I now use the term guess . Yes, you could be correct. Before, I often used the term 'prediction'; but they were not accurate (only 50-50 correct). Next, I used the term 'forecast'; again, they were not good (same, only 50-50 correct). Now, I use the term 'guess', so that if 50-50 correct, I do not feel the embarrassment. .
Haha, come on. Even Paul the Octopus didn't get one prediction right during the European Cup. Who knows he might guess right this time. Anyway, I am more interested to know who will go to the finals from peter gade's half of draw.
Friday August 20, 2010 Money not the only driving factor for Chong Wei to be world champion By RAJES PAUL PETALING JAYA: The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) are set to increase the cash reward for a world champion by thousands in ringgit. But the lucrative incentive will not be the only driving factor for world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei in his mission to make a breakthrough in a fifth appearance in the world championships beginning on Monday. The All-England champion left for to Paris yesterday together with coaches Misbun Sidek and Rexy Mainaky with a big hope of creating a piece of history for Malaysia. “Money is a good motivation for a player. But for me, it is different for this world championships. It is all about honour and making history,” said Chong Wei. All set for Paris: Lee Chong Wei (right) with coach Misbun Sidek at the KLIA departure hall before leaving for Paris last night. — DARRAN TAN / The Star “It is still difficult to comprehend why Malaysia have not had champions in the championship history thus far. “I do not want to be branded the unlucky man when it comes to the world championships. I know that there are high expectations on me. I will give my best and try to become a world champion this time.” Currently, the BAM offer a RM30,000 bonus to a world champion. With a decision by the national body to hand out more for successes in major tournaments under an ongoing review of their incentive scheme, it is learnt that a world champion may draw not less than RM50,000. This is in addition to what the National Sports Council (NSC) offer – RM40,000 under their scheme. The amount was more but it was reduced after the World Badminton Federation (BWF) made the championships an annual affair from 2005. The government, however, may choose to give more to a first winner. They have set a precedent by awarding a one-off reward of RM20,000 to Chong Wei for winning the 100th edition of the All-England title in March even though Open tournaments are not under their incentive scheme. The 28-year-old Chong Wei said that he did not want to count the chickens before they were hatched and preferred to stay focused on the task at hand. On how prepared he was to face three-time champion Lin Dan of China, he said: “I am not going to look that far just yet. It is all about getting it right in the early rounds. “I am sure that there will be rewards if I win. But first, let’s take it one step at a time. I am happy with my preparations at home with Misbun. I had the sparring partners to help me to fine tune my game.” Top seed Chong Wei is drawn to play against Lin Dan in the semi-finals. The other players in the half of the draw are compatriot Mohd Hafiz Hashim, Denmark’s Jan O Jorgensen, Indonesian Taufik Hidayat, Japanese Kenichi Tago, Chinese Bao Chunlai and South Korean Park Sung-hwan. The other half has second seed Peter-Gade Christensen of Denmark, Chen Jin of China, Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand and Indonesians Sony Dwi Kuncoro and Simon Santoso. Chong Wei’s best result in the series was a semi-final appearance in his debut at the United States in 2005. He was the quarter-finalist in 2006 (Madrid) and 2009 (Hyderabad) and made it to the third round in 2007 (Kuala Lumpur). from: The Star haaah..! luckily i havent make my vote.
..wow, i can't believe Simon Santoso is ahead of CJ, BCL, PG, TH & SDK (before the news of him withdrawing) in votes..
