A minor correction to one of my posts earlier , He Jiting/Tan Qiang is the No.2 seed, Han Chengkai/Zhou Haodong is the 1st seed.
I found out that Lee Zii Jia actually beat Dwi Wardoyo last week in the Mixed team event, 21-15, 21-11. He also beat Kantaphon Wangcharoen,21-18 , 21-13.
Somebody needs to remind LZJ the dimensions of a singles badminton court again. He seems to think its bigger
More like he's forced to go for the lines and doing a bit extra as the opponent is getting a lot back, hence the proneness to error. Same problem for Kantaphon just now when SFX defended so well. Lee Zii Jia has good potential, an up-and-comer. So is Dwi Wardoyo, INA's latest addition of young talents. Kantaphon Wangcharoen is not bad too.
damn.... CHN is in the final for every category. 1 THA WS and 1 INA MS while as always JPN put their WD and Korea 1 MD.
China v Rest of The World, who will spoil their party in finale or second time WJC clean-sweep after 2000 event at homesoil? Almost one decade China WS missed WJC gold medal where Wang Lin beat Bae Yeon Ju in 2007 edition, then others young talents emerged and start to shake China supremacy, Saina Nehwal (2008 World Junior Champion), Ratchanok Intanon (2009-2011), Nozomi Okuhara (2012), Akane Yamaguchi (2013, 2014) and Goh Jin Wei (2015). Chen Yufei has chance to end the title drought against Thailand hopeful Pornpawee Chochuwong who edged past Japanese giant killer Natsuki Oie, 27-25 / 21-19. The underdog Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo, he performs beyond expectation here to enter last round, one step closer to create fairy-tale ending but tough hurdle awaits him today, reigning Asian Junior Champion Sun Feixiang. Last time INA MS secured final berth in WJC event was Tommy Sugiarto, exactly 10 years ago but lost to home player Hong Ji Hoon.
