Who will win the Badminton Golds @ Beijing?

[limsy]

TR didn't peaked lately, she blipped briefly, i.e. not sustainable. if she blipped say just 1 tournament before the OG then she may have a chance to carry it on to the OG to surprise others. her last 12-14 record said it all, you just dont suddenly improved from an average to champion material in a short period at most certainly near the end of your playing years.

oh...she didnt SUDDENLY IMPROVE...she is injured...hmm...ok lah...ready some tissue...when china cant win ws gold...u can use it...not only tr...china ws should ask if japan,korea,mas,hong kong will let them win...

[limsy]

U forget our KKK/TBH and The Uncles??

Final : KOO KIEN KIAT/TAN BOON HEONG VS. CHOONG TAN FOOK/ LEE WAN WAH

oh...if yes...i ask ours agung to give u a tan sri...

[Loh]

It will be good for him coz he can settle all the financial disputes with his ex-fiancee LiJiaWei and focus on his newly found love, Kelly Poon... :D:p

arrgghh... wats left for me? :crying: me oso FT leh... :eek::p:D

Go and practise more on your jumpsmash. Make your jumpsmashes last longer and you may be on your way to beating Ronald and may in the end win a lady's hand in the process. ;)

[AlanY]

oh...she didnt SUDDENLY IMPROVE...she is injured...hmm...ok lah...ready some tissue...when china cant win ws gold...u can use it...not only tr...china ws should ask if japan,korea,mas,hong kong will let them win...
injured? for the last 14 years until recently? what i'm trying to say is she is not champion material. i'm not a coach but if i needed to prepare my players against her, just get them practice with male players. nothing else is needed.

[limsy]

injured? for the last 14 years until recently? what i'm trying to say is she is not champion material. i'm not a coach but if i needed to prepare my players against her, just get them practice with male players. nothing else is needed.

hmm...i am young...i didnt know how long she played...but denmark player use to be older when they start...hmm...oh ya...u think anyone(female) can win over her???...haha...she can be in top 16 of ms world ranking...

[AlanY]

hmm...i am young...i didnt know how long she played...but denmark player use to be older when they start...hmm...oh ya...u think anyone(female) can win over her???...haha...she can be in top 16 of ms world ranking...
top 16 in the MS? you're having a laugh! she only managed to be in the WS top 16 recently. not a single WS can beat a MS in top 100, or even 1000.

[huangkwokhau]

biased! more a realistic. i'm taking the account of pass and recent form, experience and home advantages.
Based on recent results ( except TO), China has not done well...just look at the results of SS last year and compare to this year...see how many titeles that China got....even Badminton secretary that I met admitted....
Home advantage? look at CO in Guangzhou...
In Chengdu master, we know that China applied " service and receive fault"...just rewind your final of 5 matches...you will know....

Realistic? China may get 2..thats realistic..4 or 5 will be a DREAM...:rolleyes:
If LYB thinks his players could win easily, they wont do dirty tricks in CO and China master...thats the facts spoke itself...

[huangkwokhau]

top 16 in the MS? you're having a laugh! she only managed to be in the WS top 16 recently. not a single WS can beat a MS in top 100, or even 1000.
YEP..tough for top 8 WS to beat a man....;)

[AlanY]

YEP..tough for top 8 WS to beat a man....;)
i'm going to te stoned real soon. as i said before not a single sport that women can come close to men. we are just different physically, man and woman.

not quite sure the standard of the players just outside the world MS top 1000 or 10000, must be pretty good. i'm sure an average league player here in england will give a good match to XXF, the world no 1. an average league player here is definitely outside the top 10000!

[madbad]

i'm going to te stoned real soon. as i said before not a single sport that women can come close to men. we are just different physically, man and woman.

not quite sure the standard of the players just outside the world MS top 1000 or 10000, must be pretty good. i'm sure an average league player here in england will give a good match to XXF, the world no 1. an average league player here is definitely outside the top 10000!

Bowling, Lawn Bowls, Sailing, Archery, Gymnastics, Diving.....

[huangkwokhau]

Bowling, Lawn Bowls, Sailing, Archery, Gymnastics, Diving.....
These sports are possible..including Chess...but for Badminton and Tennis are tough for any top WS to beat a man..;)

[AlanY]

Based on recent results ( except TO), China has not done well...just look at the results of SS last year and compare to this year...see how many titeles that China got....even Badminton secretary that I met admitted..
players and team as a whole have their up and down. if you're good and among the best you will have more ups than downs. also if you're good you can and know how to get out of the downs and be better still. that's why the recent bad results (well, the bad result with the current rankings, 10/15 top 3 are chinese nationals) is good for china as a wake up call to prepare better for the OG.

[madbad]

These sports are possible..including Chess...but for Badminton and Tennis are tough for any top WS to beat a man..;)

Just responding to AlanY's postulation...

[huangkwokhau]

players and team as a whole have their up and down. if you're good and among the best you will have more ups than downs. also if you're good you can and know how to get out of the downs and be better still. that's why the recent bad results (well, the bad result with the current rankings, 10/15 top 3 are chinese nationals) is good for china as a wake up call to prepare better for the OG.
Thats right....but does not mean they could win 4 or 5 titles...not only China will wake up..INA will wake up too with bad resulst of XD and MD ( INA OPEN for example)....
The point..as you said that you are based on past records, is not necessary to make China will grab 4 titles or more...LYB and the rest had admitted that it is geting tougher and unpredictable for some disciplines...

[AlanY]

These sports are possible..including Chess...but for Badminton and Tennis are tough for any top WS to beat a man..;)
possible but not there yet. interesting enough some people say one day women can surpass men in marathon! As for chess, not really sport, is it? what annoying is even chess is not that physical demanding compare with other sports, women are still not as good. have to accept that we are different, no good to compare orange with apple really.

[huangkwokhau]

possible but not there yet. interesting enough some people say one day women can surpass men in marathon! As for chess, not really sport, is it? what annoying is even chess is not that physical demanding compare with other sports, women are still not as good. have to accept that we are different, no good to compare orange with apple really.
:D:D...watch out Alan.!..soon our female BCers will be aiming you....:D:D

[aZn_Popcorn]

Michelle Wie in golf...
Hayley wickenheiser in hockey...

[llpjlau]

possible but not there yet. interesting enough some people say one day women can surpass men in marathon! As for chess, not really sport, is it? what annoying is even chess is not that physical demanding compare with other sports, women are still not as good. have to accept that we are different, no good to compare orange with apple really.

so you are saying that women are just inferior to men? if so, you are so wrong.

[AlanY]

so you are saying that women are just inferior to men? if so, you are so wrong.
so, i'm saying physically men are stronger than women. as sports in general are more geared to the physical side, women are in disadvantage to start with.

[eaglehelang]

so, i'm saying physically men are stronger than women. as sports in general are more geared to the physical side, women are in disadvantage to start with.
Not the sports that Madbad mentioned - those sports more on skills.;)


possible but not there yet. interesting enough some people say one day women can surpass men in marathon! As for chess, not really sport, is it? what annoying is even chess is not that physical demanding compare with other sports, women are still not as good. have to accept that we are different, no good to compare orange with apple really.
One day we must have a match between the female top players & male players, maybe medium level? :D

WOrld no 1 squash player Nicol David have been reported to have beaten her team mates, Msia's top male players (but not top in the world, top 20s I think), either Ong BH or Azlan, in training.

WMC has beaten Khoo CC in a 2008 TC & UC training match, to be fair KCC normally plays MD & doesnt play MS competitively. He's 21 or 22.

Any takers would like to go up against China's tomboys? Top 100 MD?:p

[limsy]

hmm...looks like someone underestimate female player

[chris-ccc]

hmm...looks like someone underestimate female player



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:D:D:D Hahaha... Very often, many of us do not read the title of the thread that we have entered into, in our BC discussions.

This thread is titled "Who will win the Badminton Golds @ Beijing ?".

How come we are talking about 'Females versus Males in Badminton Matches?' :confused::confused::confused:

Cheers... chris-ccc
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[Dato A]

Chris warning already...

[GunBlade008]

My Predictions:
MS - Lin Dan, LCW seems to buckle under pressure but hopefully he can prove me wrong
WS - Lu Lan or Xie Xingfeng
MD - LYD/JJS OR Fu/Cai
WD - I don't follow
MX - Zheng Bo/Gao Ling

[badadum]

Here's mine:
MS: LD, if he got toppled in the early round its LCW's for the taking
WS: TR
MD: LYD/JJS or MK/HS
WD: one of the Chinese ladies, just pick one :)
MX: NW/LN

[bdm_fan]

my guess :

1. MS : M'sia
2. MD : Korean
3. WD : China
4. WS: China
5. XD : IND

[giant]

zheng bo"s stamina got problem..last time at Thailand he almost lose in the 3rd game because he dont even play well and seems so weak..WD can think about yang wei and zhang jie wen or du jin and yu yang

[leonardklh]

Here's mine:
MS: Lee Chong Wei
WS: Tine Rasmussen/Wong Mew Choo
MD: Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae,Fu Hai Feng/Cai Yun, Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong
WD: Lee Hyo Jung/Lee Kyung Won,Liliyana Natsir/Vita Marissa and any of the chinese pair
MX: Nowa Widianto/Liliyana Natsir, Zheng Bo/Gao Ling

[Seasider]

For me, Team China will bag 4-5 golds. The only one uncertain is the MD, the Korean pair is a threat.

WAKE UP! YOU'RE DREAMING!!! :D:D
2 gold medals is possible but 4-5 gold medals is unrealistic; based on CHN players' current performances.

My prediction
MS= LCW
WS= TR
MD= JJS/LYD
WD=any CHN players
XD= NW/LN

One gold medal for every badminton nation :)

[giant]

TR still can win even she got injure last time in her match..cool..

[chris-ccc]

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Greetings,

And so... Today, we are now just 4 weeks before the Beijing Olympics 2008.

We started this thread on 27-Dec-2007 with the following comments, namely;

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In another 5 days, we will arrive at the Year 2008, the Year of the Beijing Olympics 2008.

For Badminton at the Olympics, only 7 nations have ever won any medals, namely; China(22), Indonesia(15), South Korea(14), Denmark(4), Malaysia(3), Great Britain(2) and The Netherlands(1).

If we were to look at the Gold medals with interest, only 4 nations have ever won Gold medals, namely; China(8), Indonesia(5), South Korea(5) and Denmark(1). And for the Gold medals ever won, the events are as follows;
1 MS + 0 MD + 2 WS + 3 WD + 2 XD = 8 for China
2 MS + 2 MD + 1 WS + 0 WD + 0 XD = 5 for Indonesia
0 MS + 2 MD + 1 WS + 1 WD + 1 XD = 5 for South Korea
1 MS + 0 MD + 0 WS + 0 WD + 0 XD = 1 for Denmark

Question: Who will win the Badminton Gold medals@Beijing Olympics 2008 ?

Could it be as follows ?
MS to China (LIN Dan)
MD to Malaysia (KOO Kien Keat / TAN Boon Heong)
WS to China (ZHU Lin)
WD to China (GAO Ling / HUANG Sui)
XD to Indonesia (NATSIR Lilyana / WIDIANTO Nova)

What do you think ? :):):)
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Based on what I have heard lately, I wish to revise my predictions as follows;

MS to MAS (LEE Chong Wei)
MD to KOR (JUNG Jae Sung / LEE Yong Dae)
WS to DEN (Tine RASMUSSEN)
WD to CHN (YANG Wei / ZHANG Jiewen)
XD to INA (NATSIR Lilyana / WIDIANTO Nova)

However, ALL THE BEST to ALL PARTICIPANTS @ BEIJING 2008 !!!

