WD : Group C should be INA and KOR as top 2. Hope Greys/Mel can top the group to get a better QF opponent. Group B can be any of the 4 teams, JPN pair is slight favourites only
Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei are in the same group with Adcock/Bankier Towi/Natsir are in death group of XD draw Laybourn/Juhl, LYD/HJE Gutta/Viju may also raise surprise Meanwhile, Pederssen/Fischer have relatively easy draw
Sometimes I feel BWF is rigging the group draw so ZZ will meet the GB pair again. They have four times already in round 1 and now in the group stage. Another BWF controversy.
Who says LD path is easier ? He has to face Taufik Hidayat in the Round 16. That is a 50/50 match. Unless Taufik has nothing to hide/surprise at the age of 32. Also, Chen Long's draw is actually the easiest if he plays his game right and not screw like last year. He is fitter and faster than Boonsak. Boonsak is quite slow but his shots are still there. If he wins he will face Wong Wingki (that is really easy) Sorry pcll99 . Followed by the winner between (Shon Wan Ho and Gade). Chen Long looks good to reach his first semifinal of the Olympics. Whereas Lin Dan is not a sure thing. After overcoming Taufik Hidayat, the path to gold is a lot EASIER.