On the other hand the absence of the Chinese team will give some more motivation to the other big guns
Putting the absence of CHN team aside....
Kaori Imabeppu is a least known player that I really want to watch. I only managed to see her play once last year (cant remember which tournament). It's nice to put the faces to their names, and see them play as I never get to watch some of them on televised matches (online viewing is slow and hopeless for me) so hope they survived the rounds til' I get to see them on tv.
When sport are politics mix, it never ends well!
A disgraceful decision by Chinese Badminton to withdraw from the tournament!
Disgraceful decision by China to pressure their players into making a political statement!
Feel sorry for the players and the people of China who have to put up with this crap!
Thus why I stated "Disgraceful decision by China to pressure their players into making a political statement!"For all we know, this may not be CBA's call ...... They do report to "a higher power", you know.
Thus why I stated "Disgraceful decision by China to pressure their players into making a political statement!"
Precisely so! What disgraceful decision? Advisable to know some history and get the facts right before jumping to any conclusion. As far as possible, I 'd like to see politics and sports separate but in reality it's not always possible; not when sovereignty is at stake and the offensive party recalcitrant. Besides, the players and coaches' safety is a concern should the situation spirals out of control. Let's hope the tension is defused quickly and things return to 'normalcy' once again by diplomacy which has always been China's policy instead of provocations and sabre rattling by ....ignorance knows no bound, that's all i can say.
With the current situation between the Chinese and the jap , even you put gun onto their heads they will still refuse to go and play badminton there.
What a damning and sweeping statement, totally unjustified. On the contrary, without CHN it will lose much of the respect and honour. Without them where will badminton be today? Please see the big picture and cast aside your narrow-mindedness, prejudice and keep personal your desire to see non-CHN players win a few major titles. A fair and balanced view is proper,healthy and good...and the absence of CHN team will give badminton it's respect and honour back, and BWF some relief.
Alas, we have a taintless tournament. No walkovers and special instructions to lose. Badminton is certainly much better and cleaner now and exciting too. But for how long? One wonders.