Han and Bach were named the U.S. Team of the Year in 2000 and 2001, and were ranked number one (as a team) nationally as of May 2002. Individually, Han was Male Player of the Year 1994-2001 and is ranked number one nationally. Bach is close behind at the number two spot nationally and was a silver medallist at the 1999 Pan Am Games.

The International Badminton Federation ranked the men #12 in Men's Doubles in 2002, making it the highest ranking ever for the U.S. in the sport's history. They placed first in 2002 at the U.S. National Men's Doubles, while Han took first in singles and Bach placed second. The men also took first at the 2001 Men's doubles-Brazil Int'l, Pan American Championships, Miami Classic and the U.S. National.

Q1: How did you get involved in badminton?

KEVIN HAN: As a kid growing up in China, the sport was very popular at the time. My Mom wanted me to get involved in different things and after trying badminton it was something I really enjoyed.

HOWARD BACH: I learned from my Dad. He started playing when we lived in Vietnam and then when we came to the U.S. he joined a local YMCA where he continued playing. He was really my first coach and partner.

Q2: What's your greatest accomplishment?

KEVIN HAN: My greatest accomplishment would unquestionably be making it to the Olympic Games. At the 2000 games I made it to the 3rd round out of 16, so I was pretty proud.

HOWARD BACH: It would have to be the Pan Am Games in 1999 where I took home the silver. More recently Kevin and I finished 2nd at the U.S Open and we were both pretty proud of that too.

Q3: What are you expecting at the Denmark Open?

KEVIN HAN: We are definitely hoping to make it to the quarterfinals, but we expect to do better; hopefully, we'll make it to the semifinals. We have been training hard both physically and mentally, so we are going to go play the game we know how to play.

HOWARD BACH: We are shooting for the quarterfinals, hoping to make the semi's. We're pretty prepared.

Q4: If you could spend one day with someone famous whom would you choose?

KEVIN HAN: I never really thought about that before. That's a hard one but I guess if I could spend a day with anyone I would choose the former president, Bill Clinton. I think he did a great job for our country and I find him to be a very encouraging man. I think I could learn some valuable lessons from spending a day with him.

HOWARD BACH: I would either choose Tiger Woods or Bill Gates--I guess Tiger Woods. He's a great athlete and he's around my age. I think I could learn a lot from him in a day.

Q5: Do you have any rituals or routines that you go through before competing?

KEVIN HAN: Not really. I don't listen to a certain type of music or anything like that. I really just make sure I get the sleep I need and make sure that I eat well before competing. I also always make sure I am at least an hour early for a match so that I have plenty of time to warm up and I don't have to rush.

HOWARD BACH: I usually listen to hard music to get me going, anything from rap to alternative works. Something that just pumps me up.

Q6: What was your favorite television show as a kid?

KEVIN HAN: I really used to like watching Growing Pains. I thought it was a funny show and I was at the age when I was starting to understand issues that came up on the show. I learned from it.

HOWARD BACH: I'm gonna go with the cartoon from back in the day, Trans Formers. Cartoons today are wussy. What's that Japanese cartoon? Pokeman? That's horrible!

Q7: Would you rather enter a competition as the predicted favorite or the underdog?

KEVIN HAN: I would rather be the underdog. There would be lower expectations and I would feel like if I won it would be an even greater accomplishment. There would be a lot less pressure too.

HOWARD BACH: Although Kevin and I are usually the underdogs, I would still choose to be the underdog. I like to beg to differ with people's opinions and I enjoy proving people wrong.

Q8: What do you like to do off the badminton court?

KEVIN HAN: I'm really a computer geek. I used to be a computer programmer, so I spend a lot of my free time doing that.

HOWARD BACH: I enjoy fishing and bowling. I also took up skiing while in Colorado. I don't get to do it a lot, but when I get a chance I do.

Q9: When you were a child and people asked, "What do you want to be when you grow up," what did you say?

KEVIN HAN: Like many little kids, I used to say that I wanted to be an athlete. To be honest, I've always wanted to do something extraordinary. I wanted to be different. I didn't want to follow the typical routine of going to college, finding a job, etc. I wanted to do something that not everybody else does.

HOWARD BACH: I have always said that I wanted to go to the Olympics. It has been one of my priorities since I started playing badminton at about age seven or eight.

Q10: Who should play you in The Kevin Han/Howard Bach Story?

KEVIN HAN: I would want to play myself. This way I could live my life all over again. I would be going back in time and be able to relive certain moments of my life. I could even change things or do things differently.

HOWARD BACH: Apolo Ohno. I know he loves badminton cause he used to go play after his workouts. He is a great communicator and knows how to present himself. I think he would present badminton as a sport, in addition to me, very well.

Q11: If you could have a superpower what would you choose?

KEVIN HAN: Invisible. I would want to be invisible out of pure curiosity. I could find out stuff that I'm not supposed to know, or what people were saying and then just leave without anyone even knowing I was there.

HOWARD BACH: I would find a cure for AIDS. Life is too precious to waste.

Q12: What does the future hold for you?

KEVIN HAN: We are definitely planning on making the 2004 Olympics, and we would ultimately like to make the medal stand. That is two years away, however, so right now I am concentrating on training hard for it. If I still feel mentally and physically strong after that then I will keep going. I will find this out when the Olympic Games get closer.

HOWARD BACH: I think I have a bright future ahead of me. Kevin and I are training hard for the 2004 Olympics, where we are hoping to medal.