Starting from R1, every player who has the good fortune to meet Lin Dan will also have a realistic chance of beating him as well. As Tey Seu Bok said Lin Dan will probably be at 80% of his best, so all the best to his opponents, make the most of it.
Any idea about sourabh verma ??.. Because his name is shown in the list but not in the draw... Even his name is not listed in the latest withdrawal list..
Thanks for your reply .. Its unfortunate that he has withdrawn. Indian badminton players does not seem to me like concentrating in the badminton .
I am able to see another japanese teenanger here, Aya Ohori. Its very interesting. She is just 16. Definitely she should be something, otherwise, japan would not send teenagers continuously. In the NewZealand open last week, we were able to find one more teenager who is just 15. My goodness. Like Thailand, japan has started to produce many youngsters .. Tomorrow, Aya is going to meet her compatriot and tough nut Eriko hirose in the first round. If she clears her, definitely, she should be fantastic.. Lets see how she does tomorrow.
Dan'S 80% is enough to win. The question is would he be hungry enough to win or just tune up for the up coming world championship.
I doubt if they would meet in the final, CBA will not let it happens. Barring anything tragic happens to Dan, I don't see Chen Long beating Dan in a major event.
INA will be represented by junior players in MS, one of which (Ihsan) will probably be also selected for AJC & WJC this year: Panji Akbar Sudrajat Thomi Azizan Mahbub - he has the best draw and will possibly progress to R16! Shesar Hiren Rhustavito Ihsan Maulana Mustofa As for WS, MD and WD, INA representatives will have tough draws and it's possible they will all lose today. In XD, 1 top pair is sent by PBSI: Fran Kurniawan/Shendy Puspa Irawati [5], while Markis Kido/Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth [4] will have tough matches tomorrow (esp for Kido/Pia possibly against another scratch pairing from CHN). The other 2 pairs sent by PBSI are Lukhi Apri Nugroho/Annisa Saufika (winner of Osaka IC 2013) and the newly formed Edi Subaktiar/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja (both were WJC winners in XD) I heard that Annisa Saufika is a good player and she might play in both WD and XD. Lukhi/Annisa are expected to reach R16.
what happened to chen long's match.. All other matches started except his match??? Any technical problem???
Two INA youngsters Vito and Thomi passed first round hurdle. Next, Vito will meet most likely Tanongsak while Thomi has favorable draw to meet Uzbekistan MS as Sho Sasaki withdrew.
i think it would be better if they removed the empty plate and half-full glass before taking the photo? just my personal opinion though.
Kashyap escaped the korean threat by whisker.. [TABLE="class: ruler matches"] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="align: right"][TABLE] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="align: right"]Kashyap PARUPALLI [4][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD="align: center"]-[/TD] [TD][TABLE] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD][/TD] [TD]Ji Hoon HONG[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD]18-21 21-15 22-20[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]
