Malaysia Open 2023 - Behind The Scenes!

[@BadmintonInsight]

What an incredible first few days in Malaysia! 🤩🏸 We’ve spent the last couple of days watching a lot of badminton, and wow the crowd in the arena is amazing - we already can’t wait to come back next year! We hope you enjoy watching this vlog, we’ll definitely look back on this video with fond memories 😊

[@MarcusChan-ed2bh]

hellooo

[@thorium222]

Ok, I believe that it's real, but how many tries did it take?😃

[@nathanael5899]

Welcome to Malaysia! What are your thoughts about Kuala Lumpur?

[@salmanfarruz]

I'm from Malaysia and I was so excited to watch this vid!

[@BadmintonInsight]

We love it!

[@drewbrooke-mellor7551]

Having watched your game live it was easy to share the frustration the drift was causing. The fact that the drift was the subject of a lot of discussion by the commentators throughout the tournament shows it wasn't just you that experienced difficulties. But you've now played the top two pairs in the world, improved your ranking AND produced the first of what promises to be a highly entertaining, well produced and presented series of video blogs. A huge achievement by anyone's standards... not to mention Jenny's shuttle trick.

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks a lot Drew! 😃 The first week here in Malaysia was definitely an amazing experience (although the drift was just an 'experience', not an amazing one haha) and we've had a lot of fun!

[@Tunpredictable]

At the rate Zheng Siwei is improving his English, he's going to be SUCH a great global ambassador of badminton!

[@BadmintonInsight]

Agreed! We spoke to him a few months ago at the World Championships and it already improved so much since then 👏🏼

[@daveuk9305]

Really like these behind the scenes videos. It's so interesting to see the life of professional badminton players around the time of the tournament, so often it's just the players being announced as they walk into the arena.

[@Keepcalm-lovesports]

Love your tour vlogs, easily the best in the business on the English side. I hope in the future it will be easier to access Asian videos with subtitles on other platforms as well. Badminton needs this kind of exposure. Siwei seems like such a sweetheart off court and he will make you cry on court

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks Martin 😀 Yes he sure is and sure will 😂

[@FormulaShuttle]

great vid and great to get clips of Zheng Si Wei 👏🏻

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! 😃

[@neelamtezi2482]

Even though you aren't ranked higher and known much in badminton world, but your youtube vlogs and tutorials are awesome to watch. Love it!

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks 😀

[@010Larry010]

Thanks for this look behind the scenes. Fascinating. I've enjoyed watching many of the matches this past week on KZbin. It was a tough first draw but great experience I'm sure. You will come back even stronger next year.

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks a lot Larry! Glad you enjoyed it 😀

[@malaysianmalaysia121]

Welcome to Malaysia, hope both of you enjoy the food and hospitality here. Great to watch the game against the runner up of Msia Open 2023. All the best in India and Indonesia Open.

[@JohnZooKeeper]

00:51 Love how you causally hit the hotel gym with Chen Qing Chen in the background! 🤩

[@anvenng3879]

Hi guys, I remember meeting you during Malaysia open. I was the shy fan that asked my dad to approach you guys before I went. It was so nice meeting you guys. My favorite badminton KZbinrs 😊😊

[@BadmintonInsight]

Nice to meet you too ☺️🏸

[@margaretshao6147]

Ya, my husband and I also saw you at on the street in Malaysia. We were so happy 😊.

[@lorenzmadarang9188]

Congratulations on the increased ranking, not only are you killin it at the rankings, but you are also killin it at the editing and production. This video was very enjoyable to watch, loved seeing the interaction with other badminton players and people from the BWF.

[@amadeodeo123]

Watched this video, after had watched ZSW in the final.. Extraordinary smashes by him, I think we could learn one or two things from them..

[@BadmintonInsight]

Agreed, they are so good 🔥🏸

[@khuo0219]

very cute video. I like this planned chaos format. You guys work hard to stay in the circuit but also do a big service bringing the lives of pro players to us common folk, very unique!

