition we discuss the results from the recently completed All England Super Series 2010. I was joined by BWF Players Commission Chairman Bobby Milroy. Milroy is also the President of ClearOne Sports which operates ClearOne Badminton Center in Vancouver, Canada.
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All England Super Series 2010: Badminton Life Analysis Audio version
Full Results from the All England Super Series 2010
Tags: all england super series 2010, bobby milroy, emmet gibney, Jonas Rasmussen, lars paaske, lee chong wei, tine rasmussen
February 15, 2010 in Featured Video, Podcasts, Video by Emmet Gibney
Welcome everyone to our first ever Skype video show. At this point we have no name for the show but leave a comment if you have any suggestions for a name, or if you have anything to add to our analysis.
We apologize for being a little late to do this as both these events have come and gone a while ago. In the future we plan to do this after every major event.
In this edition of the unnamed show we discuss Lee Chong Wei’s incredible performances at the first two Super Series events, Joachim Persson’s struggles to regain his form, and even a brief discussion of upcoming star Viktor Axelsen.
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Audio Version
Tags: emmet gibney, Joachim Persson, korea super series 2010, lee chong wei, Malaysia Super Series 2010, peter rasmussen, viktor axelsen
July 23, 2009 in Podcasts, Video by Emmet Gibney
While in Denmark I visited the Danish National Training Center and met up with the Danish number 2, and World number 7 ranked player, Joachim Persson. Persson was born and originally played for Germany, however as he entered the senior ranks he made the decision to move to Denmark and play for their team. The move has seen him move quickly up the world rankings, although he has missed out on playing at the Olympics as a result. In this interview I speak to Joachim about his early years in badminton, his progression to the Danish national team, and his aspirations for the future.
Updated: I have added the YouTube videos below for those that prefer to watch with video
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Tags: badminton, badminton podcast, badminton world federation, interview, Joachim Persson
April 21, 2009 in Podcasts by Emmet Gibney
Interview audio recording with Peter Rasmussen
Here is an interview I did with Peter Rasmussen, the 1997 World Champion. Peter is very well known in the international badminton scene as being one of the best Danish badminton players in recent history. Peter had to retire because of nagging injuries, but he left his mark on the badminton tour nonetheless. Here are some highlights from the show:
-Peter wasn’t a star his whole career, he didn’t start showing real results until his late teens
-Peter was only 22 years old when he won the World Championships
-Peter participated in the two longest matches in badminton history (1997 world championships and danish nationals against Peter Gade)
-After working with a new coach, and learning his methods Peter saw major improvements over a short period of time
-As a result of this coach, Peter plays a much more “Asian” style than most Danes, we also go over what this means
-Peter talks about his training methods, and Bushido philosophy
-And much, much more!
Tags: 1997 world championships, interview, peter rasmussen, podcast, sun jun
