Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen and Tokyo Games silver medalist Tai Tzu Ying have been named BWF males’s and girls’s gamers respectively in recognition of their stellar runs this season.
It was the primary season-ending award on this class for each Axelsen and Tai Tzu Ying – the 2020 All England Champion.
All eight winners have been honored in a digital broadcast on Friday. Axelsen was rewarded for his distinctive run beginning with the Barcelona Spain Masters in February 2020. The Danes made 10 finals in 11 particular person tournaments, profitable seven of them, together with gold on the Tokyo Games.
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“It means a lot to me,” Axelsen stated in a launch.
“Thank you to my staff, my coaches, my pals, my household, my rivals. This 12 months has been actually eventful. A number of ups and downs, however a whole lot of ups and downs, with the most important Olympic win ever being a dream come true. This award conjures up me to work more durable.”
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Tai Tzu Ying received the All England 2020 after which struck a wealthy vein of kind within the three-tournament Asian leg in January 2021, making all three finals, and profitable the BWF World Tour Finals 2020. The Chinese Taipei participant once more made it to the ultimate. At the Tokyo Olympics, he misplaced to Chen Yu Fei of China in an exciting match.
“It’s a pity that I can’t be in Indonesia for the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals,” stated the world No.
“I actually miss competing in Indonesia which has such ardent followers. I by no means thought I may win this award. I’ll proceed to compete and attempt to obtain higher outcomes. I hope the followers preserve supporting me.”
Considering the disruption precipitated to the circuit by COVID-19 over the previous two years, the interval of consideration for the BWF Player of the Year awards was from November 2019 to October 31, 2021. Among others, Olympic champions Li Yang and Wang Chi-Lin of Chinese Taipei have been voted the very best participant of the 12 months forward of Li Zi Jia, Pornpawee Chochuwong and Aaron Chia/Soh Wui Yik.
Li and Wang received all three titles within the Asian leg in January 2021, earlier than capturing the historic gold medal for Chinese Taipei at Tokyo 2020. Gracia Poli and Apariyani Rahayu, who claimed ladies’s doubles gold on the Olympics, received the doubles pairing. Year Award.
While Olympic gold was the excessive level of the season, the Indonesian was additionally profitable in different World Tour occasions, profitable the Indonesia Masters and Barcelona Spain Masters in 2020 and the Thailand Open in early 2021.
Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsern, a three-time world junior champion who has began making waves on the senior circuit, was named Eddie Choong Most Promising Player, beating different contenders Laine Kristofferson, Toma Junior Popov and Brian Yang.
In para badminton, Que Zimo, and Lynne Ratri Oktila received the Player of the Year award for the second time on the finish of the 12 months. Q Zimo was adjudged Male Para Badminton Player of the Year and Oktila was adjudged Female Para Badminton Player of the Year.
France’s Lucas Mazur/Faustin Noel was awarded the Para Badminton Pair of the Year award. The BWF Awards Commission additionally made a particular point out of Kevin Corden’s go to to Guatemala to 4 Olympic Games and his inspiring efficiency in Tokyo that took him to the semi-finals.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
