Lee Chong Wei ( 李宗伟 )

[tbleong]

LCW, in year 2007, wish you can gain back the world no1 title, and more champion aT oversea...

[tjl_vanguard]

hey pal its Lee Chong WEI la not WAI

[liying_0505]

Hope this year is chon wei's year!!!! GO GO GO Chong Wei, support u forever no matter wat happen!

[tjl_vanguard]

sorry liying 0505 not wantin to break your heart but it a fact that its hard for chong wei to excel cuz he doesn have any back up from the other ms players... unlike LD, he has CH, CJ, BCL to cover up for him by clearing the way in the tourney for him.. unless LCW can be like TH... haha peace..

[liying_0505]

haha....nvm lar..... just wanna support own country player.....
u shud also be like tat.....since u r a malaysian =p

[tjl_vanguard]

haha obviously my location stated MALAYSIA.. haha

[Blurry D]

It is really hard to tell if LCW can comeback becoming the world no1.Tough luck i would say as LCW seems to be losing the form that he had.I mean we all wish that he would at least maintain his level of form through out the year.Cleary it is shown that he was no able to maintain it on 2006.

Prior to that, the ammount of stress that he has is not doing any good.Maybe ants could give us a bit more on how is it doing.Plus how well is his training going on

[tjl_vanguard]

It is really hard to tell if LCW can comeback becoming the world no1.Tough luck i would say as LCW seems to be losing the form that he had.I mean we all wish that he would at least maintain his level of form through out the year.Cleary it is shown that he was no able to maintain it on 2006.

Prior to that, the ammount of stress that he has is not doing any good.Maybe ants could give us a bit more on how is it doing.Plus how well is his training going on
not really to say losing form i think.... for the exception of Madrid '06... its seems tat other players are going ahead of him.. tats what i think... obviously TH may just woke up from his dreams... and LD has been performing a step ahead of LCW... wad LCW probably needs to do is by focusing more on how to play better for now... well, tats wad i think about the situation...
peace :)

[esther]

yup~~lee chong wei wish u all the best~~go go go~~:D
support you.

[virtualkidneys!]

The problem for lee chong wei is that when hes training hes got no competion back at home so when it comes down to competition hes playing somebody much better than who he plays for which makes it very difficult to practice a difficult game.l

[Trang]

The problem for lee chong wei is that when hes training hes got no competion back at home so when it comes down to competition hes playing somebody much better than who he plays for which makes it very difficult to practice a difficult game.l

That's a shame.

[tjl_vanguard]

That's a shame.
Y is it a shame?

[soleha]

anyway,i will owez support him.... forever....:)

[Trang]

Y is it a shame?

It's a shame, that he can't develope himself.
Maybe you misinterpret it.
I meant, not a shame as defined in a dictionary, but you know it's bad.. :D

[taufik-ist]

not really to say losing form i think.... for the exception of Madrid '06... its seems tat other players are going ahead of him.. tats what i think... obviously TH may just woke up from his dreams... and LD has been performing a step ahead of LCW... wad LCW probably needs to do is by focusing more on how to play better for now... well, tats wad i think about the situation...
peace :)

BAM should ask Rexy to coach LCW :D :p , i'm sure he will improve much further :D

[Dreamzz]

BAM should ask Rexy to coach LCW :D :p , i'm sure he will improve much further :D

nah, then all LCW's shots will go out wide ...
hehehe, maybe rudy or swie king would be better!

[alfa2]

haha....nvm lar..... just wanna support own country player.....
u shud also be like tat.....since u r a malaysian =p

bashing = best supporting for LCW. PERIOD. :p

[alfa2]

haha obviously my location stated MALAYSIA.. haha
you could be from India but stays in malaysia.:D:D:D:D

[tjl_vanguard]

It's a shame, that he can't develope himself.
Maybe you misinterpret it.
I meant, not a shame as defined in a dictionary, but you know it's bad.. :D
Well, Mas MS is really weak at the moment... all of them are average players.. only LCW, HH and WCH can really give fight in international scene but still not enough..

[ixory]

LCW is good player,i think he only lost his confident after failed again and again but i do believe if he get back his confident he can rock badminton world once again.;) :D

[soleha]

LCW is good player,i think he only lost his confident after failed again and again but i do believe if he get back his confident he can rock badminton world once again.;) :D


ya.. i agree wif u....so,we as a malaysian should support him whatever happen...:cool:

[Jessica]

Well, he is indeed a good player and i will still support him..What i want to say to him is don't give up easily and i believe he can do well.

[Trang]

I really do hope that he gets even better than now. From what I've seen his personality seems very adorable - it seems like he is a very humble person.
Btw, what is going on with him right now ? Is he injured? Haven't seen him in the big tournaments for quite some time..

[Dimplex]

cmonnnn chong weiiiiiiiiiiiii for AE '07!!!
i just love his hard work ethic and humble attitude...hope he can pull off a win at a major tournament soon

[Dimplex]

i know the commonwealth games are over....but heres my father with lcw

the tshirt lcw is wearing in the pic...he gave to me...i'll upload pic of it later

[yannie]

Lee Chong Wei
Malaysia Open 2007

[ixory]

Chong Wei plays down chances, Hafiz fired up for All-England

By RAJES PAUL


KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's top two men singles players – Lee Chong Wei and Mohd Hafiz Hashim – both share a dream. They both want to do well at the All-England badminton championships.
But they are taking different routes down the road to Birmingham. While Chong Wei has chosen to lie low and play down his chances, Hafiz is all gung-ho about it.
The strange thing is: it's Hafiz who faces the tougher challenge. He has been drawn to meet Asian Games champion Taufik Hidayat in the opening round of the meet from March 6-11.
The 25-year-old Chong Wei says he does not want to overrate his chances at the US$200,000 tournament.
http://www.thestar.com.my/archives/2007/2/24/sports/46hafiz.jpg Same dream: Hafiz and Chong Wei are taking different routes in their quest for All-England glory.
“I have been feeling quite down after the first two tournaments this year,” he said. “I want to try and find that feeling of confidence again.”
Chong Wei, last year's All-England semi-finalist, lost to China's Bao Chunlai and Chen Jin in the quarter-finals of the Malaysian and Korean Opens.
Chinese players again stand in his way at the All-England. He faces Chen Yu in the quarter-finals with Chen Jin the opponent in the semi-finals, if he makes it that far.
“It will be good if I can achieve the same results as last year. I have 50-50 chances against my opponents. For now, I just want to concentrate on preparing well for the All-England,” said Chong Wei.
Hafiz, meanwhile, is all fired up.
He said he would not be intimidated by having Taufik as his first round opponent. The Indonesian has won all the major tournaments in the world except for the All-England and is gunning for it this year.
“Since the start of the year, my target has been on doing well at the All-England. If not in for the first round, I would have met Taufik at another stage. I will be ready for the challenging task,” said Hafiz.
“I have not beaten Taufik before. Our last encounter was at the Asian Games (in Doha in December) and I lost. I will be more than determined to get the better of him now,” said the 2003 All-England champion. Drawn in the same quarter with Hafiz and Taufik are top seed Lin Dan of China and Indonesian Sony Dwi Kuncoro. Veteran Wong Choong Hann is set to join the same quarter if he makes it through the qualifying tournament.

[valen]

bashing = best supporting for LCW. PERIOD. :p

I strongly disagree that we should bash Lee Chong Wei. Give him a break. I disagree that we should compare him with Hafiz. CW didnot win any major tournament apart from Malaysian Open. Definitely not All-England like Hafiz did. A lot of factors may have affected him, which among others are as follows:

1. After introduction of new 21 point system, his performance took a turn for the worst. May not be suited for this format??
2. His coach Li Mao left after BAM didnot renew contract.
3. No good coach to replace Li Mao.
4. Physically he lacks stamina. Must take more tongkat ali or korean ginseng or American ginseng. See our KKK-TBH so much stamina!!
5. Not doing enough good or virtuous deeds to create good merits.
6. Should consult Lilllian Too how to use Feng Shui to improve badminton. Maybe he is sleeping in the wrong direction? [This is non-skill related improvements. Skill can only be improved by training] But Feng Shui is only a little (5%?) factor, but still a factor.
7. Others

[JaCk™]

LCW plays well under the 21 scoring system. He lack of confidence right now and felt very stressed. That's all. He will recover in time.

[valen]

LCW plays well under the 21 scoring system. He lack of confidence right now and felt very stressed. That's all. He will recover in time.

Very hopefully ! hahaha :) I am sure his fans and supporters still love him very much.

[tjl_vanguard]

just dun give him so much pressure wantin him to win all da time.. just let him play his game.. give him his life man....
im sure he'll do even better.. but who cares... he's been one of the most "BEST" singles we've got so far....

[JaCk™]

look, everyone forgots who is Lee Chong Wei.. the fans are going after KKK/TBH now. they forgot LCW contributions last year. Once LCW lost, everyone leaves him. That's 'fans'. Sad case in Malaysia.

[taufik-ist]

LCW should play MD.... he will be coached by rexy :)

[JaCk™]

he might quit BAM and play for KLRC with taufik.

[tjl_vanguard]

if he plays MD, Mas MS will die... totally collapse..

[tjl_vanguard]

he might quit BAM and play for KLRC with taufik.
are you sure??? i think that might be a good move...
he can spar with players better than him...
unlike now.... haih.. sad case.. :(

[alfa-2]

Im hate to say this, but like someone had menntioned before in this thread......The rest of his "friends" like LD, TH are steps in front of him, though I support him all the way but LD/TH is too good for him now, unless he improves.....alot.

[JaCk™]

are you sure??? i think that might be a good move...
he can spar with players better than him...
unlike now.... haih.. sad case.. :(
that was some rumours from certain website only.. LCW lacks quality sparring partners for him. KBH is far behind him now. Why our singles is in this sad stage today??

[mirrura]

From Berita Harian (http://www.bharian.com.my)

below is an extract taken from this news (http://www.bharian.com.my/m/BHarian/Thursday/Sukan/20070322062017/Article/Sport_html)


Ditanya mengenai masa depan Rexy yang boleh mengikut jejak langkah seorang lagi bekas jurulatih negara, Li Mao yang berhijrah ke Korea, Nadzmi menjelaskan kedua-dua jurulatih berkenaan berbeza dari segi pendekatan.

"Cara Li Mao lebih tegas kerana dia berasal dari China dan ia sudah biasa dengan cara itu, kita (pemain negara) tidak boleh. Rexy orang kita, dia faham bagaimana hendak melatih pemain negara.

