Taufik Hidayat bored by world champs

Kuala Lumpur (ANTARA News) - Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat took a
swipe at the world badminton championships Monday even before the first
shuttle had been hit, branding the annual format boring.



The Indonesian, known as badminton's bad boy for his occasional temper
flares on court and outspoken views off, said the sport's governing
body was wrong to change the showcase event from a biennial to an
annual affair.



"It used to be something the players look forward to every two years,"
the Indonesian, seeded eight here, was quoted by AFP as telling the
Malaysian Star.
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