Kevin Cordon - Talent In Abundance!

[Oldhand]

Kevin Cordon (from Gautemala, of all places :eek:) should be one of the finds of these Olympic Games :)

At Beijing 2008, he almost did to Bao Chunlai what Ronald Susilo did to Lin Dan in Athens 2004... except that Bao Chunlai seems to be a lot luckier.

In their 38-minute encounter in the Round of 32, Cordon surprised the Olympic MS 3rd seed with a very stubborn game. Yes, Bao Chunlai won the match... but not before being forced to concede as many as 33 points to a player relatively unknown beyond the Americas.

Final score: Bao Chunlai beat Kevin Cordon 21-17, 21-16 ;)
(For those who have seen this match, no explanation is needed.)

Cordon is just 21 years old (born on 28 Nov 1986), stands 5'11" (182cm) in his socks and is one of the best known athletes in Guatemala. He won the MS silver medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badminton_at_the_2007_Pan_American_Games_-_Men%27s_Singles) at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His current world ranking is 54.

An awesome jump-smash, a very determined playing style and a solid defence are attributes that put this young man on a higher level than most of the non-Asian players. It could be that he has had extensive training elsewhere, perhaps in Indonesia or Malaysia (or in Denmark) :rolleyes:

To his credit, Kevin Cordon didn't look the least bit intimidated by Bao Chunlai during the Beijing Games encounter. In fact, he made the long-limbed Chinese star work very very hard for the straight sets win.

Unless he decides to choose an alternative career, you can safely bet that we'll be seeing and hearing more of this talented Gautemalan in the time ahead :)

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For trivia fans:

Kevin Cordon was Gautemala's flag-bearer at the Beijing Opening Ceremony. This is not the first time he has had this honour. He carried the national flag at the 2007 Pan American Games too.

[Oldhand]

Here's a picture (http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=620176&postcount=3) posted by cooler when Kevin Cordon won the 2007 PAG Silver :)

[Oldhand]

A few more random pictures of Kevin Cordon :)
(The first is from the opening of Beijing 2008)

[Dreamzz]

ah, another up and coming star.
looks like i have to catch that game then, i hope someone uploaded a quality recording.

[N4ruto]

His net shots are great as well.

[metalmon1188]

seems like bao hasnt been performing well, nearly beaten by wacha

anyway, another raising european star. young, energetic, good player :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsirFP73hnc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5gxWr4AsWI

[metalmon1188]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK0ULiQL0F4

[**KZ**]

wacha is already in his mid-twenties.....I have to agree that this guy has a lot of talent...his jump smash is amazing....so he was the flag bearer for guatemala...nvr knew that....maybe badminton will become a popular sport one day in south america...

[gtramontini]

Oldhand said:

Kevin Cordon (from Gautemala, of all places :eek:) ...
I didn't understand your expression. Do you know Guatemala?

[malayali]

Uh oh, somebody is in trouble!!!!!!
Oldhand was probably implying that because Gautemala is not that famous for badminton!!! & suddenly out of nowhere, we see a talented player from Guatemala. So thats probably why he 'expressed' that.


Oldhand said:

I didn't understand your expression. Do you know Guatemala?

[cooler]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK0ULiQL0F4
and the gold went to mike beres, a 34 yrs old canadianMS :D

[smashie54]

It could be that he has had extensive training elsewhere, perhaps in Indonesia or Malaysia (or in Denmark) :rolleyes:

kevin was part of the bwf camp in saarbrucken (along with a lot of the other olympians), there's an article from the bwf site here:

http://internationalbadminton.org/news1.asp?pageid={558EF1CD-69D3-4635-98BC-D83FB07CD69A}&year=2008&month=8

hope that helps :)

[xXazn_romeoXx]

and the gold went to mike beres, a 34 yrs old canadianMS :D

it speaks a lot about Mike, since he's a doubles specialist (actually he's pretty all-round), and still he beat Kevin (as talented as he is). :rolleyes:

[cooler]

it speaks a lot about Mike, since he's a doubles specialist (actually he's pretty all-round), and still he beat Kevin (as talented as he is). :rolleyes:yes, doubles as in MD and XD.

