Surely, the draw was easy. Sen should have capitalized and won it. But as badmuse said and we all can agree, there are some off days for a player (haven't seen how Koya played against him, but it's one of those scenarios where Sen is expected to win). Sen was unlucky that third player wasn't there in his group. That's his luck. What's done is done. Now Koya needs to show that was not a one off result and needs to put on more of these kinds of performances.
You'll see a lot of these kinds of comments from Indian players irrespective of sports "I will qualify for next Olympics" , "Had I done that, I would have got a medal", "I'll do this and be in top 10 by xyz years" , "I'll bring OG medal (some Olympians who barely qualified for OG) ". These comments look nice when some work is done to achieve this. Otherwise it seems bland.
May be, but why were Rituparna and Ruthvika not playing in the selection trials? With Ruthvika, I guess her ranking has fallen too much. But Rituparna is currently #6 Indian player in terms of BWF rankings and she has played only about half the tournaments played by the 5 ranked above her . So she should have been in the trials.
In game 2, Lakshya wasn't happy with a line call. He lost focus and gifted a few points losing the game 17-21`. Yes, he should have won but lost. Meiraba also had at least 2 bad line calls in the final in Latvia, while he wasn't happy with the calls. He focussed on the next points and won the match. Srikanth and Sai Praneeth in the trials would have given a good indication of form. Srikanth is also famous for losing matches to anyone. Testing everyone's form would have given a better outcome or the best possible team. Now we have 2 in form players and 2 we are not sure (Srikanth and Praneeth).
Definitely more players should have been a part of the trials. It's the only way new talent will rise and players will not take their places for granted.
Samiya, Sankar and Lakshmi have withdrawn from Mexico IC, Akarshi is still there. Samiya is supposed participate in Brazil International Series while all the other upcoming players are heading to Ukraine. Travelling all the way to South and North America for low level tournaments is not recommended. It's more expensive and getting used to the time difference in such a short time are a challenge. Players should just pick tournaments in Europe, Asia and Africa.
LS lost in round 1, his current form indicate he shouldn't go. Regarding KS & BSP, BSP would lose in R1 not sure how KS is though.
Best thing is to select to 6 from the qualifying + BSP, KS and conduct a tourney to select 4 players.
2 inform players ?. You mean Meiraba and kiran? And also, we need patience. If Lakshya sen looses patience for silly things , great things that we are expecting from him will be hindered. And also he left after finishing one match?. It is not clear whether they informed him before he left about matches he need to play for ranking. But he left when all others are staying . These are the qualities that makes difference between good and the best. Hope success wont get into his head
The 2 in form players from this selection trial are the top 2 ranked players. Kiran George and Sameer Verma.
I can see @badmuse point. Lakshya is top 25 player and arguably in recent times (like in AE), he has done better than Sai Praneeth and Srikanth. So if Praneeth and Srikanth can get a free pass, probably Lakshya should too. It is unfair to say that he is "out of form " based on just one loss. The very fact that he is in top 25 shows that his form has been decent in the last 1 year. But I do agree that LS is impatient. Even against S.Koya, apart from the line call, his loss was partly because Koya was defending well and so LS was not getting easy points and as a result he was getting impatient and making unforced errors.
I just want a fair system for all Indian players. The only players who were in form before the selection trials were PV Sindhu, Satwik/Chirag. Other than them no one else should have been given a 'free pass' The lack of tournaments has hit all players really hard. Even Saina has been losing in early rounds. All the players except PV Sindhu, Satwik/Chirag should have been made to attend the trials. This would have given an indication of form and given the players valuable match practice. We may have our differences but all of us on this forum want the best for the Indian players. We want to see them blossom and showcase themselves at their best. India has a lot of talent waiting to be nurtured. We patiently wait for the day India becomes a badminton powerhouse!
Agree, KS and BSP should have played trails. LS who lost in R1 he shouldn't get selected, single loss etc bs won't cut it, this is Sud TUC we are talking about and only players who can defeat opponents with big margins deserve a chance (reality is different though), had KS & BSP played trails and lost I'd say the same. I hope KG who deserve the chance prepare well & practice hard, hope they conduct a 2/3 week training camp for KG + selected players with Agus/Park. I watched little WS but really likes the stability of Bansod's game. Which academy is she from? Dinku-Manjit got an interesting game (only watched few points), they need to hone those lovely skills.
Malvika Bansod trains in Raipur, Chattisgarh. I wouldn't call it an academy as it just has a small structure with 2 courts. Just basic facilities but a good coach, Sanjay Mishra. Not an easy place to train in difficult conditions.
