TAUFIK HIDAYAT

TAUFIK HIDAYAT

Retired Indonesian badminton player Taufik Hidayat won the Indonesian Open a record six times. He is famous for his rivalry against Lin Dan to capture the top place as the duo also called as the “arch rivals” by popular Medias. He achieved 27 titles and positioned runner-ups 19 times till his retirement. His major achievements includes a gold, a silver and two bronze medal in World Championships, 3 gold, a silver and two bronze medal in Asian Games, 2 gold, a silver and three bronze medal in Thomas Cup, 3 gold, two silver and a bronze medal in Asian Championships, and 2 gold medal in Southeast Asian Games. Hidayat won the Men’s singles title at 2004 Athens Olympic Games. He holds the record of fastest smash recorded in single’s competition with his 305 km/hr smash in a match against Ng Wei in the 2006 world championships.