[ctjcad]

..his game is still pretty raw. He is talented, young and has a devastating and sharp jumpsmash. But a couple of things i (and a couple other BCers who watched his match vs. BCL) noticed about his game is that he still needs work on his defense and net/touch game. It happened also in this yr's U.S. Open too, when Andy Dabeka exposed those 2 areas, in their Semifinal match.
But i think, if Kevin keeps on improving, Guatemala will have a future star in the professional badminton circuit..:cool:

[jamesd20]

Oldhand said:

I didn't understand your expression. Do you know Guatemala?

I think Oldhand meant that Guatemala has not produced any top players previously so that Kevin Cordon should be so good is a surprise.

Please don't take offence.

[george@chongwei]

oldhand, its Guatemala not Gautemala;)

[gtramontini]

I think Oldhand meant that Guatemala has not produced any top players previously so that Kevin Cordon should be so good is a surprise.

Please don't take offence.

No problem :), but I was waiting for an answer from Oldhand.

As an interesting fact Kevin first sport was "fútbol" (soccer) and he began playing badminton just for fun because the gym was near his home.
He began training at the age of 10 but a badminton female trainer who was visiting guatemala told the badminton federation president that Kevin has no future in badminton, luckily his trainer Amilcar Castañeda in La Union Zacapa was no agree and ask for the national team trainer support and told him: "Look him play, and if you think he is not good, we don't pick him to the games". José María Solís, the national team trainer let Kevin play at the national championship and Kevin was national champion in his category minor 11 years old (José María was Kevin coach in Pekin 2008).

As he is 21 years old only, I am sure he is going to make history in Guatemalan sport and I hope in international sport too.

[cooler]

No problem :), but I was waiting for an answer from Oldhand.

As an interesting fact Kevin first sport was "fútbol" (soccer) and he began playing badminton just for fun because the gym was near his home.
He began training at the age of 10 but a badminton female trainer who was visiting guatemala told the badminton federation president that Kevin has no future in badminton, luckily his trainer Amilcar Castañeda in La Union Zacapa was no agree and ask for the national team trainer support and told him: "Look him play, and if you think he is not good, we don't pick him to the games". José María Solís, the national team trainer let Kevin play at the national championship and Kevin was national champion in his category minor 11 years old (José María was Kevin coach in Pekin 2008).

As he is 21 years old only, I am sure he is going to make history in Guatemalan sport and I hope in international sport too.i saw him played against BCL in the olympic game. Kevin has the makeup of an excellent badminton players: height, dexterity, etc. I see kevin had improved a lot in just 1 year since 2007. Does kevin have good enough sparring partner(s) in Guatemala? To go beyond where he is at now, he need to play against and practice against equal or better players

[gtramontini]

... Does kevin have good enough sparring partner(s) in Guatemala? To go beyond where he is at now, he need to play against and practice against equal or better players

Yer you are right. As a matter of fact he won a two years scholarship in Germany where he has been living for one and a half year and trained by Per Henrick Croona (Sweden) and Ge Cheng (China) and has partners from Peru, Sweden,Canada, Czech Republic, Byelorussia, Ukraine, Estonia, Austria, Vietnam, Nigeria, Uganda, Austria, Lituania and Zambia. Kevin deserves all the support from National Badminton Federation and national and international institutions who sponsor him, Guatemala spends a lot of money in other popular sport (the one I am not going to talk about here) without succesful results but with Kevin's performance I think that is going to change, I hope.

[Oldhand]

Thanks smashie54 for that link (http://internationalbadminton.org/news1.asp?pageid={558EF1CD-69D3-4635-98BC-D83FB07CD69A}&year=2008&month=8) :)
Here's the text of the article:

BEIJING 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES
Strong cast from Saarbrucken in Beijing

8 August 2008

COACHES Ge Cheng, Per Henrik Croona and Kim Ji Hyun have every reason to smile and celebrate.

Thanks to the trio’s hard work at the Badminton World Federation world training centre in Saarbrucken, Germany, 16 players have qualified for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. And their efforts have not gone unappreciated by the players.

