She made a comforting gesture when they shake hands. More than that can really not be expected of her. Devastating for Li to go out like this and let´s hope her injury is not serious.
CHN really needs new blood - Li Xuerui can't perform at the individual major tournaments, her mentality issue is too serious, no sport psychologist can help her except herself; Wang Yihan is too unpredictable, inconsistent, and getting old relatively speaking; and Wang Shixian lacks a killer weapon. The latter two are expected to retire soon. The younger cohort has to step up to the plate as quickly as possible. It's a crisis situation.
CM took her foot off the pedal in G2 and still led in the end with great defense and soft shots-- ESP is the one with the right game plan...
A handshake is the least anybody could do, esp for a winner. Remember how Lin Dan showed concern and offered to help LCW at the 2013 WC ?
Really unfortunate to see my pick for gold going down like that. Hope for her speedy recovery, also CM was very dominant it would be extremely difficult to brush her away from the podium top.
You can-- but only a limited/ approved of medical attention (bandages/ supports/ etc..), longer than 5-10 minutes and you have to forfeit.
What happened? I just turned on computer and TV to live stream onto TV. I caught the last point in ws where lxr could not move. So China is out of ws, we, xd, gold.
Congrats Marin, interesting final if Nozomi won today. Set 2 will gone to LXR if she keep the pressure, attacking first and make Marin unpatience like the 1st interval, LXR net skill was beyond par! Unfortunately she lost the control in middle of 2nd interval and unfortunately injury happen. Thankfully it's near the end so LXR doesn't have to keep playing too long. It's tough for both end if another get injury and keep playing, watched so many tennis matches with that situation and Marin remind me of Sharapova. (ed) She just don't care and focus on herself LOL. Hopefully nothing serious and LXR can play tomorrow and hopefully Marin can take the gold so many players starts playing attacking like her and W's Badminton get interesting. No more get the shuttle cock back auto mode Wang Yihan.
WSX has beaten Marin three times recently, the last occasion at the Uber Cup in May, and WYH too beat her the last two times they met at the INA Open and MAS Open.
arrgggghh....why are they showing MD bronze playoff instead of the 2nd WS SF? i want to see Nozomi's game but haave an hour left before i have to go to work
Two more gold for China to salvage. I had lost by polling 3 gold. Hope China will get at least ONE as consolation. What a turnaround from a clean sweep from London!
Such a shame for LXR...hope she recovered soon... Congrats to marin though, really deserved...even if LXR didn't injured herself I think marin would still take the game 2. Hope nozomi - marin in the final.