Tony Gunawan (USA)

“Badminton was almost my whole life since I began playing when I was five. After 2001, I retired from the Indonesian team and came to the US to pursue my studies. After picking up the racket, I more than once wondered how far this could go. This championship means everything to me.”

“At 9:11 of game 3, I was basically running out of gas and just tried to survive through the match. But things turned around and we had it.”

“There are many people playing badminton in US but the stereotype is that it is a backyard sport. I hope we succeed in demonstrating badminton as an intense sport with a high requirement of skills and physique.”

Howard Bach (USA)

“The crowd has been great. Without their support and the sponsorship from Yonex, we were not going to be able to be here.

“Before coming to the game, my expectation was just to hang in there and keep up the pace with the other three players.”