It seems BWF will decide first, by May 5. CBA will not have to reply until May 11.
Seems to give all the initiative to cba then

It seems BWF will decide first, by May 5. CBA will not have to reply until May 11.
"The choice of entries is up to the respective MA and Chen can secure his place if he is chosen by the Chinese Badminton Association over one of his three higher-ranked compatriots."
Take your sacrifice, THW, SYQ or LD.
Chen Long's the type of guy to be asleep for a year and a half, and then just wake up and win the Asia Championships...![]()
I see what you mean.I think his game play focusses more on good quality shot the whole time and superb fitness. So I can't really agree. I think he's the kind of player that profits from playing lots of matches and getting "match fit".
The development of badminton is not one man's task... and for sure not just any player's task, moreover a player is not a machine, not even an association's task,,, such huge thing of development of any sport is a matter of its whole ecosystem. And I will say that those high priests wearing the business suits controlling the world body making the business deals, laws and regulations etc etc have the most effects on the growth or subsiding of that sport, and among sports, badminton itself is also undergoing severe competition to get the interests of the media, societies and viewers, thus its success or not will also [at least partially] depend on the performances of other sports as well. It is just unfair thing to put such complex things on Chen Long's shoulder. A player or an association should have own freedom on that level of intensity any player gets involved, for whatever reasons, just call it some kind of "sovereignty"!The way CL has been absent or under-performing since OLY shows poor involvement in the development of badminton. He is not doing much good for the game.
HBJ needs to enhance her endurance! Obviously lacks of at this level.