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks 😀😀

[@vantaegguk8708]

Was so proud of him finally speaking english and so shocked how much it improved since then and staying humble as always

[@ninomojo]

Such an exciting video! Really nice image quality as well, those shots in the main hall are fantastic! I guess the pro sports lighting helped a bit haha. :) Amazing to see you becoming buddies with Zheng Siwei!

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thank you so much Romain! 😃

[@bangtanclocked9447]

You both played really amazing and it felt so good to see you putting your best effort , come back stronger 💜✨ and was waiting for the behind the scenes and hope you had a great time there

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thank you so much ☺️ we had an amazing time!

[@liewliwei2002]

Glad you're enjoying Malaysia. I actually saw both of u when I visited the hotel the other day but didn't manage to get a photo in. All the best in all your upcoming tournaments this year!

[@jelenamarkicglavas3169]

It's such a joy watching vlogs you make on tournaments. We totally understand that's time consuming so thank you for doing it 🤗 You make professional badminton closer to us badminton amateurs 🤩

[@BadmintonInsight]

Glad you enjoy the video ☺️ it makes it worth it!

[@andrewwong6500]

I live in Asia and never been to Indonesia before! Love your videos and good luck!

[@yanhongli5207]

What a great video. Yesterday I was wondering whether if there will be a video from you there. I was very happy to see Zheng si Wei in it.🎉Thank you.

[@victorlee7048]

Hi Badminton Insider, Big fan of the channel. Amazing insights to the different aspects of being a badminton player. I think both of you are great ambassadors to the game and the BWF should recognise you in some form. Probably, in the form of collaboration or simply looking for ways to support both of you. I think both of you will make excellent commentators in the future. Thanks for the videos.

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thank you so much Victor!

[@chrisjou5340]

Hi Greg and Jenny. Another excellent video showing a participant's behind-the-scenes view of a high level badminton tournament. I always enjoy watching your interactions with other high level players from other countries. Also thanks to Greg for doing a real-world demonstration of the proper way to do a split-step and racquet positioning during the segment between 4:30 and 5:00 minutes.

[@cherwei4896]

Welcome to Malaysia! Was supposed to support you guys on the court (and get some selfies if I'm lucky enough). Unfortunately, I was down with illness the whole week and almost missed the final. 😔 Anyway, hope you guys enjoy your time in Malaysia. Perhaps, I shall see you guys again in Malaysia Masters? 🙂

[@spydiechick]

Awesome video! Cannot wait to see the other blogs from the Malaysian Open! Some people touched on this already about the importance of mindset. Here’s a request for a future video about tips and suggestions on how to not boil over pressure and keep your mind level headed under stressful game situations!!Would love to hear from you seeing that you played with such high seeded players. All the best! Cheers

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks, more to come! 😀 And we'll add this to future video topics!

[@ahmadkhairi5348]

as a malaysian, i really enjoy watching this! great content as always! :D

[@janthie1]

One more video filled with so much fun, intersting backgrounds, great people who are showing that your professional badminton community looks like you all are having a good time with each other despite the concurrence on the court!

[@magnumcyclonex]

Awesome vlog! Very very much appreciative of all the time energy effort and cost you two put in to maintaining a channel as well as being professional athletes. Though the match didn't go your way, I'm positive you two can take the analyses to push your game to new heights. It's always nice to see snippets of other players outside of the court too. Finally, I'm excited to see videos from your visit to BWF! p.s. Question...I hope you two can cover in a future video what players on the reserve list have to go through in terms of scheduling, traveling, training etc. who don't make it into the qualifiers or main draw of an event. I can imagine outside of the time and costs, the uncertainty of not knowing ranks high on players' minds.

[@ZhiTravels]

Welcome to Malaysia! Congrats on getting in to play!

[@DLeong1]

BTW I watched you two in the semi finals of the Irish Open which you went on to win and had been following your vlogs with much interest; keep it up!