“We would like to express our gratitude towards our coaches – Ge Cheng, Per Henrik Croona and Kim Ji Hyun - who played vital roles in turning our dreams into a reality,” said Ukraine’s Larisa Griga on behalf of the players.
“They were constantly there for us 24 hours a day, supporting us and sacrificing so much to see us qualify for the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Needless to say it was tough training, much fun and an invaluable journey for all of us players.”

A total of 16 players qualified and they are Jeannine Cicognini (Sweden), Kristina Ludikova (Czech Republic), Olga Konon (Belarus), Larisa, Claudia Rivero (Peru), Simone Prutsch (Austria), Grace Daniel ((Nigeria) and Nhung Le Ngoc (Vietnam) in the women’s singles.

In the men’s singles, the players who qualified are Raul Must (Estonia), Kevin Cordon (Guatemala), Edwin Ekiring (Uganda), Eli Mambwe (Zambia), Stuart Gomez (Australia), Kestutis Navickas (Lithuania) and Yuhan Tan (Belarus).

However, the National Olympic Committees of Belgium and Austria did not include badminton in their contingent.

There were also other players who qualified for Beijing who benefited from short training stints in Saarbrucken. They are Petr Koukal, John Moody, Nguyen Tien Minh, Scott Evans, Anna Moura, Karen Foo Kune, Thilini Jayasinghe and Akville Stapusaityte.

The Road to Beijing programme started in June 2006 and focused on singles only with the target of qualifying as many players as possible to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

To make the programme more interesting, the training centre also organised, with the co-operation of Badminton Europe, a one week sparring and training camp for the European qualifiers in singles.

The coaches were full of praise for the training camp and were delighted with the opportunity to train and compete before the Olympics in a professional and systematic programme.

“It’s finally time to say good bye to the BWF training centre in Saarbrucken after 26 months. During this time, it was a wonderful experience to live with players from all over the world- to discover new cultures and make new friends,” added Larisa who is also captain of the women’s team.

“Our sincere thanks to our head coach, Ge Cheng (China), who taught us to train the ‘Chinese’ way. His distinctive skills and sense of humour which personally touched every player ensured that training sessions were more physically bearable and enjoyable.

“Additionally, he was the best cook in our private kitchen. For so much more than has been mentioned here, Ge Cheng, you are special to us and will remain in our hearts forever.”

Larisa also had a special word for Kim, whom she nicknamed ‘Kim Chi Power.’

“Her spirit and energy is truly amazing. No matter the time – 7am Monday morning or 7pm Sunday night – she constantly strives to push us further,” added Larisa.

“Always there to assist us, both on the court and off when necessary, Ji Hyun, you are a fantastic coach and a great friend. We will always remember you.”

The players also extended their gratitude to Croona who continuously challenged them to improve their performance,.

“We will never forget his outstanding training programmes, outside activities, hill sprints and various other fun games which never failed to make us competitive. He fully dedicated himself to the players and was willing to listen to and understand our problems, and we thank him for that.

“We would also like to wish all our coaches the very best in their future undertakings and efforts to develop badminton around the world. And not forgetting the wonderful support from the office that made sure each and every need of the players was taken care of.”

With one chapter concluded, Larisa and her ‘teammates’ are now preparing to embark on another. And come Saturday, it will be a new journey in Beijing.

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It's great to note that, in particular, Olga and Kevin put up a great show at Beijing :)

[Oldhand]

Kevin Cordon (from Gautemala, of all places :eek:) should be one of the finds of these Olympic Games :) [...]

I didn't understand your expression. Do you know Guatemala?Yes, I do know Guatemala... but not for badminton! :p

[...]... I was waiting for an answer from Oldhand.Apologies for the late response... I've been a bit too busy lately :(

As he is 21 years old only, I am sure he is going to make history in Guatemalan sport and I hope in international sport too.This is exactly my sentiment too.