"Li Mao mungkin berhijrah kerana dia melihat pemain Korea akan lebih cepat meningkat atau mungkin menerima gaji yang lebih mahal, itu kita tidak tahu," katanya.

Rough translation:
When Nazmi, the BAM president was asked on Rexy future whether he could follow Li Mao's footstep on leaving the country to coach other countries, Nazmi commented that these two coaches have different methods

"Li Mao's way is more firm because he is from China and therefore used to this way (of coaching). However, our players, can't adapt to it. Rexy is our people. He understands how to train our players."

"Maybe Li Mao went away because he sees Korean players have a better potential to grow, or maybe he receives higher income, that we don't know"
Nazmi said.

[JaCk™]

seems like the BAM president is blaming Li Mao. I feel the president don't know anything about badminton. What is so bad with Li Mao? His training method is good!

[ixory]

Does anyone know what laguage dialect that LCW use..Mandarin,hokkien or cantonese.Just wanna know.:D :p

[sickgal]

Does anyone know what laguage dialect that LCW use..Mandarin,hokkien or cantonese.Just wanna know.:D :p

hahahha....definately he speaks mandarin... he's from penang is it?? if i aint mistaken..forgotten d... do correct me if i'm wrong! :D

[alfa-2]

hokkien is the BEST !!! hahahaha........at least LCW speaks hokkien.

[ants]

His mission is to win Taufik if not bring it to 3rd set if he lose. At least it will give him more confidence.

[tjl_vanguard]

Let wait and see..give him time..LCW know what he doing..he the player not us.WTM also support his desicion.If WTM support him,why dun we..No big deal right??.
YUPE!!! come on lar he noes wads best for himself cuz we arent him! :P

[jamesd20]

Discussion on Misbun/Wong tat meng/Li Mao to go in this thread:

http://www.badmintonforum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=42302&highlight=lcw+Misbun

[yannie]

Mew Choo and Chong Wei...

[JaCk™]

which shop is that?? in China??

[cheeyf]

nice pic
thanks yannie.
lcw n wmc look so cute together
haha

[heavyn91]

yea..lcw n wmc r so mtach~
hehe
hope tat they will have good result in ABC..

[sickgal]

thanks for that pics!!!

i hope too that they both can perform well!

[limbo88]

sorry liying 0505 not wantin to break your heart but it a fact that its hard for chong wei to excel cuz he doesn have any back up from the other ms players... unlike LD, he has CH, CJ, BCL to cover up for him by clearing the way in the tourney for him.. unless LCW can be like TH... haha peace..

LCW is a very good friend of mine seriously his confidence is low but it is on a rise they have been training extremly hard.

[limbo88]

hahahha....definately he speaks mandarin... he's from penang is it?? if i aint mistaken..forgotten d... do correct me if i'm wrong! :D


HE is a Penang boy ran away to Sungai Petani to train they called him hunchui(chilli) and Jiao Gei(Runaway kid) chilli cause it stings and stings
he is a chosen hokkien speaker he is a good friend of mine he only ever speaks hokkien to us although he can speak mandarin cantonese teow cheow and malay

[alfa-2]

yeah he was a very jiao gei person.....but humble n respects his seniors though he was already a star back then.

[limbo88]

yeah he was a very jiao gei person.....but humble n respects his seniors though he was already a star back then.

Yeh people used to bet on his games when he was 12 to beat a Senior and he did!!! only friendly ones lol

[heavyn91]

erm..may i noe wat is jiao gei?

[winnie]

Yeh people used to bet on his games when he was 12 to beat a Senior and he did!!! only friendly ones lol
i rmbr once his dad bet him win the game but at last he lost it due to pressure.. he's not good in handling pressure since he's young..he seriously have to overcome this if he wanna win again

[sickgal]

i rmbr once his dad bet him win the game but at last he lost it due to pressure.. he's not good in handling pressure since he's young..he seriously have to overcome this if he wanna win again

but one thing for sure... in whatever things we do also.. there'll be pressure... just hv to deal it in proper way... :D:D

[winnie]

but then i like the way kkk/tbh handle their emotion/pressure..
especially tbh, he said he has no pressure playing in AE altho it was his 1st time!so i think LCW should learn from them

[heavyn91]

i think maybe coz tbh is still a new and young player..so he wont have much pressure..

[jamesd20]

Mental Strength, determination, drives, and ability to handle or feel pressure is very difficult to change. Skills and fitness are relatively easy to Learn/change, but mental ability much harder.

Also this thread is about LCW, not TBH/KKK.

[alfa-2]

yeah it's a bit bored already to see KKK/TBH everywhere.......hehehe.......LCW is good when he play his game (able to control the rally).....instead of following opponents' style of play (following other players' pace)......

[ixory]

Read latest rank today.Lee Chong Wei has fallen out of the top five in the world rankings for the first time in two years.Now he in 6 place.Poor him:(.Hope he bounce back to his old form.

[heavyn91]

i believe that he will be able to get his form back n perform well in ABC..
lets pray for him..

[JaCk™]

he looks confident when going for the ABC. it is all in his mind. psychological problem.

[winnie]

hope he will win this time..or else it gonna leave a big impact on his mental strength if he lose

[JaCk™]

it is alright for him to lose now rather than losing in the World Championship and Olympics. no point winning now but losing in the World Championship and Olympics. one step at a time. what Lee Chong Wei should do now is to think how to beat Taufik in the quarterfinals rather than how to win the ABC.

[ixory]

Yesterday i managed to get pic with LCW at ABC.He really nice and humble guy.Just wanna share the pic...:D :D

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t202/ixory81/lcwei_4.jpg

[winnie]

hey both lcw and wmc is the pics of them alone?? what abt posting the pics of u with them?

[ixory]

hahaha..better notlah.Sickgal will marah me if i put myself here...winnie if u wanna see it u can go to my friendster..hehehe.Butwhatever LCW really nice guy..Hope he can win ABC title.Go LCW go...Jia you...LCW boleh...hehehe..

[ctjcad]

The New Straits Times: Asian Badminton Championships: Taufik: Chong Wei is mentally weak!
2007/04/11
..of Taufik & Rexy??..If so, man, Taufik has really gained some more pounds; look at his face, cheek and maybe tummy..:rolleyes: :p ;)

[alfa-2]

i think LCW has the fastest footwork of all MS players now.......it would be best matched with attacking play like Hariyanto Arbi.

[winnie]

hahaha..better notlah.Sickgal will marah me if i put myself here...winnie if u wanna see it u can go to my friendster..hehehe.Butwhatever LCW really nice guy..Hope he can win ABC title.Go LCW go...Jia you...LCW boleh...hehehe..
why sickgal will marah u leh? cos u steal her LCW? hahaha

[winnie]

..of Taufik & Rexy??..If so, man, Taufik has really gained some more pounds; look at his face, cheek and maybe tummy..:rolleyes: :p ;)
it is a recent pic

2007/04/11
http://www.nst.com.my/Wednesday/Sport/20070411074729/insidepix1
Rexy Mainaky (right) jokes with fellow Indonesian Taufik Hidayat after training at the Johor BA Hall in Larkin yesterday. Pic: KHALID REDZA

haha perhaps he's too happy after the birth of his baby! not sure..we better ask some experienced ppl..ask kwun if he had gained weight or not:p :D

[X Ball]

BIG WIN CHAMP ! Congratulations LCW !!!!

You certainly did us proud !!! Malaysia Boleh !!!

[JYong]

CW, u finally back in form.
Ur first titile in Super series, Jia you. Malaysia Can!!!

[Pemuda]

Hallmark of a champion. You had your downs but the way you climbed out of your slump is the true hallmark of a winner.

Congrats!!

[markchan]

LCW says "I AM BACK! " (terminator style)

BCL just didnt know what hit him. Way to go! Keep it up for the next SS. and Oh, must also congratulate Misbun Sidek for job well done. I believe this will give both coach and player the impetus to win more !!

[OneToughBirdie]

INA Open is one very tough tourney to win for any non-Indonesian...LCW finally won a big Open outside MAS...no longer can be called Jagoh Kampong! A big morale and confidence booster after a horrendous start to 2007. Congrats!!!:)

[Makkem_1]

Smashing [pardon the pun], good for him and couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.
Glad to see his confidence back and not plagued with doubts.

LCW worked very hard for that: and playing a more compact game seems to suit him. May this be the beginning of great things!

LCW for world champion!

[Dimplex]

so glad that LCW could avenge his defeat to BCL from last yrs world championships and this yrs MO.

GOOD ON YOU LCW! :D:D:D

[phaarix]

Grats LCW! Hope you can keep it up!

[JYong]

INA Open is one very tough tourney to win for any non-Indonesian...LCW finally won a big Open outside MAS...no longer can be called Jagoh Kampong! A big morale and confidence booster after a horrendous start to 2007. Congrats!!!:)
yeah.. no more kampung champion.
Congrats.

[arcaloveher]

LCW pull quite a number of amazing crosscourt smashes today, and he did well by keeping a distance of points away from BCL, i was afraid when BCL started chasing back 16-19 in the 2nd set, but when LCW hit that 20 , there was no turning back for BCL , congrats LCW ! =D

[jasonmarc]

Congratulation...LCW,.... What a come back...Welcome back LCW to the elite group of the top MS of the World Badminton...and NO body can call U Jaguh Kandang anymore......especially Indo badminton fans..U prove them wrong in their own home....great man.

[jeyel]

INA Open is one very tough tourney to win for any non-Indonesian...LCW finally won a big Open outside MAS...no longer can be called Jagoh Kampong! A big morale and confidence booster after a horrendous start to 2007. Congrats!!!:)

I was just thinking about that. Last (and only?) M'sian to win this was Yong Hock Kin, and that was ages ago.

LCW is DA MAN! I liked his new aggressive approach. Guess Misbun is good for him after all...

[Shifty]

i won't call myself a fan, just a spectator of badminton, but congrats Wei, you done good. love the way you play, all that leaping around, jump clears, jump drops, jump smashes, jumping everywhere, you go lol. sometimes, i think Wei plays a bit like a monkey, but either way, congratulations.

[ants]

Well done LCW!! :)

[Dreamzz]

yeah, brilliant performance, totally dominated BCL, which is no easy feat these days!

[~sss~]

congratz :):):):):):):):):):):)
Lee Chong Wei!!!

[kokcheng]

Congratulations Chong Wei!You are our champ in the most difficult venue.Not many non-Indonesians can be an Idonesian Open champion.Your name is now etched in history.