[@tempest670]

Such a fun vlog! Loved hearing about yours steps leading up Malaysia Open and getting to see you with various players. Terry Hee seems fun. And I don't think I've ever seen ZSW open his eyes that wide! 🤣 Congrats on the world ranking. Shame about the drift in Axiata though; Gill and Steen noted that the drift changed from day to day, even. Hopefully, Istora gives you less trouble. Good luck!

[@idj7952]

Glad to know you're coming to Indonesia Master, will be there and watching ur game! Will be glad if you have time and are able to join some (or preferably our) drop in game here in Indonesia :D

[@bbtop07]

As a viewer who needs the captions to fully appreciate the videos…. THANK YOU for this!

[@sapsel123]

Loved the smiles you both gave while playing against the crowd outside the axiata arena. You both rock!

[@tinajsiha]

Amazing video. Love to see more on your experience in Malaysia and also later Indonesia and other countries.

[@patrickgao5842]

Happy to see you in Super1000 Tournament in the New Year! And I am curious that how can the players adapt to the drift(especially in South East Asia because of the climate)

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks 😀 It’s just about getting used to it and adapting our game better!

[@AminazTvT]

what a great video to be able to see behind the scenes of professional players. high quality as well. keep it up!

[@bounceofffast]

Keep up the good work ! In near future you guys will against them ( and others in the top 10 ) again and again in big tournaments .

[@life11123]

haha, zheng siwei in the end, my idol and monster mix double player, probably the best ever.

[@wuwu1337]

Welcome to Malaysia!

[@oscarhallwyl]

I love how your editing in the videos has progressed so much!

[@miguelv2985]

Awesome video Greg and Jenny! Thanks for taking us to your badminton journey 🏸

[@ltousch]

I love the way you show the tournament behind the scene. Great video.

[@helaldan1845]

Awesome video... Superb content and well-edited!!! Even music is on point. Loving these adventure badminton videos. You guyd deserve every success and acclaim that comes your way!!!!

[@BadmintonInsight]

Wow thank you so much, that means a lot 😆

[@mai5229]

met you for the first time during the qf day outside the axiata arena court. Cant wait to see for the video you played with msian people to beat you with badminton hahahaha and eventho it was cut at the last minute but we have sooo much fun!!! tq🧡

[@BadmintonInsight]

Will be coming in a few weeks, it’s a lot of footage to edit! Nice to meet you 😃

[@daniels_astrophoto]

Been subscribed since 500 subs. Your videos are always amazing and I can't thank you enough ❤!

[@BadmintonInsight]

No way! Thank you so much Daniel 😀🏸

[@daniels_astrophoto]

@@BadmintonInsight Congratulations on all your achievements so far and hope they continue 👍

[@cripstar11]

Rank 29!! I did comment in a previous video you two are on good form! Another good vlog, very interesting 👌

[@BadmintonInsight]

thank you so much ☺️👍🏼

[@RiesaEkaPutri]

I’m the one who got the picture with three of you🎉, I’m from Indonesia.. it was lovely to meet you, Jenny & Greg! Are you going to Indonesia?

[@BadmintonInsight]

Nice to meet you too! Yes we are 😃

[@MCY112]

5:34 Just chillin and having dinner with zheng si wei that's crazy lmao

[@badmintonplays]

this is awesome badminton plays. keep it up both. god bless

[@pa623]

Love it! Please do more vlog video! pretty please😊

[@drakeloh11]

Love more vlogs like these!

[@BadmintonInsight]

Yay glad you enjoyed 😊🏸

[@laoooyaa9531]

I saw you guys the other day at axiata arena, it’s exciting to saw you guys on court!

[@eternalz408]

Amazing video, sorry to see that your game didn't go so well. I was watching it live and it was clear all the way through it that something was up. Can't wait for next Sunday!

[@CharviK-om1mm]

Amazing Vlog! Finally a clash of my two favourite XD teams ❤

[@BadmintonInsight]

Haha thanks! 😀

[@RichardFangLiu]

Love these vlogs! Need more of them

[@jordanteh2211]

thank for the vlog. love to see more. Good Job.

