A Year On Tour With Vittinghus - A Badminton Podcast

In this episode I give you my review of all 5 disciplines at the Paris Olympics! 40 minutes of looking back at an amazing Olympic Games in badminton filled with amazing matches, a lot of (maybe a bit too much) drama, surprising results and a splendid atmosphere. Tune in to hear all about it. I got through the disciplines in the following order (if you want to skip certain parts): Mixed, Womens Doubles, Mens Doubles, Womens Singles, Mens Singles. Thanks for listening everyone! /HK

Hi all, This episode contains my top takeaways from the last few weeks of intense action in Asia on the BWF World Tour. I look a lot at what it all means for who's currently set to be the favourites in Paris and also some dark horse potential. But don't worry, I will of course still do a proper preview episode for the Olympics when we get closer to it's start. Remember to check out how easily you can support this podcast and at the same time get some awesome benefits from it on patreon.com/vittinghus. Thanks for listening everyone. /HK

Hi all, Today I'm back with my top 5 takeaways from the Thomas & Uber Cup finals in China last week. Tune in to hear who I believe is the best men's singles player in the world at the moment, why Indonesia might be building a future Uber Cup winning team and much more! Thanks for listening everyone and please consider supporting my work with any kind of donation on patreon.com/vittinghus to keep this podcast going. It really does mean so much to me and makes sure I can keep prioritising doing regular episodes. /HK

Hi all, Although we are a couple of days into Uber & Thomas Cup already, here is my preview episode! I don't find the group stage very exciting, so that's why I'm focusing this preview on the final stage of the event, where things are a lot more unpredictable.  I also spend a bit of time talking about Kento Momota, who will retire at the end of this event. So tune in to hear what my dream is for him! I hope you'll enjoy the episode and the final stages of Thomas and Uber Cup! This episode has been requested by my supporters at patreon.com/vittinghus. If you also want to be able to request certain episodes or just ask questions on the podcast, please go check out my Patreon site and see how easy and cheap it can be to support my work. And I guarantee that it will be highly appreciated by me! Thanks for listening! /HK

As promised here's an episode focused on the very intense battles for Olympic qualification which will basically finish next week at the European, Pan Am and Asian Championships. There's a couple of Future Series events left after that, but they won't have any effect on the battles I mention in this episode. So tune in if you want to become a little wiser on how the qualifying rules work and which players to keep an extra eye on for the continental championships next week. There's some interesting stuff in all 5 disciplines! Happy to hear your feedback, both positive and negative. And if you want to show appreciation and support the work I do with this podcast while also getting lots of benefits, go check out patreon.com/vittinghus and see for yourself how easy it is to sign up and also sign out again, if you don't want to support any longer. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support everyone! /HK

Hi everyone, In this episode, which has been available on patreon.com/vittinghus for a few days as a video podcast, I'm interviewing Raphael Sachetat, the founder of Solibad, a charity organization that uses badminton to create programs and help underprivileged children around the world. I'm sure most of you, if not all, are already aware of Solibad and how fund I am of supporting them. So it was about time to get Raphael on to talk a bit deeper about the background of the charity and the work they do. Raphael shares his background as a journalist and photographer in the badminton industry and explains how Solibad started. We talk about the Solibad projects in Bekasi, Indonesia, and also in Madagascar, where they provide support and opportunities for children in need. We also talk about Solibad Days, a fun(d)raising event that aims to raise awareness and funds for the organization. I hope you all find it interesting and if you want to donate or just learn more about the amazing work they all do, please go visit solibad.net. Remember 100% of all donations go directly to supporting the projects. All administrative fees are covered privately by the amazing volunteers behind Solibad! Enjoy everyone! /HK   Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction and Background 08:01 Solibad: Using Badminton for Charity 13:05 Solibad Project in Bekasi, Indonesia & in Madagascar 23:24 Solibad Days: Fundraising Event 30:25 Conclusion and Donation Information

