Olympic qualifiers

[sumbadder]

Just a quick question: For a country to send 3 player to OG, do they need to have the top 3 ranked players in the world or 3 of the top 4? Just wondering cause LKW/LHJ are going to overtake YW/ZJW as #3 in the world.

[kwun]

3 of the top 4.

[CLELY]

INA has 8 representatives to compete in Beijing OG 2008 after one year qualification period ended on 30 April 2008 :

MS -- Sony Dwi Kuncoro, Taufik Hidayat
WS -- Maria Kristin Yulianti
MD -- Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan, Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto
WD -- Vita Marissa/Lilyana Natsir
XD -- Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir, Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa

Good luck to grab Gold!

[Erwin Kyoto]

INA has 8 representatives to compete in Beijing OG 2008 after one year qualification period ended on 30 April 2008 :

MS -- Sony Dwi Kuncoro, Taufik Hidayat
WS -- Maria Kristin Yulianti
MD -- Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan, Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto
WD -- Vita Marissa/Lilyana Natsir
XD -- Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir, Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa

Good luck to grab Gold!

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Yeah...VIVA INDONESIA...:cool::cool::cool:...we want Olympic gold..again..again and again...

Indonesian shuttlers win eight spots in Olympic
www.chinaview.cn (http://www.chinaview.cn/index.htm)

JAKARTA, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian shuttlers have won eight spots in the Beijing Olympic Games with mixed doubles tipped to continue the country's gold tradition since badminton became a medal event in the 1992 Barcelona Olympic. In the men's singles, the country will field 2004 Olympic gold medalist Taufik Hidayat and Sony Dwi Kuncoro.
According to the latest report of the Badminton World Federation, Indonesia's men's doubles and mixed doubles also grab two berths apiece, represented by Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan, Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto, Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir and Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa, respectively.
Maria Kristin Yulianti becomes Indonesia's sole hope in women's singles, so do Vita Marissa/Lilyana Natsir in women's doubles.
"For this year, our best chance lies in mixed doubles," head coach Christian Hadinata was quoted Friday by major national newspaper Kompas as saying.
Indonesian mixed double players have never won Olympic gold medal before.
Despite having the world's top men's doubles in Markis/Hendra, Christian said their fate would depend largely on the drawing results.
Men's doubles competition will be especially fierce because there are tough players from many rivals such as China, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan and Denmark, he said.

[badadum]

Sigh, only 1 INA WD pair..... Both Jo/Greysia and Rani/Endang can't even finished in top 16 :(
Hopefully the exclusion from TC will lit a fire under Luluk/Alvent.

[george@chongwei]

INA has 8 representatives to compete in Beijing OG 2008 after one year qualification period ended on 30 April 2008 :

MS -- Sony Dwi Kuncoro, Taufik Hidayat
WS -- Maria Kristin Yulianti
MD -- Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan, Luluk Hadiyanto/Alvent Yulianto
WD -- Vita Marissa/Lilyana Natsir
XD -- Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir, Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa

Good luck to grab Gold!
while MAS has 9 shuttlers qualified for the OG08...
MS- Lee chong wei, wong choong hann
Men’s doubles: Choong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah, Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong.
Women’s singles: Wong Mew Choo.
Women’s doubles: Chin Eei Hui-Wong Pei Tty.

wish them all the best and good luck to grab gold too!!!:)
MALAYSIA BOLEH!!!:):):):)

[george@chongwei]

Sigh, only 1 INA WD pair..... Both Jo/Greysia and Rani/Endang can't even finished in top 16 :(
Hopefully the exclusion from TC will lit a fire under Luluk/Alvent.
dont think the WD category will be conquered by other country except china..their WD is too strong!!:(
very hard for other country to challenge them:(

[AlanY]

China has only 20 shuttlers qualified for the OG2008.

[Jagdpanther]

But all are highest quality, I can assure you.

[AlanY]

China has only 20 shuttlers qualified for the OG2008.


But all are highest quality, I can assure you.
the problem is there will only be 5 golds, 5 silvers and 3 bronzes! damn.

[sumbadder]

the problem is there will only be 5 golds, 5 silvers and 3 bronzes! damn.
why three bronzes?