And Zhang Nan/Li Yinhui earns the right to face off against their young teammates, the most in form and now WR#2 XD pair in the world, Zheng Siwei/Chen Qingchen, tomorrow.
Umpire nomination process: The host country appoints umpires for Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix tournaments and tournaments at International Challenge, International Series and Future Series. Stages of the nomination process for BWF Events: For each event, the BWF Office and Events Committee Chair agree on the number of umpires to be selected based on the competition format and other considerations such as financial resources. The quota for BWF major events is agreed by the Events Committee and Council; The BWF invites the Continental Confederations to recommend the umpires as per the agreed quota, together with a few reserves; The Nomination List is provided to the BWF by the Confederations in priority order; The referee may be consulted on the nomination of the umpires; The Events Committee finalises the Nomination List; The Council approves the Nomination List; The BWF issues invitations based on the lists and copied in Continental Confederations and Member Associations. http://www.bwfbadminton.org/page.aspx?id=14927
But he can't be doing that too often without VA getting the hang of it. Must be tiring for HY as well.
Though Chen Long isn't at his Rio'16 best, he didn't appear too rusty and was good enough to stop the upstart Shi Yuqi in two convincing straight sets.
I am quite surprised by the performance of Line Kjaersfeldt. She managed to win two very good rounds.
