I want to start this trade for patriotic Inas to praise their over the hill players Tony and Chandra fr thrashing the World Champs. I think too much energy has been spent making excuses for obvious losses, so for a change let's start praising these really talented Indonesians and strike some balance! So c'mon.
Congratulations Tony and Candra, a very well deserved win at the JO2006! It's a real pity that they couldn't play in the WC .
Hats off to them. How can they maintain such standard after playing so many years! Indonesia has always produced great and legendary double pairs. Hopefully the young INA pairs can keep this going.
I think the NSS is a perfect fit for Tony, as it takes less physical needs (shorter duration), but requires superior mental strength. Great to see Tony and Chandra still can maintain such a level after these many years.
They are true craftsmen of their trade.They take pride in their calling.They respect each other and their combination was superb.Malaysian players have much to learn from this evergreen pair.One crucial lesson Malaysian pairs must understand is not to battle against three players in a game.
Saaaay, Why no fanatical support from INa? people will think they are not Indonesians at all! People in Msia even support Taufik! Surely Tony has similar star qualities. What happened to the past practice of Rudy Rudy Swie King, Swie King? So much has changed, its all abt making excuses fr losers not praising winners.
yeah ,congrads chandra-tony!!*thumbs up* ...and congrads for beating MY favourite pair in the final in just 23 minutes!:crying:
I think Tony and Chandra is the best MD pair right now, even though they are older pair, but, have lots of experience and they can read their opponent's game and can change the game with their experience and techniques.
the way they have been playing, they should take a majority of the titles in 2007 (and obviously in 2006). they are a much welcomed addition and MD has just gotten better!!
it's a shame for sigit i guess that candra decided to quit, but i'm really glad to see that he's doing so well with tony. definitely one of my favourite pairs still playing at the moment ...
Congrats, they are like Michael Jordan in badminton, they set the higher standard for Mens Doubles ... I hope they can play at the 2008 Olympics somehow, they could still win it once more.
Candra represents Indonesia, but Tony represents USA, I wonder if they can team up and play in the Olympic? But I wish they can win the WC next year. I guess there is no rule saying that 2 players representing 2 different countries can't play in the WC. They are the best team right now. And it prove that the current young MD's still can't catch the level of Tony/Chandra, Rexy/Ricky and Kim/Ha yet.
Just watched the Japan Open MD final... Tony and Candra playing so smart... Nobody had a chance to beat them in this tournament and I think they can play even better in the next tournaments.
Tony Gunawan is just so dominant and when he partners with Candra... = TOO GOOD!!! If you pay close attention to Tony's movement on court and learn from him, you will definitely be a much better doubles' player. At least from the formation and strategy perspective.
