@Mate To be honest. All the Japanese players have all been interviewed and questioned one by one after the gambling scandal to find out who is involved. This is because Kenichi Tago didn't go for gambling alone. He brought along junior players. Initially it was only Kenichi Tago and Kento Momota involved. After the questioning session it is found out that Kenta Nishimoto is also involved. Of course Kenta Nishimoto said he followed them there twice visited the gambling place for 20 minutes but didn't bet. But then he was also punished just like them. That is why I said it will affect some badminton players somehow. The rest of the junior badminton players who have followed Kenichi Tago have been let off with a stern warning. Till today we may never know who are the youngsters who followed Kenichi Tago to the gambling place as their names are not published. Hence this will also indirectly affect the badminton players performance.
Poor Kim Hyo Min. She lost her WS match to Akane Yamaguchi. It is just like a heaven and earth performance. Her performance is definitely not on par with the other WS players. Imagine it Kim Hyo Min is such a tall player with all the height advantage, The thing that makes a big difference is that she is hardly send out for any tournaments. Then when she is send out for tournaments she couldn't even pass the second round. I really cannot blame her. Lack of exposure is the main cause.
Choi Sol Kyu / Kim Jae Hwan just lose their MD match just as I have feared. Again hmm.... lack of exposure. Choi Sol Kyu / Kim Jae hwan hardly goes out for any MD tournament. He and Kim Jae Hwan is also not that young anymore. Time is running out for them. Again both lost in the second round. Hmm not a good sign. Looking AT THE SCORE 15-21 10-21 really like a heaven and earth match. Plus this Chinese Taipei MD are not even ranked among the top players. Really it is time for the Korean MD to buck up before it is too late.
twice WZM is faulted for his backhand low serve, obviously he's unhappy about it and checked with the umpire the second time, to no avail.
Wang Zhengming has too many weakness in his game 1) Mentally Fragile 2) Lazy Defense 3) No consistency in his shots 4) Non existent anticipation
Indonesian men single's challenge kept alive with Ginting's win over Sameer Verma in three sets.Now to watch whether SDW will beat Srikanth who has been plagued with injury woes and a dip in form.
Heo Kwang Hee and Tanvi Lad going neck to neck against WZM and WYH respectively. Delightful to watch.
i would say if india start sending tanvi lad gadde ruthivika shivani regularly in grandprix gold and superseries along with pradnya gadre sikki reddy prajakta sawant maneesha k they will be a good contender for 2018 uber cup.because there players have got skills only thing is the lack of exposure.
guys i have quite in my mind by seeing srikanths recent performance i think if anybody other then chen long come to meet him in the final he can win.or it might be repeat of last year what happened in india saina and srikanth winning both the singles titles.
thats what recquires them to play more tournaments on elite level tanvi is a player who would have polished would be at the place of he bingjiao or goh jin wei she has lts of upsets to her name last year she beated goh jin wei took carolina to three games now showed a good fight against wang yihan.