BWF THOMAS AND UBER CUP 2026 (24-04-2026 to 03-05-2026)

SYQ is Mentality Beast.

18-20 MP Down in WorldChamp vs Victor Lai
17-17 G3 vs Christo Popov (even down 5 pts early). nets 2 Major Titles. Probably the Olympic dissapointment taught him a lot.

and of course in Big Picture, this ThomasCup title could mask China inability to regenerate its MS ranks. Only time will tell but while other countries have good 2005 players, I cant see one from CHN yet. When the time comes, it might be hard for these young Chinese to compete.
 
Like the post above, my analysis from Uber Cup holds as well. I think its better for CHN not to win this UberCup otherwise its just masking the problems. There are simply no Chinese girls who are better than ASY. Where are the Zhang Nings, Wang Yihan, LXR, etcs. I saw the post earlier that some of these girls will have been compete with ASY at their peak. No way. and Certainly not the tiny WSX. ASY is just Physical specimen beast not to mention all her other advantages.

Check it again, it is crazy that once pride sector, the last WS from China to win WorldChampionship is way back in 2011 (YES! 15 Years ago!) - For me, this is hard to believe!! So winning the Uber Cup means nothing if you dont have the best singles anymore.
 
Yoji said:
Like the post above, my analysis from Uber Cup holds as well. I think its better for CHN not to win this UberCup otherwise its just masking the problems. There are simply no Chinese girls who are better than ASY. Where are the Zhang Nings, Wang Yihan, LXR, etcs. I saw the post earlier that some of these girls will have been compete with ASY at their peak. No way. and Certainly not the tiny WSX. ASY is just Physical specimen beast not to mention all her other advantages.

Check it again, it is crazy that once pride sector, the last WS from China to win WorldChampionship is way back in 2011 (YES! 15 Years ago!) - For me, this is hard to believe!! So winning the Uber Cup means nothing if you dont have the best singles anymore.
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China still have the best depth in terms of WS. They have 3 pretty top WS. It's just that somehow Korea always play better than their ranking when it comes to team tournament.
 
BadSmashPdx said:
FRA will be the favorite in TC 2028.

CHN: SYQ will be 32 years old in 2028 and might not be in his peak performance anymore.
INA: Must fix their MS situation so they could win TC 2028 as the host.
IND and DENMARK are still competitive too. Ayush Shetty could be a formidable player at that time.
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how about Malaysia? LOL
 
Badminton Association of India need to choose someone who atleast have some brain to select players for a particular tie.
Against France, even an outsider like me, can clearly see that Popov will win the MS1 if it is not Sen. Then why cant they simply select Sen just to fill the gap. He don't need to play, he just need to withdraw due to injury. Ayush is favorite for MS2. Atleast we would have a point and tie could have gone to doubles. MD1 , again, that stupid selector chose weak MD as MD1. And satwik/Chirag as MD2.
Its as if a match fixing !. What a brainless fellow !. Really unfortunate.
 
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In my opinion, had SYQ lost Match 1, France will have won the ThomasCup. It really is that close. This France team is such a menace.
 
Baddyforall said:
Badminton Association of India need to choose someone who atleast have some brain to sekdct players for a particular tie.
Against France, even an outsider like me, can clearly see that Popov will win the MS1 if it is not Sen. Then why cant they simply select Sen just to fill the gap. He don't need to play, he just need to withdraw due to injury. Ayush is favorite for MS2. Atleast we would have a point and tie could have gone to doubles. MD1 , again, that stupid selector chose weak MD as MD1. And satwik/Chirag as MD2.
Its as if a match fixing !. What a brainless fellow !. Really unfortunate.
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Satwik/Chirag is MD1. Its only played last because TomaPopov has to rest 1 match at least.

Initally I thought so. I believe its clear from beginning only Sen can challenge Christov. Undoubtedly, If Sen withdraws this 1-0 France this is clear.
I thought Ayush stands a chance against Lanier, like we all hope. But after seeing Lanier performance, this is 50:50 at best. Had it been played this way, France 2-0 is the most likely outcome as well. The more unexpected is, Prannoy losing to TomaPopov.