I opened a thread on him after his extremely impressive showing against Bao Chunlai :)
Maybe Kevin Cordon will one day be as famous as Rigoberta Menchu and Miguel Angel Asturias ;)

[gtramontini]

as famous as Rigoberta Menchu and Miguel Angel Asturias ;)

Very impressive:). Sadly there are too many Guatemalan people who do not even know what those names means. Un Saludo.

[ye333]

This guy is super-fast and super-smart. I hope he can spar with better players everyday. He should join the Danish league or KLRC.

[wowhenryxl]

i was so impressed with this guy in the olympics. he fought like a champion and i want to see more of him in international competitions

[**KZ**]

became a fan after I saw him playing against BCL too....this guy has a good future provided he is given enough support.....better join KLRC soon......he has an impressive jumping smash....

[smash_master]

i just saw kevin last week when he won the Puerto Rico international pretty easily, i didnt get the honour of having to play him though (not sure i would want to get beat that badly haha) cause he was higher up on in draw from me since he was 1st seed, but he is a really amazing player none the less and im sure will see and hear more about him internationally and he will be one of the players from the pan am region that will give the asian players a run for their money.

[cooler]

he seem to have bad luck against canadian MS. Both mike beres and david snider have beaten him before.

[smash_master]

he seem to have bad luck against canadian MS. Both mike beres and david snider have beaten him before.

yes that is true he has lost to both of them, but at the recent pan am championships in the individual events when he lost to snider it was in a kinda weird game with how he destroyed snider in the 2nd keeping him at 6 [23-21 6-21 21-19] but unfortunatly lost overall. still him along with dabeka, snider and a few others in the pan am region will hope to see more of them and on the SS stage as well more.

[Oldhand]

he seem to have bad luck against canadian MS. Both mike beres and david snider have beaten him before.

Right... but the key word here is 'before' ;)

[**KZ**]

hmmm...good to see badminton is growing in this region....hope to see more players participating...

[LD rules!]

Congratulations to Kevin for winning the Slovenian International at the weekend. OG qualification shouldnt be much of a problem for him :)

Any idea as to where he is training currently ? Quite a lot of the other players from Guatemala train in Denmark but i am not sure about Kevin.

[undeadshot]

A very determined man. Only 24. Has a long way to go. Good job on beating CL! :)\

Final score:




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21-19 8-21 27-25
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1:14





This actually made me google Guatemala just for finding out where it is after hearing it for the first time. Surely, he has done his country proud.

[Blurry D]

My jaw dropped and i cannot believe what i say... what a superb play.. i mean wow.. i am still shell shocked...KC can go far with proper training.. he really has the Zeal to fight on and the mental toughness to beat his opponent today.. To me it is a tall order and he have my salute.

[bambino]

Yeah, the first time I saw him in action, it was in the Beijing Olympics. I was very impressed by his play and he nearly beat Bao Chun Lai.

[Licin]

Last night, kevin has an awesome match facing Chen Long, two thumbs up for him...
At the 3rd set, during 23-23, it seems that several of Kevin points was due to its smart play. he sets the condition so to make easier for him to score a point or make Chen long did mistakes.

He sent Chen Long at right hand corner, and finish it with tight net shot...
BEAUTIFUL....

He is also a very determined Badminton player and energetic....

[chris-ccc]

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Congratulations to Kevin Cordon for defeating Chen Long at the 2011 World Championships.

It should hope that Kevin Cordon could defeated Henri Hurskainen (SWE) today. But let's wait and see. :):):)

Henri Hurskainen has also done quite well, defeating Carl Baxter (ENG) quite easily; 21-08, 21-19 in only 34 minutes.
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[george@chongwei]

He's the man to watch out for China team currently..:D

[extremenanopowe]

yup., I saw the CL and Cordon games. Those duece is amazing. The bald headed coach must have prayed the right thing. Cordon is on steroid? lol. Well done. A match of his life. ;) He should have the advantage tonight. ;)

If LCW wins, he need to thank this guatemalan guy... This is the first time I'm seeing him. If he trains up, he can be a world beater with his left hand. I can see 50% improvements in him. ;)

http://www.youtube.com/badmintonworldtv#p/u/26/bx1edVP9jdI

[LD rules!]

the "bald headed coach" is Pedro Yang, also from guatemala. Kevin Cordon has been training with the Spanish team for the last couple of months, and says that this has been key to his improvement.