This episode goes through some of the answers All England provided us with last week - with special focus on the questions I asked in the latest episode. I also offer an update on some of the most interesting battles for Olympic qualification in all 5 disciplines. So tune in to hear my thoughts - and I already have to apologise for not talking about Marin winning her second AE title. The first one in 9 years and after having had two big knee surgeries! Not sure how I forgot to mention this on the episode, but it's some truly inspiring stuff! Big game player for sure. Enjoy everyone! /HK

I'm finally back and this time with an episode focused on the 5 most interesting questions we need answers for at All England this week. I've picked 1 question for each discipline, so tune in to see if you agree with me or if I missed out on something even more interesting! There are some REALLY interesting battles for Olympic qualification going on and all of a sudden also an open battle about who's world no. 1 in men's singles (who would have thought just 3-4 months ago?). I try to cover the most intriguing ones in this episode, so hope you find it interesting. Thanks so much for listening and please consider visiting patreon.com/vittinghus to see how to get ealier access to episodes like this one and other benefits like video calls with me, game analysis and much more. /HK

Here is my takeaways from the past two weeks of action on the BWF World Tour at Malaysia Open Super 1000 & India Open Super 750. There's takeaways from all 5 disciplines, so hopefully you guys will find some of them interesting. This episode was released on Sunday the 21st on my patreon page at patreon.com/vittinghus, so if you would also like to have early access to episode in the future (and lots of other perks), please go check it out. There's no binding whatsoever, you can stop your support again at any time if you feel like you don't get value for your support. Thanks for listening everyone! /HK

In this episode you'll hear about what I've been up to lately including making a tournament final, going on a family holiday, doing lots of coaching and participating in interesting events. I'm also looking ahead to what's coming in the next few weeks. So tune in if you want to hear about all the stuff above plus some of the challenges I face when coaching and why I find it fascinating. Thanks a lot for listening and remember to check out patreon.com/vittinghus if you want to see that full interview I did with Ben Beckman. /HK

Today's podcast is all about my final international event which was at the Norwegian International in Sandefjord last week. Hear about my thoughts on my performance, the preparations and the overall experience. I'll also talk briefly about the future of this podcast at the end of the episode. Please keep listening for this part and give me your input for the future concept of the podcast. Thanks again so much for listening and your ongoing support - it means a lot! Remember you can still support the work I do with the podcast on patreon.com/vittinghus. It gives you plenty of advantages doing so, so please go check it out! All the best, HK

Here's an update from this week as promised. A day late as I had trouble uploading the file yesterday, so I apologise for that. Therefore I also talk about a league match in France from yesterday as if it is yet to be played - as I did record the episode before we played. We won the match 7-1 :-) I also give you some info on the rest of the upcoming week or so which will be very busy and also a lot of fun with plenty of league matches and my final international tournament which will be the Norwegian International. Tune in to hear all about it! Thanks for listening everyone. /HK

Hi guys, Here's a live episode recorded during the BWF Coaching Conference in Copenhagen back in August. It's a real interesting chat to two amazing former players Ra Kyung Min & Christinna Pedersen. Both have some incredible accolades like being former world no. 1's and having won medal at both the Olympics and World Championships. Most of the talk is about their experience with coaches and coaching throughout their careers, which I found really interesting to hear about. So hopefully you guys will as well. If you appreciate episodes like these, please consider supporting the work I do with the podcast by signing up as a patron on patreon.com/vittinghus. There's no binding whatsoever, so you can stop your support at any time if you wish. Lots of different benefits for supporting though, so please go check it out, if you want. Thanks for listening everyone! /HK

Hi everyone, Here's an update on my latest period which includes 4 Danish league matches, a trip to Canada and some club visits here in Denmark. I also share a bit about what to the next not so busy period is going to be mainly focused on. Tune in to hear more :-)

Today's episode is focused around the two league matches I played in France and Sweden over the past week. I also answer 5 questions from some of my patrons who support the podcast on patreon.com/vittinghus. Go check it out if you want that opportunity too or just feel like supporting the work I do with the podcast. Thanks for listening everyone! /HK