[gunpisces]

Our LEE CHONG WEI, lstly manage to get the glory victory for himself & for our country!!!!!!!!!!!!

U had proved to the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
U r damn GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gunpisces]

where can i go to see the Grand final men single of Indonesia Open Super Series????????????????????????????????

[gunpisces]

can u tell me where should i go to c the grand final of men single cuz i just came back & I didn't manage to watch that match.....so nervouse....................pls let me know............................i appreciate ur help....................

my e-mail: gun5378@hotmail.com

[snasirin]

They said LCW will not win ... and yet BCL lost to LCW in less than 15 minutes in the first set.

[zqloy]

Welcome back Chong Wei! A good role model for our Malaysian badminton, fall down numerous times, but nvr give up hope & eventually get his rewards in return. Koo & Tan plz learn from yr brother here! Nvr give up hope than u will hv a comeback!

[gunpisces]

koo too proud alr.............boon heong a lil bit hunble that him...........

chong wei pula.........erm.................sometime he really lack of confidence.............anyway,he did a great job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GAMBATEH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[llpjlau]

congratulations

[soleha]

I love LCW!!! Welcome back!!!! hope he will not stop here... hope the best for him for the WC...

[Nanaokimi]

Congratulations to Lee Chong Wei and Misbun! hope this is the turning point of Malaysia men`s single squad! LCW Boleh! Misbun Boleh! Malaysia Boleh! omedetou gozaimassss!

[gunpisces]

I'm lee chong wei fan....... crazy about everthing about him....................
lcw is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! keep on going to reach the world number 1 again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dan's Shot]

Play offensive rather than defensive and fancy. Lee Choong Wei, you are back. Remember always play like a fighter rather than a champion. You made Malaysian proud.

[a x b y c z]

congrats, keep it up :D:D

[animezone]

congratulations! Lee chong wei is back!!

[MaLiq]

LCW ur da bomb!!huhu....love ur new style of play..so much more offensive and aggressive!!ur cross-court smashes and net-play are GREAT!!!!
KEEP IT UP and keep winning more SS titles and make us MALAYSIANS proud!!
we'll support u all the way!!!
and yes misbun u did great too.. =)

[hFang]

Congratulations Chong Wei....keep it up...

[shyeling]

congratulation LCW!!!he is really back.. he played so well today..

misbun is the one who put LCW's name shine in the world of badminton..
after the groof of career of LCW, misbun once again showed that he is able
to pull him up.. so congratulation to misbun too..

[JasonMichael]

very solid performance by LCW.... eventhough I didnt see the finals,
The way he disposed of Chen Hong was quite remarkable...
Hope he can keep it up as the pace he is playing is very very fast...
anyway, WELL DONE AND GOOD JOB Chong Wei!!!

[alfa-2]

congrats LCW.....love that your old self is back..........The NEW LCW (since WC 06) pls uninstall that version, has too many bugs in it. hahaha........Proud of you LCW !!!

[xymaerts]

I really really going to give up with LCW and very very upset by his defeat after and after in the early round of the past many touraments. BUT NOW, i am very happy that i m wrong and LCW is BACK again. Welcome back LCW..

p/s: his trademark crosscourt jumping smash is back again and like usual, BAO was unable to pick up... i like to see that..

[Tommy Susanto]

BIG WIN CHAMP ! Congratulations LCW !!!!

You certainly did us proud !!! Malaysia Boleh !!!

He is back:) How can LM who claimed to have the "father-son" relationship:confused: With LCW suddenly just left like that?!:rolleyes:

[xymaerts]

He is back:) How can LM who claimed to have the "father-son" relationship:confused: With LCW suddenly just left like that?!:rolleyes:

Is like that one, now Misbun is his new father. lol..

[nwy5633]

yes . yes . yes. yes . yes
LEE Chong Wei is on the RIGHT track 2 our 1st ever World Championship title!
i am so glad tat LEE Chong Wei finally knw the right way to deal with the LYB.trojan tat he get infected when WC 2006 which slow him down a lot..
so the answer is in the 2007 IO MS Final..
juz attack it with ur natural power !!
after nearly 6 month of quarantine(the LYB.trojan) in his mind,
the trojan is removed & his running speed is the fastest again!!
juz 1 sentence for him.....
Chong Wei, the style u celebrate ur 2007 IO win is so damn COOL..
keep it up, i really want to see tat winning pose again & again ^.^

[Misty100]

HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS
to
LEE CHONG WEI

Great to see that you are back, you played great badminton today. I hope and wished we get to see you in more finals from now and in the near future. BRAVO and KUDOS to you again LCW!!! :)

[alfa-2]

yes . yes . yes. yes . yes
LEE Chong Wei is on the RIGHT track 2 our 1st ever World Championship title!
i am so glad tat LEE Chong Wei finally knw the right way to deal with the LYB.trojan tat he get infected when WC 2006 which slow him down a lot..
so the answer is in the 2007 IO MS Final..
juz attack it with ur natural power !!
after nearly 6 month of quarantine(the LYB.trojan) in his mind,
the trojan is removed & his running speed is the fastest again!!
juz 1 sentence for him.....
Chong Wei, the style u celebrate ur 2007 IO win is so damn COOL..
keep it up, i really want to see tat winning pose again & again ^.^

TheLYB.trojan?? in system32 folder?? hahaha.........KKK might have been infected by it too........

[whymiq]

Congrats to LCW and Misbun... U make us proud..

[JaCk™]

LCW must keep his form. after his drop of from from WC last year, it takes him almost 8 months to win his first title. oh, must keep this form for the coming WC. finally can rely on him rather than hafiz. but the real test is facing Lin Dan and Taufik. so LCW must improve some more for the next tournament.

[Rachel Tan]

Finally...Chong Wei has done it with an impressive style...Awsome...brilliant...What else can i describe?I felt very happy for him and also touched when CW hugged his coach Misbun at the victory moment.As a badminton supporter,I felt fortunate i didn't give up supporting him no matter ups and down all along.I told myself i wouldn't give up supporting as long as he don't give up easily.That's the fighting spirit and self-believe i admired most. Today he has proved that to all of us.Congrats and well done Chong Wei!Hopefully,with Chong Wei's resurgence it will also boast the confidence & morale for KKK-TBH to bounce back in the upcoming tournament. .

[ants]

LCW played well today. But it wasnt his best play. I would say his form is around 70%. BCL lost it. He made alot of unforced errors and his game is nowhere near the way he beat the dane and TH.

[JaCk™]

I'm lee chong wei fan....... crazy about everthing about him....................
lcw is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! keep on going to reach the world number 1 again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hard to get the no.1 ranking. i heard he need to win at least 20 titles to overtake lin dan. i'm not sure. but it's ok. important is he win more SS titles.

[JaCk™]

Bao Chunlai seem to give up at the end of 2nd game. he did not push himself to retrive LCW's smashes. he was just too slow while LCW is faster today.

[limbo88]

he can do it impossible is nufin when chong wei is involved... as he sed never giv up and always fight

[pjswift]

LCW played well today. But it wasnt his best play. I would say his form is around 70%. BCL lost it. He made alot of unforced errors and his game is nowhere near the way he beat the dane and TH.

That's nice to know;LCW played at 70% to win big outside MAS.BCL lost it because of many unforced errors? Didn't LCW used to lose matches because he made more unforced errors than his opponents? But (just about )all the BCF big wigs bank on BCL to win, didn't they?

[badmad]

congratulations to Mr LCW. It must be a great moral boosting win for him and we can certainly understand that. If anyone knows him personally, you can pass on how we feel about him. :) Way to go, LCW!!!

[JaCk™]

don't too happy yet. this win a starting point for him. fans should not praise him too much, media should not publicise him too much and government should not reward him too much. LCW ultimate target is WC and Olympic. we should not get too excited now. be patient and slowly stand by his side, and not carry him too high.

[X Ball]

Nasi Padang all night long, BIG Malaysian celebration. Rexy will take them to the best in town. Sing it with me babe, ALL NIGHT LONG ALL NIGHT LONG.....

[amaze]

Lee Chong Wei.... You're worth all the support throughout this last one year. Welcome back !:)

[Tjun Tjun]

Wow, so many LCW's supporters here. Congratulations to him for a job well done today. I hope he gets to see all the messages here from his diehard fans.

[Tjun Tjun]

Not to forget WMC must be very proud of him for his brilliant performance this afternoon.......... we all rejoice his comeback .......

[bananaboy]

X Ball,

You are one of a kind... even the great INDRA and the hardcore LD fans never made a thread for celebration.:eek:

Sooner or later, this site should consider changing its domain name to www. (http://www.%5BURL)badmintonmalaysia.com (note: I don't know if this is existed already or not) instead.....LOL.

[X Ball]

X Ball,

You are one of a kind... even the great INDRA and the hardcore LD fans never made a thread for celebration.:eek:

BB, I hope you ate your words today -- I am sure you did. Else, you will be on my ignore list !:D

[s1nn3r]

If LCW win the Olympic GOld, that would be the perfect ending...
A chinese with a malay coach...
bravo bravo both races gets the creditsss

[shawn30_k]

congrats to lcw.honestly i really didn't give him a chance to win this tournament, but still full credit to him.and btw whats wrong with a chinese having a malay coach. im sure he understands and speaks malay.

[khloe]

CONGRATULATION LCW!!!
u r coming back!!!:D :D :D

[alfa-2]

hard to get the no.1 ranking. i heard he need to win at least 20 titles to overtake lin dan. i'm not sure. but it's ok. important is he win more SS titles.

at least win the 1st WC title for MAS.......:D:D:D

[virays]

i think LCW win because he looks more fierce and looks more man in the court and offensive play. He should keep it up until WC2007 nd Olympic 2008

[alfa-2]

angelatby cant log in....so she asks me to help her to congratulate LCW on winning IO just now.........

Angela:"la la la la la.....ye ye ye ye ye !!!! LCW la la la la la.........":D:D:D:D:D

[CYW2006]

may i know what racket is LCW using today?
and which modek yonex was he wearing today....

