Whether Cai/Fu's time is up or not, I believe they themselves know the answer, the two players concerned and their coaches. But this is the least of CBA's worries, the fact is CHN has such depth of talents, they can field two teams if that's allowed and it's possible they may both end up contesting the finals between themselves.
The way I see it, just because CHN lost the XD when they were leading comfortably around mid-game in the decider fought between two closely matched pairs and their less-than-top-form-and-injury-plagued Wind and Cloud pair unexpectedly lost to an up-and-coming,promising INA pair, doesn't mean that overnight CHN Team is going downhill. I won't read too much into it, it's more of a one-off, isolated anomalous result. Even if CHN in this QF lost to INA or fails to defend their title this Sunday, it's still no big deal to me. It's only when they not only flop this time but also loses the next edition two years later, that it is a signal of real trouble brewing, a serious cause for concern.
My point is whether CHN wins by 5-0,3-0 or 3-1 or as in this case 3-2, it's still a definite win as CHN has been winning consistently the past decade or so. Yes,that's right, the key word is consistency. So I'd say it's too early to jump into any conclusions. Let's see how things pan out and which team finally mounts the winner's rostrum come Sunday. Meanwhile, hold your horses.
The way I see it, just because CHN lost the XD when they were leading comfortably around mid-game in the decider fought between two closely matched pairs and their less-than-top-form-and-injury-plagued Wind and Cloud pair unexpectedly lost to an up-and-coming,promising INA pair, doesn't mean that overnight CHN Team is going downhill. I won't read too much into it, it's more of a one-off, isolated anomalous result. Even if CHN in this QF lost to INA or fails to defend their title this Sunday, it's still no big deal to me. It's only when they not only flop this time but also loses the next edition two years later, that it is a signal of real trouble brewing, a serious cause for concern.
My point is whether CHN wins by 5-0,3-0 or 3-1 or as in this case 3-2, it's still a definite win as CHN has been winning consistently the past decade or so. Yes,that's right, the key word is consistency. So I'd say it's too early to jump into any conclusions. Let's see how things pan out and which team finally mounts the winner's rostrum come Sunday. Meanwhile, hold your horses.
) to be drew into the same opponent again after residing in the same group! And this same opponent in the last eight is none other than CHN, the many times defending champion and undoubtedly the most formidable squad at present.