SPECIAL - The Story of Badmintalk & Indonesia

Rob & Martin on the continental championships, the Axelsen conundrum and managing injuries

We’re back after a brief break! And it’s just Rob and Martin this week. They discuss the recent continental championships - Rob was impressed by the French, Martin does a deep dive on Chinese badminton - before looking ahead to the Thomas & Uber Cup. There’s also time for a tribute to King Kento!

SPECIAL - The Story of Badmintalk & Indonesia

It’s a special episode of Shuttle! Rob and Martin sit down with the team behind Badmintalk, the badminton phenomenon which has changed the media landscape of the sport! From humble beginnings to millions of followers worldwide, Power and Ian tell the guys how it all happened and their views on the badminton world now. The group then deep dive into Indonesian badminton, discussing Jonatan Christie, Antony Ginting, Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, Marcus Gideon, Kevin Sukamuljo, Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan.

Tony Gunawan on Marin, Indonesian success and winning GOLD

Another episode of Shuttle! Former Olympic and World Champion Tony Gunawan joins the chaps to chat about the YONEX Swiss Open, the YONEX All England Championships and Indonesia’s strong European Tour! We discuss what it was like to change countries and win World Championship gold, and look ahead to the Thomas & Uber Cups. Then Tony takes on The Final Rally!

Mathias Boe on the 'Fart in the Wind' Moment, Lazy Journalist and his SUPER Power

Another Danish legend, Mathias Boe joins Rob and Martin for Episode 6 of Shuttle - it’s been a big week with the YONEX All England Championship where the trio discuss the dominance of Y.Q. Huang and S.W. Zheng, that you can never count Carolina Marin out and the 30 year wait for Indonesia's men’s singles title.  We then dive into the importance of external investment for the sport and learn about Mathias’s SUPER power… Mathias pulls out an outstanding performance in The Final Rally and Martin gives a shout out to Virgin Media for the awful internet connection. Follow the podcast on social media - it’s @shuttlebadmintonpod on Instagram, and on Facebook it’s Shuttle Badminton Podcast. New episodes come out every Wednesday!

Peter Gade on the YONEX All England, Mentality and Umpires

Danish legend Peter Gade joins Rob and Martin for episode 5 of Shuttle! There’s loads to unpack - the trio discuss the fallout from France, analyse Shi Yuqi’s form, look ahead to the All England and chat Olympics and badminton globally too! Peter puts forward a Who’s At Fault topic and then put his badminton knowledge to the test in The Final Rally. Follow the podcast on social media - it’s @shuttlebadmintonpod on Instagram, and on Facebook it’s Shuttle Badminton Podcast. New episodes come out every Wednesday!