[OneToughBirdie]

Not to forget WMC must be very proud of him for his brilliant performance this afternoon.......... we all rejoice his comeback .......
LCW deserving of a back rub from Choo Choo! Better enjoy itwhile it lasts, hahaha! LOL! :D

[OneToughBirdie]

congrats to lcw.honestly i really didn't give him a chance to win this tournament, but still full credit to him.and btw whats wrong with a chinese having a malay coach. im sure he understands and speaks malay.
Based on what 2007 unfolds, I can only hope LCW can regain some confidence, and even with a favorable draw, I am not optimistic LCW can win, glad he proves me wrong. MAS is a cosmopolitan society with multi-racial co-existence...heck, if any MAS player wins major tourney, who care if the coach is African or Mongolian, or whatever...just do it!!:p

[cooler]

Based on what 2007 unfolds, I can only hope LCW can regain some confidence, and even with a favorable draw, I am not optimistic LCW can win, glad he proves me wrong. MAS is a cosmopolitan society with multi-racial co-existence...heck, if any MAS player wins major tourney, who care if the coach is African or Mongolian, or whatever...just do it!!:p to play like lcw, maybe u should change your racket to an AT900 power as well;):p U should drop the TH shots:p

[OneToughBirdie]

to play like lcw, maybe u should change your racket to an AT900 power as well;):p U should drop the TH shots:p
Hi Cooler, LCW is still young and his game plan centers on speed. I can't do his speedm naybe smoke it sounds better, hahaha! TH is married, understandably slower ;) and needs his backhand smash more so to win. I am getting to old geezer, better stick to TH style, this LCW speed stuff can kill ya. Hey, Wang Chen using cab and winning, so why change my cab but I do need 25# tension though, see you Tuesday night, study the video and play it out...hehehe!:p :p

[ixory]

Congratulation to LCW.His hardwork really pay off.LCW already got his confident and i like it.He will rock badminton world once more..Yieha..:D :p

[angelatby]

angelatby cant log in....so she asks me to help her to congratulate LCW on winning IO just now.........

Angela:"la la la la la.....ye ye ye ye ye !!!! LCW la la la la la.........":D:D:D:D:D

Thanks alfa2, but i didnt sing that song, did i :cool:
Finally can log in. I want to say : Congratulations to Lee Chong Wei. It was an incredible results to finished each matches in straight sets. Please keep the momentum alive, to understand that challenges are not designed to break you but to bend and mould you to be stronger. :o

[Hitman71]

Hi Cooler, LCW is still young and his game plan centers on speed. I can't do his speedm naybe smoke it sounds better, hahaha! TH is married, understandably slower ;) and needs his backhand smash more so to win. I am getting to old geezer, better stick to TH style, this LCW speed stuff can kill ya. Hey, Wang Chen using cab and winning, so why change my cab but I do need 25# tension though, see you Tuesday night, study the video and play it out...hehehe!:p :p


Sorry, off topic here, wang chen using carbonex, err I saw she was playing with a racket that has a SOTX logo. A cab from sotx or a cab with sotx logo :confused: .

LCW played well yesterday, and his defense was so solid and his smashes were powerfull and accurate. This might surprise BCL and making him lose his confidence. Congrat to LCW + Misbun + Rexy ( yes Rexy, its in the newspaper today that Rexy gave LCW some encouragement to win the game :) )

[Pemuda]

Guys,

I know we are all happy and estatic for LCW. But lets tone down the praises a little as we dont want the Malaysian syndrome to hit back again i.e win one tournament and then go kaput.
There are bigger fish to fry out there i.e. WC and Olympic. Lets hope this win will steer LCW in the right direction. But as fans, media, political groups, we all need to draw the line on the attention side a little.

My 2sen.

[OneToughBirdie]

Guys,

I know we are all happy and estatic for LCW. But lets tone down the praises a little as we dont want the Malaysian syndrome to hit back again i.e win one tournament and then go kaput.
There are bigger fish to fry out there i.e. WC and Olympic. Lets hope this win will steer LCW in the right direction. But as fans, media, political groups, we all need to draw the line on the attention side a little.

My 2sen.
Agree with you totally...in case the fairy got upset, and pass the yo-yo curse on LCW. Let's remain humble, maybe start bashing LCW and play some reverse psychology might even be better strategy instead...hahaha! :p

[pjswift]

Thanks alfa2, but i didnt sing that song, did i :cool:
Finally can log in. I want to say : Congratulations to Lee Chong Wei. It was an incredible results to finished each matches in straight sets. Please keep the momentum alive, to understand that challenges are not designed to break you but to bend and mould you to be stronger. :o
This is beautiful,angelatby.

[alfa-2]

Thanks alfa2, but i didnt sing that song, did i :cool:
Finally can log in. I want to say : Congratulations to Lee Chong Wei. It was an incredible results to finished each matches in straight sets. Please keep the momentum alive, to understand that challenges are not designed to break you but to bend and mould you to be stronger. :o

it's complementary Angela.....:p:p:p dont you like it?? :D:D:D:D:D

[honeong]

so lucky that bcl cleared the tougher path for chungwei.
malaysian player just lack of "killer instinct " n so called e finishing move like LD's overhead smashing(acuarate and powerful), TH fearful skill.

under Li Mao, LCW style of playing caught opponent with plenty of surprises.
i dun think LCW can achieve anything big under misbun sidek.
misbun's tactic is predictable n less cunning.but this man is cunning with the admistrative work in BAM, hehe...

[Makkem_1]

Agree with you totally...in case the fairy got upset, and pass the yo-yo curse on LCW. Let's remain humble, maybe start bashing LCW and play some reverse psychology might even be better strategy instead...hahaha! :p

Oh yeah, that's really clever, isn't it? There are some players who it is necessary to bash - showoffs... but this is just a case of ingratitude.

OneToughBirdie, it is people like you who made it such a life-and-death thing for LCW before, which is why he was choking. It makes me pretty angry in fact that you can't leave well enough alone.

If he loses what's that to you anyway? He doesn't owe it to anyone but himself and God - even his coaches are contracted. He's a world class player and frankly earns his money - the thing that pisses me off about your comments is that usually these comments are made by armchair fans - I mean, do you even play the game?

I would guess not, or not at a decent standard - so don't take the p***. This is some guy's career - not only that but he takes it too much to heart.

[alfa-2]

so lucky that bcl cleared the tougher path for chungwei.
malaysian player just lack of "killer instinct " n so called e finishing move like LD's overhead smashing(acuarate and powerful), TH fearful skill.

under Li Mao, LCW style of playing caught opponent with plenty of surprises.
i dun think LCW can achieve anything big under misbun sidek.
misbun's tactic is predictable n less cunning.but this man is cunning with the admistrative work in BAM, hehe...

better dont let X BAll hear you say this......hehehehe........:D:D:D:D you'll be in his black list...........

[ctjcad]

...a week makes:cool: ...Congrats again Lee Chong Wei!;)
LCW in the 2007 S'pore Open..
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=31240&stc=1&d=1178519863
LCW in the 2007 Indonesian Open..:)
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=32099&stc=1&d=1179051764

[limbo88]

Hes back and i've sed it all along! giv him til auguzst now and we'll hav a world champ

[OneToughBirdie]

Oh yeah, that's really clever, isn't it? There are some players who it is necessary to bash - showoffs... but this is just a case of ingratitude.

OneToughBirdie, it is people like you who made it such a life-and-death thing for LCW before, which is why he was choking. It makes me pretty angry in fact that you can't leave well enough alone.

If he loses what's that to you anyway? He doesn't owe it to anyone but himself and God - even his coaches are contracted. He's a world class player and frankly earns his money - the thing that pisses me off about your comments is that usually these comments are made by armchair fans - I mean, do you even play the game?

I would guess not, or not at a decent standard - so don't take the p***. This is some guy's career - not only that but he takes it too much to heart.

I read your earlier posts encouraging your beloved LCW. Am I bashing or criticizing LCW?...I tought you are educated, you should read my earlier posts before jumping in conclusion that I am bashing LCW...guess you did pretty bad in your english exam, can't even comprehend what I wrote.
Regardingmy badminton skill, pout it this way, I am a mediocre player but good enough to beat you, hahaha! LOL!:p :p :p

[Dimplex]

Oh yeah, that's really clever, isn't it? There are some players who it is necessary to bash - showoffs... but this is just a case of ingratitude.

OneToughBirdie, it is people like you who made it such a life-and-death thing for LCW before, which is why he was choking. It makes me pretty angry in fact that you can't leave well enough alone.

If he loses what's that to you anyway? He doesn't owe it to anyone but himself and God - even his coaches are contracted. He's a world class player and frankly earns his money - the thing that pisses me off about your comments is that usually these comments are made by armchair fans - I mean, do you even play the game?

I would guess not, or not at a decent standard - so don't take the p***. This is some guy's career - not only that but he takes it too much to heart.

i think OneToughBirdie is only joking...relax
don't think he was 'bashing' lcw...only suggesting and agreeing that whilst it is great lcw won the indonesian open, there are 'bigger fish to fry'. ie. WC, Olympics etc

-cheers

[alfa-2]

Oh yeah, that's really clever, isn't it? There are some players who it is necessary to bash - showoffs... but this is just a case of ingratitude.

OneToughBirdie, it is people like you who made it such a life-and-death thing for LCW before, which is why he was choking. It makes me pretty angry in fact that you can't leave well enough alone.

If he loses what's that to you anyway? He doesn't owe it to anyone but himself and God - even his coaches are contracted. He's a world class player and frankly earns his money - the thing that pisses me off about your comments is that usually these comments are made by armchair fans - I mean, do you even play the game?

I would guess not, or not at a decent standard - so don't take the p***. This is some guy's career - not only that but he takes it too much to heart.

take it easy man.....:p:p:p:p in disagreeing in ppl's comments/posts/ideas, there's no need to be..........:D:D:D:D not good for your hypertension you know.......

[OneToughBirdie]

i think OneToughBirdie is only joking...relax
don't think he was 'bashing' lcw...only suggesting and agreeing that whilst it is great lcw won the indonesian open, there are 'bigger fish to fry'. ie. WC, Olympics etc

-cheers
That is exactly what I was doing...meant joking and replying to Permuda post earlier, guess Makkem did not read Permuda post....thanks Dimplex and Alfa-2 for clarifying, hahaha! :D I know Makkem is a diehard LCW fan as I read his heart felt, touching, emotional, tear jerking posts :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: a while back encouraging LCW when LCW is going downhill and lotsa fans have said he is done like turkey, "habis", "tiada harapan", etc after LM kaput to Korea. Look Makkem, LCW play superbly and if he plays like this in the next tourney, then he really is back...but don't praise too much, just in case the fairy got upset with MAS fans and pass the yoyo curse onto LCW...look HH got the curse, or maybe the $$$ reward is the actual curse, LOL!!!:p

[alfa-2]

hope that LCW can carry on with his superb play when facing TH, LD n CJ.......he hasnt had good results against this 3 players lately........not forgetting PG too.

