CBA will not make badminton as one of the premier sports and maintain that aura, if they allow favouritism within the ranks. The powers-that-be (LYB etc etc) must demonstrate their faith and confidence in the younger players by giving them their head if for example, the finals at any event become an all-China affair. So if the finalists are CJ and LD at any event, I would give CJ an even chance right now, and odds-on favourite in 18 months. If LD is still around, that is...
There are only 2 schools there, one is Shaw Road Elementary (standard 1 to 6) where I went. So, if you went there, we were from the same school. The other is Victoria Institute, at that time the best school for the elite (smartest) students in KL. Of course, I did not go there So if you were at V.I., then you must be smart, and judging the grammar you use in writing your posts, I am not surprised. Then I went to San Peng, not so much famous for textiles but otherwise called the 'gangster' school. Failure rate in Form 3 is ultra high, out of the five Form 3 classes, only the A class has 2 failed out of 50, B class maybe 5 passed out of 50, C and D followed Hafiz habis-lah and E class which was an all-girl class (there were some cute ones there) 2 passed and one of them was my 'friend'
Off topic a bit, the school was famous for producing great badminton players that were not from Penang. Nowadays this school is no longer elite but is for those pursuing music and cricket.
True, VI had produced some great national players for Malaysia...I used to watch them play the inter-school championship....gonna end this off-topic, testing the Mods tolerance.
off topic: ..if referring to the individual event, last time i checked, CJ is still in the draw; as a matter of fact, he's in the same half with that Datuk LCW. I haven't read anything abt CJ pulling out or withdrawing and being replaced.
I saw that too but I just assume CJ is out of AG10 as someone reported that CJ pulls out. If that is the case, barring an upset to all 3 players, LCW will probably has to go through CJ in SF before face-off with LD, while LD has only to deal with either CJ or LCW. LD path to the final is easier than LCW IMO.
Here's an interesting, if somewhat dated artice from the Telegraph, earlier this year. "The China Badminton Super League was launched last weekend in an attempt to fulfil a government directive that sport should become more commercial and play a greater role in generating revenue for the economy. " http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/ot...domestic-badminton-league-under-scrutiny.html There are some interesting thoughts and comments from LYB, as well.
Another interesting article, somewhat more recent... Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Automobile, a joint-venture between French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen and China's Dongfeng Motor Corp, has signed a three-year deal to sponsor China’s national badminton team to promote Citroen C5 cars. http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/181088/citroen-sponsors-chinese-badminton-team
Yes, exactly, badminton has become the most fashionable and favorable sports in China, especially among wealthy and well-educated people, thus more and more brands have interest in this field. Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Automobile was the fifth who sponsor the national team, before them there were China Bank, Fedex, Lining and Redbull.
That's fantastic of CBA when it attracts sponsors! It's an indication of the badminton status in China. Tournament prize money is another indicator of how well badminton has arrived.
Probably the king of sports amongst the emerging middle class, but I'm sure Golf will remain the sport of the elite and super-rich.I think badminton still cannot challenge football and basketball in overall popularity.
Why is Badminton not getting bigger audience? . This is true. There is always huge audience for Football in almost all countries worldwide. This brings us a question: Why is Badminton not getting bigger audience? Perhaps the skills required to play well in Badminton is harder to appreciate; compared to the skills required in Football. I could be wrong, but I have gathered this info from many of my non-Badminton playing friends. .
Does anyone know if LD or LYB gets more sponsors? Or are they equal? Interesting to know. Coz, one of our member samson mentioned LYB name. Just woke me up.
This question should submit to myth buster. I could understand why soccer is much appreciated. But how about golf and curling? Does it also require deep understanding to appreciate the game? At least badminton is fast and furious.
One do need some some understanding to appreicate badminton. I used to play without net and do not quite appreicate the professional player's skill. Golf is boring to me.
to Chris-ccc but it's not comparable to pingpong in China. Professional pingpong players make much more money than badminton players because those pingpong players get more money from their clubs. if we could get rid off those opens such as French open, swiss open, taiwain open etc and put more money on China clubs just like Pingpong, badminton players can earn more money. Of course it depens on China's economy.
