I haven't heard anything. That's why I was asking. Chen is 32 now, I just wondered if they are trying Wang with a new younger partner right now.
The three mentioned all lost to experience. Particularly, in the final with GJW in the decider, LXR despite a big lead was looking so fatigued in the latter half and making some tired-looking shots, at one point she saw GJW's x-court half-smash and yet couldn't move to retrieve it but only stood watching helplessly,that I thought GJW in managing to close the gap to just one point, 14-15, would go on to simply wear LXR out and emerge on top. But, alas, it was not to be as the 'old' maestro dug her heels in and mustered up whatever there's left in her to take the next six points on the trot for a remarkable victory. Credit to LXR who's playing her back-to-back tournaments and going deep in both, doing the semifinals last week in India and final this week in Korea.
Great win for LXR today, however I have a feeling that I know tomorrow won't be as merry as today. LXR, if not for her experience and GJW's infamous " losing composure" would've shown the door. OTOH the young Han Yue is in her second consecutive Sunday Mega clash, facing her resurging senior, and beaten opponent of last week. Is also expected to look physically jaded. Both of them have the strokes the one with larger adrenaline tank should win (God - help LXR )
156cm, similar with two Japanese starlets Okuhara & Yamaguchi also Indonesian Fitriani as well. Only two finals that involving different nations, MS & MD. Son Wan Ho is the clear favourite to regain 2016 title, defeated a string of young opponents en route to final including Lee Cheuk Yiu yesterday, thanks to his vast experience and steady play. Mixed doubles discipline offers suprising semifinalist, top-seed Jordan/Oktavianti stunned by Choi/Shin, nothing more progress by the Indonesia, they should win title here considering all elite pairs skip this event but swallow disappointing outcome.
She must compete with some younger compatriots to fight place in China A team which is very challenging task.
Meanwhile in the other tournament, India IC's final is featuring a 2018 WJC SF rematch between Kunlavut Vitidsarn vs Lakshya Sen Final Matches : https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/...8809B6-8257-464C-B583-1363F913E233&d=20181202
Po is green as grass...can’t believe TPE would send him in with Wang while they’re still this unfamiliar with each other. No chance for TPE this time...
But they managed to get to Final surprisingly haha Wang is doing pretty well I guess to not give his partner "The Look" Maybe Chen needs the break before WTF
Choi/Seo won the the title in 3 games. Choi/Kim are playing the last match today. Can he make the doubles double in Korea Masters this year?
The coaches are from the players own club since there are no coaches in the national team yet after the mass disposal. Or so I read somewhere.
Ya...but even if there were national team coaches...they wouldn’t normally coach a match between home teams... I guess Korean Badminton is pretty factional like JPN...
No idea. I don't remember she was mentioned in the article. The new head coach is still recruiting. She might or might not be still in the team. Maybe someone who knows more can enlighten us? Anyway even if she were still in the team, she shouldn't be coaching any of the pairs as national team coach. I don't know if these club coaches being present is just for this special critical situation in the team at the moment or a usual thing for Korea.