[sweetluv]

he is hungry for titles now.. hope he won't lose his focus again.. i think winning the indonesia open surely boosted his confidence.. be consistent and improving is important! he is hungry for titles while i'm hungry for his power and shine on court!:)

[robin7]

李宗偉終于找回自信！
LCW regained his confidence!

[pjswift]

That is exactly what I was doing...meant joking and replying to Permuda post earlier, guess Makkem did not read Permuda post....thanks Dimplex and Alfa-2 for clarifying, hahaha! :D I know Makkem is a diehard LCW fan as I read his heart felt, touching, emotional, tear jerking posts :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: a while back encouraging LCW when LCW is going downhill and lotsa fans have said he is done like turkey, "habis", "tiada harapan", etc after LM kaput to Korea. Look Makkem, LCW play superbly and if he plays like this in the next tourney, then he really is back...but don't praise too much, just in case the fairy got upset with MAS fans and pass the yoyo curse onto LCW...look HH got the curse, or maybe the $$$ reward is the actual curse, LOL!!!:p
The problem is although you are clearly an MAS fan, you are(same with Jack) essentially a CHN MS worshipper. Makkem is right to fire away. Some of you MAS fans have the biggest inferiority complex. (Am I joking?)

[OneToughBirdie]

The problem is although you are clearly an MAS fan, you are(same with Jack) essentially a CHN MS worshipper. Makkem is right to fire away. Some of you MAS fans have the biggest inferiority complex. (Am I joking?)

You are right...I am a MAS fan all the way and why won't I be? I would like MAS to do well and win them all (that is wishful thinking)...Now don't tell me fans do not have a hidden agenda hoping their player of choice and country they are from would win them all. If you are a Sing, don't tell me you do not wish Sing to win too...everytime?
I do not worship any players, I admire and respect their talent, skill, peserverence, hardwork, and I respect and admire CHN for her dominance, even though it is not healthy for the sport, we need inter-nation rivalry. Look at IO07, where the stadium used to be packed full-house and threatening crowds, look at video dl, lots of empty seats in Jakarta!
I admire a player not only for his/her achievements but attitude, humble and hardwork (that is where LCW standout) but I am also a realist, LD is 5% (one guy replied to my earlier post in another thread saying LD is 15%) better than the best of the rest, and the one to beat in any tourneys. Now whether you like it or not, or accuse me of worshipping LD or any CHN players, let's face it, LD did not earn his no.1 rank for so many years for nothing and the favorite to beat in OLY08 or any Opens...give credit to the player who deservedly earn them...and btw, I have made many posts, where in any of my posts did I worship anyone, please enlighten me???...Respect and admiration is not worshipping, if you mix the wording up, then all those BCers who praise LD or anyone else are worshippers..LOL!:p :rolleyes:

[alfa-2]

The problem is although you are clearly an MAS fan, you are(same with Jack) essentially a CHN MS worshipper. Makkem is right to fire away. Some of you MAS fans have the biggest inferiority complex. (Am I joking?)

I dont know about OneToughBirdie (not sure if he is a MAS fan).....but as for Jack and me, we're a true Malaysian, and we dont worship CHN MS, just that CHN happens to have better MS than MAS do.;);)

If you truly do know a Malaysian, then you would know how die hard MAS supporter are for their country's players. Just look at how BC is flooded with MAS fans whenever KKK or LCW or any other MAS player is playing. Dont ever doubt us, not even for a second. alright? :p:p:p:p:p

[ants]

I am back! Says Chong Wei...

[maIRa]

I dont know about OneToughBirdie (not sure if he is a MAS fan).....but as for Jack and me, we're a true Malaysian, and we dont worship CHN MS, just that CHN happens to have better MS than MAS do.;);)

If you truly do know a Malaysian, then you would know how die hard MAS supporter are for their country's players. Just look at how BC is flooded with MAS fans whenever KKK or LCW or any other MAS player is playing. Dont ever doubt us, not even for a second. alright? :p:p:p:p:p

hey, totally agree wif u here..:D

[alfa-2]

hey, totally agree wif u here..:D

Thanks. nice to know that there is ppl out there that have the same thoughts as mine........:p:p:p:p

[limbo88]

I am back! Says Chong Wei...

hell yeh defo he is back!!!

[Makkem_1]

I read your earlier posts encouraging your beloved LCW. Am I bashing or criticizing LCW?...I tought you are educated, you should read my earlier posts before jumping in conclusion that I am bashing LCW...guess you did pretty bad in your english exam, can't even comprehend what I wrote.

-I didn't read your other posts: just replied to the one I saw. If it wasn't representative of your other posts, I'm sorry: but 90% of these kind of posts are genuine not tongue-in-cheek, hence I bashed you: they are a 'pet hate'

But.... seeing as you got personal... I have enough erudition at least to string a sentence together and spell: I am a native English speaker [which I guess you aren't] and I have several degrees, so lol I'm not going to cry over you insulting my intelligence!

Regardingmy badminton skill, pout it this way, I am a mediocre player but good enough to beat you, hahaha! LOL!:p :p :p

-Never in this life:cool: - you would get a caning if you didn't live in Canada!;)

[Makkem_1]

Slightly off topic, but yeah, I think OneToughBirdie would get about as many points from me as he would against LCW.... well, an integer figure, but not necessarily positive:p

Being bashed by your own countrymen? Ah, that's sad. Never mind, just remember you're the badminton equivalent of a Chelsea fan!

[limbo88]

Slightly off topic, but yeah, I think OneToughBirdie would get about as many points from me as he would against LCW.... well, an integer figure, but not necessarily positive:p

Being bashed by your own countrymen? Ah, that's sad. Never mind, just remember you're the badminton equivalent of a Chelsea fan!
not getting involved but makkem has a point

[Makkem_1]

I'm only about 30% serious today: been in a foul mood what with work etc. Too much stress... and now I am going to be someone's best man... Where are my heart tablets?? so OneToughBirdie, don't take it too much to heart:o Sorry

[OneToughBirdie]

I'm only about 30% serious today: been in a foul mood what with work etc. Too much stress... and now I am going to be someone's best man... Where are my heart tablets?? so OneToughBirdie, don't take it too much to heart:o Sorry
Not at all, not at all Makkem, never take things too hard! We are all malaysians living overseas, if you are in a professional occupation, I can understand your stress at work. I always say, if I get upset for one minute in a day, that is one minute taken out of my life to be unhappy, and life is too short and precious for that to happen...of course there are times when things do not go my way and I can only pray to god for help.
As for badminton, sounds like you are kinda very good to be cocky, and I am close to early retirement, that would not be a fair match...a betting person would be wise to bet on you to beat me, maybe convincingly...there is a fella in my church, kind of provincial champion, a very good player, I offer to place a bet to play him provided he give me 13 point plus 3 service serves first and he refused...do you think you can do it? If you can, then you must be very good, young man...cheers and nice taking to you:) :D

[tjl_vanguard]

I dont know about OneToughBirdie (not sure if he is a MAS fan).....but as for Jack and me, we're a true Malaysian, and we dont worship CHN MS, just that CHN happens to have better MS than MAS do.;);)

If you truly do know a Malaysian, then you would know how die hard MAS supporter are for their country's players. Just look at how BC is flooded with MAS fans whenever KKK or LCW or any other MAS player is playing. Dont ever doubt us, not even for a second. alright? :p:p:p:p:p
oh yea brother!! u're speaking mua language!!! :D :D :D :D :D

[icez*15]

It's about time that he can really win after his miserable days...Congrats Lee Chong Wei...

[tjl_vanguard]

just pray that his form doesn drop AGAIN!!!! :D

[clearng]

i been long time did't see u win
maybe cause of LCW using nano speed 8000
all the winners using armotec
since i saw LCW use armotec then get the indonesia open title
LIN DAN, BAO CHUN LAI, CHEN JIN, TAUFIK, PETER, ALL THE STRONG PLAYERS USE ARMOTEC .............
maybe nano 8000 is a bad luck racket


lol

[tjl_vanguard]

i tot LCW is using NS9k??

[icez*15]

From what I know....Lee Chong Wei is now using Armortec 900 (I don't know if it's power or technique tho)....

[limbo88]

he is using armortec 900 technique has done since all england last year he used nano 9000 once but it was too stiff and he used nano 8000 a lot last year but his new racket is armortec 900 technique and he swears by it thats what he told me he gave me one in all england

[Dimplex]

I am back! Says Chong Wei...

love the picture ants
got anymore? ehe :)

[zqloy]

I am back! Says Chong Wei...

Haha LCW looks kinda cool in tat pic! Thx ants ;)

[tjl_vanguard]

he looks like he gonna kill sumbody!!!! :D

[koo_fan]

Indo opens is a good start 4 u Chongwei.If misbun is the best coach for U,stay with him.Iwill always support u.Perform the best,Be the best.We are in ur side :D

[Dan's Shot]

so lucky that bcl cleared the tougher path for chungwei.
malaysian player just lack of "killer instinct " n so called e finishing move like LD's overhead smashing(acuarate and powerful), TH fearful skill.

under Li Mao, LCW style of playing caught opponent with plenty of surprises.
i dun think LCW can achieve anything big under misbun sidek.
misbun's tactic is predictable n less cunning.but this man is cunning with the admistrative work in BAM, hehe...

LCW plays to his strength under Misbun. He plays more aggresive and offensive ( Get the shot fast by jumping and leaping). Under Li Mao, LCW plays in a more steady pace and fancy but this style doesn't seem to work for LCW. You can see LCW's confidence in Misbun especially after the game, he gave Misbun a big hug.

[icez*15]

Misbun is the best coach for LCW then..No doubt...As for Hafiz he really needs to fix himself on the court and be more consistent...

[AyiE666]

I feel sorry for Lee Chong Wei.. there's such a huge gap between him & any other MS players in M'sia. This i believe is partly the reason why he cant reach his full potential. Theres just not enough competition at home to start with. Muhd Hafiz is a disappointment and the rest are near their expiry date.

Lin Dan is very lucky to have the likes of Chen Jin, Chen Hong, BCL & CY to practice with. I wish BAM, KLRC & Nusa Mahsuri will be able to produce greater depth in MS in the future. I'd hate to see M'sia turning into a Denmark & Indonesia case.

Anyways, its good to see some excellent young women players coming through the ranks!!!