Hi everyone, Here's this weeks podcast dealing with lots of different topics: World Championships including the Coaching Conference My farewell at the national training center First league match of the season Playing a Danish GP in men's doubles! Plus a quick look at what's coming up ahead. Thanks so much for listening and please check out patreon.com/vittinghus for loads of cool possibilities like 1 on 1 live calls and also game feedback! /HK

Hi everyone, Here's as promised my preview of the World Championships in Copenhagen next week. I'm previewing the mixed doubles as my supporters on patreon.com/vittinghus voted for that one and of course the men's singles as that is without doubt my favourite discipline - of course :-) I got to get a one-hour hit in the stadium yesterday as well, so in the episode I'll also reveal what kind of playing conditions I expect. The arena and set-up looks absolutely amazing by the way! Anyway, give it a listen and get to know what matches I'm particuarly looking forward to and also my guesses for the full podium finishers in both XD and MS! Enjoy and thanks for listening, HK

Here's another episode with the latest news from me regarding the World Championships where I'll now fill in another role as well. Tune in to hear what that is. Also a bit of news about me coming to Canada again soon which I'm VERY exctied about :-) Plus answering a patron question about the use of court mats during the World Championships prep and discussing some of the things we in badminton perhaps could learn from the rapid rise of padel as a sport here in Denmark. I hope you enjoy it and I'm looking forward to drop a preview next week of the men's singles and mixed doubles at the World Championships! Mixed doubles has been chosen by my patrons, so if you guys would also like to have a say in stuff like this in the future, please go check out patreon.com/vittinghus to see all the great benefits you can get from supporting my work. Thanks guys! /HK

Hi everyone, Here's an update on my holiday, getting back in training and some very exciting news about a cool opportunity that has arisen with BWF. This news is actually not only exciting for me, but also for all my patrons as it will result in some exclusive content for patrons of the podcast only! So tune in to hear more about it all and remember you can become a patron for as little as $1 a month and there's no binding whatsoever. Go check out all the benefits at patreon.com/vittinghus and listen to this episode to hear about the exclusive content coming up! Thanks for listening everyone! HK

Here's my rundown of how things went in my 1st round match against Li Shifeng in the first round of Canada Open! Great match and great effort, so I hope you guys enjoy hearing about it. Thanks for listening everyone!

Today's episode is about how my training has been going since returning from Indonesia, but also some news about me featuring on BWF's weekly video magazine, Badminton Weekly. I'll also go a bit into the role of being a "feeder" when you do 2v1 training. What you should focus on and why this can still be good training even when you are in the "feeding" role. I hope you all enjoy it and I'll be back with the next episode from Calgary at the Canada Open! To support my work with the podcast and get perks like live video calls with me go check out patreon.com/vittinghus. /HK

Hi everyone, Here's my breakdown of the match against Ginting yesterday, where I got absolutely hammered, but still enjoyed it! :-) Thanks so much for listening and remember you can get access to 1 on 1 video calls, game feedback and much more if you support me at www.patreon.com/vittinghus /HK

Here's my update from Indonesia with some postive news about my body. I also share some news on how you can follow my final preparations even closer on Tuesday. And finally I'm wrapping up the episode talking a bit about how I deal with burnout/feeling demotivated after a question from one of you guys. Enjoy, guys!

Back with a new episode sharing some positive news regarding Indonesia Open! :-) The episode also includes an update on my chances of qualifying for the World Championships and a look back at last weeks Sudirman Cup. Finally I answer a couple of patron questions about club badminton and the home field advantage which can also work as a disadvantage. Check out patreon.com/vittinghus if you also would like to ask questions for the podcast, get 1 on 1 video calls with me, receive a video message or even get game feedback! Hope you enjoy the pod everyone!

