What happened to Lin Dan? I just checked tournamentsoftware and his name is not there anymore, instead [CZE] Jan FROHLICH [PFQ] has been promoted to main draw. Is he injured? MS single main draw http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=14475&draw=3
YES....but in SO..he was not injured at all.....lets find out the story behind his withdrawal...thta section draw is wide open now
What happen to the China team? In SO, BCL withdrew... Now Lin Dan? Is he punished for losing to Boonsak? Hmm... We shall find out...
Was there when CHN team practice earlier today. Almost the whole squad were there, but LD was nowhere to be seen.
Basically LD, Lee tsuen Seng and Dane's Joachim all withdrew.... I am surprised that Gao Ling did not plan to take part in WD..anyway...Chinese is always strong even GL does not play... I heard that Yuan kartika.Aprilia and Bona/mohammad may not make it as their flight will be in jakarta on tuesday nights...what a waste!!
I just returned from Istora. Yes, Lin Dan has withdrawn. As well as Lee Tsuen Seng and Joachim Persson... That's why you see Jan Frohlich, Kuan Beng Hong, and Ismail Saman in the main draw. Just see it in www.tournamentsoftware.com The funny thing for me is that Nguyen Tien Minh [3] did not qualify earlier than Jan Frohlich [4]... sin Jan's ranking is below Nguyen during the seeding, that's why Nguyen is seeded 3rd in the qualifying matches, and Jan is 4th. The guy in charge said that he based it on the BWF ranking of whatever week where Jan Frohlich is ranked higher than Nguyen. Still odd... if so, then how come Nguyen is seeded 3rd in the first place...
Krisna..it is not ODD...same thing with tennis...as long as before the quali starts...it is based on entry at that time ( also ranking at that time)
Krisna...it seems athat all INGO gals are doing well....I hope melicia plays better...any scoops outthere that we need to know??
hangkwkhau,Will you go to Indo SS to support Ina's players????Just like u did to choong/Lee at Singapore...
No..I did not go to Singapore..I was in Indo from april 3 to 9 then april 21 to 28...I was there to watch tennis at Hotel Sultan....meeting my old friends...eating..hehe...I will be back to Indo and HK again in July. I am sure my fanatics friends in jakarta already bought VIP...as usual..some support chinese and some for Indo...
My schedule sucks...good thing is I am free to go to anywahere anytime....but I have some meetings in seattle this week.... Which part of jakarta do you live? my parent still live at taman surya
I used to play there...badminton courts by lake..I forgot the names..some of my freinds are still playing...cant compete with them anymore..they play like 3 times aweek..I have not played for last 2 yrs...yah.yah... I can be simon Cowell now...just kritik..kritik..hehe
i think lin dan's withdraw is a necessary move. If he meet Boonsak again and lost, the superpower of badminton will collaspe overnight. Dont fight a battle without confident. Go back to rethink, replan and retrain.
I think LD wanted to revenge...any one knows why LD has WDN...may be like INDRA said that LD is afraid to meet TH ...hehe ( if TH can survice from CJ first)...
IF Taufik survives Chen Jin, he will get... Boonsak! IF Taufik survives Boonsak, he will get... Chen Yu/Sonny! IF Taufik survives Chen Yu/Sonny, he will get... Peter Gade/Bao Chunlai!
Krisna, hows condition in Istora? I heard that Aprilia/Yuan and Bona may not play due to late flight...any scoop? did you talk to some INA players...
