Let's follow Lee Chong Wei to the 2011 Malaysian National Circuit (Feb 18-21)

**skchen** · 02-22-2011, 12:46 AM

Originally Posted by chris-ccc

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Yes I agree.

From what prize money that LCW earned from this event, LCW could have played in either of the CHN and INA leagues, to earn more.

Perhaps, BAM couldn't get enough financial sponsors.

But what has happened will shut up some BCers who think that LCW is only interested in playing to win BIG prize monies.

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LCW will be playing in 2 matches this week in the INA league as a favor to his very good friend, TH.

**limsy** · 02-22-2011, 03:02 AM

Originally Posted by skchen

Is Chong Wei Feng the toughest local elite player to beat in view of the longer time duration to beat him? Or was LCW not playing that seriously as he did against MAAL?

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so u miss out a nice match
i would say it was even better than ssmf or mo final

**undeadshot** · 02-22-2011, 05:03 AM

Originally Posted by chris-ccc

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Chong Wei Feng did well (it was quite a close Game 2) and extended LCW to a 46-minutes match. But I did not get a chance to watch the match. Hope that BCers who watched the match would tell us.
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Lee Chong Wei held back at the beginning of both games, and gave CWF a lead until the interval (about 5 points lead) Then he stepped up the pace and went all out. CWF got stuck in the first game when LCW suddenly changed his pace and dropped many points before picking up towards the end but in the second he was able to respond well. I dare say that he has the best defense among all MAS shuttlers excluding LCW.

Arif's match was pretty dull, as LCW played half pace throughout the whole match spare a few rallies.

**chris-ccc** · 02-22-2011, 05:20 AM

Originally Posted by undeadshot

Lee Chong Wei held back at the beginning of both games, and gave CWF a lead until the interval (about 5 points lead) Then he stepped up the pace and went all out. CWF got stuck in the first game when LCW suddenly changed his pace and dropped many points before picking up towards the end but in the second he was able to respond well. I dare say that he has the best defense among all MAS shuttlers excluding LCW.

Arif's match was pretty dull, as LCW played half pace throughout the whole match spare a few rallies.

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Perhaps CWF would be promoted to MAS No.2 Mens Singles player soon.

But heard that HH played well at the INA League (yesterday) too.
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**skchen** · 02-22-2011, 09:19 AM

This post in KL Talk mentions badminton, squash and maybe cycling as perhaps the only sports that a few Malaysians are good at and makes for interesting reading.
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MALAYSIA'S FORMER GOLF TUTOR
Posted by LLH on February 21, 2011 at 06:53:05:
Malaysia’s former golf tutor, Vijay Singh, is on the mend again after being winless for two years. He last won the Bridgestone Invitational in Aug 2008.
This is the longest slump for Vijay who was Number 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005. No doubt his knee surgery and rehabilitation contributed to his slump but Vijay is not a quitter. He has been working on his game and at 48 years of age he is signaling to the golfing world that he is making a comeback.
His results for 2011 are as follows:-
Farmers Insurance Open(P20,S-5)
Waste Management Phoenix Open(P3,S-16}
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am(P26,S-4)
Northern Trust Open(P2,S-10)
P=Position, S=Score
It is a shame that no Malaysian has ever won a title worthy of mention unlike the Thais, Koreans and Singaporeans. When DC qualified for the main draw of the 2010 British Open, there was a lot of hoo-ha on the ‘achievement’ but since then nothing amounted of that.
I often wonder why Malaysians are such poor performers in most sports except for badminton and squash and maybe cycling and even in these sports we are relying on one or two star achievers. Is it a lack of discipline and commitment or are the athletes too pampered?

**chris-ccc** · 02-22-2011, 02:26 PM

Originally Posted by skchen

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I often wonder why Malaysians are such poor performers in most sports except for badminton and squash and maybe cycling and even in these sports we are relying on one or two star achievers. Is it a lack of discipline and commitment or are the athletes too pampered?

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IMHO, for Badminton, the world best players were found in Malaysia back around the 1939-1969 'Golden Badminton' period. This influenced many kids to learn to play when young. Many houses with a big backyard have an outdoor court each. Most of the better players in this 'Golden' period were from richer families where opportunities were made accessible to them. Many schools were involved in inter-schools competitions. Many local community associations also held inter-associations tournaments. Everyone was encouraging everyone to play well at Badminton (starting at a younger age).

Today, younger Malaysian are less active in sports. They prefer to play computer games, watching videos, etc, etc, ...... Working out a sweat is not considered 'Cool' anymore.

As for me, I was presented with Badminton racket on my 10th birthday.

