The draw for season opening Super Series circuit is already out, BWF link : http://www.bwfbadminton.org/file_download.aspx?id=420940&tid=1
Yup, rematch of IND GP Gold final Another INA WS here is Firda who will challenge Jiang YJ at first round, good luck for both of them Ratchanok v Tai TY, who will win this time?
BWF should change the number of seeds to 16, at least for SSP's. The seeding system should protect the players who have high rankings. While anyone ranks outside of 8 should pose little threat to LD, LCW and CL, the others in the top 8 are vulnerable to players in the 9th to 16th range. Especially, given that top 10 players are required to play SSP's, they should not be subject to playing another high ranked player in the first round, e.g. 8th vs 9th.
Aside from being fair to players who earned their rankings, what good does it do when the excitement takes place in an empty stadium with no TV or even streaming?
Hoping Firda does her best, she always lose against China's players. Last, she was defeated by Sun Yu in Macau Open and Wang Lin in Hongkong Open.
blame those who absent. i think from a spetactor view,i went to qualification,round 1 and round 2,i want excited matches on early days. so different point of view.
First round match..1) Saina vs Sapsiree - Saina will prevail. 2) Sindhu vs Linda (Rematch of Indian GPG) - Hope Sindhu has learnt from that loss and overcome her this time. If she passes this difficulty, she has to face Li Xuerui (rematch of China Masters Quarterfinal). Lets see Whether Li Xuerui take a revenge of her defeat in the hands of this Young Potential.
I heard from Indonesian Badminton forum that Lindaweni gets a waist injury. I hope she gets well soon.
Actually, i watched her match against Sindhu in Indian Open GPG final. She was struggling with her back in each and every point. It seems like muscle spasms. Hope it will recover soon. Really speaking, she is a great potential for indonesia. Better than Adrianti. She will definitely move ahead to top 10 soon.
Unlucky for Wang Zengming? Maybe not but LCW should be well prepared for this tournament and sail to the final. Other wasted 1st round matchups, Intanon vs Tai TY, and Busanan vs Mitani , and Sindhu vs Lindaweni.
In light of a relatively easy draw for Wang ZhengMing at MO, it may be a good thing for him to face LCW in the first round at KO. If WZM can upset LCW, it would be more likely in the first round rather than the final round when LCW would be at his best. Should WZM lose to LCW, he can just take his time to study his potential opponents at MO and prepare to take full advantage of an easy draw there.
A very strong MD tournament. Looking forward to it Looks like Imogen Bankier is out of the picture now she has decided to quit the GB program in favour of Badminton Scotland. Here is the article http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/badminton/20145337 So Chris Adcocks new partner will be Gabi White. It will be interesting to see how they go. Good numbers by the Eng team as well.