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The match up between Kunvut Viditsarn
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and Shiuchi is becoming one of the most
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exciting matchups to watch as the
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competitive games between the two have
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made them comfortable with each other
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and allow them to play at their highest
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The 2025 World Tour Finals semi-finals
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match between these two players showed
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that this was precisely the case.
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Despite playing only two sets of score
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lines that seem to represent Shiuchi's
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dominance, both players actually played
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very well with minimal unforced errors.
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In fact, this was one of matches with
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the highest display of badminton skill
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that we have seen in men's singles
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recently, which is why we want to do a
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video on it. Let's take a look at what
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we can learn from these two players.
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I made mention how good it seemed to
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drag the shuttle wide
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>> and that this is going to be um
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really match on on Thursday. Um but um
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When you watch Kunov Vids versus Shiuchi
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at the 2025 World Tour finals, there are
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two main things you should watch for.
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Number one is technique. Number two is
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how these players broke each other's
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shot combos. Let's first look at
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Both Kunvoot and Shiuchi are masters at
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using holds and changing their shots
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They both smoothly move their racket
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toward the shuttle and then use their
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fingers and wrist to snap last second at
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different speeds to play different shots
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to end the rally. What makes Shiuchi and
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Kunaboot so good is the preciseness of
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when they snap to play a good shot
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that's extremely difficult to read.
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>> And because they don't need such big
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swings to generate power, they're able
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to add on additional effects like
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to make it even more difficult for their
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>> It's worth noting that this isn't
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limited to the front court either.
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Shuyuti and Klavot are also the two
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players in men's singles today who have
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the most variety in their back court.
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Just take a look at some of these
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slices, stop drops, and punch clears
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that are all in addition to their
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And just like in the front court, it's
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important to watch how both Shiuchi and
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Kunlav moves into the shot smoothly with
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a speed up from their wrist and fingers
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for their desired shot.
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>> Now, the second thing to watch for is
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how Shiuchi and Kunivot frequently look
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to break each other's shot combos,
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particularly when they're in more
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In China, they have a phrase they use in
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>> The literal definition means to break
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away from. And you can apply this
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definition to bad mitten. The meaning of
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this phrase in badmitten is to break
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away from your opponent's shot combos.
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One example of this is when Shiuchi and
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Kunavot use cross drives and blocks
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against each other's smashes.
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A natural pattern in bad mitten is smash
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follow-up kill. Typically following
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where your smash was going.
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If you're able to change the direction
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and speed of the shuttle to something
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this is one way you give yourself
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opportunities to break your opponent's
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shot combo and initiate a counterattack.
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>> There are a few other ways to break your
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opponent's shot combos apart from
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cross-driving and blocking your
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One strategy that both players executed
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well in this match was going for
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deceptive renetss or cross nets that
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would often force the opposing to player
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to come back to the net and lift.
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This works because when you net, the
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common shot pattern is for your opponent
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to lift. So when these players come in
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like they're about to play a lift and
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then suddenly play a deception and net
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back, their opponents often mess up
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their split step timing and become the
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one lifting or making the mistake.
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Ultimately, what led to Shiuchi's
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victory over Kunlav Viditsarn was that
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Shiuchi read and anticipated Kunlavit's
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Throughout the match, you could
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frequently see Shiuchi positioning
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himself to attack certain responses and
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successfully doing so.
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And while Vitzarn did do the same
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sometimes, there were many instances
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where he would end up just neutralizing
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Shiuchi's late shots instead of actively
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This can be attributed to numerous
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conditions like fitness levels and
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confidence in leaving certain parts of
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the court uncovered in return for taking
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the shuttle early on a correct guess.
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But that's what makes badminton such an
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intricate and exciting sport.
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exciting matches on YouTube, it's
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