My friend remarked that Lin Dan was panting in his game against Chen Hong at some stages in game 2 and 3.
Anyone noticed that or can confirm if this true?

Actually, i never see Chen Hong panting at all, he seems always breathing normally with his mouth only slightly open. I heard that he is the best runner in the chinese team, clocked dunno around 10-11 min in 3 km. Is that true?

Regards

CS

WowWw 3km is 11 min!!! Thats really really fast!

That is 20 seconds for every 100 m, for the duration of 10 mins. Incredible. I just checked. The world record for 3000m is 7:20.

heh I can run that too so I dont think its that incredible

heh I can run that too so I dont think its that incredible

You mean you can run 3000m in 7.20 min? :D

According to Bo's book, the fitness index target zone for elite men's singles players is 68-73. Fitness index of 68 tranlates to running 3,600m in Coopers's 12 minute running test. So that would seem about right.

According to Bo's book, the fitness index target zone for elite men's singles players is 68-73. Fitness index of 68 tranlates to running 3,600m in Coopers's 12 minute running test. So that would seem about right.

Hmmm I doubt Taufik can run that. Plus he's a smoker too eheh

You mean you can run 3000m in 7.20 min? :D

BHAHAAH, Morten were you the guy in world record?

BHAHAAH, Morten were you the guy in world record?
I should think he meant he can run 3000m in 11 min. He won't break any world record with that! :rolleyes:;)

Hmmm I doubt Taufik can run that. Plus he's a smoker too eheh
makes you think what if taufik could........

makes you think what if taufik could........lol I never knew a pro athlete would smoke...he really is something :s

Prolly why he doesn;t go to many tourny's :p

lol I never knew a pro athlete would smoke...he really is something :s

Prolly why he doesn;t go to many tourny's :p
He is not the only one. If you are familiar with Marat Safin,a top ranked tennis player, the night before a match he will go out to the club and you would see him with a drink in his hand and smoking into the late hours. In Marat's situation, it really doesn't affect him, if his game is on-amazing, if his game is off- you will see some racquet bashing and cussing. Marat is also known as the bad boy of tennis at this time. I do believe that badminton players are fitter and have more athleticism than tennis players.

i thought peter gade smokes too, when i met him his teeth were stained black and he smelt of cigarettes...

i thought peter gade smokes too, when i met him his teeth were stained black and he smelt of cigarettes...
Lol, maybe he just had a rough night :D.

i thought peter gade smokes too, when i met him his teeth were stained black and he smelt of cigarettes...

peter gade smoking??
:confused: :confused:

Please do not stray from the post topic :)

Did anyone see if Lin Dan was having fitness problems in the set and panting as well?

Regards

CS

11 min for 3km is not such a big deal for professional players and yes i think i saw lin dan panting after the 2nd game.

peter gade smoking??
:confused: :confused:
I somehow can't believe this at all! Peter Gade is too "professional" and perfectionist for that...

I somehow can't believe this at all! Peter Gade is too "professional" and perfectionist for that...

I'm really sorry for all those professionals who smoke. :(

Now here's a chance to pin dpwn LinDan for his loss in AE

1) He was on drugs, carry out a urine test

2) He was smokong, bad role model for badminton promotion

3) He was injured, he should have retired

4) He gave the game to Chen Hong, he was gulty of

not wanting to win badly, he should have aggravated his injury so that he would lose in the world champs and also make way for new stars in China.

I'm really sorry for all those professionals who smoke. :(i dont know if they are worthy to be sympathised with, especially since they are professional players.. unless they've been brought up to smoke since childhood or something, which i think is unlikely.

anyway, we digress from the original topic. crazy_smasher, why don't you watch the match again and judge for yourself? :confused:

i dont know if they are worthy to be sympathised with, especially since they are professional players.. unless they've been brought up to smoke since childhood or something, which i think is unlikely.

anyway, we digress from the original topic. crazy_smasher, why don't you watch the match again and judge for yourself? :confused:

I have not seen n do not have it :( n not likely to be able to get it

I have just seen the HK version.