[extremenanopowe]

I think his coach also prayed a lot. That's why he is successful. So pray people!. ;)

[Licin]

Today's match LCW VS Kevin gonna be exciting...
should Kevin performs as he did when facing CL, the match could be held in 3 set. However, if he did perform like he did on Monday, and our Dato still win in 2 set & fast.....like when he disposed PSH yesterday.
Wow, this is definitely a warning to LD..

[extremenanopowe]

His netting and cross court smash from the forehand is pretty impressive. LCW will have to make sure that he's not lifting to him on the wrong side. I am very sure that Cordon will get about 5 points just smashing cross court to LCW backhand. ;)

[cobalt]

Kevin is not just a star on BC.
He is also fast becoming a "hit" on Youtube.
His match with Chen Long has already passed 9,100 views.
His other videos are also doing well. :)

[Licin]

Yeah agreed to that....
9100 views on Youtube mostly will be accessed by Badminton Fan in China, who was caught by surprise of Chen Long's defeat from a country that less to be known for its badminton reputation.

Kevin cross court smash is just remarkable, he just need to improve on patience....

[Blurry D]

Today's match LCW VS Kevin gonna be exciting...
should Kevin performs as he did when facing CL, the match could be held in 3 set. However, if he did perform like he did on Monday, and our Dato still win in 2 set & fast.....like when he disposed PSH yesterday.
Wow, this is definitely a warning to LD..

I can be wrong but Kevin will playing his match of his life. I believe that it will take a lot for KC to send LCW packing. However, it will be a great match to watch.

[cobalt]

I've just seen 2 of his matches and am already a fan! Its not just how well he plays, but how he plays the game. Very quiet (unless he wins a big point! :D) gentlemanly, attitude. No getting into dramatics with court officials. As far as his game goes, I am totally impressed by his technique, and his ability to maintain perspective: he is always in control of his actions. He is also very aware of the need to maintain and practise proper technique and shape. I think Kevin can really really go far!

Does anyone know who his coach is?

[chris-ccc]

I can be wrong but Kevin will playing his match of his life. I believe that it will take a lot for KC to send LCW packing. However, it will be a great match to watch.
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Agree; And it was good that LCW gets to watch KC's previous matches. I believe LCW has already formulated a plan for how to play him.

It is fantastic that KC has arrived thus far (into the Quarter-Finals). Win or lose against LCW, it doesn't matter; for Kevin Cordon has already shown us he is one of the best players at this 2011 World Championships.
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[george@chongwei]

He's the current Guatemala hero!:)
Anyway, i hope LCW won't underestimate him in today's match.

[kwun]

An article by LA Times, written during the US Open this year...

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jul/15/sports/la-sp-us-open-badminton-20110715

Badminton serves Kevin Cordon's mission

The sport helps the Guatemalan, who's competing in the U.S. Open Grand Prix event in Orange, in his Olympic quest.

July 15, 2011 (http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jul/15)|By Lisa Dillman, Los Angeles Times

Trying to become a Guatemalan futbol star, say, the next Carlos Ruiz (the former Galaxy striker), would have been the understandable path for a certain youngster bursting with athletic talent.
What, then, if the Olympic Games happened to be the ultimate destination?
The way Kevin Cordon looked at it: One made a lot more sense than 11. To reach the Olympics, playing soccer, he would need help and a lot of it. Ten other players, in addition to himself, of course.