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks Jordan! Glad you enjoyed 😃

[@KWOKAROTTO]

Wow that's so awesome to get a badminton insight into the Malaysian Open. Although you didn't beat Yuta and Arisa this will be a valuable experience for you in the future. Also hanging out with Zheng must be a highlight in itself. Keep up the awesome vlogs and good luck in future tournaments. 🏸🫰😁

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! ☺️ Yes it was a great experience and having dinner with Zheng was certainly one of the highlights of the week! He was so nice 👌🏼

[@handski1622]

I was just waiting for this!

[@ronaldridge652]

Fantastic video once again guys. Must've been an amazing experience for you both. Always great to see behind the scenes. Although i think you can give yourself a little more credit re the match. I mean it was against Watanabe / Higashino😉. Look forward to the next one.

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks a lot! And true - they are very good! 😆

[@Daivd1111]

Your opponent made it to the finals, so no shame in losing! Good thing is your friend Zheng avenged it for you, haha Also love these videos, giving a good insight into the professional competition lifestyle!

[@BadmintonInsight]

Losing is never nice though haha but yeah Zheng got revenge for sure - he was awesome today! Thanks a lot for the comment 😊🏸

[@cedricbaudin4160]

Great vlog! And also had to say ZSW is one of the kindest top player I ever met.

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks Cedric! And yeah he is very nice 😊

[@harryhuang3425]

Love that transition into the ad!! 🤩

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks Huang 😆🙏🏼

[@gerasimosrico]

What amazes me most is that you guys are excellent players but also excellent KZbinrs. Howwwww 🤯

[@BadmintonInsight]

Haha that’s very kind, thanks 😊

[@ryu7291]

What an amazing vlog!! Loved every second of it

[@oonsiangwei1485]

Welcome to Malaysia 🇲🇾

[@sedriczhiggory]

Great video, and ZSW seems like a fun guy to hang out with!

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks! He really is 😀

[@dryseason7129]

Yes! We watch with the caption on

[@BadmintonInsight]

You can! 😀

[@Big_Feesh]

You guys play super good ! Keep up the good work

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks! 😊

[@mohammadzakisholahuddin7999]

Hi Greg and Jenny. I was there in the stadium during your match against Yuta/Arissa. I was hoping that you guys will play at Court 3 so that you can pass by our seat (Superfans) but unfortunately you guys were playing at Court 4. I planned to say "Badminton Insight, thanks for your tutorial" and try to take a selfie when you guys pass by but it didn't happen. And actually you are one of the players that I am looking forward to meet in person during the Malaysia Open 2023 because your tutorial helps me a lot as a casual player. But yeah here I am, thanks for your tutorial Badminton Insight! I hope I can meet you guys in person when you are in Malaysia for the next tournament. All the best for the next tournament!

[@BadmintonInsight]

Hey Mohammad, thank you so much for your nice comment and it’s a shame we couldn’t get to meet you! We’ll definitely make that selfie happen next time we’re in KL 😜🏸

[@mohammadzakisholahuddin7999]

@@BadmintonInsight sure. See u next time. Cheers 👋🏼

[@佳航李-v6d]

siwei yaqiong🎉🎉

[@rajviajar]

Love your channel.

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks 😊

[@diegosavage93]

Love your vids, keep it up 👍

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks 😀

[@abgbotak248]

great to see more badminton players are multilingual nowadays..

[@krishnamurthi7518]

Have a great year ahead dear friends keep trying all the best 💗

[@Koozwad]

Saw the full match as well and you guys played really great. It was too bad about often not being able to get it over the net(just a centimetre or so short it seemed) and of course that drift. If it wasn't for those things I really believe you guys could've had a very close 3-setter!

[@Izsar1902]

Yeah the drift is absolutely crazy. Malaysia open share the same crazy drift as the Singapore open. Even LCW agree about this in his sharing with TBH vids.