Cheers... chris@ccc
:):):)
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[Dato A]

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Greetings,

And so... Today, we are now just 4 weeks before the Beijing Olympics 2008.

We started this thread on 27-Dec-2007 with the following comments, namely;


Based on what I have heard lately, I wish to revise my predictions as follows;

MS to MAS (LEE Chong Wei)
MD to KOR (JUNG Jae Sung / LEE Yong Dae)
WS to DEN (Tine RASMUSSEN)
WD to CHN (YANG Wei / ZHANG Jiewen)
XD to INA (NATSIR Lilyana / WIDIANTO Nova)

However, ALL THE BEST to ALL PARTICIPANTS @ BEIJING 2008 !!!

Cheers... chris@ccc
:):):)
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Each category with different country's players as winner, that's good.:D:D

But i am afraid that would not happen.

[Loh]

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Greetings,

And so... Today, we are now just 4 weeks before the Beijing Olympics 2008.

We started this thread on 27-Dec-2007 with the following comments, namely;


Based on what I have heard lately, I wish to revise my predictions as follows;

MS to MAS (LEE Chong Wei)
MD to KOR (JUNG Jae Sung / LEE Yong Dae)
WS to DEN (Tine RASMUSSEN)
WD to CHN (YANG Wei / ZHANG Jiewen)
XD to INA (NATSIR Lilyana / WIDIANTO Nova)

However, ALL THE BEST to ALL PARTICIPANTS @ BEIJING 2008 !!!

Cheers... chris@ccc
:):):)
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I'll give you ONE MORE CHANCE to change your mind just a WEEK before the badminton competition starts. ;)

[X Ball]

I'll give you ONE MORE CHANCE to change your mind just a WEEK before the badminton competition starts. ;)


Threatening a fella BC'er to change is an offence under any circumstances.:D

[chris-ccc]

MS to MAS (LEE Chong Wei)
MD to KOR (JUNG Jae Sung / LEE Yong Dae)
WS to DEN (Tine RASMUSSEN)
WD to CHN (YANG Wei / ZHANG Jiewen)
XD to INA (NATSIR Lilyana / WIDIANTO Nova)






I'll give you ONE MORE CHANCE to change your mind just a WEEK before the badminton competition starts. ;)



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Loh... There are no more matches for those big guns between now and the OG 2008. Therefore, my predictions would not be changing. :D:D:D
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[Loh]

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Loh... There are no more matches for those big guns between now and the OG 2008. Therefore, my predictions would not be changing. :D:D:D
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No doubt we can't see the contenders in action before the OG, but there could be other reports that some players may not be able to perform 100% because of ......:confused:

Insiders like Hauge can be a reliable source of information! :D

[Xenoy009]

erm..hard to predict now..maybe prediction made after the draw on 26-jul will be more realistic :).

[madbad]

erm..hard to predict now..maybe prediction made after the draw on 26-jul will be more realistic :).

Yeah, that's for sure. I'm sure mine will change from my original predictions

[abedeng]

And I'm sure my Olympic PAW campaign will be a disaster, as usual ...... kakakakaka

MS : LD, LCW or PSH (sorry, no GADE)
WS : XXF or TR. XXF heavily favoured.
MD : KOR or CHN. MAS, DEN and INA darkhorses
WD : 2 Lees or YW/ZJW. LN/VM darkhorses.
XD : No clear favourite - none of the top pairs are consistent. My guess is ZB/GL will not win.

[Loh]

erm..hard to predict now..maybe prediction made after the draw on 26-jul will be more realistic :).

I also agree. But between the Draw date and the competition date, if something untoward happens to the players - such as injury during training, freak accidents like what KKK has experienced recently, etc, etc ... ah that would change the predictions also ... :D

And if Indra (and Hauge) kept on reminding us of the DEFENDING CHAMPION and how committed he is in his training and no fooling around ... ah that would also be a cause of alarm to the other contenders! :rolleyes:

And if the unimaginable happens again during the first Round when an unseeded player defeats the top or second seed, it will throw the entire competition wide open ... :eek:

UPSETS GALORE!!!! :cool:

I could sense that Indra is smiling quietly now in Jakarta! He might even fly to Beijing if TH is the culprit! :):):)

[Loh]

erm..hard to predict now..maybe prediction made after the draw on 26-jul will be more realistic :).

I also agree. But between the Draw date and the competition date, if something untoward happens to the players - such as injury during training, freak accidents like what KKK has experienced recently, etc, etc ... ah that would change the predictions also ... :D

And if Indra (and Hauge) kept on reminding us of the DEFENDING CHAMPION and how committed he is in his training and no fooling around ... ah that would also be a cause of alarm to the other contenders! :rolleyes:

And if the unimaginable happens again during the first Round when an unseeded player defeats the top or second seed, it will throw the entire competition wide open ... :eek:

UPSETS GALORE!!!! :cool:

I could sense that Indra is smiling quietly now in Jakarta! He might even fly to Beijing if TH is the culprit! :):):)

[Loh]

erm..hard to predict now..maybe prediction made after the draw on 26-jul will be more realistic :).

I also agree. But between the Draw date and the competition date, if something untoward happens to the players - such as injury during training, freak accidents like what KKK has experienced recently, etc, etc ... ah that would change the predictions also ... :D

And if Indra (and Hauge) kept on reminding us of the DEFENDING CHAMPION and how committed he is in his training and no fooling around ... ah that would also be a cause of alarm to the other contenders! :rolleyes:

And if the unimaginable happens again during the first Round when an unseeded player defeats the top or second seed, it will throw the entire competition wide open ... :eek:

UPSETS GALORE!!!! :cool:

I could sense that Indra is smiling quietly now in Jakarta! He might even fly to Beijing if TH is the culprit! :):):)

[aZn_Popcorn]

3 same posts with 10m difference in each?? :confused::confused: lol!:D:o

[ana_isa]

i hope the mens single will be Lee Chong Wei


My bigest hope is that the games are very emocionals and in the end full of surprises!

[chris-ccc]

3 same posts with 10minutes difference in each?? :confused::confused: lol!:D:o



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Loh must be having Internet connection problems on Sunday 13-Jul-2008.
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[Loh]

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Loh must be having Internet connection problems on Sunday 13-Jul-2008.
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Sorry folks, indeed I had and I thought this post was not even delivered! ;)
Hope the Mods could delete the duplicates. :cool:

[ctjcad]

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And if Indra (and Hauge) kept on reminding us of the DEFENDING CHAMPION and how committed he is in his training and no fooling around ... ah that would also be a cause of alarm to the other contenders! :rolleyes:
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..is that the latest & greatest news coming from Taufik's camp??:eek:..(sorry guys, i haven't been following the happenings in BC closely the last week or so)..:o:p..

3 same posts with 10m difference in each?? :confused::confused: lol!:D:o
..maybe that's the only way for BC to reach close to 1,000,000 posts before the Olympics commences.. ;)

[chris-ccc]

maybe that's the only way for BC to reach close to 1,000,000 posts before the Olympics commences.. ;)



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:D:D:D Hahaha... What a way to get our Badminton Central's 1,000,000th post.

Link: click here (http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=57749) .
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[AlanY]

WAKE UP! YOU'RE DREAMING!!! :D:D
officially, the chinese team is aiming for 3 and any more is a bonus. for me, it's way too conservative. as i said before the only possible threat is from the KOR MD, even that they will need a super effort to uproot the Chinese at their home soil. that's if they can get to the semi, really depends on the draw.

[limsy]

officially, the chinese team is aiming for 3 and any more is a bonus. for me, it's way too conservative. as i said before the only possible threat is from the KOR MD, even that they will need a super effort to uproot the Chinese at their home soil. that's if they can get to the semi, really depends on the draw.

erm...ya...china should win all the gold,silver and bronze(erm,only bronze missing will be in md and xd...right?)...:cool:...good...and china will overtake US in the medal table(seriously...i think they can,china jia you)

[AlanY]

WAKE UP! YOU'RE DREAMING!!! :D:D
officially, the chinese team is aiming for 3 and any more is a bonus. for me, it's way too conservative. as i said before the only possible threat is from the KOR MD, even that they will need a super effort to uproot the Chinese at their home soil. that's if they can get to the semi, really depends on the draw.

[ctjcad]

Been told that TH has signed his commitment to OG 08 and surprisingly he does training everyday....he usually takes Wed off but he trained....;) meaning Simon is out...sigh!
..(so we got the news~thanks, Hau-ge)..if that's really happening, i mean REALLY HAPPENING, then it's definitely something for one to think about going to Beijing and witness him play one last time on a big stage and defend his OG title...Although, I guess we must have somekind of a little drama every time Taufik is about to play in a "big" event..:p

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:D:D:D Hahaha... What a way to get our Badminton Central's 1,000,000th post.

Link: click here (http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=57749) .
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;)..yes, if need be and to speed up the process, we might have to quadruple our posts.. :eek:

[abedeng]

officially, the chinese team is aiming for 3 and any more is a bonus. for me, it's way too conservative. as i said before the only possible threat is from the KOR MD, even that they will need a super effort to uproot the Chinese at their home soil. that's if they can get to the semi, really depends on the draw.

3 only?

Can't be that low, they targeted 5 and won 5 in the last big badminton competition held in Beijing, the 1987 World Championships.

[huangkwokhau]

officially, the chinese team is aiming for 3 and any more is a bonus. for me, it's way too conservative. as i said before the only possible threat is from the KOR MD, even that they will need a super effort to uproot the Chinese at their home soil. that's if they can get to the semi, really depends on the draw.
:D:D...you are really underestimating other players really...Chinese players have not done well yet...not stable like last year..
I predict more upsets in OG....chinese players are under great great pressure....

[jimbo]

erm...ya...china should win all the gold,silver and bronze(erm,only bronze missing will be in md and xd...right?)...:cool:...good...and china will overtake US in the medal table(seriously...i think they can,china jia you)

Dun be too suprised if CHN team overtakes US in the overall medal tally. I predict CHN team will be either top or second to US only. So...

Yes, 3 GOLD for LYB is not good enough. The only uncertain GOLD is MD :eek: If Fu/Cai wins the GOLD, I predict CHN will clean sweep all the GOLD ;)

No choice, OG08 is held in Beijing, not London yet :rolleyes:

[yyclub]

How about China doesn't anything gold in badminton? I don't mind they get 5 silvers. I like result like this:
MS - Mal
MD - Kor
WS - Den
WD - IND
MixD - IND

[tjl_vanguard]

its very unlikely yyclub.. :D

[yyclub]

There is always hopes....

[Dato A]

How about China doesn't anything gold in badminton? I don't mind they get 5 silvers. I like result like this:
MS - Mal
MD - Kor
WS - Den
WD - IND
MixD - IND

U must be joking. CHN without a gold ?

[Jagdpanther]

Badminton is China's chance to grab more golds than the US, since the US is not pretty strong here.
Not getting any badminton gold is not an option for China team.

[FuWang]

From The Deepest Of My Heart, I really HOPE that China will win all the gold medals........ JUST HOPE..... ^_*

I don't really undestand about the players, but are Fu-Cai not good enough players?!

I'm scare that China's players had too much pressure because it's held @ their hometown that make them can play all out......

[Jagdpanther]

I don't really undestand about the players, but are Fu-Cai not good enough players?!

They're indeed good players.
The problem is, all athletes competing in OG are GOOD PLAYERS!:)

[rookienen]

They're indeed good players.
The problem is, all athletes competing in OG are GOOD PLAYERS!:)

yup, they are all good players..