[pjswift]

I dont know about OneToughBirdie (not sure if he is a MAS fan).....but as for Jack and me, we're a true Malaysian, and we dont worship CHN MS, just that CHN happens to have better MS than MAS do.;);)

If you truly do know a Malaysian, then you would know how die hard MAS supporter are for their country's players. Just look at how BC is flooded with MAS fans whenever KKK or LCW or any other MAS player is playing. Dont ever doubt us, not even for a second. alright? :p:p:p:p:p
yeah, the rankings would suggest that CHN MS seem to be better .If you look at their past triumphs before Super Series, you 'll realise that their victories have been mostly, if not all, based on wolf pack mentality,ie,as a group. With the SS draws, the group advantage has been dismantled right from R1;the upsets so far indicate that on an individual basis, CHN MS are absolutely vulnerable. Isn't it a coincidence that the 3 SS titles won by CHN MS happen because TH did not turn up?
I have never considered CHN MS to be superior to LCW, PG, TH and now Boonsak in terms of skills. What CHN MS has been riding on is CONFIDENCE. So if the top 4 non-CHN MS can mix up their play right from the start to prevent or delay CHN MS from getting into cruise mode early, their confidence will slide. Once that happens, CHN MS would not be able to play their badminton.(That's why CJ lost to KL of Singapore.KL has improved but he won because he basically disrupted CJ's normal play to the point where CJ doubted himself.)
The past records don't count anymore with the SS. 6 SS titles and CHN MS bagged only 3, when they hold 5 of the top 6 WR? That's way short of expectation based on WR. Maybe with 3 of the remaining 6 SS in home ground, the fortunes might change but I doubt so. I see CHN MS not only going downhill but disintegrating. Of course I may be wrong.We'll see.

[Tjun Tjun]

Thank you Ants for the nice photo. LCW is now back and playing aggressively like a "Harimau" (tiger). Another thing that I noticed is that he wore his collar up just like Zhao Jianhua. Maybe Zhao JH is LCW's idol!

[robin7]

I am back! Says Chong Wei...

To be more competitive and fitter, LCW needs to put on a few extra pounds just like LD. :D

[robin7]

...The past records don't count anymore with the SS. 6 SS titles and CHN MS bagged only 3, when they hold 5 of the top 6 WR? That's way short of expectation based on WR. Maybe with 3 of the remaining 6 SS in home ground, the fortunes might change but I doubt so. I see CHN MS not only going downhill but disintegrating...

CHN badminton single players are not as good as other dominating sports (like table tennis) as world ranking suggests.

LD won more titles than others just because team-mates helped him in "clearing paths". LD will sure win when both CHN players make to the final because LYB decides the winner. Can u name a tournament when LD beat a non-CHN player in the final?

XXF, two-time World Champions and 3-time All England Gold Medallist, must thank ZN in "eliminating obstacles". I notice many occasions when one of them fell in early round, the other will follow. When one made it to final, so did the other. Either both or none of then made it to the finals. So coincident!

For MAS, LCW can do much better if team-mates like Hafiz and KBH can catch up and be among the top players.

Same to other countries like INA, DEN and even KOR.

[Shifty]

CHN badminton single players are not as good as other dominating sports (like table tennis) as world ranking suggests.

LD won more titles than others just because team-mates helped him in "clearing paths". LD will sure win when both CHN players make to the final because LYB decides the winner. Can u name a tournament when LD beat a non-CHN player?

XXF, two-time World Champions and 3-time All England Gold Medallist, must thank ZN in "eliminating obstacles". I notice many occasions when one of them fell in early round, the other will follow. When one made it to final, so did the other. Either both or none of then made it to the finals. So coincident!

For MAS, LCW can do much better if team-mates like Hafiz and KBH can catch up and be among the top players.

Same to other countries like INA, DEN and even KOR.

you can't really say that Zhang Ning elimnates obstacles, as it's her and Xie who are almost always in the finals, so no, that's not how it goes. if you mean name a final when Lin Dan beat a none chinese player, easiest i can think of is 2006 All England. Bao lost in 2nd round to Persson from injured ankle. Chen Jin lost in 3rd round. Chen Hong lost in quarters. Lin Dan beat in succession, Wong Choong Hann, Kenneth Jonassen, Lee Chong Wei and then Leee Hyun Il in the finals. hard work. and the only people i can think of who didn't face Lin Dan was Peter Gade. Lin Dan faced almost the whole non-chinese arsenal.

[Shifty]

Slightly off topic, but yeah, I think OneToughBirdie would get about as many points from me as he would against LCW.... well, an integer figure, but not necessarily positive:p

Being bashed by your own countrymen? Ah, that's sad. Never mind, just remember you're the badminton equivalent of a Chelsea fan!

Chelsea won the FA Cup though silly

[Makkem_1]

Chelsea won the FA Cup though silly

Not when I wrote that post they hadn't... I meant glory supporters.

For your sake, I hope you're not as dumb as your posts:cool:

[Makkem_1]

i think I meant Chelsea fans aren't liked by any other team, and Chelsea are disliked for trying to vbuy the Prem, - a lot of Chelsea fans just jumped on the bandwagon with Abramovitch... that's what I was comparing OneToughBirdie's love for Chinese MS players to - supporting success.

[Shifty]

i think I meant Chelsea fans aren't liked by any other team, and Chelsea are disliked for trying to vbuy the Prem, - a lot of Chelsea fans just jumped on the bandwagon with Abramovitch... that's what I was comparing OneToughBirdie's love for Chinese MS players to - supporting success.

does it matter who likes them? i don't think OneToughBirdie is jumping on the bandwagon. sometimes, it's better to watch badminton from a neutral PoV. it's this dislike for each other and wanting someone to win over someone else so fiercely which ruins badminton. of course, you can choose to support M'sia, but to take that to the next level and attack someone for supporting someone else?

[pjswift]

To be more competitive and fitter, LCW needs to put on a few extra pounds just like LD. :D
Pls, LCW is his own man. LCW does not need to be like LD to win. LD is not the real gold standard. No MS is. LCW is No. 1 in speed;that's probably the most fearful badminton weapon if he knows how to use it well.And if LCW works to be No.1 in netplay,and together with his lethal smash, LCW may be the one to beat.(And if you haven't noticed, LD is not as young or strong as before.)

[s1nn3r]

Pls, LCW is his own man. LCW does not need to be like LD to win. LD is not the real gold standard. No MS is. LCW is No. 1 in speed;that's probably the most fearful badminton weapon if he knows how to use it well.And if LCW works to be No.1 in netplay,and together with his lethal smash, LCW may be the one to beat.(And if you haven't noticed, LD is not as young or strong as before.)

I definately support LCW but LD isnt getting weaker but he is diversifying his game, multiplying his arsenal...

LCW still a one game plan player while LD, TH & PG got multiple style of play!

[Makkem_1]

Again, this is natural for an older player

Look how Taufik has become more defensive and plays a more containing game compared to eg how he played Arby in '99

LD is not going to be able to play a young man's game forever - all that smashing and diving takes its toll. Not a necessarily worse game - just different - his skills will get better as he gets older and his pace will drop off, but that's natural. Be interesting to see how he adapts

LCW has a pace-based game - great. But again, he'll have to find other ways of playing when he gets a bit older... might actually be easier for him to adapt as he never had any real killing weapon and is more an all around player

[s1nn3r]

LCW has a pace-based game - great. But again, he'll have to find other ways of playing when he gets a bit older... might actually be easier for him to adapt as he never had any real killing weapon and is more an all around player

Sad to acknowledge... LCW is a year older than LD!!!
No wonder Missbun said Msia is 6yrs behind CHina & 3 yrs behind INA..
:crying:

[Makkem_1]

don't worry, LCW is still the fastest

Need to get Tan Chung Seang and Kuan Beng Hong playing more high pressure games [HH hasn't got the desire and WCH is a bit old now] Lim Kenn/ Liew Daren also look like decent prospects - throw them in in some Surdiman Cup games, it'll pay off in the long run.

[Misty100]

How you wished MAS send those younglings and feature them in Sudirman Cup... so England might steal a vital point in MS which is the deciding point and MAS gets delegated. MAS have work so hard to earn a promotion to play in the elite group. NO no no... MAS should send those younglings to more tournaments, not necessary to SS, those satelite ones and Grand Prix ones are good enough. ;p

[Makkem_1]

How you wished MAS send those younglings and feature them in Sudirman Cup... so England might steal a vital point in MS which is the deciding point and MAS gets delegated. MAS have work so hard to earn a promotion to play in the elite group. NO no no... MAS should send those younglings to more tournaments, not necessary to SS, those satelite ones and Grand Prix ones are good enough. ;p

A bit paranoid: I actually forgot M'sia are playing us [and in fact, as we are probably 3'rd ranked I would expect them to play their full strength side ...

England-Malaysia we need the points from our women: Hallam isn't in form and is anyway old so she'll struggle to beat WMC - last year, it would have been a different story. Emms/Kellogg vs your pair, there's very little in that but we can win it - men's doubles we have no chance, men's singles... well, Andrew Smith is our best player, but he's not very popular with our association so might find himself dropped. I think he wouldn't trouble LCW at all: I mean he got raped 11 and 5 against YKB. Basically, he has an inflated ranking and there's no way he's got enough to take down a top 10: bear in mind when he got a set from Lin Dan in TC, i'm not convinced LD really worked hard. He's tactically unsound and if YKB figured him out, so can any player in the top 100.. sadly, we don't make singles players... they're just 'mooks' - quick around the court, hit the shuttle hard but no brain - a computer program with one setting which can be figured out. Robertson/Emms will win so that's 3-2 Malaysia assuming the WD win and Hallam loses.

You're badly overestimating the England men: Blair/Clark are no match for KKK/TBH - in the Commonwealth games a scratch pairing of Wong Choong Hann and someone else took them out... Again, overranked - and I suspect LWW/CTF could also beat them easily. If you wanted to have fun, you could try Chan CHong Ming/ Hoo Thien How: that would be fairly even. So in my book you have 2 points in the bag as long as you play your first or second men's pair and any one of your singles top 5 except possibly HH. We could probably guarantee the mixed, which means the other 2 are the interesting ones. Pessimistically, I think Hallam will lose - WMC is very good.

So it could be done: but Yap Kim Hock won't take the risk because it'd be his job if it went wrong.

...LCW playing means I have split loyalties: He is my favourite player so I'd probably support him... on the grounds that it is one of your 'certain' points: but if it was really close, I'd feel guilty supporting him against my country. Leave him out, and I can cheer for all our team [and sleep through WD!Lol]

[AyiE666]

A bit paranoid: I actually forgot M'sia are playing us [and in fact, as we are probably 3'rd ranked I would expect them to play their full strength side ...

