there is no sign of lin dan or fu/cai in the thai/swiss opens.

there is no sign of lin dan or fu/cai in the thai/swiss opens.

Sudirman Cup, from what I understand.

yeah i think all the top chinese players are resting

I think they skip the 3 starts Thailand Open for 5 stars Japan Open.
After JO they get rest for a month to do some 'corrigible' to face Sudirman Cup.

all yonex sponsored players are contracted to play the japan open.

all yonex sponsored players are contracted to play the japan open.
Wow..Is dat really true? Then there'll be lots of players participating in JO!! :):)

This 3* do attracts 2nd liners, those needing points for the WC/Olympics and juniors e.g.Park SungH, Seo Y-h, Sonny Kunc and many Chinese juniors.

Notable Chinese entries.
1. More points for direct entry to WC:
MS XiaXS - Depressed as after missing the Olimpics and losing 3x to LD each with worse score, said he was old and China would soon have no use for him.
MD GuoZhendong/XieZhongbo (3rd MD) but they face the top seed in Rd 1; WD ZhangYawen/ZhangDan(4th WD?);XD XieZhongbo/ZhangYawen(3rd WX)
2. Reward for Chinese 2004 WJC contingent:
MS Chen Jin, Gong Weijie who should have won the WC when ahead;
WS Lu Lan (R-U) Wang Yihan (QF, 17 in Jan.) and Wang Lin (SF, 15+).
XD Tian Qing (JWC + QF WD), He Hanbin (JWC + MD QF)
3. Oddities
Wang Lin's w.o.to Lu in the SF after Cheng Shau-chieh beat defending champion Jiang Yanjiao in the other half, was blatant match fixing, but Lu still lost the F 4,7.
MS For unknown reasons YU Li has LYB's 'aye and is here - he was even in the qualifiers for the AE!!
MD 2 relatively new airs in Q on trial.
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