[AlanY]

Yes, 3 GOLD for LYB is not good enough. The only uncertain GOLD is MD :eek: If Fu/Cai wins the GOLD, I predict CHN will clean sweep all the GOLD ;) This is the politician in him talking, more like a minimum contribution to the CHN total to leap ahead of USA in the final table. If the team get less he will probably lose his job and early retirement, 3 or more golds will definitely a promotion and probably away from badminton coaching. Sad really, the guy is a legend, 6 times world champion as player and 58 more world champions under his belt as coach/head coach.

[madbad]

They're indeed good players.
The problem is, all athletes competing in OG are GOOD PLAYERS!:)


yup, they are all good players..

Don't quite agree. Look at the players from lesser countries in the draw just to meet the Olympic quota. Many better players are not getting the chance to compete because of this.

[AlanY]

Don't quite agree. Look at the players from lesser countries in the draw just to meet the Olympic quota. Many better players are not getting the chance to compete because of this.
totally agree with what you're not agree with, if you know what I mean. saying every participants has a chance for medal or even gold is absolutely rubbish.

[limsy]

totally agree with what you're not agree with, if you know what I mean. saying every participants has a chance for medal or even gold is absolutely rubbish.

if no them in olympic...badminton already say bye bye in olympic...

[madbad]

if no them in olympic...badminton already say bye bye in olympic...

Well, that's the requirement for the Olympics. Their mandate is different from that of the BWF's. I was just responding specifically to posters who felt that all players in the Olympics were good. That's clearly not the case.

[madbad]

totally agree with what you're not agree with, if you know what I mean. saying every participants has a chance for medal or even gold is absolutely rubbish.

In their defence, they said the players were "good"

[AlanY]

In their defence, they said the players were "good"
for those are not the best of best doesn't mean that they shouldn't or not deserved to go to the OG. just savour the experience and bring the good memory home. isn't that what is the olympics all about?

[robin7]

Barring from any upsets, the winners should be:

MS - LD or LCW
WS - XXF or TR
MD - JJS/LYD or MK/HS or FHF/CY
WD - YW/ZJW or LKW/LHJ
XD - NW/LN or ZB/GL

I predict that CHN will have at least 2 golds from WS and WD...

[madbad]

for those are not the best of best doesn't mean that they shouldn't or not deserved to go to the OG. just savour the experience and bring the good memory home. isn't that what is the olympics all about?

Realistically, 70% of the players are probably about enjoying the experience and savouring the moment. The OG has a totally different feel about it.

[madbad]

Barring from any upsets, the winners should be:

MS - LD or LCW
WS - XXF or TR
MD - JJS/LYD or MK/HS or FHF/CY
WD - YW/ZJW or LKW/LHJ
XD - NW/LN or ZB/GL

I predict that CHN will have at least 2 golds from WS and WD...

That's a pretty realistic and very un-Malaysia Boleh call.

[jimbo]

totally agree with what you're not agree with, if you know what I mean. saying every participants has a chance for medal or even gold is absolutely rubbish.

absolutely agree. But that's the spirit of Olympics. That's why i said NOT all the players are fielded on merits but I think that's fair enough for every relevant parties. I believe only a handful of good players are left out, most probably less than 10 players :)

[chris-ccc]

for those are not the best of best doesn't mean that they shouldn't or not deserved to go to the OG. just savour the experience and bring the good memory home. isn't that what is the olympics all about?



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What is the Olympic Games all about?

This is a DANGEROUS situation our Badminton is facing in the OG. If Badminton medals(Gold, Silver or Bronze) are to be won by only a handful of nations all of the time, other nations would not vote for it (to be included in the OG) in the future.

We have to remember that in the upcoming games in Beijing, they have only planned to comprise 302 events in only 28 sports.

Just look at other sports such as Baseball, Cricket, Rugby Union, Softball, etc... Because they have been dominated by just a handful of nations, these sports have been/will be discontinued from the Olympic programme in the future.

:):):)
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[Jagdpanther]

Don't quite agree. Look at the players from lesser countries in the draw just to meet the Olympic quota. Many better players are not getting the chance to compete because of this.


totally agree with what you're not agree with, if you know what I mean. saying every participants has a chance for medal or even gold is absolutely rubbish.

Quite my point, really. But let me clarify some of my sayings here.

Even if those players from lesser countries are sent just to meet the quota, I'm sure that they're among the bests in their respective countries, if not the best.
It's unbelievable if the coaches select the players simply by 'asal tikam' and saying, "You, you, and you. Go to the OG." Or those players who won some 'antar kampung' tournaments. The decision must be based on many considerations.

However, comparing to China, Korea, Malaysia, Denmark, etc, those players(regardless of how good they are) are, of course, still not up to the par yet. Even to this moment, I'm still confident that the competition for OG badminton gold will be between those powerhouses.

If you think those players from lesser countries are rubbish, that's another problem though.:rolleyes:

Relax la.;)

[Jagdpanther]

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Just look at other sports such as Baseball, Cricket, Rugby Union, Softball, etc... Because they have been dominated by just a handful of nations, these sports have been/will be discontinued from the Olympic programme in the future.
:):):)


Oh no... Then badminton will be out in 2012 Olympics?:crying::crying::crying::D

[chris-ccc]

Oh no... Then badminton will be out in 2012 Olympics?:crying::crying::crying::D



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Fortunately, the 2012 Olympics Games will be held in London.

And the English loves Badminton... so Badminton will not be out in 2012. :):):)
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[Chiku]

Hurm...:cool: dat not fair for Malaysian... coz diz the only the brighter chance for them to win the GOLD medal... coz in other sport can say tottaly no chance at all...:o

[Dato A]

Hurm...:cool: dat not fair for Malaysian... coz diz the only the brighter chance for them to win the GOLD medal... coz in other sport can say tottaly no chance at all...:o

We might win the football Gold medal, who knows?:D:D

FAM BOLEH!!

[yyclub]

Dato, your head is bigger than mine.

[Dato A]

Dato, your head is bigger than mine.

ppl loves those with positive comment here. They dont like to listen those criticising words. Just to make them happy, although i know it's impossible for malaysia football team to win the gold in olympic in the next 100 years:D:D:D

[samuel882]

How about China doesn't anything gold in badminton? I don't mind they get 5 silvers. I like result like this:
MS - Mal
MD - Kor
WS - Den
WD - IND
MixD - IND
Wow! I dint know IND(india) even got any players qualify for WD & XD :eek:

[george@chongwei]

Wow! I dint know IND(india) even got any players qualify for WD & XD :eek:
samuel, you are very funny, :D:D:D
typo error la..
he shud put INA instead of IND:D:D:cool:
or maybe he is a true india badminton fan?:eek::eek:

[Chiku]

We might win the football Gold medal, who knows?:D:D

FAM BOLEH!!

dats what we say MALAYSIA BOLEH spirit... juz believe it...:D

[giant]

eh i ever saw once india players leh..but out i early stage of the match..

[Loh]

eh i ever saw once india players leh..but out i early stage of the match..

I think you may be hearing more of Saina Nehwal, India's WS hopeful, during the Beijing Olympics. ;)

[giant]

haha i saw her once only i dun remember her name..i think i saw WD la..nt WS de..u gt their pics?

[Loh]

haha i saw her once only i dun remember her name..i think i saw WD la..nt WS de..u gt their pics?

Aiyoh, how can you miss her! There's a hot thread on her:

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33478

She's only 18! :)

[X Ball]

Aiyoh, how can you miss her! There's a hot thread on her:

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33478

She's only 18! :)


Correction -- sweet 18 according to many.:)

[Loh]

Correction -- sweet 18 according to many.:)

To her parents, who gave her so much encouragement and sacrifice, she will always be "my girl, my beautiful daughter, who has made us very proud." :)

[Dato A]

To her parents, who gave her so much encouragement and sacrifice, she will always be "my girl, my beautiful daughter, who has made us very proud." :)

Make u very proud? She's Indian, not singaporean:D

[ctjcad]

..yep, written by our kwun.
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/badminton-central/content/view/64/2/
Notice in one of the early paragraphs, it mentions the Korean players and Li Mao being the surprise of the 2004 Olympics.
And guess who's back this time around, yep, the same Li Mao and he'll try to do it one more time, in front of his hometown.

On that note, don't be surprised to see many Olympics first-timers falter in the early rounds or won't advance far; esp. the young players. The Olympics is not for the weak and fragile of mind (and heart). The pressure will be there and it will most likely be the main factor if and when upsets and/or unexpected surprises do occur.:cool:

*Btw, i just skimmed through the 2004 Olympics sub-forum and it has so many pages of threads (too bad, i just missed joining BC that yr). However, most of the threads don't have much posts. Let's see how this yr's edition will turn out.:cool:

[ctjcad]

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14615
..one of a few "Predictions" and "Guess who'll win the titles" threads in that 2004 Olympics sub-forum..

..i didn't do a tally, but after a quick skim, the majority of the presumptive winners were:
MS - LD and Gade
WS - Gong Ruina and Zhou Mi
MD - Ha & Kim, Fu & Cai and JR & LP
WD - Huang Sui & Gao Ling
XD - Kim & Ra
..of course, the majority of the players, in that thread, didn't win a Gold medal...

I haven't done a tally, but this yr's version of the favorites sounds like:
MS - LD & LCW
WS - TR, XXF & WMC
MD - The Korean boys, KKK & TBH and Fu & Cai
WD - One of the Chinese pairs and LHJ & LKW
XD - Nova & Lilyana and Gao & ZB

..will it continue??..:confused: ;)

[chris-ccc]

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Greetings,

Because that article by kwun was written before the Finals, I thought I will post here how Team China finished at Athens 2004 (for our BCers who did not follow the Badminton events held at the Athens OG then).

Men's Singles:
Lin Dan - defeated in round of 32
Bao Chunlai - defeated in round of 16
Chen Hong - defeated in quarterfinals

Women's Singles:
Zhang Ning - Gold
Zhou Mi - Bronze
Gong Ruina - 4th place

Men's Doubles:
Fu Haifeng and Cai Yun - defeated in quarterfinals
Zheng Bo and Sang Yang - defeated in quarterfinals

Women's Doubles:
Zhang Jiewen and Yang Wei - Gold
Huang Sui and Gao Ling - Silver
Zhao Tingting and Wei Yili - 4th place

Mixed Doubles:
Zhang Jun and Gao Ling - Gold
Chen Qiqiu and Zhao Tinging - defeated in quarterfinals

For Beijing 2008, LYB promises to do better than what happened at Athens 2004.

Cheers... chris@ccc
:):):)
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[eaglehelang]

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14615
..one of a few "Predictions" and "Guess who'll win the titles" threads in that 2004 Olympics sub-forum..

I haven't done a tally, but this yr's version of the favorites sounds like:
MS - LD & LCW
WS - TR, XXF & WMC
MD - The Korean boys, KKK & TBH and Fu & Cai
WD - One of the Chinese pairs and LHJ & LKW
XD - Nova & Lilyana and Gao & ZB

..will it continue??..:confused: ;)

MD : KKK/TBH is not favourities list anymore due to drop in performance, etc, etc, it's LYS/JJS, Fu/Cai or Kido/Setiawan, WR#1, 2,3.

WMC isnt in the running as favourite for WS Gold either, she's supposed to be the dark horse.;);)

MS : Chen Jin's in the running too, it seems. China's 3 MS + LCW, WR# 1 to 4.

Yeah, I read the 2004 thread too. Didnt know Taufik wasnt even seeded. 90% & above thought the Korean pair had XD Gold in the bag, that's what makes OG exiciting.:D:D

[george@chongwei]

btw, where is sang yang now???

[george@chongwei]

anyone wants to have this dream final???:D:D
http://bp1.blogger.com/_HC-lGcp4UFk/SHgxlth5MMI/AAAAAAAAAB8/qjRezhmrQR0/s1600/taufik_CW.jpg

[samuel882]

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14615
..one of a few "Predictions" and "Guess who'll win the titles" threads in that 2004 Olympics sub-forum..

