EUROPEAN BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS 2012 (Karlskrona, Sweden 16-21 April)

[policecop]

Gade out after leading 18-11 in the 3rd! There's you're biggest upset!

[etudiant]

Gade learn that trick from Ina players ?? The huge chokers in the world

[etudiant]

Gade performance lately not really up to par

[kwun]

PG: "CJ, you want to go to London? here is your ticket..."

[chris-ccc]

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Just finished was a tough MD match;
The M.Fuchs/E.Roth [7]-vs-A.Cwalina/M.Logosz [4] match.

After 63 minutes, M.Fuchs/E.Roth [7] defeated A.Cwalina/M.Logosz [4]
21-16, 13-21, 23-21.
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[edwin]

For those who get to watch the Peter Gade game, did he choke? Or was his injury acting up again?

[demolidor]

Not the first time in recent memory he is having trouble closing out games ... Not even that surprised by the loss, more p*ss*d I lost track of the matches and didn't get a wager in . The return on HH was 12:1!

[kwun]

from Peter Gade's fb:

Hello everyone, well, what can I say....things are just not happening the way I could imagine at the moment Even though it's been a tough start to 2012 and the last 3 months has been very difficult to handle in many ways, I'm still surprised I can let go of a 18-12 lead in 3rd set against Henrik Hurskeinen this evening at the Europeans...I knew that I couldn't expect to play at my best this week in Karlskrona, but still, this is not what I expected...

However, todays loss is not a matter of beating Henri, by all means, Henri played a great match and showed great frighting spirit, but this is simply a matter of beating and handling myself and my feelings on court... Even though I have tons of experience to draw from, there's still a lot of new elements to get a hold on at the moment...I'm doing the best I can and really fighting to get my momentum and game back on track...and will not give in until I'm over and done...

There's a lot of physiological challenges to overcome in the sense of playing your last tournaments and finishing of this career of mine, and at the same time trying to push your body and mind one more time, in each of these tournaments..and I have to admit, that no matter what I do, some elements are simply not the same anymore...on top of that, my problems with my ankle lately is not making things easier....

However....despite this..for me there's no other way than to keep on fighting and trying to find a way through this... I feel it may not be that far away and I will keep pushing the limit to get there...The olympics remain the final ending goal for me and in that aspect everything else, including this europeans, doesn't mean the big thing....However It will bring joy to my mind to get a good feeling of my game on the way towards London...and next week in India is chance of doing that....I'll leave for Delhi on sunday...thank you guys, for your support as always...Peter

[LD rules!]

from Peter Gade's fb:

You must have read my mind Kwun, I was just reading his Facebook just there!

[policecop]

I feel for Peter as it looks like the Olympics has come a year too late for him.

[hokaro]

Don't underestimate Henri, he is really good

[Jimmy_Goh]

What a match between Jie and Petya . Neither of them can walk anymore after two sets ....

Ya, I saw this match.
Petya won 1st set.
Yao Jie looked so tired trying to win the 2nd set, I thought the "ambulance" is on stand-by to carry her, but she still managed to win 2nd set (and Petya still looked fresh and fit).
I thought the 3rd set for Yao Jie is a gonna because YJ "walked like an old lady" after every point. Am very surprised that Petya started making more mistakes (and showed tireness) when Petya could not finished off the points.
Well done . . . Yao Jie (Its mind over body in the 3rd set)

[CLELY]

PG: "CJ, you want to go to London? here is your ticket..."

Yeah, it's good news for CJ, sad end for PG in this tourney...
Hopefully PG can do well in New Delhi next week

Beside PG, another top seed and hot fave Fischer/Pedersen also have gone, two biggest upsets here.

[Toastie]

And the mixed final will be:
Mateusiak / Zieba - Pieler Kolding / Houmann

[phili]

Anyone else watched the livestream where some guy put his head right in front of the camera at matchpoint?

[Toastie]

I watched the head too.

It's quite a surprise hurskainen is in the final, in the WR he's only the 16th best european

[KB@TB Em]

very curious European Championships...