MS:Peter Gade/Lin Dan
WS:Zhang Ning/Camilla Martin
MD:Paaske/Rasmussen
WD:Huang/Sui
MX:Kim/Ra

MS:Peter Gade/Lin Dan
WS:Zhang Ning/Camilla Martin
MD:Paaske/Rasmussen
WD:Huang/Sui
MX:Kim/Ra

MS:Peter Gade/Lin Dan
WS:Gong ruina/Zhou mi
MD:Fu/Cai
WD:Huang/GAO OR Yang/Zhang
MX:Kim/Ra

Gade supporter :) u made a mistake in WD.Guang sui is a same player ,her partner is Gaoling.

MS:Peter Gade/Lin Dan
WS:Gong ruina/Zhou mi
MD:Fu/Cai
WD:Huang/GAO OR Yang/Zhang
MX:Kim/Ra

Gade supporter :) u made a mistake in WD.Guang sui is a same player ,her partner is Gaoling.
I know that i have made that mistake a couple of times it is not like i dont know that Huang Suis partner is Gao Ling.

Too early to tell but I hope Malaysia can nick a gold.

Almost certainly, China will have two (even if the favourites suddenly lose form or get injured, the second and third favourites would still be Chinese).

Korea will most likely have one (unless we have a suddenly resurgent Chinese mixed pair).

Favourite for men's singles is Chinese but there are a few close favourites too from Denmark (Gade), Malaysia (Wong CH) and Indonesia (Taufik). Maybe Korea, too (Lee HI). Any of them beating Lin Dan cannot be considered as major shocks. And there are quite a number of dark horses coming from all the badminton powers, and not-yet-powers like Thailand, Singapore or Hong Kong.

Men's doubles is even more interesting than singles. There is no clear-cut top pair at the moment. Anyone's game. If Ha Tae Kwon can improve to pre-injury level, if Choong/Lee can conquer their nerves and if all other top pairs can maintain their level, it will be the closest Olympic men's doubles ever.

MS:Peter Gade/Lin Dan
WS:Zhang Ning/Camilla Martin
MD:Paaske/Rasmussen
WD:Huang/Sui
MX:Kim/RaMS: Lin Dan
WS: Zhang Ning
MD: Fu/Cai
WD: Gao/Huang
MX: Kim/Ra

I am waiting to see form of players after thomas cup, then will make a final guess!

MS : Lin Dan
WS : Gong RuiNa or Zhou Mi
MD : Kim/Ha
WD :Yang/Zhang
Mx : Kim/ra

MS: Lin Dan http://www.j37.com/images/smiles/icon_redface.gif
WS: Gong Ruina
MD: Cai / Fu
WD: Gao / Huang
XD: Zhang / Gao

hahahaha.... all CHN winners :D

MS: Lin Dan
WS: Gong RN or Mia Audina...she's in really good form lately
MD: Cai/Fu
WD: Gao/Huang
MxD: Kim/Ra ... no question about that...

We must recognize that the number of Olympics game will be fewer than tornament.

My picks:
MS: Lin Dan or Wong choong Han
WS: Gong Ruina or Zhang Ning
MD: Indonesian pairs or Kim/Ha(Indonesian pairs played very well in Olympics.)
WD: Gao/Huang or Ra/LEE

Did you see schedule of WD in Olympics?
8.19 Mixed Doubles Gold Medal Match
8.20 Women's Doubles Semifinals
8.21 Women's Doubles Gold Medal Match

I think Ra will have advantageous terms. The most important thing to Ra is stamina.
MxD: Kim/Ra

My picks:
MS:Lin Dan i but sincerely hope that Chen Hong can perform well...
MD:Kim/Ha :D or Cai Fu
WS:Gong Ruina/Zhou Mi/Mia Audina
XD:Who else??

MD: Choong/Lee

I am saying this because no one can beat them if they play to their true form, I mean no one.

I also think Choong/Lee is the best double team in the world right now after watching how they dominated Ca/Fai in AE Semi-Final this year.

First Pick:

MS: Lin Dan
MD: Choong/Lee
WS: Mia Audina
WD: Gao/Huang
XD: Kim/Ra

Second Pick:

MS: Xia Xuznue
MD: Kim/Ha
WS: Zhang Ning
WD: Ra/Lee
XD: Zhang/Gao

from recent performance in TC the MD will go to Jonas and Lars. They defeated two of the best doubles in the world Flandi/eng and Cai/fu... I think WS and WD will be 100% chinese and in MX it will be korean. MS will together with MD be more open with Lin Dan as a favourite but not as a secure gold medal winner

Agree with above post on MD. Jonas and Lars look like hot favorites right now.