..i didn't do a tally, but after a quick skim, the majority of the presumptive winners were:
MS - LD and Gade
WS - Gong Ruina and Zhou Mi
MD - Ha & Kim, Fu & Cai and JR & LP
WD - Huang Sui & Gao Ling
XD - Kim & Ra
..of course, the majority of the players, in that thread, didn't win a Gold medal...

I haven't done a tally, but this yr's version of the favorites sounds like:
MS - LD & LCW
WS - TR, XXF & WMC
MD - The Korean boys, KKK & TBH and Fu & Cai
WD - One of the Chinese pairs and LHJ & LKW
XD - Nova & Lilyana and Gao & ZB

..will it continue??..:confused: ;)
Majority of predictions by BCers always went hair-wyres most of the times , especially come to big tournys.
For this time around , many ppl (including urslf) predicting a LD vs LCW final in MS, I seriously doubt that could happened ;)

[cooler]

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Greetings,

Because that article by kwun was written before the Finals, I thought I will post here how Team China finished at Athens 2004 (for our BCers who did not follow the Badminton events held at the Athens OG then).

Men's Singles:
Lin Dan - defeated in round of 32
Bao Chunlai - defeated in round of 16
Chen Hong - defeated in quarterfinals

Women's Singles:
Zhang Ning - Gold
Zhou Mi - Bronze
Gong Ruina - 4th place

Men's Doubles:
Fu Haifeng and Cai Yun - defeated in quarterfinals
Zheng Bo and Sang Yang - defeated in quarterfinals

Women's Doubles:
Zhang Jiewen and Yang Wei - Gold
Huang Sui and Gao Ling - Silver
Zhao Tingting and Wei Yili - 4th place

Mixed Doubles:
Zhang Jun and Gao Ling - Gold
Chen Qiqiu and Zhao Tinging - defeated in quarterfinals

For Beijing 2008, LYB promises to do better than what happened at Athens 2004.

Cheers... chris@ccc
:):):)
.in 2004 athen, the chinese women held up the fort while their men crumbled:D In XD, zhang jun almost cracked but gao ling was calm and helped the pair to regain their momentum in the 3rd set.

[apontoh]

My take:

MS - Lin Dan
WS - Tine Rasmussen
MD - Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan
WD - Du Jing/Yu Yang
XD - Gao Ling/Zheng Bo

[ctjcad]

MD : KKK/TBH is not favourities list anymore due to drop in performance, etc, etc, it's LYS/JJS, Fu/Cai or Kido/Setiawan, WR#1, 2,3.

WMC isnt in the running as favourite for WS Gold either, she's supposed to be the dark horse.;);)

MS : Chen Jin's in the running too, it seems. China's 3 MS + LCW, WR# 1 to 4.

Yeah, I read the 2004 thread too. Didnt know Taufik wasnt even seeded. 90% & above thought the Korean pair had XD Gold in the bag, that's what makes OG exiciting.:D:D
..i haven't read/seen/reviewed the 2000 OG "Predictions" in BC (perhaps it's because BC was still in the early part of its inception)..However, i'd love to see those "Predictions"..:cool:
Anyway, i've included KKK & TBH in the mix of MD winners, as dark horses, eventhough they are not the majority favorite; same case as WMC, yes, she can be considered a dark horse; CJ is almost like WMC, one of those dark horses as well. Those players have been mentioned a few times, but the names in the front are the more prominent names being mentioned, in BC/this thread/sub-forum, as favorites in their respective events.
Point is, yes, anything can happen and the outcome is definitely unpredictable.
Back to the question, will the trend continue to happen??..

Majority of predictions by BCers always went hair-wyres most of the times , especially come to big tournys.
For this time around , many ppl (including urslf) predicting a LD vs LCW final in MS, I seriously doubt that could happened ;)
..that's right; so, perhaps if that's going to be the case, then we might as well throw out all of these predictions (although it can be use for fun). ;)
Btw, i might've forgotten, but did i ever mention the MS Final would be between LD vs. LCW??:confused:..So, Sam, you feel LCW and LD won't be playing in the MS Final??..:confused:

[limsy]

Majority of predictions by BCers always went hair-wyres most of the times , especially come to big tournys.
For this time around , many ppl (including urslf) predicting a LD vs LCW final in MS, I seriously doubt that could happened ;)

ya...i agree...lcw will not meet lin dan in final...but...look at the draw 1st...then we discuss again...

[ctjcad]

.
Greetings,

Because that article by kwun was written before the Finals, I thought I will post here how Team China finished at Athens 2004 (for our BCers who did not follow the Badminton events held at the Athens OG then).
...
For Beijing 2008, LYB promises to do better than what happened at Athens 2004.

Cheers... chris@ccc
:):):)
.

in 2004 athen, the chinese women held up the fort while their men crumbled:D In XD, zhang jun almost cracked but gao ling was calm and helped the pair to regain their momentum in the 3rd set.
..came in the form of the MD (HaTK & KimDM) and maybe, the WS (Zhang Ning) events...I believe HaTK & KimDM had a bit more votes than the other MD pairs, whilst Zhang Ning came in close with ZhouMi and Mia A.

ya...i agree...lcw will not meet lin dan in final...but...look at the draw 1st...then we discuss again...
..there might need to be a re-vote, after the draws are done. But even then, the predictions could still be totally off...;)

[ye333]

It's quite interesting to read that thread... Even Sony received more attention (just a little bit though) than TH. :cool:

This time again Sony is a little bit ahead of TH (in world ranking). :D


http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14615
..one of a few "Predictions" and "Guess who'll win the titles" threads in that 2004 Olympics sub-forum..

..i didn't do a tally, but after a quick skim, the majority of the presumptive winners were:
MS - LD and Gade
WS - Gong Ruina and Zhou Mi
MD - Ha & Kim, Fu & Cai and JR & LP
WD - Huang Sui & Gao Ling
XD - Kim & Ra
..of course, the majority of the players, in that thread, didn't win a Gold medal...

I haven't done a tally, but this yr's version of the favorites sounds like:
MS - LD & LCW
WS - TR, XXF & WMC
MD - The Korean boys, KKK & TBH and Fu & Cai
WD - One of the Chinese pairs and LHJ & LKW
XD - Nova & Lilyana and Gao & ZB

..will it continue??..:confused: ;)

[ctjcad]

..a few mentions of Taufik as being one of the contenders (Sony, a few also); even 1 member hoped Taufik would win it all, but then doubted he could do it....Oh well, the last post, in that thread, sums it up for basically all the predictions.. ;)
Is anyone putting their money, with their predictions, in this yr's edition??... :p;)

[eaglehelang]

.....
Is anyone putting their money, with their predictions, in this yr's edition??... :p;)

If I'm not mistaken, one or two BC members did say they've betted bf in tourneys & won a bit of $$$ :D


..
..there might need to be a re-vote, after the draws are done. But even then, the predictions could still be totally off...;)

Like I said, that's what makes OG exiciting. ;);)

[ye333]

I think there was one guy who predicted Sony will win; In comparison, TH is just "no one wants to play him in early rounds" blahblah. :D

Back then people focused on the Chinese squad + PG; Now people focus on the Chinese squad + LCW. :cool:


..a few mentions of Taufik as being one of the contenders (Sony, a few also); even 1 member hoped Taufik would win it all, but then doubted he could do it....Oh well, the last post, in that thread, sums it up for basically all the predictions.. ;)
Is anyone putting their money, with their predictions, in this yr's edition??... :p;)

[Athelete1234]

Funny how every single Athens 2004 prediction was wrong:

MS: predicted LD, TH won
WS: predicted gong ruina, ZN won
MD: LP/JR predicted, KDM and HTK won
WS: GL and HS predicted, ZJW and YW win
XD: KDM/ Ra predicted, GL/ZJ win

And in all of the polls, the predicted won by a landslide, and the winners were the dark horse/underdogs. You think that might happen again?

[ctjcad]

..i just did a re-calculation of the "Predicted winners", in that thread, and JR & LP came out slightly ahead of Fu & Cai, they were virtually tie (even ChoongTF & LeeWW were picked more than KDM & HTK); I thought KimDM & HaTK were the ones picked most....So, yeah, all of the "Prediction of the winners" were off..

[X Ball]

With little less than 20 days, LWW-CTF will be facing another big hurdle in life. They are going to be participating in their 3rd Olympics whereby it is their last chance to make it big time. A win will put them in the history books as well as providing a reward of up to RM 1 plus other benefits.

For CTF, it will be god-send as the accolades (Dato'ship) and rewards would help set him up for the future - his coming marriage could do with a big win. The incentives to do well is understandable and for that, I think he would step up one level. He will be urging his partner, LWW, on. LWW, on the other hand, could also use the accolades and money - he likes cooking and could possibly be setting up a restaurant (I will be one of the first to try if he does).

It seems like the two cannot be written off as the old weary legs may carry them well with such incentives looming. I would not be surprised if they turn the badminton world topsy turvy with an imposing win.

[Loh]

UPSETS! UPSETS! UPSETS!

This is what to expect again at the Beijing Olympics! :D:D:D

[X Ball]

UPSETS! UPSETS! UPSETS!

This is what to expect again at the Beijing Olympics! :D:D:D


Upsets are ok but definitely not ok if it is tummy upset and somebody lost because of that.:D

[george@chongwei]

UPSETS! UPSETS! UPSETS!

This is what to expect again at the Beijing Olympics! :D:D:D
hope ronald susilo would spring a surprise again this time:p:p:D

[Minla]

Mens singles
- Lin Dan
Womens Doubles
- Lee hyo jung/Lee kyung won
Mens Doubles
- Hwang ji man/Lee jae jin

[chris-ccc]

Mens singles - Lin Dan



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Because Lin Dan is still our World No.1 Mens Singles player in 2008, he is still the favourite to win GOLD in the MS event at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
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[george@chongwei]

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Because Lin Dan is still our World No.1 Mens Singles player in 2008, he is still the favourite to win GOLD in the MS event at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
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but the pressure will be very very high on him:):):p:p:D

[chibe_K]

All 5 golds will go to team CHN for sure. As to who the winners are....that will be up to LYB before the finals.

[cooler]

All 5 golds will go to team CHN for sure. As to who the winners are....that will be up to LYB before the finals.thx for your cheerleading for china. LYB will personally shake your hand if your prediction come true LOL

[huangkwokhau]

thx for your cheerleading for china. LYB will personally shake your hand if your prediction come true LOL
not only shake hands..you will be handed another Montblanc pen if it happens...;)

[Loh]

hope ronald susilo would spring a surprise again this time:p:p:D

I hope so too. :rolleyes::eek: This Saturday we should know the draw and who will be his first round opponent! Gonna be bad luck for his rival. :cool:

[huangkwokhau]

I hope so too. :rolleyes::eek: This Saturday we should know the draw and who will be his first round opponent! Gonna be bad luck for his rival. :cool:
Hope he does not meet Sony..wont be good for RS....:D

[Loh]

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Because Lin Dan is still our World No.1 Mens Singles player in 2008, he is still the favourite to win GOLD in the MS event at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
.

But it seems that Olympic badminton history does not favour the favourite! :p

[Loh]

Hope he does not meet Sony..wont be good for RS....:D

In terms of world ranking Sony is high up, even a notch above TH. So if RS lost, no big deal. But if Sony lost ... and RS has beaten Sony before ... :crying::crying::crying::D:D:D

[cooler]

UPSETS! UPSETS! UPSETS!

