Read about Fu Haifeng of China, a badminton doubles specialist who has hit the fastest ever smash in a match...
332kph (206mph). That's the record, set in the 2005 Sudirman Cup. (Note that this is the fastest smash in a match - speeds of over 400kph / 250mph have been recorded during Yonex speed tests used to promote the ArcSaber Z-Slash racket).
This is faster than the fastest Badminton singles smash (305kph / 189mph - Taufik Hidayat). Muchfaster than Andy Roddick's 246kph (153mph) serve. Faster than anyone else has hit anything in anyracket sport.
There are biographies of badminton singles champions like Lin Dan, Taufik Hidayat and Lee Chong Wei on Squidoo - but badminton doubles doesn't seem to get the same attention....so here's a biography of a top doubles player....enjoy!
So read on to learn about the man, his tournament successes, and his early life. Plus check out some videos of him in action - feel awed by his speed and power! And if that's not enough for you, I've included links to the latest articles from my website, badmintondoubles.com, which tells you more about the great game of badminton doubles!
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