Viktor is without a doubt a machine, no-one comes close at the moment. The mens singles game now needs someone, or preferably a few players, to step up to challenge him consistently. There was a reason the LD-LCW era was so good.
@@tunafishmaki My eyes were recently opened to what Momota had endured and what a rival he could possibly have been. That said it was really unfortunate
@@uramis00 wait what happened to Momota? I haven't followed badminton for years. I remember Momota beating Victor easily few times in a row back then. Wasn't Momota considered a potential candidate to surpass Lin Dan?
30 hours of analysis, and 20 hours of editing… Safe to say this was a big one produce! 😅 We hope you enjoyed it and if there are any other players or pairs you would want us to analyse in the future, let us know below ⬇ Also don’t forget to check out Skillshare using this link for a 1 month free trial: skl.sh/badmintoninsight11221 Finally, in some crazy news - we just hit 200,000 subscribers!! As always, thank you for all of your support - it honestly means so much to us 😊🙏
U guys deserve millions of subscribers..i hope this will...love by watching your guys videos awsome..and btw ur hardwork and patience is seen in your videos...u guys literally motivates me in playing badminton..#stay safe..
Fun fact: At a young age Viktor cursed himself being so tall wishing he was shorter, since that was the norm back then for all good badminton players, he didn't think he could become one of the best because of his height. Now people are arguing that being so tall is an advantage in many cases in badminton, but that's literally only because of Axelsen. You wouldn't hear that argument 10 years ago.
Wow this is one of your best videos yet!! Your attention to detail, editing and effort is why youre my favourite badminton youtube channel!! Keep up the great work and congratulations on 200k subscribers!! 😀
Super job! Love you channel. Viktor is committed to being the best. This comes in part from the Danish tradition with respect for badminton athletes and early introduction to the sport. He trains very hard and is very strong so he can do things many players cannot do, especially late in a match. Some Danish players have said they only practice two hours per day, but they mean two hours of high intensity, quality on-court work combined with a lifestyle of cross training, diet, quality sleep and persistent curiosity about the sport. Thanks for highlighting Viktor and his steps to success!
He was from the era LCW and LD.. And he play so good fight against this two kings.. That why he so beast right now.. No one is good enough to beat him .. 😆😉😄
That Shot Selection analysis made such a great point. And also adds reason to why LCW would just dominate Viktor whenever they played. LCW was one of the Greatest ever that the sports has seen in net shots.
Another thing I like abt Viktor is his attitude, whether it comes to praising opponents, encouraging trickshots in training, questioning umpire’s bad calls even when unfavorable for him(nowadays)..
Publicity. Also, if he is winning by a big margin he likes to joke which is psychologically damaging for the opponent and entertaining for the audience. It's all very clever.
He truly is the best player, he has strategy and lots of power along with his height, making him unstoppable. You guys are also amazing because you put in so much hard work for the video, thank you for the tips
Very good video, a lot to learn and great analysis of VA! Also an important part of why he's so good, is that he really improved his defense over the last couple of years.
Amazing video. I think the player who are closest to Viktor at the moment are LZJ and Ginting. Still cannot win against Viktor but at least can force to rubber set. Maybe if Ginting can reduce his self-errors, it will be interesting
Ginting is far from being consistent after all these years. He even lost to Lee Cheuk Yiu in one of the finals. Lzj has started to be consistent in recent years, and the only one got closest as of recent match.
Ginting is far from being consistent after all these years. He even lost to Lee Cheuk Yiu in one of the finals. Lzj has started to be consistent in recent years, and the only one got closest as of recent match.
@@ChyeHeng17 Totally agree, Ginting just doesn't has the stamina for his own playing style. As he gets older, it will only get worse. LZJ while having an amazing attacking game, he struggles when he has to go against players with good defense because his control game is not well developed yet. LZJ beat Viktor at the All England on Mar 2021 which was almost 1.5 years ago, since then they have met twice, LZJ lost both time. So it's not entirely accurate when people put LZJ on the same tier with Viktor, at least not right now.
