being seeded first makes the whole nation expect more from the shuttler.. results, pressure.. den? din manage to get it!
my preference, & not based on performance MS--1. LCW; 2. LD MD--2. KKK-TBH; 2. CY-FHF; 3. MK-HS WS--Tine Rasmussen WD--Korean pair XD--INA pair
My thoughts: MS: LD; BCL; LCW MD: JJS/LYD; CY/FHF WS: XXF; Tine R.; ZN WD: YW/ZJW XD: GL/ZB; INA pair
Ok My thoughts MS: Chen Jin WS: Zhu Lin MD: Markis Kido-Hendra Setiawan WD: Lee Hyo Jung-Lee Kyun Won XD: Nova Widianto-Lilyana Natsir
i believe 1 underdog will win 1 categories in this OG08//.. at least 1 category will be conquered by the underdogs
Md is the most unpredictable.Worried it might go for the koreans. they seems better and better day by day.
KOO Kien Keat/TAN Boon Heong to win Mens Doubles GOLD@Beijing 2008 . Don't worry koo_fan. . For the MD, I will be supporting KOO Kien Keat/TAN Boon Heong with you. .
My thoughts: MS: Taufik Hidayat WS: Tine Rasmussen MD: Markis Kido-Hendra Setyawan WD: China pair XD: Nova Widianto-Lilyana Natsir
I'll let you know the correct answer Let me reveal all the answers in advance: MS: PSH or LHI WS: JJY MD: JJS-LYD WD: LKW-LHJ XD: LYD-LHJ In coming August, you're gonna see it: just 100%!
Realistically,Koreans are at their best.Their best chance to grab the gold medals. It wont suprised me if their MD won. As for other catogeries,i will seriously say i wont be able to read the analysis. Koreans have a chance to keep suprising us.And im a worrier now
World rankings give Olympic boost to China (in Men's Singles) Reuters, Thursday May 1 2008 By Dave Thompson LONDON, May 1 (Reuters) China, winner of four of the five Olympic badminton golds in Sydney and three in Athens, could emulate those feats on home ground in Beijing after publication on Thursday of the latest world rankings. These are the ratings that have decided which players will be invited to the Olympic tournament in August. Chinese names abound, headed in the men's singles by world champion Lin Dan. Lin is one of three Chinese in the top four and victory in his home country would help erase bitter memories of Athens in 2004 when he lost in the first round to outsider Ronald Susilo from Singapore. He will be joined in Beijing by compatriots Bao Chunlai (world ranked three) and Chen Jin (four), the latter buoyed by his surprise All England victory in Birmingham in March when he eased past an injured Lin. Taufik Hidayat (seven) won the gold medal in 2004 but has been in patchy form since and Indonesia may be looking more to sixth-ranked Sony Dwi Kuncoro, world championship runner-up in 2007 and the bronze medallist in Athens. Malaysian hopes rest on the talented Lee Chong Wei (two) with Europe reliant on Danes Kenneth Jonassen (five) and Peter Gade (eight), a semi-finalist in Sydney in 2000.
Ronald Susilo from Singapore: Is he ready for the Beijing Olympics 2008 ? . Loh.... Thank you for the article. Btw, is Ronald Susilo from Singapore ready for the Beijing Olympics 2008 ? .
Singapore is now in a dilemma. Who to choose for the Olympics - Ronald Susilo or Kendrick Lee. Currently, Ronald's ranking is higher than Kendrick's, thanks to the former's gradual pick up in form in recent tournaments. Ronald did not play in the last SEA Games and in his place Kendrick played 1st singles and he did well to enter the individual MS finals, scalping some big names along the way but losing out timidly to Taufik Hidayat, the eventual winner. Had he continued to show such a brilliant performance as he did during the SEA Games, he would have been an obvious choice for the Olympics. But Kendrick's form became erratic thereafter and I think he lost in the first round of most, if not all, of the international tournaments thereafter. His world ranking must have slipped (around 24) whereas Ronald's must have improved (around 17) as he performed much better, but Ronald did not manage to get within the top 16 to enable Singapore to send two MS representatives as both had qualified. Basing on current form, I would say Ronald must be the better choice and at age 27, it must be Ronald's last chance to beat Lin Dan again and perhaps win a medal for Singapore at the most prestigious of all games - the Olympics. I think Lin must be quite hesitant to take on Ronald again at Round One to avoid another knock-out blow. The recent last outing they had was a 3-gamer. Maybe Kendrick, being younger, will have a chance at the next Olympics in London 2012 if he still has the passion and commitment to improve. Oh yes, Ronald did say during his last tournament that he was about 90% fit and come August, he must be well prepared for the hard battles in court (not over financial matters).
Ronald for Beijing 2008 and Kendrick for London 2012 . Perhaps, Ronald should attend Beijing 2008 and Kendrick for London 2012. .
