R16 | MS | LIN Dan (CHN) vs KIDAMBI Srikanth (IND) [7] | BWF 2018

[@Stevesajan1995]

I'm happy for Srikanth. But Huge respect towards Lin Dan even at this age he is still the Super Dan. You will always be my Hero Lin Dan 😍 . Love from India ❤️

[@imcyborg]

Wipe off those tears ..n say it again

[@ankurtiwari5248]

Last moment players handshake kidambi shows respect for lin dan and he show that you are my hero

[@MasterNeoRNCP]

If I recall this is the Srikanths peak. He won back to back 3 super series titles and was considered the brightest among the new generation. Too bad his incosistency costed him lot. On the otherhand old tao master LD still played really well. I think there is a 10 year gap between them. LD is around 35 this time and Srikanth arond 25. LD is always a legend.

[@TheSandsplash]

today he has reached final in world championship FYI

[@sauravdhiman3791]

Dear friends, see the sportsmanship of both players lindan have no regrets of loosing and srikant have no pride of winning.. Because Srikant knows lindan is a legend and lindan knows how good this young player is...

[@adityavora7878]

Losing*

[@dhruvas.3578]

Saurav Dhiman shut up

[@harshpandey6725]

Ya u r true!!

[@harshbhardwaj4221]

Age also matters

[@robin312007]

Champions changes every year... Old goes new comes... but LIN DAN will always be the ultimate... SUPER DAN... SALUTE TO MY HERO

[@joshkim3664]

I can see that Lin Dan tried his best here... He does not have to win to prove something anymore. He's still one of a kind! He still got incredible defense & explosive power!

[@Pdas-xd6xr]

No doubt bro towards his skills bro... We Indians are not like Pakistani's who do not respect other countries after their lose

[@saadgodil7390]

Umm who said Pakistan's don't have respect bloody Indian thoughts

[@harshpandey6725]

1:09:30 That's one of the reasons I feel Denmark is the best place to have badminton. There's support for every nation. 💘 🇩🇰 from 🇮🇳

[@geraltevans2213]

Bro but now it's totally different, Denmark fans hate Indians, rather they will support other countries but not India, If you have watched 2021 Denmark open then you should know this

[@justaditya704]

@@geraltevans2213 why ?

[@yifanwang2453]

It means SO MUCH just for him showing up, fighting against his age, showing his enthusiasm about badminton, his sportsmanship. That is inspiring enough. He does not need the result to get people's respect through that way. What is happening right now with him is very worth respecting. He is showing a different level of who he is to us.

[@ShobhitArts]

Srikanth is a real genius.. Lin Dan is no doubt a hard rock to break!

[@breathbadminton]

Yes but the genius is now losing his intelligence

[@harshpandey6725]

@@breathbadminton true

[@rohanrajaggarwal5545]

Bro, GENIUS and GOAT is one and only LIN DAN, he's losing because of his age factor. He would have teared Srikhant apart if he was of same age. Harsh but true.. :)

[@pragatisingh8467]

@@rohanrajaggarwal5545 it literally doesn’t matter. It was his choice to play. If you wanna have a pity party about his age then ask him to retire.

[@LYCANCLANTEAM]

@@pragatisingh8467 to even compare sri kanth and lindan itself is ludicrous, its like GOD and a cow

[@bach5369]

Lindan seems awfully calm and respective, I love him even more

[@bach5369]

omg i just realize i said respective instead of respectful

[@SlowZy-yc9to]

Bách Bùi 😂

[@euphoriajungkook]

As long as Lin Dan can drag his body up every morning and do the needed daily training, he should continue on. Ignore all the naysayers, I feel he still has a big title or two left in him. Winning or losing occasional matches is immaterial at this stage of his career. People can say all they want, just do what you want. The same goes to LCW. 💪💪💪

[@AnkurVashishtha01]

Lin Dan is like Roger Federer. Taking court at this age is itself a win.

[@ravishankars6707]

Lin Dan is a legendary player. Joy to see his style. Srikanth is an upcoming player. Seems to have good temperament

[@srgmag1971]

Lately there's a certain sadness that I feel whenever I see Lin Dan goes down like that in a match, when you see him struggles for the shots. But for me he will always be a GOAT and a champion, he has done a lot and achieved a lot. Great athletes don't die, they just gracefully fade away:(

[@gamerzzzfunky5814]

In this match, we can clearly see that lindans play format has been preplanned and prepared by kidambi by watching his history. He still has perfect clean net shots. When kidambi breaks his corner to corner netshot. Again Lin does the same with perfection. I loved it. Then, kidambi gave Lin tougher to defence from backhand and cross smash. Lin lose the point on the kidambis cross smash but when lin did to him he can't defend himself bandhand shot. Kidambi really player well. I am a Indian but still I love Lin for 120 hertz smooth footstep.

