i agree. i think from LYB point of view. silver/bronze is not good enough. (unless if they already have the gold, then get the silver/bronze as well for decoration)
As kwun says gold medals are the most important, both for pride and of course the overall meda Table that china will want to be top at.
5 it's still possible... i think China will get from Women sector XD is not too hard MS is easy (only Chong Wei that can ruin out their mission) the hardest part is MD because if CY-FHF lose there is no chance they can win gold...
To win all five golds is a wish,not impossible but somewhat improbable. I'll be more realistic, 1) 100% chances for 3 golds in MS, WS and WD; 2) 85% for 4 in MS,WS,WD and either MD or XD; 3) 70% for 5 in all disciplines.
not much happening until the AE in a few weeks time as I dig out some old thread. little did I know that in less than 2 months after the first 'wild guess'/prediction, China actually achieved the impossible; Team China will have the; Men team world champion - Thomas Cup Women team world champion - Uber Cup Mixed team world champion - Sudirman Cup Five individual world champions Five individual world number 1, and Five Olympics Champions. All at the same time.