Excellent Video! Really loved the in depth analysis on professional players game. I think y’all should do this more often as it really helps us identify how to play better. Thanks for the great video!
I am really glad that ive came across your channel! Immediately subscribe!! I really learned alot! I hope I can apply the things that I learned here on the court :D more power to you!!! God bless both of you and your team!!!
The new king of men single of this era... So unstoppable.. 🔥👍 And No one can fight him fair and square expect for LZJ that give him quite good fight .. 😘🤗💪
Your editing is reminding me more and more of arun from the mr who's the boss youtube channels editing. It really keeps the viewer engaged and i'm really excited to see you evolve your editing to be more like his! however please remember to not go for perfection with everything you make, burnout is a real thing!
Haha we actually watch some of his videos - that might be where it has come from! We always want it to be the best of our abilities but you are right! Thanks for the comment 😀
He was from the era LCW and LD.. And he play so good fight against this two kings.. That why he so beast right now.. No one is good enough to beat him .. 😆😉😄
Viktor is a really intelligent and disciplined athlete no doubt about that! On the part about consistency, in 2018/19 when Kento was at the top of his game, he used the same strategy against Viktor that Viktor is now using to play against him - no unforced errors, opponent has pressure to play winning shots and makes more mistakes. I remember there was a match where the score line was 21 to single digits and Kento was not smashing. If Kento restored his old form, I wonder if the score line would be closer?
First of all, congratulations on 200k subscribers!! What an insightful video this is. Your attention to small things about Viktor has made this video even more special. Thank you for investing your time to make these wonderful videos for us 🙏🏼
Honestly, Axelsen is the best after LD-LCW era because of 2 reasons. #1 He's damn consistent. #2 The rest of the men singles player are just too trash. Trust me, those who grow up watching LD-LCW will never would've thought a India and Thailand player will made it to the Olympics semis. Players like Tommy Sugiarto or Kenichi Tago are easily Gold medal contenders if they were born in this era. No disrespect to Axelsen, he's a great player. But the only player that ever came close to LD-LCW was Momota. Unfortunately a car accident changed everything.
So because India and Thailand have improved that's bad? It's more like badminton training and coaching has improved a lot and have gotten more and more widely integrated over last 10-15 years. They are playing better than ever, faster pace, harder smashes, better nutrition. There has been a progression in the sport like there are in many other sports. Momota, among others, felt that in his come back from his accident. He actually played great initially in 2021 at Thomas cup, Denmark Open and Indonesia masters (which he won), but his badminton had been stalling compared to Ginting, LZJ, Axelsen and others who all defeated him having him figured out more or less. Saying Tommy Sugiarto and Kenichi Tago would be gold contenders today just shows how unserious you are. This looks more like a case of your butt hurting because the tall Dane is dominating.
@@leenpels7646 if the game is so much more integrated than before, then, why don’t we see other national thrive like Argentina, Brazil or even Colombo? 10-15y not enough time for them? The game has not been integrated internationally. If it has, people won’t be earning US$40,000 by winning a big tournament. Even tennis grand slam, first round knockout earn more than that . Social media and RU-vid only makes learning a lot more easier but that doesn’t mean integration . i might be wrong about India. But trust me, players like sonwanho tago sugiarto will be gold contenders in todays game. They are much technical, skilful and fit. Men singles today is about who is fastest or who has the strongest smash. They easily tire out when it comes to game 3. There’s rarely any deception shot, double action or halfsmashes. You can disagree with me, but the stats wont lie. go watch yesterday‘s game and count the shots. I stand firm, viktor it’s a great player, but he’s more lucky that he was born at the right time. If the game is so much more integrated today, why no one comes close to him in todays game ? You just don’t become a great sports nation overnight because of integration. So just admit the fact that the game today is at a very low standard. Btw, momota case after his accident is due to an eye issue and mental challenge. You dont win 13 tournaments a year, get involve in a car accident, comeback after a year and realised ‘oh integration changed and improve everyone’. I agree with you that certain nations are indeed improving. But honestly majority of what you said, just don’t make sense.