[@robinccc]

There was a time when LD was totally invincible. All these new players have a lot to thank LD for he is the one who raised the bar so high that they strove for.

[@Humayunkabir-mh7xt]

lindan lost his flair, because of his age!! But, he is a true legend. Legends never retire.

[@amitverma4108]

Legends say, that "let's go china girl" is still crying.

[@anshgates]

?

[@breathbadminton]

Wdym pls explain

[@breathbadminton]

still waitingfor an explanation, was this a bot lol

[@amitverma4108]

@@breathbadminton a Chinese girl was continuously chanting that phrase throughout the game, i was referring to her. P.S. Listen properly while watching

[@breathbadminton]

@@amitverma4108 oh perfect got it lol Thanks finally

[@wallbant]

*Lin dan wins a game* Everyone: He's still the best! no need to retire yet! *Lin dan loses a game* Everyone: He's too old these days, always losing. he should really retire make up your damn minds people

[@anhletuanier]

And if he loses another Chinese, they said the match was fixed! :)))

[@minhanh9191]

Yess, stupid fan

[@Han9509]

Ok. He is the worst and very young!!!

[@tonp2917]

2016 nr 4 in Olympic games, almost 2nd or 1st by loosing just from LCW. 2017 nr 2 in world championship. 2018 All England 2nd. Yes he is not as good as a few years ago and is getting less but still a very good player. I still have to see if anyone is going to break his record of winning in percentage or in gold medals in world- and Olympic games.

[@krishanrathi9119]

why should he retire, he should keep playing as long as he enjoys the game, winning and losing does not matter at-least he is still qualifying for big tournaments that itself is commendable.

[@chandnidhar5886]

Can't see legend LinDan playing like this.

[@Abishek484]

He is "God of badminton" Man. So we can't blame his performance coz he is losing more matches nowadays.. He is a legend. Go and see his records in Google.. Undisputed champion once upon a time...

[@ChyeHeng17]

Each time LD plays nowadays especially this year 2018, I will open a while to see how well he performs (he has had consistency problem this year), and then decide whether I want to continue watching. I watched this match. To be fair, despite he lost to Srikanth, I actually feel this is probably LD best performance for this year. Srikanth didn’t win it easily at least. And Srikanth is still a lethal attacking player. At least, I feel LD still plays better and more interesting than CL and Shi Yuqi in terms of everything from net skills, court coverage etc except smashes. LD smashes slightly better. He did try hard in this match. I support him as long as he plays the way he plays today. Unlike, previous matches where he almost didn’t smash any. To be fair , his most recent lost to Ginting, was a close 3 sets, and LD lost only two points. I was thinking as well, he should have retired as it feels he doesn’t have the desire to play great anymore. This match changes my perspective. He may not be able to win big matches easily anymore, but he still could make upset anytime when he’s top form. From this match, we could see that he still wants to give many more final shots before he calls it a day. Still hoping he would smash more and harder. Nevertheless, I quite enjoyed his overall shots control in this match and a Srikanth smashes are delightful to watch.

[@ksun8993]

Sadly in he 2020 he retires and also lcw retired

[@ilovemygrandma.]

Lin Dan is my personal favorite but Srikanth outperformed Lin Dan in this match. Super..

[@rohanrajaggarwal5545]

Bro, Lin Dan is 36, 10yrs older than Srikanth. Age matters and he does not need to prove anything. He has already achieved 2 GOLD in olympics. He's GOAT bruh.

[@2_titirshabiswas719]

@@rohanrajaggarwal5545 only 2 gold medals mention the number of world championship medals also never ending list of medals

[@ilovemygrandma.]

​​@@rohanrajaggarwal5545 Bro. Who's denying that? If only you read my first sentence properly. That's why Lin Dan is my favourite player. I am talking about this specific match. Some of Shrikanth's shots were really good. Credit needs to be given where it's due.

[@ilovemygrandma.]

​@@2_titirshabiswas719 Needless to say I am a Super Dan follower since almost a decade now.