This is what to expect again at the Beijing Olympics! :D:D:Dwe now know how u r gonna to PAW;)

it would be funny if RS meet up with LD again

[george@chongwei]

All 5 golds will go to team CHN for sure. As to who the winners are....that will be up to LYB before the finals.
wow//u are 101% very very sure of that..arent u?:rolleyes::confused::D u think juz china team competing in this time OG?:eek::o
lets see what will happen in OG08..;)

[chris-ccc]

All 5 golds will go to team CHN for sure. As to who the winners are....that will be up to LYB before the finals.



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Don't be surprised if IND can beat CHN in the Womens Singles at the OG 2008. :):):)

Link: click here (http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Saina-wants-it-tough-in-Beijing/338462/) .

====== * ====== start article ====== * ======

Express India
Monday, July 21, 2008
Hyderabad

A tough draw is the last thing an Olympic-bound athlete would look for but Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal says she does not fear being pitted against top-ranked rivals in Beijing as difficult matches only bring out the best in her.

Saina said she would happily take a tough draw against the likes of world number one Xie Xingfang of China and Tine Rasmussen of Denmark as it would give her an opportunity test herself against the best.

"Both of them are excellent players but I would like to fight it out with these two players. I don't get scared playing top players. I just love playing against such players. If I beat them its really good. It doesn't matter if I lose and would give a good fight in the next match," the 18-year-old said.

"They are not easy to beat. But I will do my best. I have to really work hard and need lot of stamina and I am doing it in that regard," she said.

"The thing is that they make the opponents run a lot in the court and basically I need to make them run and pick up all the schedules and be ready for the smash," she said.

After putting up a stupendous performance in the Asian circuit and reaching a career-best world ranking of 16, Saina is hoping to continue her fine form in Beijing.

"I am training extensively for the past three weeks. Im looking forward for the next two weeks on how well I train. I am quite fit and feeling great now. I am confident that I would play well and put up a good show," she said in Hyderabad.

Confident about her performance despite being pitted against top players from China and other countries, Saina said, "Playing against top 20 players of the world will be very tough. But I have previously won against top players and thus achieved 16th rank, that too being only for two-years in the circuit.

"I am quite confident that if I match their speed I can beat the top players including those from China. If I play my best, I can," she said.

"It's not impossible to beat them but I need to be fit like them," said Saina, the lone female shuttler representing India in Beijing. Anup Sridhar is the other player representing India in Badminton.

Saina said she does not feel any pressure going into the mega event as there are hardly any expectations from her.

"Expectations and pressure will always be there. But they (rivals) are seniors in their 20s and 30s and they will be under more pressure," she said.

Getting a medal at the mega event will be fulfilling a very big dream, Saina said, adding "As a child it was always my dream to participate in Olympics and win a gold medal."

Saina, who pulled off sensational wins against higher-ranked players at Singapore and Thailand this year, is presently undergoing training at former All England champion P Gopichand's academy at Hyderabad.

Her coach and mentor Gopichand says the 16th ranked player in the world has been playing really well.

"Olympics will be a good experience for her. We would be taking one match at a time," the seasoned player who will also be going to Beijing, said.

"My parents have been very supportive and they want me to train more harder," Saina said. She faces her first encounter on August 9.

====== * ====== end article ====== * ======

Saina is only 18... so she is able to have another 2 or more times to win GOLD at the Olympic Games.

:):):)
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[chibe_K]

not only shake hands..you will be handed another Montblanc pen if it happens...;)

:D...LOL... and I would yell out loud dont touch me with your tainted hands !

[limsy]

All 5 golds will go to team CHN for sure. As to who the winners are....that will be up to LYB before the finals.


wow//u are 101% very very sure of that..arent u?:rolleyes::confused::D u think juz china team competing in this time OG?:eek::o
lets see what will happen in OG08..;)

what george say is right...haha...maybe end up with empty gold...but still can top the medal table...^^...

[huangkwokhau]

what george say is right...haha...maybe end up with empty gold...but still can top the medal table...^^...
China will win medals...they wont come with empty handed....I predict at least CHN will get 2 gold medals...;)

[AlanY]

MD : KKK/TBH is not favourities list anymore due to drop in performance, etc, etc, it's LYS/JJS, Fu/Cai or Kido/Setiawan, WR#1, 2,3.

WMC isnt in the running as favourite for WS Gold either, she's supposed to be the dark horse.;);)

MS : Chen Jin's in the running too, it seems. China's 3 MS + LCW, WR# 1 to 4.

Yeah, I read the 2004 thread too. Didnt know Taufik wasnt even seeded. 90% & above thought the Korean pair had XD Gold in the bag, that's what makes OG exiciting.:D:D
but, one important factor for 2008 OG is the home advantage factor for the Chinese team. Dont believe will be that many, if any, unexpected dark horses etc.

[AlanY]

Majority of predictions by BCers always went hair-wyres most of the times , especially come to big tournys.
For this time around , many ppl (including urslf) predicting a LD vs LCW final in MS, I seriously doubt that could happened ;)
I second that, only either LD or LCW will be in the final, not both.

[huangkwokhau]

but, one important factor for 2008 OG is the home advantage factor for the Chinese team. Dont believe will be that many, if any, unexpected dark horses etc.
They will be many darkhorses...home ground will be not much advantages....more pressure on chinese players....

[AlanY]

But it seems that Olympic badminton history does not favour the favourite! :p
but people are still underestimated the World No 1 that playing at home factor!

[AlanY]

They will be many darkhorses...home ground will be not much advantages....more pressure on chinese players....
well, we can only wait and see.

[huangkwokhau]

well, we can only wait and see.
thats right..............even china badminton is very cautious this time...in case you dont know...

[huangkwokhau]

but people are still underestimated the World No 1 that playing at home factor!
but thats a fact from the history...either LD could change it or not...remain to been seen...he is smart not to pressure himself. this time....like in CO, LD lost to PSH in 1st round....home factor? not necessary....I talked to many chinese players..they told me it is better to play outside of China....;)

[AlanY]

but thats a fact from the history...either LD could change it or not...remain to been seen...he is smart not to pressure himself. this time....like in CO, LD lost to PSH in 1st round....home factor? not necessary....I talked to many chinese players..they told me it is better to play outside of China....;)
history is there to be rewritten. we never have a world no 1 with home advantage in olympics badminton before! someone may correct me as the KOR MD done that before.

[huangkwokhau]

history is there to be rewritten. we never have a world no 1 with home advantage in olympics badminton before! someone may correct me as the KOR MD done that before.
just wait and see....dont be too optimistic.....;)

[chris-ccc]

This Saturday (26-Jul-2008) we should know the draw and who will be his first round opponent! Gonna be bad luck for his rival. :cool:



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:D:D:D I agree with cooler... "it would be funny if RS meet up with LD again'.
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[george@chongwei]

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:D:D:D I agree with cooler... "it would be funny if RS meet up with LD again'.
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but it wont be funny time for lin dan as this is the time he awaits for so long after 4 years and time for REVENGE!! if they really meets on the 1st round.

[koo_fan]

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:D:D:D I agree with cooler... "it would be funny if RS meet up with LD again'.
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Go Ronald Go!
Lin dan is nothing.Just one of the richest celebrity in China.
That was not count in a badminton game.

[Loh]

but it wont be funny time for lin dan as this is the time he awaits for so long after 4 years and time for REVENGE!! if they really meets on the 1st round.

Hey George, won't you be happy if RS should beat LD again? Then your idol LCW will have one problem less to handle! ;)

[george@chongwei]

Hey George, won't you be happy if RS should beat LD again? Then your idol LCW will have one problem less to handle! ;)
but i scare it wont be easy for Lin dan`s opponent this time:o:(

[Loh]

but i scare it wont be easy for Lin dan`s opponent this time:o:(

This is only natural since LD has been WR1 for so long! :rolleyes:

But do believe in upsets as Olympic history has proven time and again! :p

[AlanY]

This is only natural since LD has been WR1 for so long! :rolleyes:

But do believe in upsets as Olympic history has proven time and again! :p
correct me if i was wrong. upsets for event like olympic are for the underdogs of the host nation to suppassed their own standards and got to the top of the podium, not the other way round as some hoped. the recent results of Korea, Greece etc proved that.

[huangkwokhau]

correct me if i was wrong. upsets for event like olympic are for the underdogs of the host nation to suppassed their own standards and got to the top of the podium, not the other way round as some hoped. the recent results of Korea, Greece etc proved that.
We do not think so........it is the other way around...it will be naive for some to think it wont be any upsets especially for MS and MD where it is very competitive field.....you can expect it but we can wait and see....more pressures on all seeded players...( not necessary chinese players only)...;)
OG had proved to us many many times...

[kwun]

The Olympics is a strange event. The scale of the event, the atmosphere of the environment, the millions of eyes looking at you, every one of the billion people resting on you to perform can really distort anybody's mental stability. we have seen upsets one after another in many Olympic event. just the fact that the 1st MS seed has never won the Gold medal before proves that.

it will remain to be seen who rises to the occasion and who falters under pressure from external and from within.

[huangkwokhau]

The Olympics is a strange event. The scale of the event, the atmosphere of the environment, the millions of eyes looking at you, every one of the billion people resting on you to perform can really distort anybody's mental stability. we have seen upsets one after another in many Olympic event. just the fact that the 1st MS seed has never won the Gold medal before proves that.

it will remain to be seen who rises to the occasion and who falters under pressure from external and from within.
Thats correct...OG is the most pressure event...still with very solid proof....some still think that it wont be any upsets in Beijing OG...thats so naive....:rolleyes:..it is like very one sided argument...:o

[chris-ccc]

The Olympics is a strange event. The scale of the event, the atmosphere of the environment, the millions of eyes looking at you, every one of the billion people resting on you to perform can really distort anybody's mental stability. we have seen upsets one after another in many Olympic event. just the fact that the 1st MS seed has never won the Gold medal before proves that.

it will remain to be seen who rises to the occasion and who falters under pressure from external and from within.
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Now that the draw is out, click here (http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=57742) , many of us, including myself, will need to study the draw and to revise our predictions.

:):):)
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[vching]

I have stayed relatively above all the excitement on this tournament, but now I announce my return :D

My predictions:
The Badminton Blog - Olympic Games PREDICTIONS (http://thebadmintonblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/olympic-games-predictions.html)

[chris-ccc]

I have stayed relatively above all the excitement on this tournament, but now I announce my return :D

My predictions:
The Badminton Blog - Olympic Games PREDICTIONS (http://thebadmintonblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/olympic-games-predictions.html)


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vching ... Some thoughtful comments in your blog. :):):)




Now that the draw is out, click here (http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=57742) , many of us, including myself, will need to study the draw and to revise our predictions.




Well... After studying the released draw carefully, my previous predictions still stand, namely;

MS to MAS (LEE Chong Wei)
MD to KOR (JUNG Jae Sung / LEE Yong Dae)
WS to DEN (Tine RASMUSSEN)
WD to CHN (YANG Wei / ZHANG Jiewen)
XD to INA (NATSIR Lilyana / WIDIANTO Nova)

:):):)
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[Loh]

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Now that the draw is out, click here (http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=57742) , many of us, including myself, will need to study the draw and to revise our predictions.

:):):)
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Ah Chris, very realistic to study the draw again and make your final choice!
But I don't think you would venture very far from your original. :D

PS: I missed your last post. And true enough you didn't deviate an inch!

[chris-ccc]

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:D:D:D Loh ... I didn't deviate an inch!.

Anyway, as at today, Monday 28-Jul-2008, based on the 5 polls set by kwun, we have these favourites, as follows:

MS to MAS (LEE Chong Wei)
MD to KOR (JUNG Jae Sung / LEE Yong Dae)
WS to CHN (XIE Xingfang)
WD to CHN (YANG Wei / ZHANG Jiewen)
XD to CHN (ZHENG Bo / GAO Ling)
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[Oldhand]

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:D:D:D Loh ... I didn't deviate an inch!.

