Tony Gunawan and Howard Bach reach badminton semi-finals
This is badminton week at STL All Sports. Were you aware that Tony Gunawan and Howard Bach were the most promising players for the American team at the World Badminton Championship?
They are the first American men to make it this far in the doubles competition. Amazing.
Modern day badminton is about reflexes and perpetual motion. You have to keep moving to get the shuttlecock.
The defeated the three time European champions and number one ranked team from Denmark, Jens Eriksen and Martin Lundgaard Hansen.
The Americans were ranked 13th.
Bach said:
You have no idea what state of mind I'm in right now. Beating the No. 1 at home, you can't buy that for a million dollars.