A news update from me with good news from the Czech League Finals, but also some exciting news about a new league adventure for me next season. Furthermore I'm sharing some good news in regard to the World Championships in Copenhagen, but also a bit of bad news concerning Malaysia Masters... Tune in to get updated on all of it! :-) Thanks so much for listening! Remember you can support my work and get amazing benefits on patreon.com/vittinghus. /HK

Here's an episode about my last couple of weeks and some talk about the new crazy spin serve that has shocked the badminton world! I also answer a couple of questions about the Olympics, Orleans Masters and the upcoming World Championships. A little bit longer episode than lately, but I do hope you find it all interesting still. Remember to go join my Patreon-community if you want to be able to join my monthly patron exclusive Q&A's. The next one will be next week! Join here: patreon.com/vittinghus

Would have loved to give you an update on how my first round match at Orleans Masters Super 300 went today - but as you probably know, I had to pull out before the tournament started. So here's an update on the reason why and what the positive outcome of this withdrawal will hopefully be. I'll also share my upcoming events and goals with you and give you and insight into what I plan to focus on for the remainder of my international career. Hope you all enjoy it and I wish you all a very happy Easter!

Here is as promised my rundown and thoughts about my first round match against Toma Jr. Popov at Swiss Open. Also a quick update on what's next and if you want to be able to join my live Q&A tomorrow Friday 23rd please go to patreon.com/vittinghus and check out how. Thanks for listening everyone! /HK

Here's an update from the beautiful city of Basel! The episode focuses on my preparations, like how I've changed a bit in my weekly training schedule last week and what I'll do to prepare in the best possible way for my first round on Wednesday. It also includes a bit of talk about my stay here, the All England last week and a reminder to some of my patrons to check their inbox as we need to set up some 1 on 1 video and game feedback calls. If you also want that opportunity in the future, go check out the options on patreon.com/vittinghus. Thanks for listening everyone!

Hi everyone, Here's another update from German Open - this time recapping my 2nd round match against Li Shifeng. Thanks for listening everyone! /HK

Hi everyone, Here's a rundown of my first round match against Alex Lanier from France in my first round match at German Open yesterday. Hopfully I can bring you another episode tomorrow recapping another good performance when I'm up against Li Shifeng from China later today. If you appreciate my efforts doing this podcast and the insights, please do consider supporting the podcast on patreon.com/vittinghus. By doing so you can get lots of benefits like video messages, 1 on 1 video calls and game feedback as well. Please go check it out! /HK

Hi everyone, This weeks pod is full of news about my expectations for German Open this week, a look back at a crazy busy week last week and some talk about winning promotion to the top Danish League with my club Hvidovre. I'll also give a short status of my chances for All England participation next week. Btw my sound editing program (or my laptop) is not cooperating at the moment, so didn't have the time nor the energy this evening to get it sorted with the intro/outro and other soundbits... I apologise for that, but hopefully the episode is worth listening to anyway! :-) Thanks for listening and supporting! /HK Support the podcast and get loads of amazing benefits on: patreon.com/vittinghus

I'm the 2023 Danish National Champion in men's singles! Today's episode will be all about breaking down my week last week when I became the oldest ever winner of the Danish Championships in men's singles! It wasn't a week without trouble as I found myself in some difficult situations on court, so hopefully you'll find it interesting to hear about how I handled it all. A special week for me and I'm happy to share it with you all. Enjoy! P.S. Please check out patreon.com/vittinghus for personal game feedback, 1 on 1 livecalls, Q&As and much more.

Here's my take on the rather poor performance at Indonesia Masters earlier this week, what it means in terms of my chances for All England and what's next for me. The episode will also let you know how you can vote for me in Badminton Europes Fan Player Of The Year award (go to Badminton Europe Instagram and/or Facebook and find their Jan 24 post and simply write my name in a comment). And finally I share some very exciting news about a match analysis video I'm releasing very soon exclusively for my patrons on patreon.com/vittinghus Thanks for listening everyone!

Hi everyone, First of all I apologise for sound quality being a bit sub par for this episode - I'll explain why in the episode. Unfortunately I also have some trouble with the program I use for editing my recordings, so this time you get the raw audio file without any jingles or any other kind of editing. Hopefully you'll still find the 10 minutes interesting as I go through my matches at India Open including a good encounter against Loh Kean Yew from Singapore. Thanks for listening everyone!