Anyway, as at today, Monday 28-Jul-2008, based on the 5 polls set by kwun, we have these favourites, as follows:

MS to MAS (LEE Chong Wei)
MD to KOR (JUNG Jae Sung / LEE Yong Dae)
WS to CHN (XIE Xingfang)
WD to CHN (YANG Wei / ZHANG Jiewen)
XD to CHN (ZHENG Bo / GAO Ling)
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It's surprising that Xie Xingfang has more backers than Tine Rasmussen :eek:
Perhaps a case of heart over logic :p

[huangkwokhau]

It's surprising that Xie Xingfang has more backers than Tine Rasmussen :eek:
Perhaps a case of heart over logic :p
May be alot of chinese fans voted......thats why....
If more INAs voted Nova/Butet, then we are called BIAS...:cool:

[Oldhand]

May be alot of chinese fans voted......thats why....
If more INAs voted Nova/Butet, then we are called BIAS...:cool:
Well, you are biased, aren't you?
Come on, admit it :p

It's surprising that Flandy & Vita haven't made the popular grade :rolleyes:

[huangkwokhau]

Well, you are biased, aren't you?
Come on, admit it :p

It's surprising that Flandy & Vita haven't made the popular grade :rolleyes:
I have made no secret...supporting INA players all the way....:D
You have seen me during SO....;)

[Oldhand]

I have made no secret...supporting INA players all the way....:D
You have seen me during SO....;)
Of course, that's no crime.
It's a matter of pride as well.

Rational support is always well-placed ;)

Now, if only Indonesia can grab a few Beijing golds....

[huangkwokhau]

Of course, that's no crime.
It's a matter of pride as well.

Rational support is always well-placed ;)

Now, if only Indonesia can grab a few Beijing golds....
Hopefully.....INA will continue its tradition..I think 1 gold is attainable...more than 1 gold is bonus....we are quite realistic...thats why we hardly see any media reporting here and there about INA's chances....keeping low profile is good...just in case we do not get gold medal.....:D

[chris-ccc]

Anyway, as at today, Monday 28-Jul-2008, based on the 5 polls set by kwun, we have these favourites, as follows:

MS to MAS (LEE Chong Wei)
MD to KOR (JUNG Jae Sung / LEE Yong Dae)
WS to CHN (XIE Xingfang)
WD to CHN (YANG Wei / ZHANG Jiewen)
XD to CHN (ZHENG Bo / GAO Ling)



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The percentage of votes for them that I have not posted are now shown below.

39% said MS to MAS (LEE Chong Wei)
31% said MD to KOR (JUNG Jae Sung / LEE Yong Dae)
35% said WS to CHN (XIE Xingfang)
48% said WD to CHN (YANG Wei / ZHANG Jiewen)
45% said XD to CHN (ZHENG Bo / GAO Ling)

In betting terms, YANG Wei / ZHANG Jiewen are almost at "Even Money".

:):):)
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[X Ball]

Of course, that's no crime.
It's a matter of pride as well.

Rational support is always well-placed ;)

Now, if only Indonesia can grab a few Beijing golds....

Agree.

If at this stage, you don't even support your national players how can you be a patriot ? Regardless of who you think will win, you have put to chip for your countrymen. If not, then you are losing your spirit of national pride.

[Loh]

I have made no secret...supporting INA players all the way....:D
You have seen me during SO....;)

Yes BIASED INA SUPPORTER! :D
GOOD FOR YA! :cool:

QUOTE OF THE DAY

From X Ball:

If at this stage, you don't even support your national players how can you be a patriot ? Regardless of who you think will win, you have put to chip for your countrymen. If not, then you are losing your spirit of national pride.


This is one "National Pride" I can't argue with X Ball. :p;):)

[Louisa]

Yes BIASED INA SUPPORTER! :D
GOOD FOR YA! :cool:

QUOTE OF THE DAY

From X Ball:

If at this stage, you don't even support your national players how can you be a patriot ? Regardless of who you think will win, you have put to chip for your countrymen. If not, then you are losing your spirit of national pride.


This is one "National Pride" I can't argue with X Ball. :p;):)
In this case with "National Pride", then we don't have to come out with the poll....just say that I m from Mas, so the winner will be:-

MS = LCW
WS = WMC
MD = Uncle Wah + Uncle Fook
WD = CEH + WPT
XD = Errrrr.....LL + Loh:D

[Loh]

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The percentage of votes for them that I have not posted are now shown below.

39% said MS to MAS (LEE Chong Wei)
31% said MD to KOR (JUNG Jae Sung / LEE Yong Dae)
35% said WS to CHN (XIE Xingfang)
48% said WD to CHN (YANG Wei / ZHANG Jiewen)
45% said XD to CHN (ZHENG Bo / GAO Ling)

In betting terms, YANG Wei / ZHANG Jiewen are almost at "Even Money".

:):):)
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In a way, the poll results so far indicated that there is no one sure winner as not even one of the above garnered more than 50% of the votes!

This is as it should be as the Olympics is the epitome of them all and those who qualified to be there know it will be a rare chance for them perform their best to outdo their opponents.

It is in this scenario that we will witness upsets after upsets, the underdogs outdoing their erstwhile heralded opponents, some ranked very much higher.

So those of you think that an acclaimed player WILL get the gold medal, think twice... and again ... and again... :D:D:D

[Loh]

In this case with "National Pride", then we don't have to come out with the poll....just say that I m from Mas, so the winner will be:-

MS = LCW
WS = WMC
MD = Uncle Wah + Uncle Fook
WD = CEH + WPT
XD = Errrrr.....LL + Loh:D

Not to worry Lady Cat, I was once a Malaysian...hahaha :D

[abedeng]

So those of you think that an acclaimed player WILL get the gold medal, think twice... and again ... and again... :D:D:D

An acclaimed player (or pair) will win the gold in any of the events, just that it may not be the one you or I supported.

Underdogs will bite and take down some, but in the end, those who survive and win will be among the favourites. This is not 2000, when both MS and WS victors were surprise winners.

[madbad]

In this case with "National Pride", then we don't have to come out with the poll....just say that I m from Mas, so the winner will be:-

XD = Errrrr.....LL + Loh:D

Even I have to support this pair, however much an underdog they are :D:D

[Loh]

Even I have to support this pair, however much an underdog they are :D:D

I think the Lady much prefers "the undercat" instead... meow... :D:D:D

[Louisa]

Not to worry Lady Cat, I was once a Malaysian...hahaha :D
that's good.......

Even I have to support this pair, however much an underdog they are :D:D


I think the Lady much prefers "the undercat" instead... meow... :D:D:D
Yaya...i prefer to be undercat....but the score should start at 20-0, 20-0:p

[madbad]

that's good.......



Yaya...i prefer to be undercat....but the score should start at 20-0, 20-0:p

Underdog, undercat, underpig, undercow... you pick. Will still support you

[Louisa]

Underdog, undercat, underpig, undercow... you pick. Will still support you
undercat for LL, undercow for uncle Loh :D

We should stop to make fun before ppl starts complaining about us....;)

[madbad]

undercat for LL, undercow for uncle Loh :D

We should stop to make fun before ppl starts complaining about us....;)

Last word on this. Uncle Loh, you're officially a cow. Congrats.

[Oldhand]

Last word on this. Uncle Loh, you're officially a cow. Congrats.

Last word on this. You're all officially a long way off-topic :p

[madbad]

Last word on this. You're all officially a long way off-topic :p

That's why that was the last word... until you uttered the last word ;):p

[Loh]

undercat for LL, undercow for uncle Loh :D

We should stop to make fun before ppl starts complaining about us....;)

Hey LL, don't try to be a magician and change my s ** :(:(:mad::D
mooooooooooooooooo

[limsy]

wow...just 10+hours not in here...so many off topic thing...haha...

ya...most voter pick not mean will sure win...

[george@chongwei]

so limsy, how`s your exam 2day>???:p

[Oldhand]

so limsy, how`s your exam 2day>???:p
...and, george, what has this got to do with 'Who will win the Badminton Golds @ Beijing?' :mad:

[mzc888]

hey, im in canada and have shaw cable does anyone know if there is any channels that have live badminton broadcasting i can subscribe too???

[cooler]

hey, im in canada and have shaw cable does anyone know if there is any channels that have live badminton broadcasting i can subscribe too???i wouldnt hold my breath.
Just find a good webstreamer and watch it there instead.
CBC showed alot of chinese related documentary, except its favorite sport

[madbad]

hey, im in canada and have shaw cable does anyone know if there is any channels that have live badminton broadcasting i can subscribe too???

Pretty much CBC, TSN. You'll have to check to see if they're covering ANY badminton at all. Follow what cooler said - online coverage will be best

[mzc888]

Pretty much CBC, TSN. You'll have to check to see if they're covering ANY badminton at all. Follow what cooler said - online coverage will be best
damn, kuz last olympics i remember badminton was only on at like 3 in the morning on cbc:crying:
what is the best webstreamer to use?

[george@chongwei]

...and, george, what has this got to do with 'Who will win the Badminton Golds @ Beijing?' :mad:
sorry oldhand, for being off topic...limsy had replied me in pm//:p:p;)
btw, i really hope that this time around ng wei can spring a surprise for us , maybe?:D:D

[limsy]

sorry oldhand, for being off topic...limsy had replied me in pm//:p:p;)
btw, i really hope that this time around ng wei can spring a surprise for us , maybe?:D:D

ng wei will blast all his furious on lin dan because lyb didnt let zl go to OG...:p

[madbad]

ng wei will blast all his furious on lin dan because lyb didnt let zl go to OG...:p

And all the fury will come screaming back across the net at 10 times the velocity ;):p

[limsy]

And all the fury will come screaming back across the net at 10 times the velocity ;):p

how if zl say...if u lose to ld...i will not marry to u...???...:p

[madbad]

how if zl say...if u lose to ld...i will not marry to u...???...:p

Winner gets to marry ZL. How about that?;)

[huangkwokhau]

Winner gets to marry ZL. How about that?;)
then you are a trouble maker....:D:D XXF will after you.....I will tell her where to find you....:p:p

[KlasseE]

Winner gets to marry ZL. How about that?;)
oh on, Lin Dan n zu Lin? :eek: no joke man, XXF will not be happy to hear about this :D

[madbad]

then you are a trouble maker....:D:D XXF will after you.....I will tell her where to find you....:p:p

Ask her to PM me OK?:D:D:D

[pjswift]

These posts are really hilarious! Really enjoying the imagination.

[chris-ccc]

These posts are really hilarious! Really enjoying the imagination.



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:D:D:D And Oldhand would now question...

Are we now talking about "Who will win the Badminton Brides @ Beijing?" :D:D:D
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[Oldhand]

Er, if people with raging hormones would just stick to the topic, I wouldn't have to play spoilsport all the time :p

[Loh]

Er, if people with raging hormones would just stick to the topic, I wouldn't have to play spoilsport all the time :p

Just play badminton and up the ante. I'm sure you still possess raging hormones and demonstrate this once a while. :)

[chris-ccc]

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And this I've heard...

The current GOLD medals are actually made of silver and coated with 1/5 of an ounce of gold.

The last solid gold medals were given away in 1912.