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**chris-ccc** · 02-22-2011, 02:52 PM

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An article from Bernama;

Lee Chong Wei Wins 9th Consecutive National GP Title

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/ne....php?id=565375
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**skchen** · 02-22-2011, 05:48 PM

Originally Posted by chris-ccc

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IMHO, for Badminton, the world best players were found in Malaysia back around the 1939-1969 'Golden Badminton' period. This influenced many kids to learn to play when young. Many houses with a big backyard have an outdoor court each. Most of the better players in this 'Golden' period were from richer families where opportunities were made accessible to them. Many schools were involved in inter-schools competitions. Many local community associations also held inter-associations tournaments. Everyone was encouraging everyone to play well at Badminton (starting at a younger age).

Today, younger Malaysian are less active in sports. They prefer to play computer games, watching videos, etc, etc, ...... Working out a sweat is not considered 'Cool' anymore.

As for me, I was presented with Badminton racket on my 10th birthday.

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Your observation is 'spot on' and explains the decline.
But then, we now have good prize monies and sponsorships for the professionals in such sports such as tennis, golf and even badminton and the professionals can survive if they do quite well.
Even the national football squad was well rewarded for winning the Suzuki Cup recently
and hopefully others are motivated.
Obviously golf is the 'best' sport to go for as it has a 'long shelf life' where players can compete even in their sixties. In the USA, there is a separate golf competition for the 'seniors' and the prize monies are very decent. Hopefully, Asia could stage senior competitions in due course.

**chris-ccc** · 02-24-2011, 06:05 AM

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Just heard about the news of this match just finished (minutes ago), played in Surabaya;

Indonesia Badminton Super League
* 24-Feb-2011 Lee Chong Wei-Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka...18-21, 25-23, 22-20

What a close match !!!

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**skchen** · 02-24-2011, 09:06 AM

Originally Posted by chris-ccc

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Just heard about the news of this match just finished (minutes ago), played in Surabaya;

Indonesia Badminton Super League
* 24-Feb-2011 Lee Chong Wei-Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka...18-21, 25-23, 22-20

What a close match !!!

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LCW must be very tired as he had just finished playing Malaysian National Circuit and had to jet to Surabaya. He made a commitment to his good friend,TH, and he is a gentleman not to disappoint him. Any other player would have rested and prepare for the AE from March 9-13. Hopefully, LCW would not be overstretched for the AE.

**chris-ccc** · 02-24-2011, 09:26 AM

Originally Posted by skchen

LCW must be very tired as he had just finished playing Malaysian National Circuit and had to jet to Surabaya. He made a commitment to his good friend,TH, and he is a gentleman not to disappoint him. Any other player would have rested and prepare for the AE from March 9-13. Hopefully, LCW would not be overstretched for the AE.

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Agree. LCW must have been very tired.

It took 77 minutes for Lee Chong Wei to defeat Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka (with the close scores of 18-21, 25-23, 22-20).
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**miksss** · 02-24-2011, 09:37 AM

I read in ina league thread.. Hayom was injured in the 3rd set and got treatment from doctor

**george@chongwei** · 02-25-2011, 02:02 AM

Originally Posted by chris-ccc

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Agree. LCW must have been very tired.

It took 77 minutes for Lee Chong Wei to defeat Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka (with the close scores of 18-21, 25-23, 22-20).
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Yup. busy and hectic schedule for him.. aster the national circuit he straight went to ina for the league.. luckily he didn't suffer any injury in that match

**chris-ccc** · 02-25-2011, 03:11 AM

Originally Posted by george@chongwei

Yup. busy and hectic schedule for him.. aster the national circuit he straight went to ina for the league.. luckily he didn't suffer any injury in that match

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There was another match that LCW played (before the Hayom's match);

* 23-Feb-2011 Lee Chong Wei-Adi Pratama.......................21-14, 21-13
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**chris-ccc** · 02-28-2011, 09:11 AM

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The results of last match that LCW played at the Indonesia Badminton Super League;

* 26-Feb-2011 Lee Chong Wei-Chan Yan Kit.....................22-20, 21-16
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**Gicutzu** · 02-28-2011, 01:49 PM

Originally Posted by chris-ccc

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The results of last match that LCW played at the Indonesia Badminton Super League;

* 26-Feb-2011 Lee Chong Wei-Chan Yan Kit.....................22-20, 21-16
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Close match. Nice to see Chan Yan Kit is holding his ground against LCW.

**chris-ccc** · 02-28-2011, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by Gicutzu

Close match. Nice to see Chan Yan Kit is holding his ground against LCW.

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IMHO, LCW was playing with less pressure at this Indonesia Badminton Super League; It's very different from when playing in the other BWF tournaments (when representing Malaysia).

From the results, I've found that LCW played in a more relaxed manner because his Indonesian Club was not telling him that he has to win (not like BAM telling him at his other BWF tournaments).

This is just my opinion.

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