Lin Dan ( 林丹 )

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  1. Fortune

    Fortune Regular Member

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    as long as Lin Dan still play back to back tournaments (German - AE), forget about the interview :D
    if he really focus to win AE, no way he will take part in German (only Super 300 event, while AE = Super 1000)
    even his younger competitor in AE such as Chen Long, Kidambi Srikanth says no to German Open.

    and for the oldest MS in the circuit, LCW, he was absent in German open since 2002 / 2003 (?)
    while Lin Dan, he is 6 times winner of German open

    in MD, Kevin / Gideon was absent in German.
    why ? because for them, AE is important.
    different with Lin Dan
     
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    I think he took German open as a warm up though. Didn't look like he gave it 100%
     
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    Yes, technically, of course, you're correct.
     
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    I think the WC is still fairly important since it's not annual, but not as important as AG/OG.
     
  5. Fortune

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    with 15 years of experience in AE, why LD need a warm up ?
    even CL only 10 years experience, Srikanth and Axelsen only 5 years (Axelsen not registered in German open 2018)...all of them skip GO 18
    even LCW never won German open...and I never see his name in the list of player in GO in the last 10 years


    LD lose the 1st set against Kanta Tsuneyama in R2, but went on to win the next 2 sets.
    if this is only a warm up, he can saved his energy for AE, by deliberately losing the 2nd sets.

    in QF vs Ng Ka Long, LD lose the 1st set, and trailing 10 - 12 and 13 - 16 in 2nd sets, he refuse to give up, forced a deuce before lose 20 - 22
     
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    LD doesn't train anymore so he needs the warm up.
     
  7. Fortune

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    then the question is, why LD doesn't train anymore if he think AE is even more important than World Championships ?

    unless he is injury (which I never heard about it), after CNY to AE, he has about 3 weeks for training
     
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    Honestly, I think the only thing that still matters to him is that 3rd gold. Hard to blame him if that were the case.
     
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    LD defeat LCW fair and square both in Beijing and also in London as you say.
    even a line call favours Lee after G3 interval

    why only count about SS ? lol
    no different between open tournament with SS / SSP lol

    so according to you, Taufik never won in home soil ?
    his 6 INA open titles is not count because it is only open tournament and not SS / SSP ?

    what about LCW in malaysia ?
    11 titles or only 9 titles ?

    if MS G.O.A.T is not Lin Dan, then who else ?

    Rudi Hartono ?
    the one who has a phobia to semi retire player Tang Xianhu and Hou Jiachang ?
    where is ASIAN GAMES GOLD ?

    Taufik ?
    just check their majors, H2H, world records...
     
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    He's lazy.
     
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    @Fortune

    1) Stay on topic.

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    Just watched his AE match against LCW

    I'm baffled by LD, truly. How can a player so gifted at the net, so competent at producing smash angles, so capable in the mid court, repeatedly muck up lifting? Nevermind footwork training or anything, just get LD to stand on a court and practice lifts 4 hours a day. I don't understand how this is a problem for him when he's so adept in all other aspects of the game. An inability to lift has already cost him a chance at an Olympic gold (because we all remember his 2nd game performance at Rio, where he sacrificed about 10 points to lifting wide), how has he let this remain a problem?

    Absolutely amazing player, but if he doesn't sort it out he's going to lose his prominence. He's got all the great shots, but he's missing one of the basics. Makes you rub your eyes in disbelief.
     
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    It's not that he can't lift. He just gives opponents wayyyy to many opportunities to play tight net shots, and then tries extra hard to send the shuttle really close to the baseline/sidelines. That's a formula for errors.
     
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    He also has a tendency to be too clever for his own good with his deceptions. When they work, they're amazing. When they don't, they just make him lose points like an outright chump lol
     
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    I disagree, it's not even lifts off of tight net shots he's putting wide, it's ones at the service line where he has time. It's so confusing how it's an issue for him.
     
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    Hmmm I never got that impression. He doesn't seem to mess up easy lifts more than other players to me. He just seems to go for more on his lifts--you know, risk and reward. One thing I will say is windy arenas tend to screw up his control quite drastically.
     
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    LD is now in the semi final while SK went out in the second round and CL and LCW in the quarter finals. He's got 5 AE titles to LCW's 3, CL's 2 and VA's + SK's 0 --> as many AE titles as the other four combined. Yet you still question his decision to come to the GO for preparation? :D
     
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    It's quite frustrating seeing Lin Dan miss so many relatively easy lifts but it's probably more because it's just always going for the perfect length. I've also seen in certain games win about 5 or 6 points from opponents just leaving lifts to the backline only for them to land bang on the line. But hey that's just his stubbornness in his belief in his own ability. And who are we to judge that belief has already gained him a load of titles. Who is to know that if you take away that type of attitude and arrogance if he would have done better or worse?

    I just enjoy watching him play his very unique style for the limited time we have left of him on the circuit.
     
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    Dan the Man has 6 and Uncle Chong Wei has 4 titles each no?
     

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