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…

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 ki…

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…

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 littl…

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 Soliba…

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 abou…

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 o…

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 h…

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 …

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 inp…

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 upcomin…

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 tal…

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 :-)By Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus

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! /…

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.…

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, s…

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…

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 remembe…

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!By Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus

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 "feed…

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 /HKBy Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus

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…

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 f…

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…

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 gi…

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 m…

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

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 d…

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)…

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 h…

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 a…

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 …

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. /HKBy Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus

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 - appreci…

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 th…

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 Badminto…

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 conside…

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 ti…

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 con…

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…

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 suppo…

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…

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 se…

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…

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…

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 ti…

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 cont…

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…