2014 Li-Ning BWF WORLD Championships : Day-3 (27th August 2014) - Preliminary Round

[Justin L]

Finally, it's looking to be a bridge too far for Dinuka.

 

[Justin L]

Wei Nan decided enough is enough, leading G3, 19-10 now.

 

[soulpx]

Tan cares about it
Speaking of Tan in that first game he was putting them down on the ground from the backline like they were net kills, was awesome.

Who cares if Tan cares

But he didn't smashed hard during the second game. Definitely no pressure on them this year, they can play the way they want. It's like WWE of badminton.

 

[Justin L]

I'd say having a bye in R1 and immediately face a strong opponent, your first in the tournament, the next round is not a good thing, can be tricky, esp when you're slow to warm up or settle in.

 

[Justin L]

By not smashing that shot when YipPY was down on the floor, WSX fails to take the pt and eventually loses it.

 

[Justin L]

YipPY is quite enjoyable to watch most of the time, with her jump-smashes and dive retrievals, almost like MS the way she plays.

 

[doantram]

Can somebody update the score for the match between YPY vs WSX for me please? I'm on mobile and safari doesn't have flash player to open the visual live score.

 

[Justin L]

YipPY misses a sitter, unlucky. The problem with YipPY is that she is always too eager to attack, no patience to construct the rally and often lands herself in trouble when the opponent is defending well.

 

[Justin L]

14-13 to WSX...

 

[Justin L]

15-13 WSX ahead...

 

[Justin L]

16-13, then a shot called 'out' and WSX challenges it...

 

[Justin L]

It's in and 17-13 to WSX...

 

[Justin L]

I want to see WSX play more forcefully, 17-14...

 

[bdfreak87]

is it my ear or what.. i kept hearing the commentator and even the umpire (during the challenge) calling WYH instead of WSX

 

[Justin L]

WSX sends YipPY scrambling and sprawling to and fro...18-14 to WSX...

 

[Justin L]

Excellent x-court drop shot and WSX goes 19-14....next 19-15...

 

[Justin L]

The way WSX arches her back to return the clear is something...20-15...

 

[Justin L]

G1, 21-15 won by WSX.

 

[Qidong]

Was watching the match earlier. GVS's back problem seemed to be an excuse. The pair seemed to be not on good terms. LKW's attitude and body language was horrible. Everytime his shots didnt go past the net, rather than having the courtesy to oush the shuttle to the opponent's side, he just walked away from the shuttle. V Shem was the one doing the "housekeeping". The pair didnt even communicate with one another. The commentators picked this up, too.

I think LKW's badminton career should be near the end. I just finished watched the replay. He argued with the coaches during breaks. His serves were still lousy. The TPE pair kept hitting the bird to him and he kept losing points.

 

[Justin L]

Frankly, Yip didn't play badly, a number of deft touches at the net by both players.