Chinese Badminton

I actually came across the article yesterday but couldn't fully make out what the short announcement is about as details were sketchy,even the author who reported it didn't elaborate on it but merely posted the said announcement as is, that's why I, being just an amateur, hesitated to attempt a translation of the article as beyond me without the use of a good translation service or dictionary. Nevertheless, pardon me for taking the liberty of a slipshod attempt as the names of Zhao Jianhua and Sun Jun being co-opted as members of the special work group is just too tempting to miss. So here goes:

The announcement says, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the PRC and China State Sports General Administration pertaining to the general requirements for the association's election, the CBA intends to carry out the election of the 2019 Preparatory working Group.

To ensure that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics preparatory work goes smoothly, based on the policy reform ideas of " Ensure, Promote and Strengthen the campaign preparation", to actively and soundly carry on the advancement of the association's reforms and through the use of research, we are setting up the sixth CBA General Committee Preparatory Working Group.

The list of members of the Preparatory Working Group as follows:-

Team Leader - Zhang Jun
Deputy Head - Xia Xuanze
Members - Feng Pingshan, Zhao Jianhua, Sun Jun, Shen Hui, Lu Liguo, Shi JIansong.

Special Announcement.
Chinese Badminton Association

[Forgive my clumsy translation above, please feel to improve on it as you deem fit. As the roles and responsibilities of the members are not defined and specified in detail, I'm not sure what Zhao Jianhua and Sun Jun are supposed to do. Are they just policy advisors or do they provide technical training for the national (singles?) players as what Fu Haifeng is tasked to carry out for all the doubles players ? I've no idea. Perhaps, @RedShuttle can help to clarify ? - Justin L]

 

Yes, it'll be great if both of them are given the task of training the singles players personally like what Fu Haifeng, not a member of the work group, is going to do for the doubles players all the way to the Tokyo Olympics. That's my major wish, just having them to proffer advice on policy matters only , and not provide technical training to the players is not maximising their talents, in fact under-utilising or even wasting their valuable expertise, in my opinion.

 

Sigh, he shockingly lost to a relative unknown , a certain 20-year-old Lei Lanxi, whom the round before actually caused a big upset disposing of Ng Kah Long ,in the CBSL; still, nobody gave LLX a chance.

The question is , did he play poorly? No, I don't think so, as I actually thought LLX out-attacked him or, generally, outplayed him, which impressed me unexpectedly. However, what's even more surprising is that Sun Jun, coaching Shi Yuqi , had to tell him to believe in himself and not let the opponent dictate the rallies; apparently, SYQ was stunned by how well his opponent played and, despite equalizing with G2, became unsure of himself in the decider, was reduced to being reactive as the opponent continued in the same vein as in G1, very proactive and seizing the initiative now and then with fast attacks, remarkable defense and better net play.

By the way, Shi Yuqi the round before also lost to Zhou Zeqi but as ZZQ is much better known than Lei Lanxi and is a national player, it was unexpected but not really a huge upset. Perhaps it's an indication of SYQ's form coming into the CBSL, sort of unwinding himself at the end of the year after capping it with a brilliant win over Momota at the Guangzhou World Tour Finals Grand Finale.

 

Yeah , most of Saena's points are scored on Cai Yanyan's unforced errors ( a few forced by SK's tenacious defense). Apparently, CYY was trying to be too precise and kept going for the lines and ended up smashing wide or dropping into the net, too error-prone. Consistency is lacking.