There was another sport to potentially get him to the vaunted Olympic stage, having to rely solely on the man in the mirror. He picked badminton, a curious selection considering the pecking order of the sport in his native Guatemala.
"Why badminton? That's a good question," Cordon said. "One of my dreams was to qualify for the Olympics. So I couldn't do it if I played futbol because with futbol, it is very difficult. With the team, it's not easy. Badminton, I thought, was not [as] difficult. I'd have more chances to qualify."
There wasn't anyone in his family with stray Yonex rackets sprawled around the house to pave the way.
"No one. Nobody," he said. "I live very far from Guatemala City, five hours by car. That's interesting because as I tell you before, nobody [really] played."
Cordon was talking after his third-round singles match this week at the Yonex/OCBC U.S. Open Grand Prix event at the Orange County Badminton Club in Orange. He took his first two matches in straight sets and defeated Dieter Domke of Germany in three sets. In Thursday night's quarterfinals, Cordon was to face Hsuan Yi Hsueh of Taiwan.
The tournament is one of a series of qualifiers for the 2012 London Olympics, but Cordon said he'd already qualified for that event. He qualified for the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and was the flag carrier at the opening ceremony for his country's 12-member contingent.
"It was one of the best experiences of my life," he said.
The 24-year-old has had to take his talent far away from Guatemala to improve. Cordon had been at the national training center in Madrid since March and will be based there until October, leaving shortly before the Pan American Games in Mexico.
This has led to his educating a lot of his badminton colleagues about his native country.
"That's the first question they ask me: Where Guatemala is? I just say it is next to Mexico or something like that," Cordon said. "That's really good because now people know where Guatemala is."
There weren't exactly a lot of national predecessors on the badminton circuit, to be sure.
Kenneth Erichsen played in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics for Guatemala, and Pedro Yang represented Guatemala in Athens in 2004. Yang happens to be a member of the IOC Athletes Commission and is still active in badminton, losing in the first round of singles and doubles at the U.S. Open in Orange.
The U.S. Open is something of a sneak preview for the Olympics with about 350 of sport's elite on hand for this event running through Sunday. The skill, finesse and power, all in a confined space, are fairly overwhelming and that helped attract Cordon to the sport.

"Badminton looks easy," Cordon said. "The sport looks easy. You have to have power, instruction, good technique. You have to be smart. It's not, for example, just running and running."

[-Berg]

Well im new here in this thread.. but all of you seems to talk about how good Kevin's crosscourt smash is

why dont we nickname him, kevin the crosscourt striker :)

[shooting stroke]

Indeed this guy from guatemala has improved much over this few years. Eventhough i'm a Datuk LCW fan, its sad to see that between them, someone has to go. KC knows that his previous WC entry had ended early in the hands of Datuk LCW and since KC has already progress this far beyond anyone expectation, he will definetly give our Datuk LCW a match of his life if he's the one who will be going out in today 2011 WC QF match.

To KC, eventhough he has all the package to become a next visible threat from a non asia countries, If he and his coach watched Datuk LCW near perfect performance against PSH, its requires a more huge improvements in all aspects of his gameplay, better than what he did against CL if he's to beat Datuk LCW.

If KC can reduced from making any unforced errors, remain solid in his defence and being more dominant in the front court, his match with Datuk LCW will indeed be an interesting encounter and certainly a highlight for today matches.

[chris-ccc]

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The match was finally played.

Lee Chong Wei [1] defeated Kevin Cordon 21-07, 21-13 in 24 minutes.

Not to be disappointed; For Kevin has done well, reaching the Quarter-Finals at this 2011 World Championships.

Well Done Kevin Cordon !!! :):):)
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[limsy]

kevin certainly have too much respect to lcw
i hope klrc can fund him and take him to train in malaysia
he might just have another gallant run in OG 2012

[-Berg]

another thing that so great about kevin cordon other than his crosscourt smash is of course : his yelling power

[jgbreezer]

Kevin couldn't really stand up to LCW though, I saw that match at Wembley last Friday (live, my first ever time watching pro badders and in Wembley) and I was almost embarassed for Kevin at the mistakes he was making and not recovering from shots/predicting opponent shots near quite well enough to compete on even terms. Seems like he did well to get that far but LCW was on the way through.

[LD rules!]

he played at 8pm the night before for 80 minutes. Whereas LCW played for 30 mind at 12pm the day before. So really there was not much recovery time for Kevin. Mistakes due to fatique are likely to come in as a result.

