In the decades of badminton development, the men's singles event has always been the most eye-catching and gripping, and generation after generation of top men's singles players have become the eternal memory of generations of fans, some of whom have been named "Kings". In the June issue, we opened the list of kings of men's singles and relived their youth past one by one.
Once upon a time, there were "four kings" in the Hong Kong music scene, and looking at the world's badminton world, there were two generations of 8 top male singles players who were crowned as the "four kings". In the 1980s and 1990s, China's Yang Yang and Zhao Jianhua, Indonesia's Sugiato and Denmark's Frost were called the "Four Heavenly Kings" of men's singles; so far this century, China's Lin Dan, Malaysia's Li Zongwei, Indonesia's Tawfik and Denmark's Gade have been revered as the "Four Heavenly Kings".
In fact, a thousand people have a thousand "kings" in their hearts. Wang Wenjiao, Tang Xianhu, Hou Jiachang, Lin Shuijing, Liang Hailiang, Han Jian, Albi, Larson, Prakash, Wei Renfang, Dong Jiong, Sun Jun, Ye Chengwan, Xia Xuanze, Bao Chunlai, Chen Jin, Chen Long... Generation after generation of people walked, stopped, and bid farewell on the red carpet of the "Heavenly King"... If you talk about heroes, they all have the temperament of the so-called "king of heaven". However, the coincidence of each era and the favorable time and place have created the group of people and those people we know well, so that they have been crowned with the title of "Heavenly King". This is a testimony to the prosperity of one era, and it is not necessarily a reflection of the lack of openness of another era.
For decades, the number of popular figures is far more than these eight people who are known as "Heavenly Kings". And everyone who loves badminton also has their own favorite player in their hearts, not necessarily known as the "King of Heaven", but it has also touched the heartstrings and is unforgettable. I hope that this issue of the Heavenly King Special Issue will arouse the memories in your heart, and I hope that you will leave a unique story of the Heavenly King in your heart.
Frost: Self-taught aggregator
Sugiato: Faith in the kingdom of badminton
Yang Yang: "King of Kings" Grand Slam
Zhao Jianhua: "The Last Heavenly King" is famous all over the world
Pete Gad: The Danish Golden Boy who stunned the time
Tawfik: "Bad Boy" is not just "God's Backhand"
Li Zongwei: The god of war who never says a word
Lin Dan: The mythical "Heavenly King" is still running
Who is the "King"?
"Heavenly King" words "Heavenly King"
Among the "kings of heaven", they are indispensable
Postscript: The "King" in Their Eyes
The new and old King of Heaven technical archives "declassified" by Pete. Gad: The most stable king
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Published Badminton magazine