ShuttleSquad - Badminton Podcast

European Championships are stressful. So stressful that Thommy and Kirsty recorded this episode on Monday, but didn't find time to push it out until Friday + there is no intro + the audio quality would need some serious post production effort (it gets better after a few minutes). Kirsty is on her road to another Europeans medal and Thommy is trying to stay on top of all the media work that he...

If you see this, Thommy didn't fuck up this time :D The long anticipated episode with Christo Popov comes to you a week prior to the final and deciding tournament of the Olympic Qualification: the European Championships in Saarbrücken. Thommy and Christo recapped some highlights of Christo's successful weeks recently and are obviously talking a lot about the upcoming week. What are the cha...

The European Championships on home soil are just around the corner for team Germany, but the circumstances and conditions are not as promising as the hosting country hoped for. Thommy and Marvin talk about concerning injuries and some unlucky draws. They analyse the title favourites in each discipline and look forward to exciting duels. Marvin just sealed the Olympic qualification and looks ahead...

50% of the ShuttleSquad going to the semifinals of the legendary All England in Birmingham? What a crazy week! Thommy catched Selena minutes after her semifinals match to record this episode straight from the Utilita Arena in Birmingham. What does a semifinals day at a Super 1000 event look like for a player? What do Selena and Thommy think about the flash scandal in the quarterfinals? And why did...

Welcome to ShuttleSquad Episode 9 with Christo Popov... not. After trying to hunt Christo down right after his phenomenal victory at the German Open 2 weeks ago, Thommy finally got hold of our busy Frenchman early this week. But instead of publishing the episode, Thommy formatted his SD and deleted the episode. Luckily Kirsty managed to jump in for episode 9.2 and joined Thommy in one of the count...

This episode is coming to you straight from the German Open in Mülheim an der Ruhr. Thommy and Marvin talk about the home tournament for team Germany and the latest updates in the Olympic Qualification. The promised mini game challenge can be found on our instagram accounts (@thommyfox & @seidelmarvin) Enjoy the episode!

For this episode of ShuttleSquad we caught Selena Piek in Denmark where she is playing in the Danish league. Thommy and Selena talked about how a badminton players can make a living, about the Olympic qualification and why the upcoming German Open are always a comfy tournament for the Dutch players. Selena also talks about one of her toughest but also most successful tournaments of her career. Enj...

This first face-to-face edition of ShuttleSquad will bring you a solid hour of entertaining badminton talk. Kirsty Gilmour dropping stories about lost luggage, funny tummies, missed flights and how she almost showed up to play An Se Young looking like a tourist. We also dug deep into analyzing playing styles and concluded that it always helps to copy and steal. Thommy's favorite episode so far...

In Episode 5 of ShuttleSquad Thommy gets to talk to Christo Popov for the second time and the Frenchman is just coming off a really successful weekend winning two national titles. Of course the battle against his brother Toma Junior was discussed as well as the upcoming men's team European Championships. In the end we also get to know the private Christo a little better and learn what makes hi...

It's episode four and finally time to meet our last member of the ShuttleSquad: Marvin Seidel from Germany! The European Champion in men's doubles comes in well prepared (as expected) and also has some questions for our host Thommy. Marvin talks about his unsatisfying start to 2024, the upcoming European Championships on home soil and his love for details, organizing and beating anyone in...

In this week's episode of ShuttleSquad, Thommy is hosting mixed doubles player Selena Piek from the Netherlands. After talking about the current struggles with tiring journeys from tournament to tournament and late night doping control, Selena talks about the importance of a balanced mind and why it is important to get your head completely off badminton from time to time. A really interesting...

In the second episode of ShuttleSquad we get to know Kirsty Gilmour. The Scot has been an institution on the World Tour for many years and in this episode gives you an insight into her start to the year, tells us what makes a good coach for her and reveals why she chose women's singles over doubles. Enjoy!

Okaaaaayy let's go! Here we are – the first episode of ShuttleSquad, a brand new badminton podcast. From today on we'll kick out fresh episodes every Tuesday, each of them hosted by Thommy featuring one of our four elite shuttlers. We are kicking off with Christo Popov from France who is getting ready for his first tournament in 2024. Enjoy!