The Koreans are very good, very traditional style and earn their wins the old fashion way. They remind me Kim Dong Moon/Ha Tae Kwan, no fancy shot but pure raw power and speed which is in direct constrast with KKK/TBH. I expect the Koreans to do well in coming tournaments as they grow more mature. Also, don't over-look the up coming Japanese pairs, I got the kick of it when Rexy said KKK/TBH lost because KKK was to eager to revenge and win? I think the Malaysian coaching staffs should recognize there are quite a few pairs out there in par with our ace and they are hungrier.
I forgot that KJhas a chance to be number 4 also...depnding how well he plays Swiss and European championship...
MEN'S SINGLES Lin Dan [1] vs Chen Jin [4] -- Yes,i agree, I think Chen Jin's qualification is more important to Li yongbo. MEN'S DOUBLES i have no idea... WOMEN'S SINGLES Tine Rasmussen vs Lu Lan [3] -- crossing my fingers~~~ WOMEN'S DOUBLES Du Jing/Yu Yang [3] vs Lee Kyung Won/Lee Hyo Jung [4] -- Im sure they can do it~~~ MIXED DOUBLES Zheng Bo/Gao Ling [1] vs Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir [2] --sure thing~~~
I do not think ZB/GL is a sure thing yet....they have struggled from first 2 rounds....I think it is 50-50
Lin dan's racket at all england Dear bros: Bros here , know which racket is lin dan using now , it seems like the the Arcssaber that is red color ? thanks!
I have looked at the women ranking... It seems that XXF and Lu lan are safe for now. Zhu lin is number 5 ( belwon WC), since she lost 2nd round and she lost more points she was semifinalist. Zhang ning is in position 2 and has more points to defend as winner of swiis and semifinalist ( right now she has 74000 poins) Tine is who ranks number 9 with 53200 points, can bounch her to 5 or 6 if she wins today and if she does well again next week, she may have chance to be number 4 ( Tine did not play last year)...meanwhile if ZN does not do well or lose in qtr or below in swiis, she can find herself to number 7 position..or worse LuLan needs to be reach RU or win in order to maintain her numner3 or 2 position in Swiss Zhu Lin, meanwhile, needs to reach semifinal to be Olympic contender as she lost to Lili in 1st round last year.
Not too good, 2 of 4. LCW let me down. I'm afraid I will struggle to win now. Need a lot of luck. Thanks for checking . I will PAW later for the finals.
I'm sure Lin Dan is going to beat CJ in straight Games......Lee Chong wei seemed really slow yesterday, I thought he would CJ in straight games the way he played taufik in quarters. from the back court his strokes were unreadable. But in the semis he didn't use his tricky soft drops and smashes. CJ yet doesn't have enough courage and Skills to beat Lin dan. He's still 30% behind Lin dan.
That means it would be (champion + SF) or (F + F). That's tough for CJ but not impossible with a little help from his teammates. Wow, it would be interesting to see someone like Tine to squeeze the CHN players out of top 4 position. I think Tine has a good chance of doing that.
CJ getting the 3rd MS slot in OG08 is crucial to LD winning the OG gold.Some 90% of LD's titles come from having a CHN MS meeting him in the SF or Final. If CJ cannot qualify for OG, LD's SF easy passage option evaporates and what are the chances of BCL making the final? Of course, luck can be on LD's side if the draw puts LCW, LHI and TH in the other half. That can happen.Unless TH or LHI qualifies for OG08 at No.4 since OG08 has nationality separation as a criterion , unlike SS. I agree with you the KOR MDs didn't win through luck.NSS does not favour top seeds but those with at least more than decent skills and superb, relevant preparations.The KOR MDs have both. The tops seeds have excellent skills but what's the point when you are caught napping?
He has to work very hard for that and it makes no difference to him because meeting either LCW or LD is equally tough. The only reason for him to bother is to have the satisfaction of making it tougher for LD and easier for LCW.Expect him to couldn't care less.
madBad or badMania???.. ..hmm, so far i see badMania's preview & i'm still looking for madbad's preview...anyone else looking for madbad's review??..*scratches head*..madbad, are you gonna do your own preview for us??.. *pulling sumbadder's legs*..
Agree. Did you count the points starting from SPO07? Because that's the first OQP(Olympic Qualifying Points) tournament.I expect this year's ABC to be a real ABC.CJ would definitely turn up and I wouldn't be surprised if LD and BCL enter as well.
