That's why SIN fans are looking very much forward to seeing the Datuk again! Mr Lim, please tell Datuk not to follow LD's style. Maybe George should also tell him since Datuk is his idol. We want to see with our own eyes the Datuk beating LD on Singapore soil!
lcw will wait lin dan in IO with fresh leg just like when lcw didnt play in german open even if lcw skip sgo,he still play more tournament than lin dan lol
unfortunately the early bird offer is over Loh, I do not possess any VIP passes. If I had any, I would have saved myself $80 for a premium seat ticket.
Oh what a shame! I thought times are good for the corporates. Anyway I saved some money for makan and transportation since times are not so good.
Maybe LD will take revenge by not participating when Datuk is present. If LD plays in as many tournaments as Datuk, then Datuk's No.1 ranking is at stake! Maybe since the ranking points for London Olympics will start with SO, LD may decide to play more SS's. Therefore Datuk cannot afford to wait too long and play only when LD is not there, otherwise he is in danger of losing ranking points.
even if lcw skip sgo, he still play more tournament than lin dan . Agree... I believe that LCW will play more tournaments than LD between now and the 2012 Olympic Games. Why? I believe that BAM put more pressure on LCW, than CBA on LD. .
lcw decide not to participate in sgo because he lost in 2nd round last year the ranking point not in calculation and still he participate in more tournament than lin dan
Lee Chong Wei already rakes up 7000 pts for winning the Malaysia GPG. That will more than compensate the loss of pts (if there's any) from the SG SS (only 5040). Not to mention, the 9100++ pts that he will get from the Sudirman Cup is almost equivalent to 1 SS victory. So, 16,100 pts already in the bag in terms of Olympics qualification.
Grrrrr..... Singapore open is all-star cast except the MS world number 1 LCW. I already bought the tickets hoping to see the rematch from the All England tournament between LCW and LD. Guess I have to wait for the Indonesian Open. My message to LD: I already lost the opportunity to watch your head-to-head match with LCW twice this year, once in the Malaysian SS and now at the Singapore SS, please, please just don't make it three in a row at Jakarta, Indonesia. Hope he reads this!
Please tell Datuk not to be overly superstitious. It doesn't mean he will lose again in the early rounds this time! But upsets can occur. I'm not referring to the World Ranking points, which I understand from badMania that other top players, including LD, will most probably be unable to unseat LCW as world no.1 since the Datuk has already amassed points far ahead of the others. I'm referring more to the ranking points for London Olympics.
lin dan only play 8 tournament in the year of 2008(include OG),who are more superstitious? in the current sitiuation,both lcw and ld will participate at least 12 tournament per year minimum 10 ss+one major team event and one major i cant see lee chong wei would fail to enter OG as 1st seeded lcw earned 7000 in mas gp gold, 9xxx for the upcoming sc,at least another 9200 in the IO,no worry lah uncle loh lcw too in a great position to be 1st seeded during the whole OG qualification period
Active top ranking players worry about injuries during the qualification period . During the qualification period for the 2012 London Olympics, the World Ranking system continues unchanged. Therefore, for LCW, LD, or any other active top ranking player, they won't be worried about their top World Ranking positions during this qualification period if they continue to play with their usual number of tournaments similar to past years. It is the less active of the intermediate players who are coming in wishing to qualify and to raise their World Ranking positions. However, our active top players are worried about injuries during this qualification period; which could prevent them from playing their usual number of tournaments similar to past years. .
So it means continued participation in as many BWF approved tournaments is important. Missing out in many such tournaments is detrimental to the ranking points of players who aspire to be included in the London Olympics, especially for countries which want the maximum three representives in MS and WS. Right now only China seems the likely candidate again. Even other powerhouses like INA, MAS and DEN are unlikely to have three representatives. Having two is not an easy matter either. And as reiterated by Chris, woe befall those who are injured during the qualifying period. If the injury is less serious, a short rest may do the trick, but if the injury is very serious like the tearing of the Achilles tendon, then many months are needed for recovery. In the latter case, the player can say bye-bye to London.
LCW should have no problems in filling up the quotas of 10 tournaments (they will count the best 10 tourneys only anyway) for the Olympics qualification period. The Sudirman Cup pts will definitely be considered as 1 of them. 8 more tourneys (with 1 victory in the MAS GPG already in the bag) will be needed. LCW is almost confirmed going to these 8 "mandatory" tourneys: INA SSP 2011 WC 2011 Denmark SSP 2011 China SSP 2011 SS Finals 2011 Korea SSP 2012 MAS SS 2012 AE SSP 2012 Practically, he has fulfilled the 10 tourneys required for the Olympics qualification. But I think he will participate in at least 2-3 more tourneys (unless he has some injuries): Japan SS French SS Hong Kong SS (if he decides to skip the SEA Games as well)
LCW should have enough points to qualify for the 2012 London Olympic Games . Agree. With just all the SSP (mandatory tournaments), together with the SC, WC and SS Finals events, LCW should have enough points to qualify for the 2012 London Olympic Games. Therefore, why for LCW to play at the 2011 Singapore Open SS? .