England-Malaysia we need the points from our women: Hallam isn't in form and is anyway old so she'll struggle to beat WMC - last year, it would have been a different story. Emms/Kellogg vs your pair, there's very little in that but we can win it - men's doubles we have no chance, men's singles... well, Andrew Smith is our best player, but he's not very popular with our association so might find himself dropped. I think he wouldn't trouble LCW at all: I mean he got raped 11 and 5 against YKB. Basically, he has an inflated ranking and there's no way he's got enough to take down a top 10: bear in mind when he got a set from Lin Dan in TC, i'm not convinced LD really worked hard. He's tactically unsound and if YKB figured him out, so can any player in the top 100.. sadly, we don't make singles players... they're just 'mooks' - quick around the court, hit the shuttle hard but no brain - a computer program with one setting which can be figured out. Robertson/Emms will win so that's 3-2 Malaysia assuming the WD win and Hallam loses.

You're badly overestimating the England men: Blair/Clark are no match for KKK/TBH - in the Commonwealth games a scratch pairing of Wong Choong Hann and someone else took them out... Again, overranked - and I suspect LWW/CTF could also beat them easily. If you wanted to have fun, you could try Chan CHong Ming/ Hoo Thien How: that would be fairly even. So in my book you have 2 points in the bag as long as you play your first or second men's pair and any one of your singles top 5 except possibly HH. We could probably guarantee the mixed, which means the other 2 are the interesting ones. Pessimistically, I think Hallam will lose - WMC is very good.

So it could be done: but Yap Kim Hock won't take the risk because it'd be his job if it went wrong.

...LCW playing means I have split loyalties: He is my favourite player so I'd probably support him... on the grounds that it is one of your 'certain' points: but if it was really close, I'd feel guilty supporting him against my country. Leave him out, and I can cheer for all our team [and sleep through WD!Lol]


I'd say this is a pretty accurate evaluation but a pretty obvious one too. We dont have to look far, just look at the previous Commonwealth games, its always been a women's contest between our two nations. Malaysia will win it 3-2 or 4-1. But if i had to pick one, i'd say the WD are the ones to watch. Hard to say who'd take this match with both pairs raising their game lately. WS, I think WMC will walk all over Hallam. I havent seen Hallam played in any SS so far whereas WMC is in outstanding form especially in the recent IO. I wonder what happened to her.

Ps.. why would you say Andrew Smith isnt popular with BOE?

[Makkem_1]

Smith isn't popular because he doesn't play the Nationals, doesn't train with the national setup [which is crap] and therefore baofe can't get any kudos if he does well

I think you're right. Hallam will go down in 3, maybe but WMC is doing all the right things - she started to get it together from commonwealth games on.

I'm annoyed with our national team being so crap but what can you expect when it's only a middle-class thing here.

[AyiE666]

Smith isn't popular because he doesn't play the Nationals, doesn't train with the national setup [which is crap] and therefore baofe can't get any kudos if he does well

I think you're right. Hallam will go down in 3, maybe but WMC is doing all the right things - she started to get it together from commonwealth games on.

I'm annoyed with our national team being so crap but what can you expect when it's only a middle-class thing here.


Haha.. yah well.. its hard to pan out against countries whom considers badminton as their national sport, getting plenty of support from govt & such. :rolleyes:

But I think badminton is growing well in the UK. BOE is starting to initiate some great programmes especially for the development towards Olympics 2012 here in London and thats important. But i think they should promote it even at the grass roots, in schools & BUSA instead of just waiting for a big event to pop up. In my opinion, ENG will be a major challenger in MD & WD in the near future like they are now in XD. As for MS, i dont think its anywhere in their agenda for the time being.

Recognition of the sport in major events like the Olympics & CG are important to get tv coverage. I remember how snooker wasnt quite as popular as it is now. But eversince they managed to promote it in the Commenwealth Games (or Asian Games?) a few years back, suddenly you see more tornaments being organised & snooker clubs opening up. I think it'll be the same with badminton courts. ;)

Maybe this is a bad comparison but generally i think thats how the economics of sports work.. :p

[ants]

A bit paranoid: I actually forgot M'sia are playing us [and in fact, as we are probably 3'rd ranked I would expect them to play their full strength side ...

England-Malaysia we need the points from our women: Hallam isn't in form and is anyway old so she'll struggle to beat WMC - last year, it would have been a different story. Emms/Kellogg vs your pair, there's very little in that but we can win it - men's doubles we have no chance, men's singles... well, Andrew Smith is our best player, but he's not very popular with our association so might find himself dropped. I think he wouldn't trouble LCW at all: I mean he got raped 11 and 5 against YKB. Basically, he has an inflated ranking and there's no way he's got enough to take down a top 10: bear in mind when he got a set from Lin Dan in TC, i'm not convinced LD really worked hard. He's tactically unsound and if YKB figured him out, so can any player in the top 100.. sadly, we don't make singles players... they're just 'mooks' - quick around the court, hit the shuttle hard but no brain - a computer program with one setting which can be figured out. Robertson/Emms will win so that's 3-2 Malaysia assuming the WD win and Hallam loses.

You're badly overestimating the England men: Blair/Clark are no match for KKK/TBH - in the Commonwealth games a scratch pairing of Wong Choong Hann and someone else took them out... Again, overranked - and I suspect LWW/CTF could also beat them easily. If you wanted to have fun, you could try Chan CHong Ming/ Hoo Thien How: that would be fairly even. So in my book you have 2 points in the bag as long as you play your first or second men's pair and any one of your singles top 5 except possibly HH. We could probably guarantee the mixed, which means the other 2 are the interesting ones. Pessimistically, I think Hallam will lose - WMC is very good.

So it could be done: but Yap Kim Hock won't take the risk because it'd be his job if it went wrong.

...LCW playing means I have split loyalties: He is my favourite player so I'd probably support him... on the grounds that it is one of your 'certain' points: but if it was really close, I'd feel guilty supporting him against my country. Leave him out, and I can cheer for all our team [and sleep through WD!Lol]

YOu have a point there. Btw its scratch pair of Wong Choon Han and Choong Tan Fook who won over Robert Blair/Clark.

[Shifty]

(And if you haven't noticed, LD is not as young or strong as before.)

so's Lee Choong Wei. he's aging too, unless everyone's blind to people aging except Lin Dan cos he's the centre of criticism. the fact is, Gade's aging too, so is Taufik, so is Chen Hong, eveyone's aging. it's called life. the thing is also, Lee Choong Wei's smashes aren't as powerful as some others. powerful as in fast. like taufik. but his smashes are effective cos they land at a good angle. but his smashes aren't as great a threat as some others purely cos of less power.

[Shifty]

well, Andrew Smith is our best player, but he's not very popular with our association so might find himself dropped.

why would he get dropped just cos he's unpopular?

[gurvinder]

bravo!!!!!!after so long,he finally won a title fo himself..

[OneToughBirdie]

bravo!!!!!!after so long,he finally won a title fo himself..
And it is a 6-star Open and being in Indonesia where it is difficult to win for non-Indon too...the fact LCW did not face TH, PG or LD may raise questions about his win, nevertheless LCW needs the win, or any win badly after what a terrible start to 07SS. The positive side, beside the win, is that he is playing excellent badminton, difficult to point out a weakness...hope he can maintain his form at CHN Open SS, where the real test will happen before WC07 in KL. Anyway, perfect timing to get his rhythm back...for badminton fans, with PG and TH aging, it makes for exciting badminton and some challenge to CHN.:)

[OneToughBirdie]

[quote=Shifty;580560]so's Lee Choong Wei. he's aging too, unless everyone's blind to people aging except Lin Dan cos he's the centre of criticism. the fact is, Gade's aging too, so is Taufik, so is Chen Hong, eveyone's aging. it's called life. the thing is also, Lee Choong Wei's smashes aren't as powerful as some others. powerful as in fast. like taufik. but his smashes are effective cos they land at a good angle. but his smashes aren't as great a threat as some others purely cos of less power.
I have posted comments previously that LCW lack a powerful smash but when I look at the recent IO07, LCW's smash are hard, much better than before...and of course his cross-court smash are deadly when they execute.:)

[tjl_vanguard]

chong wei has a good sensor around court.. he always gets the shuttle wherever he wants it to be... placing.. if u would say tat... :D

[zqloy]

so's Lee Choong Wei. he's aging too, unless everyone's blind to people aging except Lin Dan cos he's the centre of criticism. the fact is, Gade's aging too, so is Taufik, so is Chen Hong, eveyone's aging. it's called life. the thing is also, Lee Choong Wei's smashes aren't as powerful as some others. powerful as in fast. like taufik. but his smashes are effective cos they land at a good angle. but his smashes aren't as great a threat as some others purely cos of less power.

This guy didnt hv the hardest smash unlike LD and TH, but his cross court smashes is among best, or might be even the deadliest. Because utilises his deceptive wristwork well , its hard for the opponent to predict even if they r ready.

[All4Baddy]

Good to know that LCW won IO. All the best and hope he will win more!

[OneToughBirdie]

This guy didnt hv the hardest smash unlike LD and TH, but his cross court smashes is among best, or might be even the deadliest. Because utilises his deceptive wristwork well , its hard for the opponent to predict even if they r ready.
Agree with you, those cross-courts smashes are wicked, esp if LCW is in top form.

[All4Baddy]

Ants told me that LCW's was not in top form when he played against Bao but he played according to his game plan. Still need alot of sharpening and conditioning to do.

[pjswift]

Ants told me that LCW's was not in top form when he played against Bao but he played according to his game plan. Still need alot of sharpening and conditioning to do.
wow, that's frightening. Just like Boonsak defeating LD without playing his best.

[X Ball]

wow, that's frightening. Just like Boonsak defeating LD without playing his best.

Yes, it is frightening !:D Imagine if he gets real fit and follow a game plan, what devastating force can we expect from him ?

Hey Ants, I hope this is all true. Augurs well for the future. Reinforces my view that LCW is something to look forward to.;)

[X Ball]

wow, that's frightening. Just like Boonsak defeating LD without playing his best.

Yes, it is frightening !:D Imagine if he gets real fit and follow a game plan, what devastating force can we expect from him ?

