The key performance in the men's singles in this era is speed. Compared to the current men's singles, the 4kings, including LD and LCW, overwhelmed the other players with an order of magnitude faster and more touch.
@@kevin_andreas1999 in terms of age, only Peter Gade is considerably older than the others. Taufik Hidayat, Lee Chong Wei, and Lin Dan were born in 1981, 1982, and 1983 respectively. Their career trajectories differed, with Taufik’s prime being so early in his career and LCW & LD’s lasting way into the late 2010s. However, there was quite an overlap in between, when the four dominated the tournaments. The term four kings was coined for a reason.
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