http://kazan2013.ru/en/sports/10025 Known participants so far: China: Sun Yu, Yao Xue, Tian Qing, Tian HouWei, Gao Huan, etc. Korea: Lee Yong Dae
More names to show: Ko Sung Hyun, Sung Ji hyun, Tai Tzu Ying http://www.badzine.net/news/china-korea-each-sending-olympic-gold-medallists-to-universiade/26092/
THA squad are not strong same last year because any player choose play US open And this event is same time asian youth U-19 . So we don't have many top player in this team . THA team WS: Pornthip ,Rawinda MS: Tanongsak , Pisit WD: Savitree And other new player.
Representing Canada will be Alex Bruce, the London Olympics WD semi-finalist, but not her partner Michelle Li. For the full team, see: http://english.cis-sic.ca/universiade/summer/2013/releases/20130613-badminton
Badminton at 2013 Summer Universiade: Schedule & Results Badminton at the 27th Summer Universiade, Kazan, Russia Daily competition schedule & results http://kazan2013.ru/en/events?filter[sport]=BD TEAM (MS,WS,MD,WD,XD) : July 05-07, 2013 SINGLES (MS,WS,MD,WD,XD) : July 09-11, 2013
LYD joining universiade is bizarre.. this competition is supposed to be dedicated to university students who can't play badminton everyday as professional players do.. thus unfair to let professional players such as LYD or KSH to join
Indeed, less than a month before World Championships kicking off... Two years ago in Shenzhen-CHN, both THA and KOR won 2 golds, TPE and INA bagged 1 gold each through WS and mixed team event respectively.
Badzine now has a complete list of participants: http://www.badzine.net/news/kazan-universiade-badminton-team-rosters/26122/
It is indeed a sporting event that has a much higher level of awareness among general population than any badminton only tournaments. Besides, Korea will host the next one in 2015.
China, Korea each sending Olympic gold medallists to Universiade http://www.badzine.net/news/china-korea-each-sending-olympic-gold-medallists-to-universiade/26092/ Korea is going all-in with its badminton team for the Summer Universiade, which kicks off next week in Kazan, Russia but China, too, is fielding a formidable team, including London gold medalist Tian Qing. As Kazan prepares to host the 27th Summer Universiade, reports are beginning to trickle in about the players being sent for the badminton competition. Korea has made public its entire team, which is made up of all current national team members, including world #1 Lee Yong Dae and Ko Sung Hyun. Also on the Korean team are two-time World Junior Champions Lee So Hee / Shin Seung Chan, Korea Open champion Sung Ji Hyun, and 2011 Universiade gold medallist Jang Ye Na. Not to be outdone, China is also sending a very strong team, including current Olympic gold medallist Tian Qing, who also won silver at the Universiade in 2007. China, which was shut out of the golds at home in Shenzhen in 2011, is also sending Australian Open champion Tian Houwei, Macau Open champion Sun Yu, and Malaysia Open runner-up Yao Xue. Chinese Taipei, who dominated the women’s singles final both in Shenzhen in 2011 and at last year’s World University Badminton Championships, will hope to bring home that gold again, probably relying on new world #8 Tai Tzu Ying. Tai, who beat Yao Xue in the Malaysia Open final, has lost both of her matches with Sun Yu but has a slight edge over Sung Ji Hyun. In all, the women’s singles is shaping up to be a fascinating contest. Still to come is the team roster for Thailand, which led the way in Shenzhen, winning two golds and three bronze medals.
The mascot of the 2013 Summer Universiade is the winged snow leopard kitten. Chinese Taipei uniform sponsored by Adidas below pics source from TTY fb: https://www.facebook.com/pages/戴資穎-Tai-Tzu-Ying/164965326883996 badminton court