Well, its academic now. There are lots of permutation in team event and unfort, we cant see them all.
 
Yoji said:
SYQ is Mentality Beast.

18-20 MP Down in WorldChamp vs Victor Lai
17-17 G3 vs Christo Popov (even down 5 pts early). nets 2 Major Titles. Probably the Olympic dissapointment taught him a lot.

and of course in Big Picture, this ThomasCup title could mask China inability to regenerate its MS ranks. Only time will tell but while other countries have good 2005 players, I cant see one from CHN yet. When the time comes, it might be hard for these young Chinese to compete.
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China has the best junior squad and this upcoming star HU Zhe An, DONG Tian Yao, ZHU Xuan Chen and many more very good youngsters will take over the baton from the current players soon.
 
Yoji said:
In my opinion, had SYQ lost Match 1, France will have won the ThomasCup. It really is that close. This France team is such a menace.
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ya i agree with u
its like football to be decided by the PK (Penalty Kick)....and u r the first PK taker n u skied it to Mars....hahaha
 
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BadSmashPdx said:
FRA will be the favorite in TC 2028.

CHN: SYQ will be 32 years old in 2028 and might not be in his peak performance anymore.
INA: Must fix their MS situation so they could win TC 2028 as the host.
IND and DENMARK are still competitive too. Ayush Shetty could be a formidable player at that time.
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IMHO INA's issue is not only the MS, but the regeneration is general is "slow". They used to have multiple top class MDs. These days it's only Alfian/Fikri which probably won't be around for long given Alfian's age. The youngster Raymond/Nico might be one in the future, but they need more time.
 
In awe of SYQ. The guy gets knocked by illness and comes back to win his matches. That’s mental toughness when you need it.

Who would have ever thought he would be capable like that when he gave up his match all those years ago and then got banned for a year.
 
I believe we are in getting into the period of SYQ dominance. The way he played in the last 2 tournaments shows his relentless pursuit for greatness. Now that he seems to relish the big match pressure situations, he is going to be top contender at LA28


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Baddyforall said:
Badminton Association of India need to choose someone who atleast have some brain to select players for a particular tie.
Against France, even an outsider like me, can clearly see that Popov will win the MS1 if it is not Sen. Then why cant they simply select Sen just to fill the gap. He don't need to play, he just need to withdraw due to injury. Ayush is favorite for MS2. Atleast we would have a point and tie could have gone to doubles. MD1 , again, that stupid selector chose weak MD as MD1. And satwik/Chirag as MD2.
Its as if a match fixing !. What a brainless fellow !. Really unfortunate.
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First of all, I don’t think you can cite an injury that occurred well in open, and that too a day before the team entry, as a reason to pull out later from the match. Sen playing/losing MS1 could have given India a chance, but I think France were still favored to take all three MS. Sorry to keep repeating, only CHN had the three MS quality to compete with France.


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BadSmashPdx said:
FRA will be the favorite in TC 2028.

CHN: SYQ will be 32 years old in 2028 and might not be in his peak performance anymore.
INA: Must fix their MS situation so they could win TC 2028 as the host.
IND and DENMARK are still competitive too. Ayush Shetty could be a formidable player at that time.
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Bear in mind, SYQ at 32 will be playing 3x15 scoring system at Thomas cup & LA28


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Baddyforall said:
Then why cant they simply select Sen just to fill the gap. He don't need to play, he just need to withdraw due to injury.
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There would have been an issue in this. This forwarding of Lakshya name for MS1 and then withdrawing would have not gone well politically speaking. Fans would have blasted BAI for showing “cowardice”. Also, one free point would have been given in that scene, which would have not have gone well with fans.
 
Cheung said:
In awe of SYQ. The guy gets knocked by illness and comes back to win his matches. That’s mental toughness when you need it. Who would have ever thought he would be capable like that when he gave up his match all those years ago and then got banned for a year.
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we are seeing peak syq. he's playing the best of his career right now.
 
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