[@rohanrajaggarwal5545]

@@ilovemygrandma. checkout the age diff btw them in this match and then think, why he outperformed him

[@raoanwar178]

lin dan always plays wise gaps shots with perfection

[@khanhnamm4334]

Amazing rally from Lin Dan 15:05

[@Bordeepat]

Well-play Kidambi. Respect your sportsmanship

[@erwindiekerhof5838]

Lin Dan is a monster. who can compete for this long on this lvl? His style and gameplay is a perfect example for all players.

[@shashankjp88]

This anchor has a thing for Kadambi🤣 I heard here talk about his charming good looks in multiple matches

[@joshkim3664]

22:03 It's damn astonishing! I had to clap!

[@hari83100]

...what about 32:48 ?

[@milonmahbub1866]

How about 23:08

[@swarooprajpurohit110]

@@hari83100 it was to show that Lin Dan can still play those type of shots. He's 36 bro. Srikanth is in his prime and still lost a game. Even he knows that he couldn't defeat LD in his prime

[@hari83100]

@@swarooprajpurohit110 Hokam agreed, but does that mean every time an older plays wins, its a great deal (coz he wins despite of being old) and if a younger player fails, its a shame coz he is in his prime and young age.? Btw..every shot they both played got appreciation during any particular rally. I just mentioned a similar shot he played as LD for which Josh above clapped for. 🙂 Ab hooting toh JAI HIND hee hogi chahe kuch bhi ho jaye 😁

[@lokeshtyagi007lk]

Lee chong wei ..Lin Dan..Kidambi s the Legengs of badminton

[@nimbatoad]

You can’t compare Kidambi s with legends like LD and LCW. He’s got a really long way to go to get to their level. But for that he must beat Kento Momota and other better players than which at the moment he’s unable to do.

[@lokeshtyagi007lk]

I knw tht..but legends are legends

[@swarooprajpurohit110]

@@lokeshtyagi007lk Bro, what if Srikant is Indian? Facts are facts. Just don't say anything blatantly. Srikanth can't even defeat the likes of Momota and Chen Long and you're considering him as a legend. He's 1-6 against LCW who's isn't even playing anymore. I don't think he'll ever become a legend since he's 27 already.

[@GouthamRajuchamarthi]

52:10 coach speaking in 'telugu' .. Which is Language speak by People of Andhra Pradesh State and mother tongue of kidambi srikanth as well 😍

[@kurama3715]

Avunu

[@HimAspirant]

He is Indian you are an Indian and I am an Indian Thats the thing to be proud of

[@GouthamRajuchamarthi]

@@HimAspirant obviously I am proud to be an Indian... Did i deny it anywhere? I'm just happy that he is from my place.

[@udaygadge6064]

Whatever happened to the srikanth who threaded down 370-400 kmph smashes down the line and made quick follow ups at the net, if Srikanth can't find him, his coaches should, because you don't often get naturally gifted players like this.

[@Gyjfrhw-462DyAH]

That's what you get when Badminton India decided not to pay to keep good coaches like Handoyo.

[@udaygadge6064]

I agree, MS was in such good shape last year with srikanth and prannoy and both are playing way below their top level.

[@Gyjfrhw-462DyAH]

Watched the match against Momota just now. There were quite a few opportunities for Srikanth to attack when Momota was slightly out of position but he was a fraction of a second too slow and ended up playing a neutral shot

[@ThePoignancy]

so sad, flashes of brilliance, but too many unforced errors in third set

[@TheBlackHandElite]

exactly.

[@akagetobimaru1994]

That is exhaustion especially the older we get the faster we get tired....

[@reouvenweiller517]

I saw ld last matches, they where all incredible with great skills. What have done ld to be world champions during so long time is stg that had never happens. Even now world champions can lost in early stage as we saw for viktor, kenta, chou tien chien, etc. Ld show us great badminton and keeping fighting is more greatful than anything else. Keep it up, and why not another lcw/ld final ;)

[@jayajgaonkar9409]

LD is brilliant not only at the technical but the psychological part of the game as well. As soon aS srikanth was called a fault somewhere around 13:00, LD quickly upped his intensity and grabbed the next 6 points...

[@mamidaladileep5]

Some people could not digest the lose of Lindane and they are jealous about srikanth you should always admire the skills of srikanth he played very well

[@Abishek484]

Lindan is too aged. But still he is playing like a man .. At the age of srikanth's 35 u Don't know where the hell was srikanth... Don't ever compare him to Lindan..

[@shreechaturvedi8792]

@@Abishek484 We can definitely compare I don't think Lin Dan is some god Srikanth won, that's all. Who is better and who is not is not up to us to decide.