My picks:
MS: Lin Dan - seriously, who would not pick him as #1 to win right now??? :confused: :confused: (I really hope Bao does well too. PG, Taufik are the ones to look out for from their respective nations. Wong needs to get a grip of himself and only then does he have shot at medal)

WS: Gong Ruina (Zhang, Zhou along with Mia and Camilla are contenders too)

MD: Jonas/Lars (both Chinese pairs, Kim/Ha, and Choong/Lee are contenders. Based on Indo's current performance, don't think they will make it)

WD: Gao/Huang (Yang/Zhang or Ra/Lee for silver)

XD: Korean legends (Zhang/Gao for silver unless they can surprisingly topple the legends like they did at Sydney 2000!!!)

But as everybody have said, the Olympics is a strange place, where anything could happen. Just look at #1 seed Taufik who was poised to win at Sydney 2000 till he got knocked out at Quarters. Of course, Lin Dan won't have the same thing happen to him though..... :p :D :)

MS: Lin Dan 90%
WS: Zhang Ning 60%
MD: Jonas/Lars 60%
WD: Yang/Zhang 60%
XD: Kim/Ra 90%

:D

MS: Lin Dan | Silver: Xia Xuanze
WS:Gong Ruina| Silver:Zhang Ning
MD:Fu-Cai| Silver:Kim-Ha
WD:Huang-Gao| Silver: Zhang-Yang or Ra-Lee
XD:Kim-Ra|Silver:Zhang/Gao

the gold silver places are not fixed, they can switch (maybe except XD). Xia- he's not in the BEST form, but i have this gut feeling he'll do good

I think that Kim/Ha are the unbeatable ones when they are on form.. pity though that Ha is rarely fit now, much less playing 100%.

JR/Lars have a very good chance of grabbing the gold, as they were brilliant in the TC.

Cai/Fu I'm backing to go at least to the semis judging by their performance in the TC but they're going to have to think more and adjust their tactics to suit the situation quickly if they are going to post a serious challenge.

Also, never rule out the Korean WD pairs, as qualitatively, I'd say they are not worse than the Chinese, its just quantitively they are at a disadvantage.

MS: Sony! I am rooting for the guy whom everybody does not support! I like the way he picked Peter Gade and Wong CH off like flesh off chicken bone. On his day he'd match Lin Dan in all departments, except in sportsdiving. His celebration antiques need some way before matching that of Lin Dan though.

MD: Jonas/Lars. Back into the groove! JR will make BF proud! Maybe we can send him a BF t-shirt to wear in Athens so that the world can see! Kwun, this is BF's chance at world exposure!

WS: Gong Ruina. All hail Queen Gong. ;) Pretty, deadly, but vulnerable. This kind of woman make a guy go jelly at the knees. Xia's must be quite weak now...

WD: Gao/Huang. They play mean badminton, they smile a mean smile. Who can not want them to win? Photographer & journalists' dream come true.

XD: Legends, Kim/Ra. By winning here, they will become one of the immortals.

MS: Sony! I am rooting for the guy whom everybody does not support! I like the way he picked Peter Gade and Wong CH off like flesh off chicken bone. On his day he'd match Lin Dan in all departments, except in sportsdiving. His celebration antiques need some way before matching that of Lin Dan though.

MD: Jonas/Lars. Back into the groove! JR will make BF proud! Maybe we can send him a BF t-shirt to wear in Athens so that the world can see! Kwun, this is BF's chance at world exposure!

WS: Gong Ruina. All hail Queen Gong. ;) Pretty, deadly, but vulnerable. This kind of woman make a guy go jelly at the knees. Xia's must be quite weak now...

WD: Gao/Huang. They play mean badminton, they smile a mean smile. Who can not want them to win? Photographer & journalists' dream come true.

XD: Legends, Kim/Ra. By winning here, they will become one of the immortals.

