Dubai BWF World Superseries Finals 2017 (13-17 December 2017)

Ratchanok pretty clinical as well in her win over TTY.

 

Women's double Group A is ridiculously dramatic

All four pairs have won and lost 1 game.

A shame we don't have any of these matches on TV tomorrow :/

Many super exciting matches nonetheless

 

Kamura/Sonodo played realy well today. Minions was under performan. Gideon use kinesio tape on his neck, what happen with him?

 

Probably a stiff neck. Happens to me very often when I play. Badminton requires so much contortion

 

If only SN pushed herself a lil more and made this "lucky cut" PVS vs SN and also against HBJ would've been fine matches

 

this PraDeb is so hopeless ...

 

the first four matches on TV court are all doubles. That's so rare.

 

MS is the most interesting sector in Dubai for now.
Many twist and turn.

 

Chen not really suitable for XD anymore, too many errors produced by her.

 

Only a point difference now 17-16.

 

Zheng/Chen pulls out the win with few points in a row 21-12, 19-21, 21-16.

 

After Chen Qingchen and Zheng Siwei split , they haven't been training together as a pair , not even in the lead-up to Dubai SSF as they were playing the CBSL separately for different teams. Also Chen Qingchen is doing double duty here, not good for her, overtaxing her fitness/stamina which is the main reason for Zhang Jun stopping her from competing in two disciplines in the first place.

 

is Zhang Jun in Dubai?

 

So its LiLiu vs KevGid again? Meet for 3 tournaments straight and having their hopes extinguished again (If KamuraSonoda won straight vs Mads)

 

Not that I know of.

 

True. I have always felt she doesn’t have the skill set to be in the top 8! I wonder what her coach would discuss as ‘game strategies’ with her. “Just keep the shuttle in play and let’s see how it goes”


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The only way TTY progresses to next round is with a win and CYF loss. Anything else, should be Ratchanok 1st an CYF 2nd due to game differentials.

At BEST, TTY would end at 4-3 (differential of 1). Ratchanok would be 4-2 at WORSE, and CYF at 5-2 at BEST. Making it CYF>RI>TTY.

If RI splits, she'd be at 5-2, and CYF would be at 5-3. Then it'd be RI>CYF>TTY.

A Head to Head tiebreaker only comes into effect when TWO teams are still tied after # of games differential. Since it's clear cut 3>2>1 in both scenarios where CYF doesn't lose, then RI and CYF makes it to next round, and 1st deciding on if they split or not.

 

I don't really agree with this as she's won against TTY during their past 2 encounters. On the other hand, I believe Yamaguchi and Pusarla have beaten her the last times they played. She would be more wary of that. She's actually better off topping the group.

 

Agreed. I think she would definitely be out to avenge that WC QF loss. She is in better shape right now.