[@PewPen221]

@Shree Chaturvedi u dont decide. Truth and fact is, lin dan is god and that is something srikanth will never be

[@akagetobimaru1994]

@@shreechaturvedi8792 prime lindan would have no problem with Srikant..... Those smashes are nothing to lin dan.... The problem is just age.... it's makes a person slower....

[@shreechaturvedi8792]

@@PewPen221I understand that you have a brain which has a problem with comprehending simple English language and hence as a result, you could not see that I clearly mentioned "Who is better and who is not is not up to us to decide.". So why are you telling me, not to decide? And second, if Lin Dan is so called god, you think there never was neither will be a player better than lin Dan

[@chidambaraswamym6678]

Lin is great player ,I wonder how he kept his fitness still to day I think he should play until his body supports, weather he win or lose the game

[@ChyeHeng17]

I’ve been criticizing LD performances a lot this year. But, looking at those comments who didn’t act fair to LD in this match, I want to voice my opinions. Come on...give credit where it dues. Does anybody realize, LD lost to the quite top form Srikanth in 3 hard fought sets? Srikanth was brilliant in his attacks today and so was LD defense and court control. And Srikanth is definitely a way better smasher than Momota, Ginting and Viktor. He’s just not consistent. So, LD fought hard and gave the top form Srikanth a hard time. Respect that at least. LD is still better than these Son Wan Ho, CL, Shi Yuqi, CTC etc.. At least, it’s been a while since the last time I actually enjoyed watching LD match. LD plays reasonably well in this match. Hopefully, he would rise again.

[@zenneth7978]

Chen Long? You serious

[@theinfamoussenate8329]

i highly disagree with Srikanth being a better smasher than Ginting, Victor or Momota. I mean have you seen what Victor and Ginting's smashes? Momota doesn't smash that much anymore doesn't mean he cannot do it, his front court skills gets him plenty of points.

[@saptarshisutradhar9379]

Kidambi is a phenomenal player probably the best our country have ever produced...

[@zztop2ful]

Wow, Kidambi really kicked ass! I have another player to follow on my list. XD

[@harshbhardwaj4221]

Lin dan was not comparable he is a legend And age matters

[@ankurlakhanpal9827]

Very Well played Srikant , Love For Lin Dan

[@priyanshu.sharma.0002]

Seeing lin dan on court is ❤️

[@SandeepVerma-km3sq]

Great match, proud of Kadambi.

[@newtech6322]

lindan is now like old..when he was young no one can beat him

[@anurudraverma6031]

Lin dan is the best player. Lcw brought the best in him. There is no one left for him to show how good he is.

[@newtech6322]

badminton khelte ho?

[@anurudraverma6031]

@@newtech6322 han khelta hun

[@newtech6322]

kha se ho?

[@pham1020]

I was looking a possible Lin Dan vs Momota match but it's not coming in this tournament now. Hopefully that will happen next week.

[@edwardchen7228]

Lin Dan is going to meet Momota in the first round of China Master in Nov.

[@alexkwan959]

@KOTheWorld momota might win but most probably Lin Dan will be giving him a good game...

[@abhishende3767]

Kadambi gonna win Olympic medal one day ❤️🤩

[@justwantedjustwanted3748]

has anyone noticed that lin dan is not using smash very much. He is giving opportunity to shrikant

[@k.zamangaduhlian8706]

Very unexpected in the first match but SKidambi opened his ac in the later 2 matches. Congrats KS

[@Bhargava95]

So, delighted to listen to conversation in telugu @51:00

[@anshagarwal6554]

Love you Stikant❤️

[@vanshkumar3445]

Srikant kidambi you are great player

[@abhigyansinha7924]

Great work Shrikanth

[@50kcrispyguy17]

NEW WORLD BATMINTON CHAMPION FROM INDIA!!

[@junn_.]

Lin Dan And Lee Chong Wei's starting position is almost the same...

[@pundalikwalke1590]

Srikant u rocked it. U r the best

[@akagetobimaru1994]

Lin dan looks like he doesn't want to play seriously....after seeing how he played in his younger days.... I guess there are times for everything.....

[@abhisheksinha496]

bloody commentator cant digest the fact that lin dan got beaten so biased yes hes the best but anybody with a will power can rise to the best

[@SlowZy-yc9to]

ahishek sinha well said.!

[@Leanmachine148]

Not like that.....why don't you check 23:15 or many times during whole play....LD is a legend and everyone is inclined to sing for his legacy not a big deal...happens in every sports.

