Fully agree. I switched to four four two.
WS defending champion Wang Yihan has tough path en route to final, starting from Bae Youn-joo (R/32), Eriko Hirose (R/16), Jiang Yanjiao (QF), either Saina or Tine at semifinal.
Whats 442...???
On Astro supersport hosted by Jason Dasey and some football pundits like Abbas Saad & Peter Barnes. Sorry for the OT.Football programme on Astro.
i don't understand why the MAS team don't send their only top players rather than send the whole players like back ups and juniors, send only LCW, Koo/Tan can't help MAS team improve in future time...
i don't understand why the MAS team don't send their only top players rather than send the whole players like back ups and juniors, send only LCW, Koo/Tan can't help MAS team improve in future time...
I agree we need to send potential youngsters to gain experience. MAS mostly send junior players to lower level competitions such as GP Gold rather than SS series. The best example is Woon Ke Wei/Vivian Hoo just won GP Gold indonesia WD title last week . But I think MAS need to step up their effort in helping junior players breakthrough.
BWF website wrongly wrote that Chen Long is in the same half of the draw with Chong Wei when it should be Chen Jin to be CW's potential semi-final opponent. As it is, with CL and Lin Dan possibly meeting in their semi-final, I would, sadly speaking,expect LD to throw hs match to CL again, for the usual reasons which BCers are well aware of, including the reluctance of the two titans, LD and LCW, to clash with each other.
But the SS Premier is a major title, isn't it, why would they want to avoid each other, especially when it is to LD's advantage to beat LCW again and reinforce the mental defeat of LCW? Provided of course LD overcomes LCW, which I think LD has about 70% chance of succeeding, based on recent form as well as their head-to-head record.
Anyway, even if we don't get to see another Dream Final, let's hope for the second-best match-up between Lee CW and Chen Long !![]()
WELL SAID Justin! I do agree Chen Long needs to face Lee Chong Wei more often to hone his skills and know better (to get used to) LCW's plays... one undeniable advantage of CL over LCW is his age! Therefore if CL does catch up in all other aspects (technical & non-technical ones) with the age advantage, his chances over LCW will even be better! 2012OG should be his paramount objectiveAlas ! a dream match between Lin Dan and Lee C W is getting rarer. Luckily there is now another match-up we can look forward to : Lee CW vs Chen Long -- let's hope they play each other more often. I believe they would because Lee CW wants to thump Chen Long down by avenging his defeat and thrashing him time and again while Chen Long is eager to prove his recent win is no fluke. If I were Chen Long, I would want to play Chong Wei as often as possible, 1) I have nothing to lose;2) I gain valuable experience and improve my skills playing him;3) having a chance to beat him more often will boost my confidence and establish my standing;4) I am still young at 22 years of age whereas both Lin Dan and Lee CW would probably retire in a few years' time, and 5) other new players are coming up, so I must continually play with the very best to hone my skills and be one step ahead of the rest.
Luckily for Chen Long, his lowest point was his shock loss to Kevin Cordon in the world championship and his highest point so far was his morale-boosting win over Lee CW after that; if not for the latter victory, I should think Chen Long would be struggling with his self-confidence and mental stress. As it is,he is now a more mature and steady player, still improving and developing his game, and, indeed, should very soon be poised to take over the reins from his illustrious compatriot, Super Dan!
In my humble opinion, I come to the above conclusion after watching the replay of Chen Long's match against Chong Wei three times as well as taking into account the way he played in the previous matches with others in the Li Ning China Masters and Japan Open enroute to his unexpected victory over Chong Wei. Just think, how many players could score points against Chong Wei by attacking him instead of just waiting for him to make mistakes, even though conceding that in that match CW did make a few mistakes and wasn't at his best.