Im a Sony supporter too... He did VERY WELL for the tc but i doubt whether he can win the gold medal... maybe after lin dan sprained his ankle or something... :D

Im a Sony supporter too... He did VERY WELL for the tc but i doubt whether he can win the gold medal... maybe after lin dan sprained his ankle or something... :D
finally someone would mention his name :D he's my fave!!!he's progressing really well..and improving quite fast! Lin Dan is also a tough match since he tops the ibf rank!

Go Sony!!!I hope before the olympics he would have enhanced his skills n techniques.If he wins the gold medal..i'll prolly jump around n scream like a nutcase:D sorry..im just a really big fan of him.smack me on the head pls!kekekeke...:o

finally someone would mention his name :D he's my fave!!!he's progressing really well..and improving quite fast! Lin Dan is also a tough match since he tops the ibf rank!

Go Sony!!!I hope before the olympics he would have enhanced his skills n techniques.If he wins the gold medal..i'll prolly jump around n scream like a nutcase:D sorry..im just a really big fan of him.smack me on the head pls!kekekeke...:o

SDK is Sony Dwi Kuncoro, right? What is MSN? Microsoft Network?

SDK is Sony Dwi Kuncoro, right? What is MSN? Microsoft Network?kekeke..yep!!! well..MSN is my name btw..kekeke!! i feel so embarassed now..HAHAHAH..the last one N is my chinese surname N_ .:p

Im a Sony supporter too... He did VERY WELL for the tc but i doubt whether he can win the gold medal... maybe after lin dan sprained his ankle or something... :DMS: Lin Dan/Gade
WS: Gong Ruina/Zhou Mi
MD: J. Rasmussen and L. Paaske/Fu and Cai
WD: Gao/Huang
XD: Kim/Ra (100%):D

I think:

MS:Gold:LinDan；Another Chinese player or Taufik or PeterGade for Silver

WS:Gold:ZhangNing or Gongruina(Mia or Caimilla may get the Silver)

MD:Gold:JR/PR or KIM/HA or CAI/FU or CHONG/LEE or ALVERN/LULUK

WD:Gold:GAO/HUANG； YANG/ZHANG or RA/LEE for Silver

XD:Gold:KIM/RA； ZHANG/GAO or ROBERSON/EMMS or KIM/LEE or NOVA/MARISA for silver

After Thomas cup Lin Dan is definetely the favourite for the olympic gold medal. There hasnt been a player who have beaten Lin Dan since German open where Lee Hyun Il won, I know that Bao Chunlai beat him in the Japan open semifinal, but I see that match as a friendly gesture from Lin Dan to Bao, or maybe it was said to Lin by Li Yongbo that he should lose so Bao could get a few points on his way to Athen.

Then who is back to beat Lin : well the player who has had the biggest chance of beating Lin must be Gade, lets look on the games from Swiss open to Thomas cup : in Swiss open Gade was leading with a lot of points, but lost the set by 17-15, and was totally burned out in the second and is I remember he lost 15-4. Then there was All England final Gade won the first by 15-9, then he lost the second by 15-4 and the third by 15-8 because he had a lack of stamina. Then there was Japan open Gade won first set 15-9 then he lost the second by 15-9 after he was leading by 8-1 and he lost the third with 15-9 again. Then there last meeting in thomas cup Lin won the first set by 15-8, then Gade was leading 13-9 in the second but lost with 15-13, but in that match Gade was suffering from a stomach ache. Has he learned his lesson when he arrives in Greece, only time will tell.

Iam looking forward to watch the draw when it is published. If we say Li Yongbo picks Lin, Bao and Xia.

I hope the draw will be like this

Lin the first seed will be in group with 5-8 seed Shon

Lee Hyun Il 4 seed in group with 5-8 seed Xia

Bao Chunlai 3 seed in group with 5-8 seed Sony

Wong 2 seed in group with 5-8 seed Peter Gade

That will then be the quarterfinals (I dont think Taufik is that big a thread to the 8 above so he lost to one of them in 1 or 2 round)

then the semifinals:

Lin-Xia
Bao-Gade

final

Lin-Gade

Gade will get his revenge and a good tournament to get revenge that is my hopes what is yours?

After Thomas cup Lin Dan is definetely the favourite for the olympic gold medal. There hasnt been a player who have beaten Lin Dan since German open where Lee Hyun Il won, I know that Bao Chunlai beat him in the Japan open semifinal, but I see that match as a friendly gesture from Lin Dan to Bao, or maybe it was said to Lin by Li Yongbo that he should lose so Bao could get a few points on his way to Athen.

