yup. Korea may sneak in another win, in the 10th anniversary of their previous surprise in Eindhoven in 2003. they can easily take MD, need to take XD and then one of WS or WD. there is no hope for MS. probability? maybe 30%? the crowd won't be on China's side for sure.
Not really, because the 2012 Olympic champion has not won any titles recently - at least for the last two finals they have played.
Agree, this Sudirman Cup is far from being a foregone conclusion for CHN. I think from the QF onwards, any team has a chance of upsetting CHN with KOR being the main threat.
KOR has a chance. technically, other countries have a chance, but much much slimmer than Korea's. Denmark? maybe. Japan? hardly. Malaysia? Indonesia? girls are too weak. Thailand? India? very slim.
Yes, but let us not forget that Chinese # 1 XD pair has not played in this tournament and so as their 'secret' MD weapon - CB/HW who have not lost a match yet. They won the German and Swiss open by beating both top Korean pairs. However, this result will certain give Korean more hope to beat China.
yup. and that's why i put the percentage at 30%. high enough to spring a surprise, but low enough that it will take a few other factors together to make it possible. last time in Eindhoven, it was supposed to be China's win. but a tactical error by the team fielded an inexperienced Chen Hong against the dangerous Lee Hyun Il. they should've fielded Xia Xuanze instead who has a much better record against Korean players. this time, it will have to be a combination of the hostile crowd, plus an inexperienced CB/HW, plus some mind block like in the UC 3 years ago, and a very inspired Korean team for that to happen.
Of course,not only that, by having the three disciplines that your team is stronger in played first, your chances of winning is higher. Say for CHN, it's MS,WD (or WD first followed by MS) then WS.
Just finished watching the replay of LXR - ST match. It's only in G3 that LXR stepped up her game and played like the LXR we know. IMHO, LXR got to improve on her accuracy, the many simple errors she made are just amateurish, way out by several inches,not just a couple. I believe if you're focused, the simple errors you made, unless forced by your opponents good play putting pressure on you, shouldn't be too far out, that's assuming your fitness isn't too bad.
It's all between China and Korea Other nations are too weak in their womens. Denmark is the next contender but also short of good womens players. Then probably Indonesia, then Thailand