[cobalt]

Kevin couldn't really stand up to LCW though, I saw that match at Wembley last Friday (live, my first ever time watching pro badders and in Wembley) and I was almost embarassed for Kevin at the mistakes he was making and not recovering from shots/predicting opponent shots near quite well enough to compete on even terms. Seems like he did well to get that far but LCW was on the way through.
Stage fright. He knew all eyes were on him by now... :D
He's a very good player; huge potential; a great asset to the game right now, when it was threatening to stagnate a bit...

[ctjcad]

..KC knows that his previous WC entry had ended early in the hands of Datuk LCW and since KC has already progress this far beyond anyone expectation, he will definetly give our Datuk LCW a match of his life if he's the one who will be going out in today 2011 WC QF match.
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..eerily almost the identical score lines as well:
Yonex BWF World Championships 2011 - 21-7, 21-13
YONEX BWF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010 - 21-7, 21-11

He's the man to watch out for China team currently..:D
..he's to watch out for, for team CHN, really??..incl. LD, CJ?..or you meant for Chen Long and the younger CHN MS players?..

[SibugiChai]

No Msia players can beat him except Datuk Lee

[cobalt]

Kevin's current BWF ranking is 28. I hope to see him go more regularly into the quarter and semi finals stages of SS tournaments that he participates in. He needs to stitch together a good run of tournaments to boost his confidence level in the run-up to the OG. It would be great to se him shine there. And anywhere else, as well! :D

[**KZ**]

the problem with this guy is he is not that consistent...he can peak at big tournaments (OG, WC) and beat some good players and then end up losing to inferior players in small tournaments

[paroxysmal]

Where is KC these days? Dont see him participating in any superseries event after the world championship event.

[OneToughBirdie]

Kevin's current BWF ranking is 28. I hope to see him go more regularly into the quarter and semi finals stages of SS tournaments that he participates in. He needs to stitch together a good run of tournaments to boost his confidence level in the run-up to the OG. It would be great to se him shine there. And anywhere else, as well! :D


Where is KC these days? Dont see him participating in any superseries event after the world championship event.

Don't think we well see him much, probably no govt funding/support to fly/play in Opens, how he pay for coaching? via donation, sponsorships in Guatemala, soccer players have better luck there..OLY12 may be out, too bad.

[fauci]

the problem with this guy is he is not that consistent...he can peak at big tournaments (OG, WC) and beat some good players and then end up losing to inferior players in small tournaments

He won the game against Chen Long in the first round of WC, but otherwise I'm not aware if he's ever peaked in any big tournaments or beaten any top players.

[LD rules!]

Don't think we well see him much, probably no govt funding/support to fly/play in Opens, how he pay for coaching? via donation, sponsorships in Guatemala, soccer players have better luck there..OLY12 may be out, too bad.

He will be at the OG12, continental representation pretty much guarantees him a spot even of he was #60 in the world...

[cobalt]

Kevin's current BWF ranking is 26.



Tournament

Week

Result

Points

Matches










Li Ning China Open 2011

2011-47

17/32

2660

Matches

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Yonex Sunrise Hong Kong Open 2011

2011-46

17/32

2220

Matches

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XVI Pan Am Games, Guadalajara 2011

2011-42

1

5000

Matches

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XXVI Brazil International Badminton Cup 2011

2011-38

9/16

1520

Matches




Guatemala International Challenge 2011

2011-37

3/4

2800

Matches

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Yonex BWF World Championships 2011

2011-32

5/8

6600

Matches

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2011 Yonex Canada Open

2011-29

5/8

2750

Matches

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2011 Yonex OCBC US Open Grand Prix Gold

2011-28

5/8

3850

Matches

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Maldives International Badminton Challenge 2011

2011-23

33/64

360

Matches




Spanish Open 2011

2011-20

3/4

2800

Matches

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Slovenia International 2011

2011-19

2

2130

Matches




XVI PERU INTERNATIONAL 2011 BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS

2011-15

1

4000

Matches

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Croatian International 2011

2011-13

5/8

1370

Matches




35th Yonex Polish International Championships 2011

2011-12

3/4

2800

Matches

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WILSON Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold 2011

2011-11

33/64

660

Matches