Wow, I am really stunned by the quality of this video. One can see that you have put a lot of work into the research, analysis and editing of this video. Good job! Thank you for making such a valuable and compact video available to us for free!
Nice video always . I personally feel beyond all these , two words that describe Viktor - Hunger - to outperform & Desperation - to win more and more titles . That's what is making him the best on tour right now .
Superb Video and thanks for taking a lot of time and doing such a awesome video. Small question, do you think being 6'5 tall is advantage for Viktor, will he be this good if he was 6' tall ?
One more important point is mental health/wellbeing. He has a mental coach or he used to have one. I think keeping calm during the rallies, lifting the spirits after a loss, and staying grounded after a major win are important aspects of an athlete's life. P.S. Excellent video, as always.
he gets mad easily yes, but man his fight and winning mentality is just superb. You guys jus did amazing analyze and what a work, I can't thank enough. Terima kasih, cheers.
While respecting Viktor for all his commitment and achievements, I feel really sad for Kento Momota who has been beating Viktor quite easily until 2020 Jan when he faced the fatal accident. I witnessed myself at Japan at the Japan open the semi betweek Momota and Viktor where Momota beat him quite comfortably. Momota was unbeatable at that time its very unlucky that he met with the accident, and then out of the game for a long time. His return to the game has not been the expected level, but I still hope Momota will be back to his usual form sooner
HI guy! Congratulations and thanks for the fabulous content you produce in your videos! I like your technical analysis, your way to find solutions and answers that required a lot of thinking and your well writen scripts! You seems to do this effortlessly because the result is neat, articulated, well explained and very fun to watch. As a content producer myself, I know the hard work and dedication it represents to deliver such good videos! Bravo! I'm not a native english langage guy but when I watch your videos, I don't need to pause or rewing too much for the sake of understanding. This is SO GREAT! I think that having a female and male perspective is a tremendously refreshing! Your video are really useful and fun to watch. So thanks, thanks, thanks! Love! ❤
Peak Lin Dan beats everyone, period. Look at it this way. 2019 Momota would beat current Viktor. Viktor looks so good now because if you’ve removed Momota from the equation since 2016, Viktor would stand out. Momota was the real best player and Viktor was number 2. These two are by far ahead of the rest. But I think prime Lin Dan would beat 2019 Momota. So there you go.
Viktor definitely made the right call by going to Dubai and working on himself. Don’t get me wrong about the Danish team- they’re brilliant but this decision made Viktor into a complete monster in the field of badminton mens singles.
Thank you for this kind of videos you are producing. I hope more people will know your channel. God bless to both of you and Good luck to your future games!
it is very good to watch not only your can learn something but can motivate you as well to perform better in badminton. thank you for your priceless effort greg and jenny also to make this video happen I will take your advise and suggestions to improve my game and also if ever were gonna play a game I will make sure that i will make you sweat so hard hahahahah god bless and continue inspiring us subscriber all the way from Madalag, Aklan, Philippines I wish to buy one of your victor equipment's but financially I am out wish to have one of my own thank you
Very helpfull analysis of victors game. Me as an amateur just watch all these players and their game simply looks similar🤷🏻♂️ and suddenly one has won 21:5 and i dont know why😄🤦🏻♂️ this video helped me to look at different things and understand tactics. Thanks a lot!!!
His opponents need LCW's XC net shot against those pushes to the service line, it was almost a vanity shot for LCW most of the time but its necessary against Victor if u don't want to lift.
I'm kind of new to badminton scene (just playing it casually few times a month), but Axelsen really feels like a great athlete - at least what I've seen from random clips. Feels like a good guy!
