World Ch`ship format is `very boring` to me: Taufik

Last Updated: Sunday, August 29, 2010, 13:25

Moments after reaching the final of the World Championship, ace shuttler Taufik Hidayat said that the tournament`s format has become "very boring" and the Badminton World Federation should try to bring about some changes.

Former champion Hidayat rolls back the years

Last Updated: Sunday, August 29, 2010, 09:58

Indonesia`s Taufik Hidayat rolled back the years to reach the final of the world badminton championships with a 21-10 22-20 victory on Saturday over South Korean 13th seed Park Sung-hwan.

Taufik, Lin Dan reach prequarters in World Championship

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 25, 2010, 19:06

Former World and Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia came back from the brink of defeat to book a place in the prequarterfinals of the World Championships here on Wednesday.

Taufik Hidayat not comfortable with the extra security in ABC

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 17:19

Former world champion Taufik Hidayat is not happy with the ubiquitous security arrangements at the Asian Badminton Championships and feels even the Olympics and Asian Games pale in comparison to the set-up at the Siri Fort.

Hidayat halts gutsy Jorgensen to enter world semis

Last Updated: Friday, August 14, 2009, 18:14

Former champion Taufik Hidayat halted Danish youngster Jan O Jorgensen’s giantkilling run 21-19, 21-19 to enter the semi-finals of the world badminton championships on Friday.

Taufik wants title as his birthday gift

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 11, 2009, 23:19

Taufik Hidayat rates Lee Chong Wei and Lin Dan as the top contenders but the Indonesian wants to win the ongoing World Badminton Championship to give himself a perfect birthday gift.