Indonesia's Taufik Hidayat plays against Spain's Pablo Abian during their men's singles group play stage Group O badminton match during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Wembley Arena in this file photo taken on July 31, 2012. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - A stark warning about the future direction of the men's game was issued on Tuesday by two of badminton’s recent greats on the eve of the All-England Championships.
As the world’s best prepared for this season's first Premier Superseries, with China seeded to win four of the five titles, Indonesia's Taufik Hidayat, the 2004 Olympic champion, said the game was “only about Lee Chong Wei and Lin Dan at the moment.”
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