rules ms SEED No.1 LEE Chongwei SEED No.2 CHEN Long(the first ranked entry from China Member Association) SEED No.3 Du Pengyu(the second ranked entry from China Member Association) SEED No.4 Boonsak PONSANA DRAW 1/4 position Lee Chongwei 2/4 position Du Pengyu 3/4 position Boonsak PONSANA 4/4 position Chen long LIN Dan will not meet any teammate in the first round. WD DRAW 1/4 position WANG Xiaoli/YU Yang 2/4 position Kamilla RYTTER JUHL/Christinna PEDERSEN 3/4 position MA Jin/TANG Jinhua 4/4 position Misaki MATSUTOMO/Ayaka TAKAHASHI TIAN Qing/ZHAO Yunlei will be SEED No. 5 rules
That's why they call it "shall not meet in the first round", and not "shall not meet in the qualification rounds" ......
Yeah, but I think the spirit of the rule is to avoid having player from the same BA taking each other out way too early.
Not the WC but this rule is in the "General Competition Regulations" section which is applicable to all tournaments. As abedeng pointed out, the rule talks about the first round only. But it makes sense to extend this idea to the qualification rounds and qualifiers.
the problem is for the 'normal' t'ment the qualification rounds are mainly from the host country thus make it almost impossible for them not meet in the qualification rounds.
Your point is well taken. Not much can be done for local entries especially for tournaments that are not well attended by foreign players. My concern is mainly for foreign players who travel a long way to the tournament. In your IO2013 example, it wouldn't be good if Joachim Persson came through and had to face Jan O Jorgensen in the round of 32.
update wd world ranking has changed Misaki MATSUTOMO/Ayaka TAKAHASHI fall to ranking No.3 WD DRAW So WD 2/4 and 3/4 positions are not confirmed yet They need to be drawn by a lot. TIAN Qing/ZHAO Yunlei will be SEED No. 5 Miyuki MAEDA/Satoko SUETSUNA SEED No. 6 BAO Yixin/ZHONG Qianxin SEED No. 7
Is ZHONG Qianxin fully recovered and ready to play in a tournament as keen as WC? If so, it'll be interesting to watch how well she does with her usual pair, BAO Yixin.... a pair that at their top form can beat any pair of the ROW. Btw, what's the cut-off World Ranking to use in determining the player's seeded positions? Is the current WR dated on 2013-07-11 the latest one?
I don't think they are in tip top shape yet. I was looking for them to easily win the US Open but they cut it close with Reika Kakiiwa and Miyuki Maeda (18 and 19) and kept it close against their young compatriots in finals (17, 24-22). And I believe it'll be the 18th is the last one.
Yes, 18th July is the deadline http://www.bwfbadminton.org/page.aspx?id=24526 : Phase 3 Mon, 03 June 2013: Confirmation to the players from the Reserves List Thurs, 18 July 2013: World Ranking to determine seeds
I think, now that Lin Dan's been given the wild card, the next right and proper thing for BWF to do is to seed him at least 8th if not 3/4th so as to be fair to all the other seeded participants, not so much for his sake. OTOH, it may not be such a bad thing for Lin Dan and Lee CW to match up in the very 1st round - a do or die situation for this two titans would be a rousing start, a great spectacle, a most appetizing opening treat to the WC for the spectators. After all, they both want to be world champion, not runner-up,so for this occasion (not every time),it may not matter much whether they duel in R1 or in the final. Then,who knows,we may get to see another finale featuring either Lin Dan or Lee CW vs Chen Long or some other worthy opponent.
The last tournament for WR deadline to determine seeding position is USA GP Gold which finished last Saturday. Nguyen Tien Minh moves on 2 rungs to #7, only MS category has changed from last week top-10 WR. Waiting the draw on 22nd July
Seeding Report: MS WS MD WD XD published 18 July http://www.bwfbadminton.org/file.aspx?id=473851&dl=1
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