Haha, Korea has this now. I can't see LYH losing match 5 if it gets there. It should be over by match 4 unless Fu Haifeng pulls a rabbit out of his hat. LD's ranking must have been a factor as to why Tian Houwei and Wang Zhenming aren't playing. LYB should have had LD playing earlier to get his ranking back. Now LD's ranking will backfire on team China.
I must say XC/ZN put up a remarkable, outstanding display as a scratch pair, if only they had more tournament practice together but age may be a factor for XC at 30.
Wonder if Chen Long can take another blow so soon after the TC debacle,in spite of the WC redemption; faltering at another major team championship will have a huge impact on him. Poor Chen Long. I'd say Chen Long already has the skills and condition, all that is left for him now is to work on the mental aspect of his game in order to scale greater heights.
In the past, Lin Dan wouldn't have missed so many smash retrievals, even left stranded once too often.
LD is under pressure cooker. First time he is playing at 0- 2. Intersting to see whether he can cope with the pressure...