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On December 17, 2023, the Badminton World Tour Finals officially came to an end! Axelsen successfully defended his title by defeating Shi Yuqi 2-0 in the men's singles final! This is Axelsen's fifth finals championship, which has never been seen before, and I am afraid that there will be no one in the future! What is even more terrifying is that Axelsen is still in his peak and is still setting records! The current Axelsen is like an insurmountable mountain, which makes a group of challengers daunting!
The current Axelsen is not only reminiscent of Lin Dan at his peak, there is a feeling of being invincible all over the world, Lin Dan at the peak and Li Zongwei to compete with it, and the current badminton does not seem to be able to find a such "Li Zongwei" to compete with Axelsen, so does Axelsen have a chance to surpass Lin Dan to become the first person in history? Next, let's compare the results of Lin Dan and Axelsen for analysis, because the World Cup has been suspended, we mainly compare and analyze from the three major events of the Olympic Games, the World Championships and the Finals:
1. Olympic Games: Lin Dan has 2 crowns, and Axelsen currently has 1 crown
Lin Dan won the men's singles title at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and successfully defended his title at the 2012 London Olympics! Lin Dan was at his peak from 2006 to 2013. Viktor Axelsen defeated Chen Long in the men's singles final at Tokyo 2021 to win his first Olympic title, and based on his current form, the chances of successfully defending his title at next year's Paris Olympics are very high, and it is difficult for a player to have the quality to really pose a threat to him at the moment. So he will have a chance to be the only two people in history to successfully defend their Olympic title like Lin Dan!
2. World Championships: Lin Dan won 5 crowns, Axelsen won 2 crowns
Lin Dan's achievements in the World Championships are unprecedented, and there is no one to come! From 2006 to 2013, Lin Dan won 5 championships in 6 consecutive World Championships (the World Championships were suspended in the Olympic year), this achievement is almost impossible for Axelsen to complete, at present, Axelsen World Championships has 2 championships, if you want to win 3 more crowns, you must maintain your peak condition for 4-5 years, this is unlikely for Axelsen, because badminton is too energy-consuming, age is an insurmountable hurdle, but it is very promising to win another 1-2 championships in Axelsen's state! So judging from this item alone, Axelsen can't compete with Lin Dan!
3. Finals: Lin Dan 1 crown, Axelsen 5 crowns
Although Lin Dan only won one championship in the finals, what you don't know is that he only participated once! Because the national feather did not pay much attention to the finals at that time, and the points rules of the finals were different, Lin Dan only participated in the year-end finals once in 2011, and defeated Chen Long in the finals to win the championship, and his strength is undoubted. Axelsen's achievement of 5 crowns in the finals has never been achieved before, and according to the current state of Axelsen, the number of champions should increase, so in terms of this achievement alone, Axelsen is indeed better!
To sum up, Lin Dan's achievements are still better, and it is almost impossible for Axelsen to surpass Lin Dan! But Axelsen is good enough, although it can't surpass Lin Dan, but it can be compared to Lin Dan, and it's great enough!