Then who is back to beat Lin : well the player who has had the biggest chance of beating Lin must be Gade, lets look on the games from Swiss open to Thomas cup : in Swiss open Gade was leading with a lot of points, but lost the set by 17-15, and was totally burned out in the second and is I remember he lost 15-4. Then there was All England final Gade won the first by 15-9, then he lost the second by 15-4 and the third by 15-8 because he had a lack of stamina. Then there was Japan open Gade won first set 15-9 then he lost the second by 15-9 after he was leading by 8-1 and he lost the third with 15-9 again. Then there last meeting in thomas cup Lin won the first set by 15-8, then Gade was leading 13-9 in the second but lost with 15-13, but in that match Gade was suffering from a stomach ache. Has he learned his lesson when he arrives in Greece, only time will tell.

Iam looking forward to watch the draw when it is published. If we say Li Yongbo picks Lin, Bao and Xia.

I hope the draw will be like this

Lin the first seed will be in group with 5-8 seed Shon

Lee Hyun Il 4 seed in group with 5-8 seed Xia

Bao Chunlai 3 seed in group with 5-8 seed Sony

Wong 2 seed in group with 5-8 seed Peter Gade

That will then be the quarterfinals (I dont think Taufik is that big a thread to the 8 above so he lost to one of them in 1 or 2 round)

then the semifinals:

Lin-Xia
Bao-Gade

final

Lin-Gade

Gade will get his revenge and a good tournament to get revenge that is my hopes what is yours?

I do agree the one that can really give a hard time to Lin Dan is Peter Gade... Their matches are always stretched to the 3rd set, though this may be Lin Dan's tactics to tire him out... Peter gade has been vastly improving and i can see Lin Dan having problems to beat him, although the winner is always Lin Dan... Peter does stand a great chance.... The fact that the Olympics is held in Athens may be an advantage for him as the danes always performed better in Europe... He has the skill, experience,(probably should work on his mental strength and physical fitness) and the determination to avenge his defeat...

But every other player has a shot at the gold medal...anything may happen...

You should never dismiss Taufik like that. Nobody would like to play him in the early rounds, including Lin Dan. Besides Taufik, there are many unseeded players who can take the gold if lucky. Players like Ronald Susilo, Boonsak Ponsana, Kenneth Jonassen, Lee Chong Wei, Park Tae Sang and a few more. You never can be sure nowadays.

I think Gade can only progress further if the draw allows him to avoid Lin Dan and Wong Choon Han at the quarterfinals. He hasn't beaten Choon Han for ages now.

Taufik is good, but people say he is a "jaguh kampung" (hometown hero) cos he plays well mostly in Indonesia. Quite true too. Sony has a better chance then Taufik as far as Indonesia is concerned.

For M'sia, Choon Han is the best bet (but need to get over phobia of losing against certain players). Like Kenneth Jonassen, Roslin's style of play won't win gold but he could go far. Lee Chong Wei is actually the best player to counter Lin Dan (almost beat him in TC qualifiers), but he's hopeless against Chen Hong/Xuanze or even Gade/Sony. Not strong enough mentally. Too bad Hafiz didn't qualify, he has the best mental strength, but is still discovering his form after injury.

As I see it, only these guys can win gold:-

1. Lin Dan/Xia Xuanze/Chen Hong (but not Bao Chunlai)
2. Wong Choon Han
3. Sony Dwi Kuncoro
4. Peter Gade
5. Boonsak Polsana (remote chance - but has been known to be a one tournament wonder)
6. Lee Hyun Il (needs to rediscover form)

I doubt it that Gade can win the Olympics, sometimes he's still inconsistent and gets nervous, he must build his confidence if he wants to win. Lin Dan was probably at his peak in the last Thomas Cup, if he can maintain it, he could win, otherwise he'll fail as the pressure is too much. Other players like Wong, Sony, Xia, Taufik, etc. have equal chance to win, the draws matter.

for the singles i'm hoping for Taufik, but I'm quite sure he wont make.i'm also quite sure that Lin Dan will go home with the gold medal. the siver medal can go to anybody.

