6 Badminton Fastest Smash Record Holders, Indonesian Athletes Included

YOGYAKARTA Did you know that badminton athletes have a hard hitting power that makes the shuttlecock slide quickly towards the opponent? Interestingly, there are several badminton record holders who need to know.

In general, smash is a blow to the opponent's field which is done hard and sharp at once. Each athlete has a different smash speed. However, until now there have been several athletes who managed to break the record.

Mads Pieler Kolding is a Danish badminton athlete who specializes in doubles. He managed to break the fastest smash record in the world at a speed of 426 kph (kilometers per hour/kilometer per hour). His deadly smash was issued while competing in the Badminton Premier League on January 10, 2017, which was held in India.

Apart from Mads Pieler, Denmark also has a badminton athlete who holds the world's fastest smash record, namely Viktor Acelsen. He is the 2017 Badminton World Champion. The speed of smash he managed to beat to the opponent was 419 kph, precisely when he fought Kento Momota in the 2019 All England final. However, he suffered defeat at that time.

Indonesian athlete Anthony Sinisuka Ginting also has a world-recognized smash speed of 417 kph. The smash occurred when he competed in the Singapore Open 2022 quarter-finals. Smash Ginting made Ng Tze Yong (Malaysia) a victim.

Daniel Marthin is one of Indonesia's badminton athletes. He is a badminton player in the men's doubles sector. Not only outstanding, Daniel also managed to break the record with the fastest smash in the world. Daniel's speed of smash was 415 kph.

The fastest smash in the world came when he competed in the final of the Hylo Open 2022 Super 300. At that time he directed his smash towards Marcus Fernaldi Gideon.

Lee Chong Wei is one of the badminton legends from Malaysia. He has the fastest smash recognized by the world. The record that was broken was 408 kph. The record broke when he appeared at the Hong Kong Open in 2015.

Again, Danish athletes managed to speed up the smash quickly. It was Jan O Jorgensen who managed to smash at a speed of 407 kph. The blow was carried out while competing in the semifinals of the Malaysia Open in 2016. At that time he was fighting Lee Chong Wei who represented Malaysia.

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