wl2172
07-23-2002, 02:43 PM
This article came from BBC website--Simon's comments:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/hi/badminton/newsid_2146000/2146486.stm
Archer is determined to go all the way this time but he is angry that England have been paired with badminton powerhouse Malaysia in the first round.
That means one of the most fancied teams in the event will not win a medal and Archer has described the decision to seed Malaysia as low as fifth as "disgraceful".
"How they can be seeded five when they won men's gold last time and silver in the ladies is quite a bizarre situation really. I'd like someone to explain it.
"Clearly on paper, regardless of the seedings, England and Malaysia are the strongest two teams here and that's not going to be the final - and that's bad for badminton"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/hi/badminton/newsid_2146000/2146486.stm
Archer is determined to go all the way this time but he is angry that England have been paired with badminton powerhouse Malaysia in the first round.
That means one of the most fancied teams in the event will not win a medal and Archer has described the decision to seed Malaysia as low as fifth as "disgraceful".
"How they can be seeded five when they won men's gold last time and silver in the ladies is quite a bizarre situation really. I'd like someone to explain it.
"Clearly on paper, regardless of the seedings, England and Malaysia are the strongest two teams here and that's not going to be the final - and that's bad for badminton"