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SportsPosted at: Dec 16 2020 6:30PM


Didn't celebrate, just shook hands after defeating Lin Dan: Subhankar Dey

Jaipur, Dec 16 (UNI) Indian shuttler Subhankar Dey, who defeated Lin Dan in the SaarLorLux Open Badminton Championship in 2018, has revealed that he didn't celebrate his victory against the two-time Olympic gold medalist and just shook hands, as a mark of respect for his idol.
In a recent interaction on Sports Tiger's show 'Building Bridge', Subhankar said that he used to copy Lin Dan and always dreamt of playing against him.
''When I was small, my sister made a big poster for me of Lin Dan and I used to sleep next to it.
''I used to think that one day, I will play against him. I never thought of defeating him that time, since I was very small.
''It was always a dream for me. I wanted to see Lin Dan, play like him and copy him when I was in Kolkata,'' he said.
On being asked about his victory gainst Lin Dan, the Indian shuttler said, ''I celebrate a lot after every win but after defeating Lin Dan, I did not celebrate at all.
''It was quite surprising as everybody in India was like, you beat Lin Dan, so some expression should be there. But I just went and shook hands and left. That was the respect I had for him.''
The 27-year-old shuttler first rose to national prominence when he defeated B Sai Praneeth in the quarterfinals of the senior badminton nationals, held in Nagpur in 2017 and the win against Lin Dan in 2018 ensured he grab national headlines.
Going down the memory lane, Subhankar also spoke about his early days in Kolkata and how his elder brother and sister inspired him to take up the sport.
He moved to Mumbai with just Rs 500 and terms it as the turning point of his career.
''I feel my turning point was when I came to Mumbai. I started performing well after moving there on India level.
''Initially, there weren’t any sponsors but I became India No 6 and became part of Asian Championship U-19, that time I got a scholarship from Hindustan petroleum of Rs 12k.
''That was the first scholarship I got and it was a huge amount for me at that time,'' he said.
Life has come a full circle for this champion shuttler, who was once rejected by Hyderabad Academy and considers himself extremely lucky to get the opportunity to play for an European club.
Subhankar, who was training in Bangalore under Tom John before moving to Europe, was happy there but had to make the move because of the high fees and his desire to play in more international tournaments.
Almost 20 key tournaments being played in Europe every year was another factor, which influenced his move.
He spoke about his European journey and mentioned, ''I mailed almost 30 clubs all over Europe and I got a reply from Denmark. And then I said, fine.
''It was small money but I thought, this is the opportunity, maybe I will go there and at least I will learn a lot of things and see how it is going. That’s how I went to Denmark''.
On his future plans, Subhankar clearly said that he wants to go with the flow and break into the Top 20 next year.
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