Mens doubles : Cai/Fu or Lee Wan wah and his partner. I'm hoping for Luluk/Alven but they are just to young. Maybe in 4 years

Girls singles : Gong Ruina

Girls doubles : Goa ling & ... (forgot her name)

mixed doubles : it would be just unfair if Kim/Ra didnt get gold, they diserve this more then anyone


Too bad candra isnt going to Athens.... :( destiny sucks (he didnt play the german open, and had a severe sickness just a week before the all england) also poor for him that the copenhagen masters didnt gave him the ranking points he needed.
poor ending of his career. such a great player, such a hard worker, such a great attitude, such a great friend...

He is a great example for all badminton players
-Candra forever-

for the singles i'm hoping for Taufik, but I'm quite sure he wont make.i'm also quite sure that Lin Dan will go home with the gold medal. the siver medal can go to anybody.

Mens doubles : Cai/Fu or Lee Wan wah and his partner. I'm hoping for Luluk/Alven but they are just to young. Maybe in 4 years

Girls singles : Gong Ruina

Girls doubles : Goa ling & ... (forgot her name)

mixed doubles : it would be just unfair if Kim/Ra didnt get gold, they diserve this more then anyone


Too bad candra isnt going to Athens.... :( destiny sucks (he didnt play the german open, and had a severe sickness just a week before the all england) also poor for him that the copenhagen masters didnt gave him the ranking points he needed.
poor ending of his career. such a great player, such a hard worker, such a great attitude, such a great friend...

He is a great example for all badminton players
-Candra forever-

I share the same feelings as you for Candra... not forgetting halim...and i believe many of us here do... He is a very respectable player and one of my favourite players :D ... but i guess luck was not on his side... :( one of the chinese player will suffer the same fate... but i hope he can stay on at least for two more years... with Kim DM retiring after the Athens :( :( ,he is the only player that i truly enjoy watching (sorry, my grammar is a bit... :( )

MS: Xia Xuanze/ Bao Chunlai
MD: Kim/Ha
WS: Zhang Ning/Zhou Mi
WD:Gao Ling/Huang Sui
XD:Kim/Ra

I share the same feelings as you for Candra... not forgetting halim...and i believe many of us here do... He is a very respectable player and one of my favourite players :D ... but i guess luck was not on his side... :( one of the chinese player will suffer the same fate... but i hope he can stay on at least for two more years... with Kim DM retiring after the Athens :( :( ,he is the only player that i truly enjoy watching (sorry, my grammar is a bit... :( )
i share the same sentiment as u........ *sigh*
maybe he will go malaysia open before olympics starts n u can c go n him :D

I can't really see how Gade can reattain that form that made him world #1 for two years running many years ago after such a long injury lay off as well as stop-go results ever since returning to the fray. He has a lot to do to go up against the supremely fit young guns such as Lin Dan, Bao Chunlai, Sony, Taufik, Lee CW for example. He has the touch, that is well agreed but whether he can last the battle as long as his younger compatriots is another matter.

Not to mention that other 'old' player such as Wong CH, Xia XZ, Chen Hong are neither playing in the dumps either, as each are very much still quite competitive. Gade can survive perhaps one or two of such major battles, but perhaps not the next. As said in the other thread comparing to why Gade finds it hard to beat Lin Dan, his speed had decreased. If TC matches were to be used as a yardstick, he'd crash in his second meeting with major players of the singles scene.

Peter is highly skilled and a great player. I'd love to see him square up against another supreme competitor in the finals.
However, he is no longer 24 or 25. Fitness and time is not on his side.

My pick is still on less heralded talents, thus I go for Sony, if not Lin Dan.

ms ... lin dan ( if goin ) or xuanze or peter gade
md... either jonas n co / tan fook n wan wah ?? / cai yun n hai feng
ws.. gong ruina
wd ... chinese pair or korean
xd .. ra kyun min n kim dong moon

all more than 1 .. HAHA

ms:lin dan/ chen hong
ws:gong rui na/zhou mi
md:lee wan wah n choong tan fook/and the world no.1
wd:gao ling n huang sui/zhang jie wen n her parthner
xd:whole else

ms:lin dan/xia xuan zhe
ws:gong rui na/zhou mi
md:lee wan wah n chong tan fook/the world no.1
wd:gao ling n huang sui/zhang jie wen n her parthner
xd:who else

MS: Lin Dan
WS: Gong RN or Mia Audina...she's in really good form lately
MD: Cai/Fu
WD: Gao/Huang
MxD: Kim/Ra ... no question about that...

hope u didnt put any mpney on those predictions:D