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Peter Gade
Place of Birth: Aalborg, Denmark
Topped the men’s world rankings from 1998 until 2001
Known for deception, speed and agility
Founder of The Peter Gade Academy
Topped the men’s world rankings from 1998 until 2001
Known for deception, speed and agility
Founder of The Peter Gade Academy
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Howard Bach
Men’s Doubles winner at the 2005 World Badminton Championship
3 x Gold Medalist at the Pan Am Games
North America Ambassador
3 x Gold Medalist at the Pan Am Games
North America Ambassador
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Lee Yong Dae
Place of Birth: Hwasun, South Jeolla, South Korea
2008 Olympic Gold in mixed doubles
Doubles Master
2008 Olympic Gold in mixed doubles
Doubles Master
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Lee Chong Wei
Place of Birth: Kampung Bagan Serai, Perak, Malaysia
Ranked as number one in the world for 199 consecutive weeks
Known for his forehand net lift
Ranked as number one in the world for 199 consecutive weeks
Known for his forehand net lift
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Michelle Li
World top ten female Badminton player
Four-time Pan Am Games Champion
Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist
North America Ambassador
Four-time Pan Am Games Champion
Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist
North America Ambassador
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Taufik Hidayat
Place of Birth: Bandung, Indonesia
Olympic Gold in 2004 and World Championship Gold in 2005
Founder of The Taufik Hidayat Arena youth academy
Olympic Gold in 2004 and World Championship Gold in 2005
Founder of The Taufik Hidayat Arena youth academy
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Kamilla Rytter Juhl
Mixed doubles partnership with fellow Dane, Thomas Laybourn
Gold at the 2006 European Championships
Victorious at the 2009 BWF World Championships
Denmark Ambassador
Gold at the 2006 European Championships
Victorious at the 2009 BWF World Championships
Denmark Ambassador
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Lin Dan
Place of Birth: Fujian, China
2008, 2012, 2016 Olympic Gold
2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 World Champion
Legendary for his jump-smash and footwork
2008, 2012, 2016 Olympic Gold
2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 World Champion
Legendary for his jump-smash and footwork
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Leveling up
the juniors
that are our
future.
the juniors
that are our
future.
How Legends’ Vision is doubling down on youth to make badminton the sport of the next generation.
Level up the players
to level up the game.
to level up the game.
“ Every minute poured into junior development is returned tenfold in the form of passion and dedication to the game. Junior development is our strongest tool to helping badminton thrive for decades to come. ”
- Peter Gade
Challenge:
Create better learning
opportunities
Create better learning
opportunities
Case-study
Free badminton clinics
in partnership with CIF
in partnership with CIF
Partnering with the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) North Coast Section and Central Coast Section, the Legend Ambassadors will host free clinics for high school coaches across California, starting in January 2020. The programs will aim to cover not only the foundation for badminton coaches, but also creative ways to help with the motivation and confidence of the students.
“ My challenge to the younger kids is that it’s great that you want to be the new Tony Gunawan, Halim Haryanto or Howard Bach’ in the U.S., but my challenge is to be better than them. Achieve something all three of them have never achieved: to win Olympic Gold. ”
- Howard Bach
Challenge:
Providing direct access
to Legend-level-learning
Providing direct access
to Legend-level-learning
Concept
Digital master class content, universally available for juniors
In collaboration with Legends Peter Gade and Lee Yong Dae, we are planning to produce a series of badminton master classes, tailored to different levels of junior players. The master classes will be available to all juniors.
Peter gade’s masterclass
Be part of the vision
We’re only scratching the surface of how we can accelerate the growth of our junior talents. There’s so much we can all do together. So let’s join hands in growing the sport. If you have an idea or initiative to introduce new people or connect to new audiences to badminton, let us know!
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