:):):)
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[pjswift]

Er, if people with raging hormones would just stick to the topic, I wouldn't have to play spoilsport all the time :p
Oldhand, if we think crooked a little bit, those hilarious posts are not off-topic.
Someone's suggested an unusual rationale for a possible upset of a gold favourite.
In tennis,when a male player has a new girlfriend or fiancee, they suddenly play superb (if only just for that match or tournament) as if to prove their worth (though it's likely to be powered by the emotional high, like LCW playing so well now partly because WMC is open about their relationship.Remember once when WMC told the press they were just friends, LCW's badminton took a dive?).Well, JCFerrero won his French Open in front of his new gf and Roddick finally beat Federer after losing 10 consecutive times with his new fiancee's support.
Anyway, this NW case is the opposite. Suddenly playing well because of ZL's absence? Oh yes, the Chinese style of revenge! Energised by anger (not sure accuracy goes well with anger) and LD got so intimidated he forgot his badminton and lost sheepishly.
On the other hand, if ZL is waiting outside the Athlete's Village, why would NW want to stay any longer inside since ZL cannot go in? NW to lose in double quick time unless the revenge is uncontrollable.

[Oldhand]

Oldhand, if we think crooked a little bit, those hilarious posts are not off-topic.[...]
Well, that's why those posts are still around :p

In practice, a bit of leeway never hurt anyone.
No one here is advocating a spoilsport approach.
We don't need an iron-handed policing of the threads.

As jamesd20 posted in the Forum Feedback section:
"It is a forum though... and we cannot be robots and post sole on-topic posts all the time... and if it was, it would be very sterile."

Um, having now said that, let's stay on-topic :D

[X Ball]

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And this I've heard...

The current GOLD medals are actually made of silver and coated with 1/5 of an ounce of gold.

The last solid gold medals were given away in 1912.

:):):)
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So the GOLD medal that LCW will win will not be of real gold and just silver ?

I hope they will not coat it with 'fools gold' (Iron Ferrite). I used to have a lot of these, enough to make my own gold medal.:D

[jasonmarc]

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And this I've heard...

The current GOLD medals are actually made of silver and coated with 1/5 of an ounce of gold.

The last solid gold medals were given away in 1912.

:):):)
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But this BO gold medal.....will have a piece a jade on it....;);)

[chris-ccc]

But this BO gold medal.....will have a piece a jade on it....;);)



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Yes, all BO medals will have jade in them this time. :):):)

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=30041&stc=1&d=1175063578
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[samuel882]

Based on the schedule, CHina definately confidence of grabbing the Gold from MS & WS, this two events was the first & Last finals for OG08 Badminton

[koo_fan]

Based on the schedule, CHina definately confidence of grabbing the Gold from MS & WS, this two events was the first & Last finals for OG08 Badminton
Its like WMC-LCW vs LD-XXF.
Deserved each of my precious time.

[chris-ccc]

Based on the schedule, China definitely confidence of grabbing the Gold from MS & WS, this two events was the first & Last finals for OG08 Badminton.



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From what I've heard, China is most confident of grabbing the WD GOLD.

And I think it would be YANG Wei / ZHANG Jiewen to win the GOLD.

:):):)
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[yen_saw]

Anything less than gold medal in WD will be considered a total failure for LYB. China looks good for 3 gold, anything more will be bonus for China.

[anarki21]

MS: LCW
WS: Zhang ning
MD: kido/hendra
WD: Natsir/marissa
XD: goa L/ bo

[X Ball]

Anything less than gold medal in WD will be considered a total failure for LYB. China looks good for 3 gold, anything more will be bonus for China.


Yes I see 3 golds as their target but I feel they can lose it all if they play badly. The 3 golds are most likely to come from WD, WS, and XD (with potential losses to come from WS and XD).

On the other hand, if LYB can pull a 'rabbit from the hat', then the possibility could be more golds but LYB has to be a real Houdini. "Break a Leg' shouting technique is not going to do it and neither will throwing a racket in the face of the opposition coach help.

The end result is clear : either a vindicated LYB or a Siberian-bound LYB.

[yen_saw]

The end result is clear : either a vindicated LYB or a Siberian-bound LYB.
Ha! Siberian-bound or Desert Gobi bound or Xin-Jiang bound. whichever;)

My guess is China have better chance in MS, WD, and WS. Reason being they have the maximum slots for each of those event. XS and MD are the bonus for them if the medal is gold.

[pjswift]

Ha! Siberian-bound or Desert Gobi bound or Xin-Jiang bound. whichever;)

My guess is China have better chance in MS, WD, and WS. Reason being they have the maximum slots for each of those event. XS and MD are the bonus for them if the medal is gold.
Based on LYB's set up, 3 is not enough for MS title, it's always been at least 4.This time, 3 may also not be enough for WD and WS. CHN MD has often won on their own steam, so fu/cai's chances are probably the best.

[chris-ccc]

As at today, Monday 28-Jul-2008, based on the 5 polls set by kwun, we have these favourites, as follows:

39% said MS to MAS (LEE Chong Wei)
31% said MD to KOR (JUNG Jae Sung / LEE Yong Dae)
35% said WS to CHN (XIE Xingfang)
48% said WD to CHN (YANG Wei / ZHANG Jiewen)
45% said XD to CHN (ZHENG Bo / GAO Ling)



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And, as at today, Tuesday 5-Aug-2008, based on the 5 polls set by kwun, we have these favourites for GOLD:

39% said MS to MAS (LEE Chong Wei)
32% said MD to KOR (JUNG Jae Sung / LEE Yong Dae)
33% said WS to CHN (XIE Xingfang)
47% said WD to CHN (YANG Wei / ZHANG Jiewen)
42% said XD to CHN (ZHENG Bo / GAO Ling)
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[Loh]

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And, as at today, Tuesday 5-Aug-2008, based on the 5 polls set by kwun, we have these favourites for GOLD:

39% said MS to MAS (LEE Chong Wei)
32% said MD to KOR (JUNG Jae Sung / LEE Yong Dae)
33% said WS to CHN (XIE Xingfang)
47% said WD to CHN (YANG Wei / ZHANG Jiewen)
42% said XD to CHN (ZHENG Bo / GAO Ling)
.

We're going to be surprised by UPSETS, UPSETS and more UPSETS! :D:D:D

[cooler]

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And, as at today, Tuesday 5-Aug-2008, based on the 5 polls set by kwun, we have these favourites for GOLD:

39% said MS to MAS (LEE Chong Wei)
32% said MD to KOR (JUNG Jae Sung / LEE Yong Dae)
33% said WS to CHN (XIE Xingfang)
47% said WD to CHN (YANG Wei / ZHANG Jiewen)
42% said XD to CHN (ZHENG Bo / GAO Ling)
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so if those polls are accurate, chance of china winning

3 golds is 20.6%
2 golds is 30.7%
1 gold is 47%

[Loh]

so if those polls are accurate, chance of china winning

3 golds is 20.6%
2 golds is 30.7%
1 gold is 47%

Wah, I hope you are mathematically wrong man! Not even ONE SURE GOLD for host China :confused::confused::confused:

At least one for their effort in hosting such a great event. I think the Opening Ceremony this Friday will be the best so far and may not be surpassed for a long, long time! :D

[extremenanopowe]

Ladies singles and ladies doubles should be at 99% chances.

[samuel882]

so if those polls are accurate, chance of china winning

3 golds is 20.6%
2 golds is 30.7%
1 gold is 47%
Not even a 50% chances to win a minimum one gold for China?

[Dato A]

Not even a 50% chances to win a minimum one gold for China?

Now mas players are favourite to win gold in beijing.

Even the women doubles also mas team are capable to grab that gold medal.

Normal thing for mas badminton team in the big event - favourite to win but produce nothing at the end....

[chris-ccc]

so if those polls are accurate, chance of china winning

3 golds is 20.6%
2 golds is 30.7%
1 gold is 47%



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:D:D:D Those are only the polls from our BCers.

Ok, here I dare to put forward my predictions for China winning Badminton Golds at Beijing Olympics 2008:
1 gold: 99.9%
2 golds: 75%
3 golds: 50%
4 golds: 25%
5 golds: 0.9%

:):):)
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[Loh]

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:D:D:D Those are only the polls from our BCers.

Ok, here I dare to put forward my predictions for China winning Badminton Golds at Beijing Olympics 2008:
1 gold: 99.9%
2 golds: 75%
3 golds: 50%
4 golds: 25%
5 golds: 0.9%

:):):)
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Comparing your above revised predictions to your's on 28 July:

Well... After studying the released draw carefully, my previous predictions still stand, namely;

MS to MAS (LEE Chong Wei)
MD to KOR (JUNG Jae Sung / LEE Yong Dae)
WS to DEN (Tine RASMUSSEN)
WD to CHN (YANG Wei / ZHANG Jiewen)
XD to INA (NATSIR Lilyana / WIDIANTO Nova)

...you are increasing China's golden chances to 2 if not 3! :D:D:D

[cooler]

Olympics: SKorea predict badminton gold

AFP - Thursday, August 7BEIJING, Aug 6, 2008 (AFP) - South Korea have predicted they will snatch at least one Olympic gold medal at the badminton, sending an ominous warning to rivals China ahead of the start of the tournament.

Head coach Kim Jong Soo said the team had been rebuilding since the 2004 Athens Olympics, where they won one gold, two silver and a bronze in badminton.

"Around 2004 we were doing the transition and now it is complete. So it will not influence our performance in this Olympics," Kim said.

"Since we have already solved the transition problem, I think we should get at least one gold medal."

China's formidable shuttlers are gunning for at least three out of the five golds in badminton, as they attempt to dominate the tournament on home soil.

But Korean duo Jung Jae Sung and Lee Yong Dae stand a strong chance of derailing the Chinese juggernaut in the men's doubles, an event China has failed to win since the sport was introduced at the 1992 Olympics.

The third seeds have been in top form heading into the tournament starting on Saturday, winning three titles this year, including the prestigious All England championship.

They face Danish pair Lars Passke and Jonas Rasmussen first up, and barring upsets, are expected to take on Indonesian number ones and world champions Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan in the semi-finals.

China's dangerously inform Fu Haifeng and Cai Yun, seeded second, are placed at the other end of the draw.

[cooler]

Olympics: Traditional powers Denmark plan badminton upset

AFP - Thursday, August 7BEIJING, Aug 7, 2008 (AFP) - Traditional badminton powerhouse Denmark are planning to spring a surprise at the Beijing Olympics on the Asian giants who have taken a vice-like grip on the sport.

Denmark have watched as the Asian superpowers of badminton, China, Indonesia and Malaysia have grown from strength to strength in recent years, just as the popularity of the sport back home has diminished.

"If we look around at major tournaments, China will have two coaches per event at least," Denmark's team leader Finn Traerup-Hansen told AFP.

"In terms of having the energy and resources to do the finer details, we always are under pressure, we need to work day and night.

"It (badminton) used to be the second biggest sport in Denmark, after football, but it's not any more.

"We are losing appropximately 4,000 members (at club level) every year to other sports," he said.

Denmark won a bronze at the Athens Games, a silver in Sydney and gold in men's singles in Atlanta. China, in comparision, clinched three golds in Athens, four gold in Sydney and one in Atlanta.

With the Olympics on home soil this time around and boasting fearsome shuttlers such as world champion Lin Dan on the men's side and world number one Xie Xingfang on the women's, China are again set to dominate.

But Traerup-Hansen said he fancied Denmark's chances of causing an upset, singling out European champion Kenneth Jonassen, seeded five here.

Jonassen, 34, takes on South Korea's champion Lee Hyun Il, who is considered unlucky not to have secured a seeding for Beijing.

"He (Jonassen) will cause an upset in his very first match, if he survives that one, anything is possible," he said.

"Kenneth has had a special look in his eyes (recently) so hopefully that comes out when he plays."

Crowd favourite Peter Gade, a former world number one and seeded eight, is considered an outside chance after enduring a tough 12 months, including contracting a rare form of adult asthma and breaking several ribs.

