The way I look at it (as stated by LCW himself) he relaxed a bit and gave some points to TH and TH knew it too. Point 9 & 10 was shuttle long and smash by TH with no attempt by LCW to retrieve. Based on today's condition of both players, LCW knows he will win , TH knows he can't win, whether it's 2 or 3 games.
not close to him,u? hoon/zakry our 2nd pair? this is new and i dont know yesterday again chen long u dont like?those delayed double motion flick? a little correction,lcw already won the back to back ss last year,korea open and malaysia open its only 2 days separated the ssmf 2011 and mo 2011 is one week separated
that was priceless! It's like he's giving free training to all that watching... "This is how I do it"
The same thing happened at the finals of the HK Open 2010, if you watch the second game closely. They both know TH doesn't have the wheels to compete in the second game, and LCW makes sure of that by running him ragged in the first game. And they both want the crowd to get a little something for their money. So they entertain the crowd with some "demo" badminton. That IMO is a gracious thing to do. Nothing wrong with it. TH does something like this regularly with newbie/lesser players at tournaments like the Canadian Open. He makes them work, does not push himself too hard but gives them a few "lessons" during the game. Its a nice thing to do, and very sporting, and good to watch. I remember having watched even LD do the same with some newbie/lesser players.
The truth is revealed in The Star of 24/1/2011. LCW said, “Taufik is my good friend and I did slow down a little in the second game .... but at this moment I am just so happy that I defeated him.” TH said, “I think he gave me a chance in the second game.” In jest, Taufik said: “Maybe he wanted to stay longer on the court to keep the fans happy.” LCW is too generous to TH. He should not have allowed TH more than 5 points and that would still make the score respectable at 21-13. But to go on until 17-18 was risky especially to a player like TH who could be so pumped up that he could go on to win the 2nd game and who knows, maybe, even the rubber.
Yea I agree too. It's okay if LD does this but LCW should never try this kind of thing against TH because their level is not so far apart.
LCW said: I did slow down a little in the second game . When LCW said, “Taufik is my good friend and I did slow down a little in the second game......", he knew that his form (for this match) was too strong for TH. LCW only said he slowed down. But when TH was getting closer with his score, LCW sped up again. We see this in other sports, like in running, cycling, soccer, boxing, etc... Curiously, some have criticised LCW for slowing down. Some even said that LCW acted unprofessionally. To me, LCW's form was just too good at this 2011 Malaysia Open SS tournament. And the ending was as expected. .
Yes, this time lcw's form was too good How I wish he did play Lin Dan instead of Chen long What do you see in his improvement, Chris?
Some others say that LCW's 'mental strength' has improved . If I am not wrong, it's in LCW's determination to win; While some others say that his 'mental strength' has improved.
What about his underarm lift? I think he is throwing more punches into it, and his cross court smashes are faster
Regarding LCW's strokes, he has what he has for a long time already . Regarding LCW's strokes, he has what he has for a long time already. Most people have said that LCW is a timid person. But when Misbun decided to quit BAM, and LCW said that he will follow Misbun, suddenly we find that LCW is no longer a timid or 'soft' character who can't think for himself. .
Do you guyz realize that LCW's form is good at the beginning of every year and dips in the middle of the year around June, July, August. And then his form goes up again at the year end. It's been like this almost every year since LCW rose to the top of world badminton around 2005. LCW does well early in the year with tournaments like MO, KO, AE then his form slips at mid-year and comes up again just in time for JO, HO and Super Series Masters Final. It's no wonder he can't win tournaments held around June, July, August like World Championship, Olympic Games. There are exceptions of course where he won some SS tournaments like IO etc. but not the important ones. Is it just me or do you guyz realize this too ?
in the middle of the year,lcw won io 07,sgo 08,io 09,io 10 beat lin dan in 2 set twice(sc 07,tc 08) he didnt did well in ae except 2010 not significant enough to say it was a graph of form from my humble opinion try to look for the point he get injured,i think it was a better indication
Thomas CUP 08 was in May. SC 07 was in 'early June' form not yet completely dipped. Also TC and SC are sort of team competitions and it's individual tournaments that are usually used to measure someone's form. I did say there were some tournament exceptions like Indonesia open where he plays well. Anyway point noted, this trend can still support why he suffered unexpected defeats in WC and OG.
lol the middle of the year would be like from may to august,isn't it?mr lin dan? even he is 200% of his top from,he wont win the 08 og gold either,so?
the early of the year is jan to late june(6 month) and the end of the year from september to december(3 month) how unique it can be? i rest my case
I was stating LCW's off form period from early June to early August. Not really mid-year but close to it.... However January until start of June is 5 months and half (not 6 months) and mid-August until end of December is 4 months and half.....(not 3 months)
Theory: LCW's form is good at the beginning and at the end of every year . I haven't paid attention to LCW's performances based on different months of a year before. Now that you have mentioned it; we shall check on this theory from now onwards. .
It just happened to look that way, that's all Too many other factors to be considered to give this a true trend
