‘Jedi badminton’ becomes web smash
By Yahoo! UK
It's not often that the genteel sport of badminton hits the sporting headlines -- not outside of Malaysia, at any rate -- but a new web viral video has done exactly that thanks to some hilarious Star Wars-inspired special effects.
The video, which takes a 2010 World Championship doubles quarter-final between Denmark's Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen and China's Guo Zhendong and Xu Chen, sees the player's racquets replaced by the famous light sabres from George Lucas's epic film series.
Complete with appropriate sound effects, the players swish and swipe at the shuttlecock to send it back and forth in a hilarious sequence put together by YouTube user 'bamobellamy' to practise his skills with a new computer programme.
In the actual match the force was stronger with the Chinese duo, who went on to take bronze in the event. Sadly, there is no confirmation as yet of a re-match in which the losing Danish duo get to use an AT-AT.
Watch the video:
