I felt for Lim Yin Fun... she was crouching and diving for shuttle...Lim Yin Fun of MAS was being played by SJH. Lim Yin Fun is about same age as Hana?
If INA goes to the next round as leader of the group C, how would the team fare vs. likely runners up : Korea, Thai, and Chinese Taipei?
Well they'll clearly def TPE, and THA I doubt against Kor
Key to play taller player is to play flat, quick exchange, mighty drop, netting, cross-court ala Ratchanok. None of INA players can do that . Easy for me to say. Good to see Morten Frost and Hendrawan giving advice to Lim Yin Fun...
Hendrawan is taking over coaching LCW too....
Hendrawan likes to stick around in MAS now Morten Frost takes over. Besides, he would very much love to train and coach LCW to win his Olympic title in 2016.When will Hendrawan taking over coaching INA MS and maybe WS again ?
I hope it happens not after 2016
Hendrawan already did coaching in MS during year 2007 when he coached Sony to beat LCW in 3rd round on WC 2007, remember...?
Yes, I forget that. I also remember now Taufik did not like him being the MS coach
Hendrawan likes to stick around in MAS now Morten Frost takes over. Besides, he would very much love to train and coach LCW to win his Olympic title in 2016.
I am a person who studies social identities, and I wonder if it means anything, that the leaders in both males and female are Indonesian Chinese, who form a very small part of the country.
Indonesian badminton = Chinese Indonesian.
To name a few, back from the days in the 50's and 60's with Ferry Sonneville, Tan Joe Hok, 70's and 80's with Rudy Hartono, Lim Swie King, 90's to 2000's with Susi Susanti, Alan Budikusuma, Candra Wijaya, Tony Gunawan, Hendrawan. They took gold, silver and bronze in MS at the first badminton Olympic in 1992 and it was all Indonesian Chinese affair (Alan, Ardy and Hermawan). Turning point was in 1998 when many Chinese fled for their lives (Indonesia being the country that killed most Chinese living overseas following 1966 and 1998 killings), some were discriminated in favor of the native players by PBSI officials , and Tang Xianhu's Indonesian citizen application was rejected despite being born and raised in Indonesia. Some stupid things that the past government and PBSI officials did seriously affect Indonesia's badminton and you can see right now they are no longer powerhouse. Some have left for greener pasture, playing and coaching for other nations, and now they still have Setiawan and Natsir, but Indonesian badminton will never be the same if they can't see why they were there at the first place. It's their champions' with their hardworking and fighting spirit thriving to be the best, heart of steel, never give up and reach to the top attitude, giving blood, sweat and tears that the Chinese Indonesian had in the past.