I didn't see any panting but LinDan

looked lost in sets 2 & 3.

what's wrong with smoking..??? it's their own freewill isn't it???
i do know that some of the chinese players smoke.... but maybe their coach doesn't know.... hahaha :p

btw i think Lin Dan lost maybe because he was tired... 3 games for most matches.... and the bandage on his knees could mean muscle strain hence causes his speed and movement to become slower....

he was also losing concentration after the 1st set, which i think he played the 1st set pretty well.... hiaz...

Now here's a chance to pin dpwn LinDan for his loss in AE

1) He was on drugs, carry out a urine test

2) He was smokong, bad role model for badminton promotion

3) He was injured, he should have retired

4) He gave the game to Chen Hong, he was gulty of


Come on guys:rolleyes:, it so obvious that it was:
5) checking out Chen Hong's new NS7000, he was

Come on guys:rolleyes:, it so obvious that it was:
5) checking out Chen Hong's new NS7000, he was

Can't be because Chen was using NS8k :p

At first I thought he did give away the match on purpose so I decided to watch some earlier matches of his.

After having seen the German 2004, Denmark, China and All-England semifinal again I have come to the conclusion that he did not give it away, rather he simply lost focus. The most obvious example of this would be the AE-SF against Wong Choong Hann where he blew a huge lead to lose the second set. This type of behavior is also exhibited in the China Open against Bao Chunlai where Lin Dan gave away a string of points ( although he did not lose the game ).

Granted, this was the longest period where he gave away the points but we have to consider the the opponent was another Chinese player. In this case when the inevitable came maybe Lin Dan just gave up.

what's wrong with smoking..??? it's their own freewill isn't it???
i do know that some of the chinese players smoke.... but maybe their coach doesn't know.... hahaha :p

Smoking's real bad.

80 % of people in China smoke, you can say there is Chinese dominance/hegemony in smoking but Westerners dont seem to mind.

Smoking causes serious damage to the body which manifests itself in later life.

I fact there is a worldwide ban on advertising by tobacco and alcohol companies.

So tobacco & alcohol cos cannot sponsor sports events ,

some even suggest that Yonex should be included, that means no more badminton on TV.

Smoking's real bad.

80 % of people in China smoke, you can say there is Chinese dominance/hegemony in smoking but Westerners dont seem to mind.

Smoking causes serious damage to the body which manifests itself in later life.

I fact there is a worldwide ban on advertising by tobacco and alcohol companies.

So tobacco & alcohol cos cannot sponsor sports events ,

some even suggest that Yonex should be included, that means no more badminton on TV.80% is too much to be true. according to an article I just read, 52.5% of the population smoke or are affected by second-hand smoking. its due to the high concentration of the population in large cities.

some even suggest that Yonex should be included, that means no more badminton on TV.who's that idiotic 'some'..

chinadoll, cigarette smoke negatively affects the environment. smoking is an eyesore. if those are not wrong enough, it damages every part your body.

Smoking's real bad.

80 % of people in China smoke, you can say there is Chinese dominance/hegemony in smoking but Westerners dont seem to mind.

Smoking causes serious damage to the body which manifests itself in later life.

I fact there is a worldwide ban on advertising by tobacco and alcohol companies.

So tobacco & alcohol cos cannot sponsor sports events ,

some even suggest that Yonex should be included, that means no more badminton on TV.
Its a fact that alot of pple smokes there. Their cigs there are dirt cheap... a box for 2RMB? Singapore a box for SGD $9~10 dollars... so its only 40 cents a box there and each is abt 2 cents only. whereas a cig here cost abt 50cents...

To sum in up
It burns your money and your life

stay on topic, please.

stay on topic, please.
Do you have any links or results for the 2005 boston open? Draw links?

Do you have any links or results for the 2005 boston open? Draw links?

That isn't on topic either ask in one of these:

http://www.badmintonforum.com/vb/showthread.php?p=228857#post228857

http://www.badmintonforum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=22124&highlight=boston+open