It's a new year and the podcast is back! This one is all talk about my first round match from Malaysia Open against Chico Wardoyo. I'll be back again next week at India Open, so feel free to ask if there's anything you want me to get into. Thanks for listening. /HK

Here's the final episode of 2022! This episode includes talk about: The weekend I spent playing Czech league My current training The draw for Malaysia Open My holiday plans and plan for training while on holiday How to practice low gravity in your footwork on court Hope you'll find it all interesting. Thanks so much for listening all year - appreciate it a lot. And should you want to support my work, please go to patreon.com/vittinghus to check out all the extra benefits you can get by doing so. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

This weeks episode is a short one, but I'll talk a bit about the upcoming Q&A, which will be on Dec 9th at noon Danish time. It's exclusively for my patrons, so hurry up and sign up at patreon.com/vittinghus if you want to be able to join or listen to or watch it after. This episode also offers a training update and a look at what's up for me in the coming few days! Thanks for listening everyone!

Here's the podcast for this week! Hear about my latest injury revelation, which is not as bad as it sounds and there's a fun story to it. I'm also finally able to share how many of the January events in Asia I'll go for. Furthermore I'll talk a bit about the difference between very good club level players and pros, just as I'll go into how Badminton Denmark is looking at the challenge of another top player leaving the national centre. Tune in for this and much more - as always I hope you find it interesting! Thanks for listening and please consider supporting me on patreon.com/vittinghus for lots of cool benefits! Thanks everyone.

This episode offers an update on my calf injury situation, my plan for the rest of the year - including what I'll work on - and a look at the most memorable matches in my career. For next weeks episode, I'll be happy to answer some more questions or take up a topic you guys find interesting, so if you guys want to have a say on this, please consider signing up at patreon.com/vittinghus to support the podcast and get lots of benefits. Thanks for listening everyone!

Here's this weeks episode with an update from the past week of training and a Danish league match on Monday. A league match that brought back memories of my only ever black card experience - so tune in to hear what that is all about! I'm also revealing which is my favourite racket of all time as one of my amazing patrons  asked this question some time ago. Go to patreon.com/vittinghus if you want to be able to get your questions answered too. This 15-minute episode also updates you on a minor injury I sustained, so there's enough to talk about! Thanks for listening! HK

Here's an update from my 1st round loss against world no. 10 Kunlavut Vitidsarn yesterday. I break down the match which was both very good and very frustrating at the same time! I'll also give up an update on my situation in terms of ranking, access to the big events in the future and what's next for me. Thanks for listening everyone and please consider supporting my work with the podcast and thereby my career by joining as a patron on patreon.com/vittinghus. /HK

After a week with no podcast episode I'm back with the first guest episode in a long time! It's Danish mixed doubles player and my roommate at French Open Mikkel Mikkelsen. You might not know Mikkel so well, but his story is quite inspiring as he has been through some crazy stuff before finally being accepted as a national team player at the age of 29! I'm happy to share a bit of his story with you guys here - even if I actually felt a little rusty doing this kind of episode. I enjoyed it though, so I hope you guys do too. If you enjoy what you hear and want this type of content to keep coming, please consider giving just a tiny bit of support on patreon.com/vittinghus. You will even get some cool benefits from doing so! Thanks so much for listening everyone! /HK

Inspired by one of my amazing patrons, today's episode is focused around my experience of how to best cope with injuries. I've had my share of injuries and very unfortunate times throughout my career, so there is enough to talk about! If you also want to be able to ask questions for the podcast, please sign up at www.patreon.com/vittinghus to support my work and help my badminton career. I also answer a question about how to stay calm on court when your plan is not working out and a question about if I'm ever up for coaching just days or weeks abroad. Of course I also give an update on the league match from the weekend and a short weekly training update, so this epsiode is packed with information :-) Hope you enjoy it!

