Yonex ALL ENGLAND 2018 : Round of 32 - FINAL (14-18 March)

Always the humble one TTY, no over celebration.

 

finally giving rackets instead of damn shuttlecock

 

2 of 5 now!

 

According to GC who repeated it twice, Xie Xingfang won the AE three times in a row

 

the translation was a bit off.

 

And TTY is the second WS to retain the AE title

 

What did we miss?

 

Totally agree and that's what Frost was saying, too. You made it sound like she couldn't do more though, and that I don't agree with. She's a great shotmaker, the second best in the world in my opinion, but she makes very little use of it against TTY. Against Marin, she had 16-7 winners. Against TTY she hasn't risked anything at all and was only in the game because TTY made so many easy mistakes in the first game. Frankly, I don't know what the coaches are telling her. Her whole body language was also off, right until that fangirl handshake at the end.

 

How much is that shuttlecock worth in the glass case ?

 

Even Wang Shixian won it twice, says GC, but not in a row.

 

I actually think she was given the wrong tactic too, sadly. But of course she should be able to readjust.

 

ok, this MS is not China vs China
tht is just boring


this is Yonex vs LiNing!

go Yonex!

 

Where's Morten Frost, only GC commentating on the MS Final ?

 

Ah, Morten Frost's back

 

Hope Shi Yuqi isn't too nervous. If he's confident, he's the better player than LD.

 

Excellent net dribble

 

If you want to beat LD you need a good smash from your rear forehand corner. Morten is right about that.

 

SYQ unleashing power smashes at every opportunity

 

Third smash outright winner from SYQ

 

I agree. And we know SYQ has what it takes with a positive H2H over Lin Dan. Particularly at the AE SF(?) last year. But then again LD is a different person at finals... so who knows?