This is interesting, perhaps a kink that has to be worked out in future tournaments: Chris Langridge (ENG) just finished playing a XD match (close one to boot) and will be appearing for his MD match shortly. Not giving him much of a rest and consequently a huge disadvantage.
Qualifiers: WSQ Kim Moon Hi (Kor) to face Schenk in main draw XDQ Maeda/Masuda (Jpn) to face Wallwork/Blair Ooi SA/Fairuz (Mas) defeated Nicholas/Langridge, to face Schjoldager/Paaske Andersen/Nielsen (Den) to face Asuncion/Asuncion Kim Min Jung/Joen Jun Bum (Kor) to face Kostiuczyk/Mateusiak To come (all finals): MSQ Yogendran v Sony Wong CH v Kenn Lim Anup v Nguyen TM Nakanishi v Tan Chun Seang - I feel Tan can pull it off WSQ Wong Miew Kheng v Lee Hyun Jin Diana Dimova v Kamila Augustyn Anita Raj Kaur v Kang Hae Won MDQ Hwang Ji Man/Cho Gun Woo v Hui/Alroy (Hkg) Ong SH/Tan BS v Lindley/Langridge Koo KK/Tan BH v Chew CE/Hong CH Shirley/Gordon v Warfe/Smith
This has always been happening for players of both XD and MD, or XD and WD. But I find three rounds in one day a bit too much, even for players entering one event only. Imagine playing six matches per day for those appearing in two qualifying events. I think the qualifying matches should be spread over two days, or at least one day and a half.
MSQ Yogendran v Sony Wong CH v Kenn Lim Anup v Nguyen TM Nakanishi v Tan Chun Seang WSQ Wong Miew Kheng v Lee Hyun Jin Diana Dimova v Kamila Augustyn Anita Raj Kaur v Kang Hae Won MDQ Hwang Ji Man/Cho Gun Woo v Hui/Alroy (Hkg) Ong SH/Tan BS v Lindley/Langridge Koo KK/Tan BH v Chew CE/Hong CH Shirley/Gordon v Warfe/Smith my predictions
Chew and Hong say "Not so fast, you Asian Games MD champions, do you think we were going to roll over that easily?"
I meant that in the context of having to play that amount of games in one day. Yes, perhaps they do need to spread out qualifying over a longer period of time. Those who qualify for the main draw are at a severe disadvantage because of fatigue.
Suspicious Livescore Hey guys, I just found out that the info that was shown in the tournament software is not that accurate or so. It's looks suspicious to me. If you will check the attached image below you will see the others stats (in red oblong)is the same with the score itself. Try to see the smash winner, net winner and clear winner stats are all 0. How come??? Does it mean that both teams didn't use any smash, net or even clear to win their rallies? I don't get it!!!
Langridge only have 3 matches today which is quite normal for a doubles player (although potentially he could have 6 if they were full draws; that would be bad). Whether he had tough matches is arbitrary, not something the organiser can control. However, the organiser will normally spread his matches as far as possible. For instance, since he just finished an XD match, I think the organiser will schedule is MD match for the very last.
What is a "clear winner" BTW? Clearing is a defensive shot, very difficult for it to be a winner. Should add "unforced error" and "service error" (server/receiver fault, shuttle out or netted etc.). Can also lump "service error" into unforced error.
Yes, I see that the organisers HAVE rescheduled his match for a later start. However, I don't think, as you have rightly pointed out, that a person could potentially play 6 matches a day, was what the organizers had in mind.
Qualifiers: MSQ Sony to face Lee Tsuen Seng in main draw 1st round [MSQ2] to face John Moody [MSQ3] to face Chetan Anand [MSQ4] to face Park Sung Hwan WSQ (Koreans strong in qualifying bracket) Lee Hyun Jin (Kor) to face Xing Aiying Kamila Augustyn (Pol) to face Li Li Kang Hae Won (Kor) to face Nedeltcheva Kim Moon Hi (Kor) to face Schenk MDQ Hwang Ji Man/Cho Gun Woo (Kor) to face Luluk/Alven [MDQ2] to face Ohtsuka/Masuda Koo KK/Tan BH (Mas) to face Chan CM/Hoon TH Warfe/Smith (Aus) to face Brehaut/Sindoro XDQ Maeda/Masuda (Jpn) to face Wallwork/Blair Ooi SA/Fairuz (Mas) to face Schjoldager/Paaske Andersen/Nielsen (Den) to face Asuncion/Asuncion Kim Min Jung/Joen Jun Bum (Kor) to face Kostiuczyk/Mateusiak To come (all finals): MSQ Wong CH v Kenn Lim Anup v Nguyen TM Nakanishi v Tan Chun Seang MDQ Ong SH/Tan BS v Lindley/Langridge