Hey Ants, I hope this is all true. Augurs well for the future. Reinforces my view that LCW is something to look forward to.;)

[pjswift]

so's Lee Choong Wei. he's aging too, unless everyone's blind to people aging except Lin Dan cos he's the centre of criticism. the fact is, Gade's aging too, so is Taufik, so is Chen Hong, eveyone's aging. it's called life. the thing is also, Lee Choong Wei's smashes aren't as powerful as some others. powerful as in fast. like taufik. but his smashes are effective cos they land at a good angle. but his smashes aren't as great a threat as some others purely cos of less power.
Chronological age is normally used as an indicator of ageing but is not a yardstick anymore. Nowadays they talk in terms of biological age which is measured using tests. So it's not surprising to have a person in their 50s fitter than one in his 20s. In other words a 20 something can have a biological age of 50s if he let his body run down. The great thing about this modern age is that one now has a choice over how well one wants to take care of one's body.
What I meant by LD 's apparent decline is he has not shown his A game since the start of SS.Because his A game is so power and stamina driven (as with most CHN MS),any dip in physical stamina is likely to be visible in his play.On top of that ,I believe he's troubled mentally by the toughness of the SS draws.
We're seeing a resurgence of LCW and PG,whose play seem more skill driven. As they mature, they probably build up more mental stamina, so they play better as they grow older. TH is an old man so I don't see him winning any more titles;he's still my favourite for watching great badminton(and possible accompanying antics!)
As for smashes, Boonsak showed that if you can be split-second faster,you can afford to win points with the energy-saving placement rather than the energy-sapping power .

[koo_fan]

Ants told me that LCW's was not in top form when he played against Bao but he played according to his game plan. Still need alot of sharpening and conditioning to do.
He must be 'blind'.Can't he see chongwei spirit in that game.I haven't seen that chongwei for months.1 question,is ants malaysian? Malaysian must be know our player but he seems not

[OneToughBirdie]

Ants told me that LCW's was not in top form when he played against Bao but he played according to his game plan. Still need alot of sharpening and conditioning to do.
As I watched the game 2X now, you can see a relaxed, calm LCW playing as if taking one point at a time in a very calculating way, his emotion very controlled and his eyes showed focus. Yeah, I agree he is following a game plan to perfection, fast paced game but not "rushing" and as for "top form and conditioning", well, his form was as good as I have seen and his conditioning, I couldn't see him panting or sucking for air throughout the entire fast paced game.
CHN Open will be very exciting as the entire CHN armada will show up...being homeground to CHN, we can see how LCW is going through the CHN wall, a real test for sure. Still I am convinced LCW being an underdog, ranked low and losing badly in 07 with less pressure and expectation from the bashing fans of MAS (hahaha!) helps in his game...it takes the damn pressure away. So please do not create unneeded high pressure on him as it has shown before when LCW was ranked #1 playing in WC06 did not help at all. I opine that rank 3 or 4 going in WC or OLY would be better, than 1 or 2, just avoid LD in SF, meet LD in WSF would be best. Let him play laid-back...CHN Open win would be welcoming...but WC07 (no MAS player has ever win any gold) and even OLY08 are the "gigantic slippery fishy" to catch...and OLY08 may be the last time LCW can play to win anyway..one final fling with destiny!LOL!:)

[Misty100]

LCW is one fortunate guy. He should be grateful that such a forum existed, so he can realised that there are so many supporters out there, still basking their bacons on the beach. Well, it's been 2 weeks since the finale of IO'07. Gosh, if he's to win back-to-back SS titles, in the coming CHN Open '07, we forummers may keep this on till WC'07. Yet if he wins WC'07, I bet this column will go on and on for the rest of this year... LOL ;p ;)

[alfa-2]

LCW is one fortunate guy. He should be grateful that such a forum existed, so he can realised that there are so many supporters out there, still basking their bacons on the beach. Well, it's been 2 weeks since the finale of IO'07. Gosh, if he's to win back-to-back SS titles, in the coming CHN Open '07, we forummers may keep this on till WC'07. Yet if he wins WC'07, I bet this column will go on and on for the rest of this year... LOL ;p ;)

well, MAS supporters are passionate ones........:p:p:p:p

[OneToughBirdie]

LCW is one fortunate guy. He should be grateful that such a forum existed, so he can realised that there are so many supporters out there, still basking their bacons on the beach. Well, it's been 2 weeks since the finale of IO'07. Gosh, if he's to win back-to-back SS titles, in the coming CHN Open '07, we forummers may keep this on till WC'07. Yet if he wins WC'07, I bet this column will go on and on for the rest of this year... LOL ;p ;)
Quite possibly...the original Star Wars movie played for 1.5 years straight in Edmonton when I was going to school there...if LCW won back-to-back and WC07 i.e. 3 straight, heck I am willing to bet this thread will go on and on beating the Star Wars movie as XBall and Alfa-2 and Makkem (almost forgot him) too will sleep, eat, post in this forum..then again sleep, eat, posts...and again and again...till the donkey comes home...and hahaha!LOL!:D:p

[Makkem_1]

lol, onetoughbirdie, you are a funny man:D: I haven't been arsed for a while but yeah, crazy fans.... LCW, your star is on the up, you have supporters who are nuts, it's a sign you're doing somethin right!:D:p

[LIMEY]

there's a video on LCW that i found, it's about his olympics made by the china's cctv, those who understand chinese can go and have a look:D:), here's the link:
http://www.cctv.com/video/wodeaolinpike/2007/08/wodeaolinpike_300_20070821_1.shtml

[george@chongwei]

i`m a crazy fan of lee chong wei,,,... even my name also put his name beside my name..... i will support lee chong wei no matter he lose or win... GO LEE CHONG WEI GO....

[george@chongwei]

there's a video on LCW that i found, it's about his olympics made by the china's cctv, those who understand chinese can go and have a look:D:), here's the link:
http://www.cctv.com/video/wodeaolinpike/2007/08/wodeaolinpike_300_20070821_1.shtml
youtube also had this video.....her`s the link.>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWruzHiPD2o

[george@chongwei]

anyone knows does lee chong wei has a blog/?

[JustSomeGuy]

Lee Chong Wei can beat Lin Dan if he tries...Lol! =P

[maryanne]

Just want to share this with all of you LCW fans--

Misbun conducted a badminton clinic in Manila, where LCW & Hafiz were his "subjects." I was very impressed with the way LCW & Hafiz behaved throughout the event, as they were "used" by Misbun to demonstrate several moves, techniques and play. They also had to play several rounds of 3 point plays with several of our National players, that required a lot of patience, as they literally all have to line up for their turn. The instructionals pretty much reduced them to "prototypes," and not as the popular badminton players that they are today.

They had to go in and out of the court and wait for their turns, along with playing demo games with our national players. On top of that, they had to play with 2 club players, 2 kids, and the big bonus was, (at least for me), seeing them play a set of doubles with 2 of our National Team members

In a nutshell, the whole activity lasted for almost 4 hrs, not even counting the photo sessions. If I am not mistaken, they did this for 3 sessions, for 3 consecutive days.

Not even once did he show impatience, irritation or boredom. He even seem to be having fun, as he was smiling a lot. :) (Even during the sporadic breaks that he was just sitting around) For a player of his calibre, I thought that he conducted himself like a true sportsman, and a real gentleman

[pjswift]

maryanne, thanks for your feedback. I hope they have done their bit to inspire and generate badminton interest in Manila.I play with some genial Filipinos here and there's no reason why the badminton standard cannot be up there with better coaches and financial support.Since there's no MVP Cup this year, let's hope the unused money can be redirected accordingly.

[ants]

Just want to share this with all of you LCW fans--

Misbun conducted a badminton clinic in Manila, where LCW & Hafiz were his "subjects." I was very impressed with the way LCW & Hafiz behaved throughout the event, as they were "used" by Misbun to demonstrate several moves, techniques and play. They also had to play several rounds of 3 point plays with several of our National players, that required a lot of patience, as they literally all have to line up for their turn. The instructionals pretty much reduced them to "prototypes," and not as the popular badminton players that they are today.

They had to go in and out of the court and wait for their turns, along with playing demo games with our national players. On top of that, they had to play with 2 club players, 2 kids, and the big bonus was, (at least for me), seeing them play a set of doubles with 2 of our National Team members

In a nutshell, the whole activity lasted for almost 4 hrs, not even counting the photo sessions. If I am not mistaken, they did this for 3 sessions, for 3 consecutive days.

Not even once did he show impatience, irritation or boredom. He even seem to be having fun, as he was smiling a lot. :) (Even during the sporadic breaks that he was just sitting around) For a player of his calibre, I thought that he conducted himself like a true sportsman, and a real gentleman

Great to know that you enjoyed the games and the exhibition and clinic. :)

[george@chongwei]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LEE CHONG WEI!!!:):):)

wish him the best in the future and win gold medal in OG08...:)

http://pudgygreeting.com/graphics/birthday/cake.jpg
this birthday cake is for him...:):D:p

[samuel882]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LCW !! :)
He is best frans of BAO CL & TH
Hopes both of their fans wish him too :)

[taufik-ist]

happy birthday LCW..
semoga panjang umur dan dilimpahkan rejeki yang banyak :)

[alfa-2]

add 20,000 ranking points for you on your birthday as present............but u muz give it away to others.........who would lcw give the ranking points?? hehehe...........TH i guess.

[Ramster]

Lcw Owns ^_^ Go For The Gold In Beijing!

[ixory]

Happy Birthday to LCW
May all ur wish come true

[Jessica]

Happy Brithday Lee Chong Wei...Hope you can bring down another Super Series title for your present...

[PlayaFromMalaya]

his BCL's best friend?

[danielwong]

his BCL's best friend?


LCW best fren is YKH oppss.....:p:p sorry..
is KKK and KBH :D:D:D
close fren is WMC??? :D:D
wonder how and with who he celebrate his b'day?
probably he celebrate in Denmark??/

[fishyjojo]

erm, not hating on lcw here, but i do notice that his smile on a lot of pics is off. happy birthday to him. he looks veeeeery young.

[ants]

He is celebrating on the plane. :). Anyway he arrive safely already.

[~sss~]

Happy Belated Birthday Lee Chong Wei..!

[ksooi]

LCW best fren is YKH oppss.....:p:p sorry..
is KKK and KBH :D:D:D
close fren is WMC??? :D:D
wonder how and with who he celebrate his b'day?
probably he celebrate in Denmark??/

haha....he already celebrate before he left for Denmark....

[koo_fan]

happy birthday LCW..
semoga panjang umur dan dilimpahkan rejeki yang banyak :)
i wish the same thing for taufik hidayat.

[george@chongwei]

Wish him all the best in 2day semi final match against Bao chunlai:)