"Peter we are a little bit unsure of. He has had a lot of injuries this year, had some lung problems, he's done well over the last period, but we don't really know where he stands, so ... let's play the game and see what happens," Traerup-Hansen said.

Perhaps Denmark's best chance of upsetting Asia lies with Tine Rasmussen, the world number four, whose string of recent victories over China's women champion shuttlers has sparked headlines.

The 29-year-old Rasmussen has downed China's third seed Lu Lan and world champion Zhu Lin on the way to winning three titles this year alone -- including the prestigious All England.

"I think it's quite even every time we play, I know I have a chance of winning, but I also know they can beat me," Rasmussen said of China's stars.

"There's a lot of pressure on them on home ground, but also if they get a good start, they can turn it into a positive and reach a higher level by getting the crowd behind them," she said of the Chinese crowds set to pack the Beijing University of Technology gymnasium when competition starts Saturday.

Traerup-Hansen said gold for Denmark would go a long way to boosting renewed popularity in the sport, which was traditionally played in halls during the long Scandinavian winter, and has historically enjoyed a strong club base.

Winning gold would also bring much needed resources, he added.

"We are under pressure from Asia but also from Europe, after the sport was introduced at the 1992 Olympics, there have been a lot of countries investing in badminton."

[mars1069]

I really hope Lee Chong Wei & Wong Meow Choo can win the Gold medals. Taufik & Tine Ramussen are my alternative favourite players.

Badminton Schedule:
http://myfz.blogspot.com/2008/08/beijing-olympic-games-badminton.html (http://myfz.blogspot.com/2008/08/beijing-olympic-games-badminton.html)

Draw Results:
http://myfz.blogspot.com/2008/07/2008-beijing-olympic-badminton-draw.html

[aero_747]

There is a prediction from a blogger( http://pkonblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/beijing-olympics-2008-badminton.html). Lin Dan and KKK/TBH are tipped to crown the men's singles and doubles event. Most shockly is CLARK Anthony and KELLOGG Donna is predicted to win mixed doubles!!!

[ana_isa]

well I think that in a great number of countries there is a lot of news about China, Beijing , thai-shi or whatever but they don't tell anything about badminton that is one of the sports that gives China bigger number of medals!

[ana_isa]

KELLOG an CLARK??? Emm's and nathan are probably out on the first round .... well I've have to say that think Kellog and Clark to win is a lot of hope and faith!!!but i don't think is enought!

[ana_isa]

Does anybody know if european Eurosport is going to cover badminton event? If yes, do you know when and what time?

[chris-ccc]

KELLOG an CLARK??? Emm's and nathan are probably out on the first round .... well I've have to say that think Kellog and Clark to win is a lot of hope and faith!!! but i don't think is enough!


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ana_isa ... Yes but unfortunately in the Mixed Doubles, NR/GE get to play against ZB/GL, while AC/DK get to play against HHB/YY in Round 1.

We have both the GBR XD pairs playing against the CHN pairs in Round 1. :crying::crying::crying:
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[chris-ccc]

Comparing your above revised predictions to your's on 28 July:

Well... After studying the released draw carefully, my previous predictions still stand, namely;

MS to MAS (LEE Chong Wei)
MD to KOR (JUNG Jae Sung / LEE Yong Dae)
WS to DEN (Tine RASMUSSEN)
WD to CHN (YANG Wei / ZHANG Jiewen)
XD to INA (NATSIR Lilyana / WIDIANTO Nova)

...you are increasing China's golden chances to 2 if not 3! :D:D:D



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:D:D:D Loh ... Not by much.

It's almost a certainty that China (YANG Wei / ZHANG Jiewen) will win Gold in the WD.

There is still a 25% chance that Tine RASMUSSEN could beat XIE Xinfang at the WS Final.

Also, it's a 50-50% chance between NATSIR Lilyana / WIDIANTO Nova and ZHENG Bo / GAO Ling in the XD Final.

:):):)
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[k-a-n-t]

Mens Doubles
- Hwang ji man/Lee jae jin

Really agree

Hahaha :)

[samuel882]

8 hours before the real battle begins
Here is my prediction
WS : Lu Lan
MS : Lin Dan
WD : ZYW/WYL
MD : LJJ/HJM
XD : Nova/Butet

[chris-ccc]

Here is my prediction
WS : Lu Lan
MS : Lin Dan
WD : ZYW/WYL
MD : LJJ/HJM
XD : Nova/Butet



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samuel882 ... Xie Xingfang could probably reach the WS Semi-Finals, and so could Lin Dan reaching the MS Semi-Finals.

And if Lu Lan could get to the WS Semi-Finals as well, LYB would probably ask Lu Lan to give the match to Xie Xingfang. Otherwise, LYB could cause Lin Dan to be upset/depressed... hence affecting Lin Dan's MS Semi-Finals match.

It's all in the idea of "Match Fixing". :(:(:(

If Xie Xingfang was to be eliminated in earlier rounds, then Lu Lan might be able to reach the WS Final. But then, if Zhang Ning was to reach the WS Final as well, LYB would probably ask Lu Lan to give the match to Zhang Ning., since Zhang Ning is retiring in that match.

Conclusion: Lu Lan's chances are not as good as we think. :):):)
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[OneToughBirdie]

8 hours before the real battle begins
Here is my prediction
WS : Lu Lan
MS : Lin Dan
WD : ZYW/WYL
MD : LJJ/HJM
XD : Nova/Butet
I pick the same as you, except for WD; my pick goes to YW/ZJW. Before the draw was announced, I would have picked CJ for MS...but with CJ and LD in same half, then LD would be my pick for MS. dark horses would be Kuncoro and LHI/PSH.

[sumbadder]

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:D:D:D Loh ... Not by much.

It's almost a certainty that China (YANG Wei / ZHANG Jiewen) will win Gold in the WD.

There is still a 25% chance that Tine RASMUSSEN could beat XIE Xinfang at the WS Final.

Also, it's a 50-50% chance between NATSIR Lilyana / WIDIANTO Nova and ZHENG Bo / GAO Ling in the XD Final.

:):):)
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I hope Yang & Zhang show up in a form closer to how they were 2 years ago than the form they've been in recently. Lately they've been pretty passive and flat but they have so much depth they still beat pretty much everyone. However I'd like to see them blow everyone off the court like they used to, it's much more fun :D

[huangkwokhau]

I hope Yang & Zhang show up in a form closer to how they were 2 years ago than the form they've been in recently. Lately they've been pretty passive and flat but they have so much depth they still beat pretty much everyone. However I'd like to see them blow everyone off the court like they used to, it's much more fun :D
May be Zhang Ji Wen is thinking about her marriage soon....:D..once OG is over....Come on Vita/Butet....this is your chance..!!:p..

[aero_747]

http://pkonblog.blogspot.com/2008/08...badminton.html (http://pkonblog.blogspot.com/2008/08...badminton.html)
How come he can predicted Chong Hann will beats Taufik???

[chris-ccc]

Well... After studying the released draw carefully, my previous predictions still stand, namely;

MS to MAS (LEE Chong Wei)
MD to KOR (JUNG Jae Sung / LEE Yong Dae)
WS to DEN (Tine RASMUSSEN)
WD to CHN (YANG Wei / ZHANG Jiewen)
XD to INA (NATSIR Lilyana / WIDIANTO Nova)



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:o:o:o What a shocker !!! :confused::confused::confused:

YULIANTI Maria Kristin eliminated Tine RASMUSSEN [6] at the Round of 16, 18-21, 21-19, 21-14.

MAEDA Miyuki / SUETSUNA Satoko eliminated YANG Wei / ZHANG Jiewen [1] at the Quarter-Finals, 8-21, 23-21, 21-14.

Congratulations to YULIANTI Maria Kristin and MAEDA Miyuki / SUETSUNA Satoko !!!

:):):)
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[gidong]

MS - LCW
WS - WMC
MD - KKK/TBH
XD - INDONESIA

No medal for china hehe

[giant]

ya..unbelivable..i canot believe china's women doubles will lose..waaa....

[k-a-n-t]

Md---->>>ljj/hjm

[chris-ccc]

Well... After studying the released draw carefully, my previous predictions still stand, namely;

MS to MAS (LEE Chong Wei)
MD to KOR (JUNG Jae Sung / LEE Yong Dae)
WS to DEN (Tine RASMUSSEN)
WD to CHN (YANG Wei / ZHANG Jiewen)
XD to INA (NATSIR Lilyana / WIDIANTO Nova)



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:o:o:o Another shocker !!! :confused::confused::confused:

PASSKE Lars / RASMUSSEN Jonas eliminated JUNG Jae Sung / LEE Yong Dae [3] at the Round of 16, 21-16, 21-19.

Congratulations to PASSKE Lars / RASMUSSEN Jonas !!! :):):)
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[chris-ccc]

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So ... Badminton Gold medals at the Beijing Olympic Games 2008 have been awarded;
MD to INA (KIDO Markis / SETIAWAN Hendra)
WS to CHN (ZHANG Ning)
WD to CHN (DU Jing / YU Yang)

In less than 24 hours, I hope Gold medals will be awarded as follows;
MS to MAS (LEE Chong Wei)
XD to INA (NATSIR Lilyana / WIDIANTO Nova)

:):):)
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[george@chongwei]

yeah, i also hope that lee chong wei will win the badminton gold in the mens single category later tonight.:)!

[ctjcad]

...George, are you ready for tonight???;):);).....I hope BC is bracing for a big turn out tonight...:cool:

[george@chongwei]

...George, are you ready for tonight???;):);).....I hope BC is bracing for a big turn out tonight...:cool:
yeah.im 100% phyisical and mental ready for the action now!
let the match begin!:)
chris, btw now your are back in usa already?

[ctjcad]

...i haven't finished buying all the souvenirs, yet, so, i'm sure you can guess where i am now...;)

[kwun]

...i haven't finished buying all the souvenirs, yet, so, i'm sure you can guess where i am now...;)

they have internet connection in the souvenir store?? :eek:

[GunBlade008]

My Predictions:
MS - Lin Dan, LCW seems to buckle under pressure but hopefully he can prove me wrong
WS - Lu Lan or Xie Xingfeng
MD - LYD/JJS OR Fu/Cai
WD - I don't follow
MX - Zheng Bo/Gao Ling

So every single one of my guesses have been wrong so far, hopefully this beautiful trend continues and LCW takes the title!!:D

[OneToughBirdie]

So every single one of my guesses have been wrong so far, hopefully this beautiful trend continues and LCW takes the title!!:D
Me too, YY/ZJW, LL, LYD/JJS were out and only LD and LN/NW left...I was so very sure that YY/ZJW will win (I was hoping and wanting them to win) and was flipping between GL/ZB and NW/LN in XD, anyway that makes no difference to the outcome anyway.:)

[Heong]

Peter Gade was right, things can be unexpected at the Olympics, as players play to their limit. So many unexpected upsets.. I thought XXF would win, but no? I thought JJS/LYD will win but no?? ;(

I'm bad at guessing..

Let's just hope LCW will win.

[OneToughBirdie]

Peter Gade was right, things can be unexpected at the Olympics, as players play to their limit. So many unexpected upsets.. I thought XXF would win, but no? I thought JJS/LYD will win but no?? ;(

I'm bad at guessing..

Let's just hope LCW will win.

The journey to MSF is unexpected with upsets in past OLY...this time, the unexpected did not occur, even though #1 has the edge and favour to win by most baddy fans, #2 can beat #1 given the right conditions...that makes a very exciting final and so far, the game has been executed with fair play, minimum or no controversy, which best befits OLY spirits...whoever wins, the payday will be huge.

[huangkwokhau]

It is tough..so far mu guess was right, Du Jing/YY and MK/HS..........lets see other 2 tonight.......in WS, I voted Tine....