my guess at the olympic champions

**wilfredlgf** · 05-23-2004, 12:44 AM

I can't really see how Gade can reattain that form that made him world #1 for two years running many years ago after such a long injury lay off as well as stop-go results ever since returning to the fray. He has a lot to do to go up against the supremely fit young guns such as Lin Dan, Bao Chunlai, Sony, Taufik, Lee CW for example. He has the touch, that is well agreed but whether he can last the battle as long as his younger compatriots is another matter.

Not to mention that other 'old' player such as Wong CH, Xia XZ, Chen Hong are neither playing in the dumps either, as each are very much still quite competitive. Gade can survive perhaps one or two of such major battles, but perhaps not the next. As said in the other thread comparing to why Gade finds it hard to beat Lin Dan, his speed had decreased. If TC matches were to be used as a yardstick, he'd crash in his second meeting with major players of the singles scene.

Peter is highly skilled and a great player. I'd love to see him square up against another supreme competitor in the finals.
However, he is no longer 24 or 25. Fitness and time is not on his side.

My pick is still on less heralded talents, thus I go for Sony, if not Lin Dan.

**spectra** · 05-23-2004, 01:51 AM

ms ... lin dan ( if goin ) or xuanze or peter gade
md... either jonas n co / tan fook n wan wah ?? / cai yun n hai feng
ws.. gong ruina
wd ... chinese pair or korean
xd .. ra kyun min n kim dong moon

all more than 1 .. HAHA

**jaclyn** · 05-23-2004, 02:16 AM

ms:lin dan/ chen hong
ws:gong rui na/zhou mi
md:lee wan wah n choong tan fook/and the world no.1
wd:gao ling n huang sui/zhang jie wen n her parthner
xd:whole else

**jaclyn** · 05-23-2004, 02:18 AM

ms:lin dan/xia xuan zhe
ws:gong rui na/zhou mi
md:lee wan wah n chong tan fook/the world no.1
wd:gao ling n huang sui/zhang jie wen n her parthner
xd:who else