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Taufik Hidayat
1999–2013 · Retired
Olympic Gold 2004 · World Champion 2005
Racquets tracked
9
The owner of the most beautiful backhand in badminton history. Taufik's natural talent and silky shot-making made him the poet of the sport — a player who created art on the court. His backhand smash, executed off the wrong foot with seeming effortlessness, remains the single most aesthetically celebrated shot in the game.
Equipment timeline
Muscle Power · 2003–2004
Muscle Power 70
Listed as his racquet on Yonex Japan’s staff pages of July 2003 and April 2004; Yonex’s 2013 retrospective files his Athens 2004 gold under the Armortec 700
2U/3U·★★☆☆☆
Armortec · 2004–2006
Armortec 700
Athens 2004 gold, 2005 world title and 2006 Asian Games gold, per Yonex’s 2013 retrospective
$111
✓ pre-owned
Head-heavy·Extra Stiff·3U/4U·★★★☆☆
Armortec · 2007–2008
Armortec 900 Technique
2007 Asia Championships title · 2007 Japan Open final against Lee Chong Wei’s 900 Power
$64
✓ pre-owned
Head-heavy·Stiff·3U/4U·★★★☆☆
ArcSaber · 2008–2010
ArcSaber 10
2009 India Open title, per Yonex’s retrospective · credited with it at his 2009 US Open win
$163
est. pre-owned
Even·Stiff·2U/3U·★★★☆☆
ArcSaber · 2009–2010
ArcSaber Z-Slash
Switched at the 2009 Yonex Open Japan, per Yonex Japan
$80
✓ pre-owned
Even·Stiff·2U/3U·★★★☆☆
ArcSaber · 2010
ArcSaber Z-Slash Taufik Hidayat
Yonex’s July 2010 player model · 2010 French Open, his first Super Series title, per Yonex’s reports
$159
✓ pre-owned
Even·Stiff·3U·★★★★☆
ArcSaber · 2013
ArcSaber 11
Launch face in February 2013, his final season before retiring in June
$85
✓ pre-owned
Even·Stiff·2U/3U·★★★☆☆
ArcSaber · 2013
ArcSaber 11 Taufik Hidayat
Dove Gray limited edition launched at the May 2013 Sudirman Cup, for his final season
Even·Stiff·2U/3U·★★★★☆
ArcSaber · 2015 (tribute)
ArcSaber 10 Legend Vision Taufik
Legend Vision tribute edition
★★★★★
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