M/Q Report version 1 (updated 29th January 2016) => http://bwfcorporate.com/documents/?type=tournament_attachments&id=2216 DRAW date : 16th February 2016 As usual, impressive entry list as all world's best will come to this one of prestigious badminton tournament. Former All England champion Lee Chong Wei is back to business after stayed home last year.
A star-studded cast from every nation/MA, all out in full force making the long-tradition, prestigious All England, dubbed the mini-WC in some circles, one of the strongest tournaments ever. For me, I'm glad to see He Bingjiao given a chance to debut in a premier Superseries tournament. But I'm a bit surprised by CBA's inclusion of Xue Song instead of say Qiao Bin, Huang Yuxiang. At the same time, CHN's selection of their WD, XD and MD lineup is indicative of their possible and probable Rio Olympic strategic configuration, notably the absence of Cai Yun, Lu Kai's regular MD partner, who is replaced by Liu Cheng who is Lu Kai's occasional partner, for this important Olympic cycle tourney. No doubt, Lu Kai/Liu Cheng are not expected to vie for the MD Olympic ticket (too late for them), Cai Yun dropping out of the race is practically confirmed.
Does not look like this year's draw. Wang Yihan and Okuhara should not meet in the first round, both of them are seeded !
Lin Dan's possible path to Heaven : R32 : Lee Dong Keun R16 : Sho Sasaki QF : Jan O Jorgensen SF : Chen Long F : Kento Momota ~ Fox
Indeed......very one side draw.....except Noise pollution,everyone has tough draw....bottom half,really difficult one......saina,sung,lxr,wsx,Tai,sindhu,busanan,mitani.....
2016 ALL ENGLAND FIRST ROUND MATCHES: CLASSIC EDITION H.S Prannoy vs Xue Song(No one can predict) Ng Ka Long Angus vs Ajay Jayaram (The Mystery magnifies) Sho Sasaki vs Wei Nan (The Battle of Dark Horses) Rajiv Ouseph vs Kidambi Srikanth (Last Man Standing) Boonsak Ponsana vs Marc Zwiebler (Old But Gold) Tommy Sugiarto vs Chou Tien Chen (UFC 180 BWF edition) HKV Vittinghus vs Wang Zhengming (Resilient vs Remorseful) ~ Fox
Both MS and WS are tough this time. Top half of WS has players like Carolina, Nozomi Okuhara, Wang yihan, Ratchanok inthanon and Akane yamaguchi Bottom half of WS has players like Wang shixian, Sindhu, Saina , Li xuerui, Tai tzu ying and Sung ji hyun. According to me, both are equally balanced.
Wang Shixian couldn't have asked for an easier draw.It's now or never oppurtunity for her to grab her 3rd All England title.
Srikanth is UNSEEDED here. Hopinf for his best. Seeds 1. Chen Long 2. Lee chong wei 3. Jan O jorgensen 4. Kento Momota 5. Lindan 6. Victor Axelsen 7. Chou tien chen 8. Tian Houwei Let's see how many seeds live upto their seedings.
No way. She has to meet Sindhu in the second , possibly Lixuerui in quarters . She will be defeated by either of these two.
