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Loh Kean Yew wants to be the bad guy.
Not the physical kind who smashes racquets or fires shuttles directly at an opponent, but the kind who can throw opponents off with some cleverly crafted mind games.
“I should definitely learn and try to master this skill even more,” the

France's Delphine Delrue and Gicquel Thom said they often use mind games to get an advantage over their opponents.

Putting the 'bad' in badminton: The mind games top shuttlers play

The best badminton players in the world are set to take center stage at the BWF World Championships 2022 in Tokyo, Japan, from 22-28 August.
The competition is expected to be extremely close will all five reigning champions - Loh Kean Yew in men's singles, Yamaguchi Akane in women's singles,

Badminton | TotalEnergies BWF World Championships | Tokyo

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - JULY 02: Viktor Axelsen of Denmark competes in the Men's Singles Semi Finals match against Jonatan Christie of Indonesia on day five of the Petronas Malaysia Open at Axiata Arena on July 02, 2022 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Annice Lyn/Getty Images)

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Badminton World Championships 2022: Preview, schedule & how to watch the stars in action

The Indonesia Masters 2022 badminton event has reached the semi-finals stage, with the field in Jakarta competing on Saturday (11 June) for a place in Sunday's five finals.
The Super 500 event sees some big names face-off today, the highlight of which has to be local hero Anthony Sinisuka Ginting

Badminton | 2022 DAIHATSU Indonesia Masters | Jakarta

CHOFU, JAPAN - JULY 31: Viktor Axelsen of Team Denmark celebrates as he wins against Shi Yu Qi of Team China during a Men's Singles Quarterfinal match on day eight of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza on July 31, 2021 in Chofu, Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

Viktor Axelsen from Denmark makes the semi-finals at Tokyo 2020

Badminton Indonesia Masters 2022: Axelsen to face Chou in men's final - relive Saturday updates

The Indonesia Masters 2022 badminton event has reached the quarter-finals stage, with the field in Jakarta competing on Friday for a place in the final four.
The Super 500 event sees some big names face-off today, the highlight of which has to be local hero Anthony Sinisuka Ginting against Malaysia's

CHOFU, JAPAN - AUGUST 02: Anthony Sinisuka Ginting of Team Indonesia celebrates as he wins against Kevin Cordon of Team Guatemala during the Menâ€™s Singles Bronze Medal match on day ten of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza on August 02, 2021 in Chofu, Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

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Badminton Indonesia Masters 2022 LIVE: Anthony Ginting beats Lee Zii Jia, will face Viktor Axelsen in the semis - Friday updates

The Indonesia Masters 2022 badminton event has thrown up a few surprises including some shock exits in Jakarta as the field narrows down ahead of the finals on 12 June.
The Super 500 event is the first of back-to-back tournaments in Indonesia with the Super 1000 Indonesia Open commencing next

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Badminton Indonesia Masters 2022: Ginting soars at home as PV Sindhu and Lee Zii Jia also make quarter-finals - Istora Senayan Thursday live updates

The Indonesia Masters 2022 badminton event is in full swing at nation's capital, Jakarta, with most of the biggest names in the sport out to book their place in the finals on 12 June.
Despite being a Super 500 event, all the heavy hitters are in Indonesia for the back-to-back

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Badminton Indonesia Masters 2022 - Anthony Ginting and Lee Zii Jia off to a winning start as Jonatan Christie crashes out, live updates from Istora Senayan

The best badminton players in their continent are set to take centerstage at the 2022 European Championships in Madrid, Spain, from 25-30 April.
Rio 2016 Olympic gold medallist Carolina Marin will make her return to competition after the five-time title holder recovered from the ACL injury that prevented her from

NANJING, CHINA - AUGUST 05:  Carolina Marin of Spain hits a shot against Sindhu Pusarla of India in the women's singles final on day 7 of Total BWF World Championships at Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Sport Park on August 5, 2018 in Nanjing, China.  (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

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Badminton 2022 European Championships: Preview, schedule & how to watch the stars in action

Olympic gold medallist Carolina Marin is set to return to competition at badminton's 2022 European Championships in Madrid, Spain, from 25-30 April.
The five-time title holder has recovered from the ACL injury that prevented her from competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
With no European Championships held in 2020

CHOFU, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 13:  Carolina Marin of Spain competes in the Women's Singles second round match against Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand on day three of the Yonex Japan Open at Musashino Forest Sports Plaza on September 13, 2018 in Chofu, Tokyo, Japan.  (Photo by Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images)

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