Today's episode offers an update on my knee/hamstring issue which I talked about last week. I go a little bit into how I'm trying to balance training, rest and accepting some pain. I'm also breaking some news on a new job I've started in already. But don't worry guys, I'm still a professional badminton player! :-) I've just found a good little side kick to add a bit of extra income and perhaps pave a way into a future bigger role with the company. Only 10 mins today - been a bit busy these days, which is also why the pod is a day late, but I've already got a good idea about next weeks episode (thanks to one of my amazing patrons), so next week will be a bit longer again and take in a few questions from my patrons. Thanks for listening everyone - and remember to join my patreon community to be in with a chance of winning signed shirts and even a brand new racket! www.patreon.com/vittinghus /HK

Today's weekly update offers a look at the Danish League match I played on Saturday and how a small knee-issue I picked up there has affected the last few days of training. I also answer two patron questions: - How hard I worked as a 15-year old - How I keep track of my training/rest balance I hope you enjoy the episode - and please feel free to send in more questions or ideas for these weekly update episode. Check out how to support my podcast and badminton career while also getting benefits like 1-on-1 video calls with me or even feedback on your own game: www.patreon.com/vittinghus Thank you for listening everyone!

Here's this weeks podcast which offers a weekly update from training, a look ahead to my second league match of the season and a couple of patron-questions. I'll answer questions about how much video analysis is being used by me (and other pros) in the game, what my one rep max is in squat (and talk a bit more about my weights programme) and what I think of livedraws being done by hand as a possible event for BWF to look into. In this episode I also mention a company called Clutch who uses AI to do video analysis. This is not sponsored or anything, but I still urge you to go check them out on instagram. Their handle is @theclutchapp. Very interesting company with great potential to grow in my opinion. Enjoy the podcast and please go check out how to support my work and career at patreon.com/vittinghus.

Please consider supporting my work with the podcast if you feel like it's worth your time and gives you value. You can support and get lots of cool benefits by doing so on patreon.com/vittinghus. There's no binding whatsoever and it's completely up to you how much or how little you want to support with. This particular episode (which was released a day early for all patrons) offers my answer to a patron question about how advanced players can improve their speed on court. I'm also talking about why I'm often quite outspoken and how my suggestions are being welcomed both by BWF and the Danish federation. Finally (or actually at the start of the episode) I'm sharing an update on my first league match for my new club Hvidovre, which was played on Saturday.  

Here's the weekly podcast from me.  Not a lot to report about from on court as I'm still on a mini holiday, but this podcast looks ahead to my first league match of the season on Saturday.  I also get into a couple of questions about my coaching role on the Danish team/club I'm representing this season and my thoughts on using "cheap" tactics like time wasting, breaking your opponents momentum etc. Hope you find it interesting - and please don't hesitate to ask or comment here below if there's anything from the episode you want to hear more about or further explained. Oh and by the way, this episode also reveals the two winners of my signed game shirts! :-) If you also want to be in with a chance of winning my shirts or get other cool benefits like one on one videocalls with me or even feedback on your own game from me, please go check out the possibilities on patreon.com/vittinghus. Thanks so much for your support everyone!

Here's an update on how I felt the match against Shi Yuqi at Japan Open went for me. Really trying to let you all in on what's on my mind at the moment, so I hope you find it worth your time. The episode also contains a short update on what's next for me - a plan that actually changed just moments before I recorded the episode! Thanks for your continued support - and please go have a look at my patreon page on patreon.com/vittinghus to see all the benefits you can gain from supporting the podcast and my career. /HK

Back with a full match breakdown of my first round loss at the World Championships against Indian star Lakshya Sen. Also a quick look at how I'll be spending the rest of the week here in Tokyo leading up to Japan Open in Osaka next week. Remember you can win one of my signed game shirts by signing up on my patreon-page where you directly support my work with the podcast AND my badminton career where the expenses are absolutely crazy these days. You can make a one time donation or a recurring monthly fee and as much or as little as you want - there's no binding at all. Thanks for your time and support - it is much appreciated! /HK