Despite the early disappointments, MAS is not doing too badly at this stage. Having one MS and one MD representive in the SFs is par for the course.
For INA, it has to be a disappointment especially with no entries left in MS and MD despite high expectations for Taufik and Kido/Setiawan.
It is par for CHN with some good news here (3 in the MS, 2 in the XD) and some bad news there (only Lu Lan in the WS and decimated in the MD). And some pretty usual stuff (3 in the WD in the company of Lee/Lee). It says a lot about CHN that it is only par for them when they have 9 entries (out of 20) in the SFs.
KOR is disappointed that Lee Hyun Il did not come this far, but elated with both their MD pairs. They should also be happy that Hwang Hye Youn went over many tough hurdles to get here. Also Lee KW/Lee HJ winning over Gao/Zhao. A bit disappointed with XD. Overall, I think the Koreans did a bit better than expected.
As for DEN, Tine Rasmussen has a bright chance to win it all. I think her toughest remaining hurdle is against Hwang later. A bit of disappointment in the MD with their potential. Overall, par for DEN.
For JPN, they will have to come down from their early elation sooner or later. They created some early upsets, but it's the business end now. Still, they are not expected to have anyone in the SF, so having Ikeda/Sakamoto in the SF of All-England is a good achievement for JPN. We may yet see them in the final, as they face the weaker of the Korean pairs.
Xu Huaiwen took good advantage of the early loss of Zhang Ning. A plus for GER.
And finally, the homesters. All-England is all the better that they are still in the tournament.
For INA, it has to be a disappointment especially with no entries left in MS and MD despite high expectations for Taufik and Kido/Setiawan.
It is par for CHN with some good news here (3 in the MS, 2 in the XD) and some bad news there (only Lu Lan in the WS and decimated in the MD). And some pretty usual stuff (3 in the WD in the company of Lee/Lee). It says a lot about CHN that it is only par for them when they have 9 entries (out of 20) in the SFs.
KOR is disappointed that Lee Hyun Il did not come this far, but elated with both their MD pairs. They should also be happy that Hwang Hye Youn went over many tough hurdles to get here. Also Lee KW/Lee HJ winning over Gao/Zhao. A bit disappointed with XD. Overall, I think the Koreans did a bit better than expected.
As for DEN, Tine Rasmussen has a bright chance to win it all. I think her toughest remaining hurdle is against Hwang later. A bit of disappointment in the MD with their potential. Overall, par for DEN.
For JPN, they will have to come down from their early elation sooner or later. They created some early upsets, but it's the business end now. Still, they are not expected to have anyone in the SF, so having Ikeda/Sakamoto in the SF of All-England is a good achievement for JPN. We may yet see them in the final, as they face the weaker of the Korean pairs.
Xu Huaiwen took good advantage of the early loss of Zhang Ning. A plus for GER.
And finally, the homesters. All-England is all the better that they are still in the tournament.
.....and i think all of BC forumers here would feel the same way like us......
........its seriiously sick....
....LYB..
though of course, i will be rooting for home boys LWW/CTF to get their AE before retiring.
