Badminton’s men’s singles is stuck in Groundhog Day, and attackers are the way out
(From left) Men's singles medalists at the Asian Games, Singapore's Loh Kean Yew (silver), Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn (gold), Indonesia's Alwi Farhan and South Korea's Yoo Tae-Bin, (bronze winners). (AP Photo)
5 min readMumbaiOct 4, 2026 09:00 AM IST First published on: Oct 4, 2026 at 09:00 AM IST
It is not their fault they are boring, they’ve never watched themselves play.
The current men’s singles lacks the dashing fervour of a slam-bang attacking player. Like Viktor Axelsen could morph into, at the sight of a lift. Or like Lee Zii Jia unleashed, when he wasn’t required to pay debt to legacy-creation, with its herculean demands.
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