@Badminton Insight Huge thanks for sharing wonderful analysis. I would like to request an analysis to do video on Kevin Sanjayan & Gideon helps doubles players alot
Thanks Jenny & Greg for taking the time to compile this video. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Sleep 😴 What is it and how in the world do I get more?! I’m older than most of your players, in full time employment, have no financial or other worries… But for many years have found it almost impossible to sleep more than 5:30 hours per night. If I go to bed early then I wake up at 2 or 3am way before I need to get up. Sleeping pills are not good for my work life. I do try to avoid alcohol. I normally do about 20k + steps per day most days. I know I need more sleep but it just doesn’t happen… 😢🏸PS: I do tend to play 3 hours continuously of Badminton and other sets in the week, but I’m stopping never tired. 😳 Help?
Very insightful video! Would be awesome to see you make video on why Lin Dan is so good, I've seen his video but i can never pinpoint on why is he soo good, to the point of being the greatest of all time.
Yea I’d like to see a video on that too. I remember Li Yongbo once saying that Lin Dan saw things on court that other players did not see. If you could beat a player like Lee Chong Wei almost 30 times throughout your career, you are the GOAT. They also brought in Tang Xianhu to beef up his mental game prior to the Beijing Olympics. This hiring a coach for the mental part of the game is what Japan should be doing with Momota.
Rising of Viktor is also due to the accident faced by kento momota in Malaysia.Viktor had this attacking game and angled smash in previous yrs also but he couldn't beat momota in any stages.After the accident momota's game drastically reduced (it's clear that something happened to momota after the accident).So experienced players either retired or injured to make the path easy for Viktor to top podium.situations are currently in favour to Viktor and it's a perfect time to excel. And i couldn't stop mention this fact of momota's unfitness also helped a lot to Viktor.
This is an extremely ignorant and pathetic post. You're making excuses for Momota because of his accident, which is probably fine, but then you're also massively ignorant to the fact that Viktor Axelsen also was constantly injured from early 2018 to 2020 (during Momotas "prime")... He dropped from number 1 to number 5/6 in that period, and that was far from Momota's doing. It stemmed from an ankle injury from early 2018 that kept lingering on causing all sorts of problems with his back, because of the consequential uneven movement, and most of all his preparation. He also had to withdraw from the 2019 world championship because of this. It was during the covid "break" he got his second and final ankle surgery that finally made him totally injury free from the first time since early 2018... Since then then he has nothing but progressed with his badminton... Momota is however still stale in his 2019 style, which more or less has been figured out by Ginting, LZJ, others, not to forget Viktor Axelsen. The biggest thumbing Viktor Axelsen gave during the previous weeks in Indonesia and Malaysia was against Momota style opponents - Tsuneyama (21-8 21-4) & Momota himself ( 21-4 21-7)
@@leenpels7646 @Leen Pels what this video saying?why Viktor is now the best player in this world...and they are showing his attacks and speed ...these are all there in previous yrs also..So actual reason (In my opinion) is not the points given here in this video but the lack of opponents to his level.And I am not ingnoring anything from Viktor...he is hardworking guy and deserve to be the top now.
@@BeyondtheFinishLine9 With the exception of the initial first clip, which featured Viktor Axelsen winning the world championship in 2017, all of them are relatively new... And he is indeed much better now than he was back then. It's easy to pick apart the 2 different Axelsens using the headband as a guide. There was the nude forehead Viktor Axelsen, who was worldclass.. Now there is the Headband Viktor Axelsen, who is a certified legend. "The lack of opponents to his level".... is just a clarification to his current dominance.. It also was for Momota.. You don't think the players and coaches of China, Indonesia, Malaysia are studying him like mad trying to find a way to defeat him?
Victor yt channel is definitely worth checking out. It’s not as detail as this wonderful channel, but it does show how he think about each shot and training.
A player's greatness is also defined by the greatness of his rivals. Lin Dan was the greatest as he was on top of another all time great LCW.. Now with Kento Momota out of the picture, there is no one to challenge Victor . Victor was really helpless in front of Momota and literally use to cry. Yes currently he is #1 in ranking. But definitely can't be called the best player of the era. Really love the analysis done by Greg and Jenny..so much to learn from your content.