[@kishorekumar-pn2py]

Legends never die💕

[@tpz1773]

KIDAMBI Srikanth is 10 years younger than LD

[@AgainstTheBladeOfHonour]

Old Lin Dan is the best!

[@laxmiyadav5723]

proud of india

[@kaleshksekhar2304]

Lin Dan is super dan any age😏😏😏😏

[@green-grass.]

Lin Dan is still the best!

[@minhanh9191]

Green Plant kkk stupid fan

[@fitrahmalik5946]

In your dream

[@GenyaArikado]

@Rasputin Saurus Just look at King and Rudy and you will notice a vast disappointment in fitness and skill compared to current players ;) !

[@foxthooot5090]

Minh Anh Fuck off bro

[@pranavkombe2201]

well played Srikanth

[@Rajj854]

Our players excel in deception and placement but still lack the explosive power of the Chinese and Indonesians

[@sachdevaAI]

41:50

[@chienvuminh4529]

Lindan attended this championship but he was't enough motivation

[@BadmintonFuns]

看看进入打奥运积分周期林丹会不会拼？也许林丹又打团体赛？

[@thekumud123]

This is not first time.. pranoy and kidambi both are doing good..

[@chncrissa]

Well played by Kidambi 👍

[@anneshabanneshab6518]

shreekanath deception very well in this match

[@Spacebar]

The single BEST comment from the stream chat: "Lin Dan should retire, he moves like an old man now"

[@anjanarana5133]

Match will start soon 34s waiting 51s waiting

[@HotstarJio]

Don't read comments ur going to miss an incredible match

[@ghazalabasit6309]

Not over yet

[@anhletuanier]

Lin Dan should change racket back to ZF2!

[@phuocvu9532]

Già r mà còn đánh cây đó sức đâu mà tải :)))

[@NagaVivekeverwin]

Gattiga kottali, servtice marchu :D Proud to be Telugu guy. Telugu people ok like vesukondi

[@nangbiajyoti8794]

Lindan turned 37 years in 2021.

[@johnsonjohnson129]

Kidambi can probably win over Axelson and Momota.....

[@PewPen221]

@Johnson Johnson and it never happened

[@CheyChonTV]

Who is the umpire? 😍😍😍

[@abhisheksinha496]

man shes hot

[@Keepcalm-lovesports]

6:13

[@akagetobimaru1994]

She's beautiful 😍

[@abdulraoof1354]

29:37 TSY has a better forehand long clear

[@ajinkyaingle3483]

And where is he in this tournament?

[@OwnZiXin]

Can anyone answer my question? Why my astrox not so shinning but that kidambi’s so shinning

[@itsmeaman143]

Why LIN DAN got point on 7-4??

[@Alcatraz19940]

His racket crossed net in LDs Court while returning ... Before landing of shuttle

[@mdtusher5066]

Lin Dan alwayes play with relex

[@PASSIFICATION]

kidambi real precision player.

[@卡乐咪电影解说]

26:30

[@gnaniankathi6075]

Never compare lindan with mortal humans

[@prashantnegi8367]

Hit like if you love Lin Dan shoes...

[@thehariharand]

1:08:14 is that OUT?

[@Alwaysakkiofficial7]

Srikanth wins the match

[@pranjalkumar2884]

I love u ❤ in the between 😅

[@Alwaysakkiofficial7]

Srikanth kidambi 🔥

[@cheonglee4916]

Getting more and more disappointed watching my hero getting beaten in the early rounds. It’s time to retire, speed around the court is slow and his attacking play is now nonexistent. Just playing passive will never win matches!

[@2000annielin]

Well i mean like just because u lose doesnt mean that u should just stop playing i mean lin dan still loves to play badminton and compete even if he knws that in terms of stamina compared to the younger players is lacking right now. He's already soo successful but the fact that hes still playing even when he loses often nowadays shows that he just still wants to compete and play while he can

[@MrYap123456]

Honestly we don't like him playing too passive like his recent matches

[@CataclysmgamesUk]

astrox 99 for the win!

[@milonmahbub1866]

What was that at 23:07 from kidambi

[@jainnehul]

I know right. Best Shot of the match

[@notanand1195]

Srikanth op 😎😎

[@moco5183]

Lin dan really miss Lee Chong Wei on court🙃

[@duclinh84bk]

Lindan yếu lắm rồi. Tưởng được xem trận Lindan vs Momota, thế này mà gặp Motota thì nó oánh cho nát người!

[@binhgiuse7105]

kidambi verrygood