[@ch1nmqy132]

Very entertaining vlog guys!

[@BadmintonInsight]

Yay! Glad you enjoyed it 🤗

[@bobsilencieux]

That airport departure editing at 0:10 is soooooo nice. Like an Edgar Wright movie or something 🙌

[@magnumcyclonex]

That was indeed top notch quality post production by them!

[@harrybuckley7292]

Again, great video.Great to see other great badminton players in your vid's. Shame that the match did not go as planned but in the clips that you have presented you did play some good badminton. As badminton professionals you must have to get used to different arenas, different drifts etc.its the same for everyone and its something that you need to compensate for so maybe when yiu are training you need to think more about this aspect and what can be done to compensate ( like pplaying a more 2/3rds court length game with quicker, shorter points ( say 3-4 shots ) , getting away from lifts to theback of the court and smashing with lightly less power but more angle AND WIDE into the trams. Heres to the next match :-)

[@monkeywatcher]

Wooooo! Competing in the Super 1000 series must've been really awesome!

[@farisrahim8704]

I hope u guys like my country. See you next year malaysia open 2024 . Really want to see both of you . Hope my dreams will come true 🥺🙏🏻😁

[@BadmintonInsight]

We love it! Hopefully we’ll be back next year!

[@farisrahim8704]

All the best for next tournament ! 😁

[@ClarkDroneFilms]

Great vlog guys 😎 spotted that drone shot, nicely done

[@BadmintonInsight]

Yay, someone noticed! 🤩 Haha, thanks!!

[@xxWidex]

Fun fact: BWF is headquartered in KL Malaysia, so all those highlights in BWF TV is probably edited in Malaysia too.

[@georgemicrozhao8100]

Women's Double No.1 Chen Qingchen in the background at 0:52?

[@BadmintonInsight]

Haha yep!

[@threeqs2424]

Wonderful and engaging vlog. All the best for your next matches.

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks 😁😁

[@finalfan321]

loved this

[@syafiq3420]

hey greg and jenny!! i didn’t get to meet you guys since i’m attending the final malaysia open :(

[@nietonghe]

Great video! Keep it up

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks Nietong 😀

[@happygameshide2647]

I reconised the place in 1:47 cause I travelled there last year in december

[@SehaSSinghSodhi]

amazing as always cool to see your editing and music choice improve

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thank you very much! 😃

[@greyscalemusic5281]

Given the conditions you played amazingly well against Higashino-san and Watanabe-san. I hope to see you play them again without the drift frustration. Your defence was absolutely phenomenal at times. I have seen many (currently) higher ranked players lose points against the same attacks, and you both owned it 😉 I hope you also managed to spend a bit of time with the Japanese mixed doubles pair. Their love of badminton can be seen every time they play, and that is definitely a thing you have in common 😀 Good luck on the next part of your journey ♥️🏸

[@dedekapriono3792]

See you in jakarta INDONESIA guys....

[@swabil45]

I really wanna see how you pack to travel with the amount of rackets you guys have and badminton equipment etc and how you manage to keep it so compact and safe (not breaking any rackets) like that .

[@iodoethane]

Ooh, my other favourite mixed doubles couple 😍

[@thevoid77343]

Ultimate video u did WELL!!!👍

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks a lot 😁 Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@DLeong1]

Wow that was some insight; you took an expensive chance to be in Msia to participate.... had dinner with Zheng Siwei (his spoken English has improved leaps n bounds!) and played against Arissa & Yuta!.... where next? India?

[@sander583]

Really fun vlog, keep up the good work ❤

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thank you so much 😁

[@shaxostravel]

Loving these vlogs :)

[@Logan_4926]

Love your videos! I have a question about adding cycling to my training routines but I don't know if it's good for badminton. Is cycling not suitable because it doesn't help me to move fast in an intense sport like badminton? Is running a better choice? Does cycling increase my balance on the court? I hope you guys will make a video about this. (if cycling is good for badminton, should I mix it with running? I don't wanna waste my bicycle.)