Singapore Open 2006 Qualifying Rounds

[X Ball]

My friend, you've not been following our sports scene closely enough. Those who excel in the SEA and Commonwealth Games, though lesser in stature than the Olympics and Asian Games, have had their share of the spoils, particularly the women's table tennis team. A new China import has outshone Ronald Susilo's fiancee by wining the most events, team and individual combined and was rewarded handsomely! And it is expected that more will follow suit! Do you know that Ronald's better half is perhaps worth close to a million sing dollars?

Singapore should attract BCL, Chen Yu or Taufik with the big money not the women players to play for them.

I would not go and see your precious chinese born lady play (and even win). However, if Ronald suddenly become SO champion I would go more often to Singapore. ATTACK RONNO !

 

[Loh]

You are absolutely wrong. The foreign talent scheme's main objective is not to have only foreign talents playing for Singapore, it is to provide more competition. Singaporean players sucks NOT because of a lack of opportunities, but a lack of competition. Do we look like we have no money to send our best players to big tournaments?

The reigning national champion rarely gets threatened in local tournaments and thus will not feel the need to train harder since he will always get the chance to represent Singapore and travel to overseas tournaments. Take a look at those Cheers Championships results, its always those few guys winning locally; the same guys who are perenial punching bags in international tournaments.

China is successful because if you do not do really well, you get dropped from the national team and someone else who is just as good will replace you. Why do you think there are a number of good chinese players going to to France, Germany and Holland?

You simply cannot use coffeeshop theories to look at such issues.

For the better future of Singapore, I would vote to prefer foreign mercenaries than certain narrowminded Singaporeans who tend to think they are everything Singapore only needs and fail to realise that Singapore is built not just by Singaporeans but also by foreign talents throughout all these years; Malaysians, Indonesians, Indians, Chinese, Westerners, etc.

Oh by the way, do not feel too sad if and when you realised that majority of these "foreign mercenaries" actually made more contribution to Singapore than you.

I'm glad you're more open-minded than others. Hope it knocked some sense into those who are just too narrow-minded.

 

[hcyong]

Yup...she has done well to beat Lee Hyun Jin and Lydia Cheah to qualify for the main draw. How old is Gu Juan? She could be the next Li Li....

It was Lydia who beat Lee Hyun Jin and then Gu beat Lydia.

 

[Loh]

Singapore should attract BCL, Chen Yu or Taufik with the big money not the women players to play for them.

I would not go and see your precious chinese born lady play (and even win). However, if Ronald suddenly become SO champion I would go more often to Singapore. ATTACK RONNO !

You are asking too much. We've had enough of trouble getting the services of Taufik when he was down and had problems with his own badminton association some years ago. Please don't forget the political sensitivities involved.

Our SBA has its own plans and strategy. They are other aspects to consider as well and not just buying high ranking players off the shelf! If it were that easy, then China will be deprived of its top players in no time! And perhaps the USA will be the world champion.

 

[X Ball]

You are asking too much. We've had enough of trouble getting the services of Taufik when he was down and had problems with his own badminton association some years ago. Please don't forget the political sensitivities involved.

Our SBA has its own plans and strategy. They are other aspects to consider as well and not just buying high ranking players off the shelf! If it were that easy, then China will be deprived of its top players in no time! And perhaps the USA will be the world champion.

Loh, it is really not that difficult ---- look at how many Chinese players have settled in Australia (I saw Yang Yang and another player in Perth Australia and they are not even playing). It is all a matter of citizenship and a bit of guarantee. If you look at soccer, tell me how many Afro people have settled and playing for European nations.

I don't buy what you said coz it did not make good sense!

 

[hara^kazuko]

I'm glad you're more open-minded than others. Hope it knocked some sense into those who are just too narrow-minded.

It doesn't mean you are open-minded if u think like that though. And those who think other thing else doesnt mean they are narrow-minded. Do you think that you are way too definite on your ideas n thinking? There's nothing entirely right though.. Even though you disagree with their thoughts, u might said that you disagreed but not saying others narrow-minded.. The way you talk may just cause some flaming war around here... What the hell... i've never been so pissed off in a forum..

 

[hara^kazuko]

urm... ignore what i've said in the last few sentences.. *sweat*