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戴資穎、周天成領軍 外媒讚中華隊「當今前五強」
記者顏如玉／綜合報導
台灣目前羽球界中，有坐穩世界球后來到123週的戴資穎，還有世界排名第五的周天成，
男雙也有幾組不錯的組合，因此著名羽球網站《shuttle smash》評選當今最強五支隊伍
，中華隊也入圍，排在第五名和泰國並列。
《shuttle smash》選出當今世界前五強的羽球國家，第一名為大陸，該文表示，雖然許
多好手如王儀涵、趙芸蕾、傅海峰等人都退役，讓大陸實力有所下降，但仍有林丹、諶龍
等老將用經驗率領後輩，只是年輕一代需要時間來證明自己。
另外女雙陳清晨／賈一凡、混雙「雅思組合」鄭思維／黄雅瓊也都相當出色，大陸唯一比
較弱的項目在於女單，陳雨菲、何冰嬌還沒能展現統治力。不過《shuttle smash》認為
大陸仍然有其底蘊在，「在大批選手退役後，年輕選手能很快接班，並擁有不錯的成績，
這是其他國家很難做到的。」
第二名則為日本，在各方面都有傑出選手，目前男單桃田賢斗穩居球王，女單有世界第二
的奧原西望、第四的山口茜，男雙有世界第三的嘉村健士／園田啟悟、第九的渡邊勇大／
遠藤大由。女雙方面則幾乎統治世界，前十就有4對來自日本，且包辦了世界前三，混雙
有渡邊勇大／東野有紗排名世界第三。
第三為印尼、第四為南韓。第五則為中華隊和泰國，目前中華和泰國一樣，都在三個項目
特別具有競爭力，中華有球后戴資穎、一哥周天成，男雙雖然「雙麟配」拆夥，但王齊麟
改搭李洋仍打出不錯成績，李哲輝改配楊博軒也不差。
而泰國則有女單一姊、世界第八的依瑟儂(Ratchanok Intanon)，混雙有世界第四的泰國
組合德差蓬(Dechapol PUAVARANUKROH)／沙西麗(Sapsiree TAERATTANACHAI)，女雙有世
界第十的Jongkolphan Kititharakul／Rawinda Prajongjai。
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英文原文在此 https://shuttlesmash.com/2019/04/18/strongest-nations/
前面的就省略 這個媒體執筆者的自介「我是來自英國的狂熱羽球愛好者」
5. Chinese Taipei/Thailand
What?! No Malaysia?! No Denmark?! This list is determined by who has the best
all-around squad. Both Chinese Taipei and Thailand have a representative
across three different disciplines. Whereas the other nations mentioned above
have only representatives in 2 disciplines.
Strongest Nations - Chinese TaipeiTai Tzu Ying is Chinese Taipei’s Standout
Star
Tai Tzu Ying spearheads Chinese Taipei’s national team. Shes is currently
the best female player in the world at the moment at the top of the rankings.
Chou Tien Chen is also 5th in the men’s singles and in the men’s doubles
Chen Hung Ling and Wang Chi-Lin are holding their own in men’s doubles,
ranked 7.
Strongest Nations - ThailandChild Prodigy Ratchanok Intanon is Thailand’s
most established badminton export
Thailand, another rapidly improving nations, is also spearheaded by a women’
s singles player in Ratchanok Intanon. They are also highly ranked in mixed
doubles in Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai and in women’s
doubles by Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai.
Honourable Mentions
Malaysia: You might be surprised to not see Malaysia up there. They are only
really represented in the Mixed Doubles by Goh Liu Ying and Chan Peng Soon.
Even in men’s doubles, although they have an established Olympic Silver
medallist pair, Tan Wee Kiong and Goh V Shem have been struggling for form
and are currently sat just outside the top ten (14). Of course, they’re also
missing Lee Chong Wei through his recent personal troubles, from which he is
recovering well.
Denmark: The only European team really capable of being considered among the
strongest nations. Victor Axelson is their biggest name currently but also
have strong representation in men’s doubles in Astrup and Rasmussen. Since
the retirement of Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Christina Pedersen (who played
mixed and women’s more recently), their strength in both these categories
has fallen tremendously. Were they still playing, Denmark certainly would
have been in the top 5.
India: While Indian badminton has certainly grown massively over the past
decade, they have shone most brightly in the singles disciplines. Obviously,
PV Sindu and Saina Nehwal have been leading the charge and other talents such
as Srikanth Kidambi have followed suit. But they currently lacking strength
in their doubles disciplines.