2008 Hongkong Open SS Day 7 (30 Nov 08)-Final

they ranked 5th before OG
while CHN has already 2 pairs in the big 4 (Zheng/Gao & He/Yu) at that time

based on rules..
one country can only send 3 pairs maximum if only the third pair ,in this case (Xie/Zhang) ranking must be on the top 4 (like in MS and WS,CHN can send 3 representatives because there was Lin Dan,Bao,Chen in the top 4 MS,and also XXF,LL,ZN,and ZL in the top 4 WS)...

pity XZB/ZYW ranked 5th at that time before OG,so they did not qualified to play in OG

mean while...CHN pair lead 11-8 in the 2nd game
thx for the explanation. I don't follow XD rankings but i alway see XZB/ZYW as china's #1 or #2 XD pair.
 
since tony G, candra W were in HK, organizer should repeat the same celebrity short game with sally yeh and another HK star like they did in 2007
 
thx for the explanation. I don't follow XD rankings but i alway see XZB/ZYW as china's #1 or #2 XD pair.

i agree..
compared to inconsistent HHB/YY
I prefer XZB/ZYW as the main CHN XD pair
now they already beat the olympic champions and also beat the current World champions & WR number 1 pair twice in a row
 
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they ranked 5th before OG
while CHN has already 2 pairs in the big 4 (Zheng/Gao & He/Yu) at that time...
They could have been ranked higher if they were not asked to make way to HHB/YY. In fact, HHB/YY were in the top 4 by, ahem, team order.

Meanwhile, it looks like an exhibition match between LD & CJ.

LD influenced the umpire to call it a "let". :eek:
 
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Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen could not make it to the top 4 as they lost in the Badminton Asia Championships to Nova/Butet. That's why they kissed their OG hope goodbye.
 
It seemed to be difficult to control the shuttle from Lin's Side at first set......maybe the hall is windy..........And I think CJ knows Lin's Game very well, He's always been blocking him very well...
 
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